| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Halls (fresh) SF - Richard Coles (fresh) PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) C - Richard Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) SF - David Schmitz (fresh) PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | David Schmitz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Robinson | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Robinson | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | David Schmitz steals it from Travis Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Liberty | David Schmitz drills a turnaround in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Richard Coles loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Liberty | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Robinson | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Charles Halls buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Travis Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Liberty | David Schmitz misses short on a floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Liberty | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Liberty | Thomas Miller buries a shot in the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Ralph Schafer is called for the reach on Daniel Ellison - foul #1 on Ralph Schafer, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Mokriski (SG), Chris Puls (SF), Dean Hazlewood (C) Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Robert Crabtree | |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Liberty | John Mokriski is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF) Travis Smith, Richard Coles | |
| Subs | Liberty | Justin Lerma (SF), Lee Lott (C) Gregory Tyus, Thomas Miller | |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 5-4 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown hits a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Halls | 8-4 |
| 16:21 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 8-4 |
| 16:19 | Liberty | Lee Lott grabs the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Liberty | Justin Lerma clanks a 3 from straight away | 8-4 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Charles Halls comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Halls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) C - Eric Gil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - John Mokriski (fresh) SG - Chris Puls (fresh) SF - Justin Lerma (fresh) PF - Dean Hazlewood (fresh) C - Lee Lott (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Liberty | John Mokriski drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Chris Puls steals it from Steven Reed | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Liberty | Justin Lerma knocks in the jumper from close range set up by John Mokriski | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Charles Halls loses the dribble to Justin Lerma | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Liberty | Chris Puls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Charles Halls, Steven Reed, Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Ralph Schafer (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), Robert Crabtree (C) John Mokriski, Chris Puls, Justin Lerma, Dean Hazlewood, Lee Lott | |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:16 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:09 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Richard Coles comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 13:48 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson misses the floater from the right block | 8-10 |
| 13:20 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Liberty | David Schmitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 13:01 | Liberty | Thomas Miller tips it in | 8-12 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Ralph Schafer knocks away the 3 by Richard Robinson | 8-12 |
| 12:49 | Liberty | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:40 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 12:38 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree misses the tip | 8-12 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gregory Brown | 8-12 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG) Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:30 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:07 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Mokriski (SG), Chris Puls (SF), Dean Hazlewood (C) Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Robert Crabtree | |
| 11:44 | Liberty | Chris Puls hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-18 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Millard (fresh) SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) C - Eric Gil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mokriski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Puls (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Hazlewood (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Miller steals the ball from Steven Reed | 9-18 |
| 11:07 | Liberty | Larry Millard picks off the pass by Chris Puls | 9-18 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 9-18 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Eric Gil misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 10:42 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 10:31 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Charles Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Larry Millard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Halls | 11-18 |
| 09:45 | Liberty | Dean Hazlewood scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Tyus | 11-20 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Gregory Brown (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Larry Millard, Charles Halls, Steven Reed, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ralph Schafer (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Justin Lerma (PF), Robert Crabtree (C) John Mokriski, Chris Puls, Thomas Miller, Dean Hazlewood | |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:20 | Liberty | Justin Lerma gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:57 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree misses the easy layup | 12-20 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Robinson | 12-20 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Robert Crabtree swats the short shot by Richard Robinson | 12-20 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Richard Coles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 08:33 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:21 | Liberty | Justin Lerma drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Tyus | 12-22 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses the shot near the basket | 12-22 |
| 08:09 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Ralph Schafer | 12-22 |
| 07:41 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree is hacked by Richard Coles - foul #1 on Richard Coles, team foul #1 | 12-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Daniel Ellison (PF) Gregory Brown, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Mokriski (PG), Dean Hazlewood (PF) Gregory Tyus, Justin Lerma | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - John Mokriski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) SF - David Schmitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean Hazlewood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer double dribbles | 12-22 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Richard Coles's pass is intercepted by John Mokriski | 12-22 |
| 06:51 | Liberty | John Mokriski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-25 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Richard Coles hits the follow up shot | 14-25 |
| 06:27 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Travis Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Halls | 17-25 |
| 06:07 | Liberty | David Schmitz lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Schafer | 17-27 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is fouled on the floor by Ralph Schafer - foul #2 on Ralph Schafer, team foul #4 | 17-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Richard Coles, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Puls (SG), Justin Lerma (SF), Lee Lott (C) Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Robert Crabtree | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Halls | 19-27 |
| 05:31 | Liberty | Lee Lott makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Justin Lerma | 19-29 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Dean Hazlewood denies the turnaround by Gregory Brown | 19-29 |
| 05:14 | Liberty | Lee Lott grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 05:03 | Liberty | Chris Puls lays it in set up by John Mokriski | 19-31 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Steven Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-31 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison tips it in | 21-31 |
| 04:10 | Liberty | Daniel Ellison swats the shot by Dean Hazlewood | 21-31 |
| 04:08 | Liberty | Chris Puls hits the follow up shot | 21-33 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Eric Gil misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 21-33 |
| 03:59 | Liberty | John Mokriski gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:52 | Liberty | Justin Lerma clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-33 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Steven Reed is hacked by John Mokriski - foul #1 on John Mokriski, team foul #5 | 21-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Charles Halls, Daniel Ellison, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Ralph Schafer (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), Robert Crabtree (C) John Mokriski, Chris Puls, Justin Lerma, Dean Hazlewood, Lee Lott | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-33 |
| 03:19 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Schmitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Liberty | Thomas Miller comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 21-33 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Richard Coles clanks a turnaround from the left block | 21-33 |
| 02:47 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 02:30 | Liberty | Travis Smith steals the ball from Thomas Miller | 21-33 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Travis Smith banks in the layup | 23-33 |
| 02:04 | Liberty | Steven Reed is called for the reach on Gregory Tyus - foul #1 on Steven Reed, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Gregory Brown, Steven Reed, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 01:52 | Liberty | Thomas Miller misses the dunk but the foul's on Travis Smith - foul #1 on Travis Smith, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| 01:52 | Liberty | Thomas Miller misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:52 | Liberty | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Eric Gil connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Halls and the foul's on David Schmitz - foul #1 on David Schmitz, team foul #6 | 25-34 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Eric Gil misses the free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:29 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 01:07 | Liberty | David Schmitz misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Coles - foul #2 on Richard Coles, team foul #4 | 25-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Jack Reger (SF) Travis Smith, Richard Coles | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 01:07 | Liberty | David Schmitz makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:07 | Liberty | David Schmitz makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Jack Reger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 00:50 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:33 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak is hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #3 on Thomas Miller, team foul #7 | 25-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Larry Millard, Jack Reger, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Mokriski (PG), Chris Puls (SG), Justin Lerma (SF), Dean Hazlewood (PF), Lee Lott (C) Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Thomas Miller, Robert Crabtree | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Chris Puls makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Mokriski | 27-42 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses the halfcourt shot | 27-42 |