| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Philip Swofford (fresh) SG - John Mohr (fresh) SF - Jack Levine (fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (fresh) C - Daniel Bremer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Philip Swofford | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford is hacked by Richard Higgins - foul #1 on Richard Higgins, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr misses the easy layup | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Hal Schwartz - foul #1 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses short on a floater from close range | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer tips it in | 0-6 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins connects on the open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Zachery Slomkowski | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 2-8 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | John Mohr is called for the reach on Hal Schwartz - foul #1 on John Mohr, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater (PG), Darryl Macdonald (SG), Victor Ryan (SF), Leslie Heath (C) Philip Swofford, John Mohr, Jack Levine, Daniel Bremer | |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 2-8 |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Lasater and he's hacked by Albert Mayeski - foul #1 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (PF) Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund makes the free throw | 2-11 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Prout (C) Edward Hedlund | |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath misses long on a floater from the right block | 2-11 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | David Matteson snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses the runner from the right block | 2-11 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins tips it home | 4-11 |
| 16:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Matteson - foul #1 on David Matteson, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford (PG), John Mohr (SG), Daniel Bremer (C) Charles Lasater, Darryl Macdonald, Adam Prout | |
| 16:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady is hacked by Victor Ryan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Ryan, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine (SF) Victor Ryan | |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | David Matteson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-12 |
| 16:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Dee - foul #1 on Mark Dee, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund (PF) Leslie Heath | |
| 16:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 16:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski connects on the open jumper from the left block set up by Grant McInnes | 6-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Matteson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Philip Swofford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mohr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Levine (fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Bremer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 6-14 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | David Matteson gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Philip Swofford takes the ball from David Matteson in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Grant McInnes steals it from Edward Hedlund | 6-14 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Mark Dee is fouled in the backcourt by John Mohr - foul #2 on John Mohr, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Orville Ottinger (PF), Robert Lauritzen (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Eugene Brady, Albert Mayeski, David Matteson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater (PG), Darryl Macdonald (SG), Victor Ryan (SF), Leslie Heath (PF), Adam Prout (C) Philip Swofford, John Mohr, Jack Levine, Edward Hedlund, Daniel Bremer | |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-14 |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Prout grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Robert Lauritzen pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson's floater is tipped away by Adam Prout | 6-14 |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Prout lays it in | 6-16 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 6-16 |
| 13:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 13:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Lasater | 6-18 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Leslie Heath - foul #1 on Leslie Heath, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, Orville Ottinger, Robert Lauritzen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford (PG), Jesse Ciborowski (SG), Jack Levine (SF), Edward Hedlund (PF), Daniel Bremer (C) Charles Lasater, Darryl Macdonald, Victor Ryan, Leslie Heath, Adam Prout | |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG) Richard Higgins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-18 |
| 12:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Ciborowski is fouled on the floor by Grant McInnes - foul #1 on Grant McInnes, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| 12:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Levine - foul #1 on Jack Levine, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 9-18 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) PF - Albert Mayeski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Philip Swofford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ciborowski (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Levine (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Bremer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Edward Hedlund is called for the reach on Albert Mayeski - foul #1 on Edward Hedlund, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (PF) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Eugene Brady, Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater (SG), Frankie Lechuga (SF) Jesse Ciborowski, Jack Levine | |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Matteson and he's hacked by Daniel Bremer - foul #1 on Daniel Bremer, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (SG) Philip Swofford | |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 12-18 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Frankie Lechuga steals the ball from Hal Schwartz in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| 10:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Frankie Lechuga - foul #1 on Frankie Lechuga, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger (C) Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford (PG), Victor Ryan (SF), Leslie Heath (C) Charles Lasater, Frankie Lechuga, Daniel Bremer | |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:30 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Edward Hedlund | 13-18 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald misses the 3 from straight away | 13-18 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz is hacked by Darryl Macdonald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Macdonald, team foul #9 | 13-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Eugene Brady (SF) Richard Higgins, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater (SG) Darryl Macdonald | |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater is fouled on the floor by Eugene Brady - foul #1 on Eugene Brady, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG), Robert Lauritzen (C) Hal Schwartz, David Matteson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Dee | 17-20 |
| 09:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Lasater | 17-23 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady's pass is intercepted by Edward Hedlund | 17-23 |
| 09:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Robert Lauritzen - foul #1 on Robert Lauritzen, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF) Eugene Brady, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (PG), Jesse Ciborowski (SG), Jack Levine (SF), Adam Prout (C) Philip Swofford, Charles Lasater, Victor Ryan, Edward Hedlund | |
| 09:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Floyd Wilson | 19-25 |
| 08:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Ciborowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jack Levine | 19-27 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Robert Lauritzen is whistled for a carry | 19-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Mark Dee, Robert Lauritzen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund (PF), Daniel Bremer (C) Leslie Heath, Adam Prout | |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jack Levine | 19-30 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski double dribbles | 19-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (PF) Grant McInnes, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford (PG), Charles Lasater (SG), Frankie Lechuga (SF) Darryl Macdonald, Jesse Ciborowski, Jack Levine | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Philip Swofford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Lasater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frankie Lechuga (fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bremer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford hits the follow up shot | 19-32 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Higgins | 22-32 |
| 07:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Brady - foul #2 on Eugene Brady, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rafael Sandoval (SF), Robert Lauritzen (C) Eugene Brady, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan (SF), Adam Prout (C) Frankie Lechuga, Daniel Bremer | |
| 07:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 07:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Matteson | 22-33 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | David Matteson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Higgins | 24-33 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Edward Hedlund | 24-35 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Victor Ryan swats the short shot by Rafael Sandoval | 24-35 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Robert Lauritzen grabs the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-35 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund is fouled on the floor by Robert Lauritzen - foul #2 on Robert Lauritzen, team foul #10 | 26-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Rafael Sandoval, David Matteson, Robert Lauritzen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (PG), Jesse Ciborowski (SG), Jack Levine (SF), Leslie Heath (C) Philip Swofford, Charles Lasater, Victor Ryan, Adam Prout | |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Mark Dee grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes travels with the ball | 26-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer (C) Edward Hedlund | |
| 05:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Zachery Slomkowski steps in front of the Daniel Bremer pass | 26-36 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Bremer - foul #2 on Daniel Bremer, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund (PF) Daniel Bremer | |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski grabs the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Grant McInnes | 29-36 |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine's layup is rejected by Zachery Slomkowski | 29-36 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Albert Mayeski | 29-36 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson blows the dunk | 29-36 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski can't tip it in | 29-36 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 29-36 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Mark Dee grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Mark Dee, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Swofford (PG), John Mohr (SG), Frankie Lechuga (SF), Daniel Bremer (C) Darryl Macdonald, Jesse Ciborowski, Jack Levine, Edward Hedlund | |
| 03:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath lays it in on a great pass from Philip Swofford | 29-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Floyd Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 2 pts. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Philip Swofford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mohr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frankie Lechuga (fresh) PF - Leslie Heath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Bremer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Philip Swofford is called for the reach on Eugene Brady - foul #1 on Philip Swofford, team foul #11 | 29-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), David Matteson (PF) Grant McInnes, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater (PG) Philip Swofford | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Eugene Brady steals it from John Mohr | 30-38 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by David Matteson | 32-38 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Lasater's pass is intercepted by Richard Higgins in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Frankie Lechuga swats the short shot by Orville Ottinger | 32-38 |
| 02:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 01:54 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr can't finish the layup | 32-38 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady is open but misses the lay-in | 32-38 |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer is called for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Eugene Brady, David Matteson, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (PG), Jesse Ciborowski (SG), Jack Levine (SF), Victor Ryan (PF) Charles Lasater, John Mohr, Frankie Lechuga, Leslie Heath | |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Victor Ryan steals it from Albert Mayeski | 32-38 |
| 01:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 32-38 |
| 01:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 01:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine tips it home | 32-40 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan clanks a jumper from the baseline | 34-40 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine tips it in | 34-42 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes's pass is intercepted by Jack Levine in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Dee - foul #2 on Mark Dee, team foul #11 | 34-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr (SG), Adam Prout (C) Jesse Ciborowski, Daniel Bremer | |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson hits a shot in the lane | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-44 |