| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronny Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ramsdell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Porter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Roeder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) C - Allen Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Roeder inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 19:39 | Delaware | Ronny Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:20 | Delaware | Ronny Davidson is hacked by Thomas Francis - foul #2 on Thomas Francis, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:05 | Delaware | Thomas Francis is called for the reach on Charles Cox - foul #3 on Thomas Francis, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (PG) Thomas Francis | |
| 18:48 | Delaware | William Ramsdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Lester Mize's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 18:24 | Delaware | Charles Cox comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 18:23 | Delaware | Steven Porter snags the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 18:00 | Delaware | Steven Porter comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Allen Lane - foul #2 on Allen Lane, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Delaware | Manuel Knight (PG), John Rainwater (SF) Charles Cox, Ronny Davidson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:00 | Delaware | Steven Porter makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:00 | Delaware | Steven Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | David Roeder is fouled in the backcourt by John Rainwater - foul #3 on John Rainwater, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Wolf (C) Steven Porter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Louis Johnson | 35-27 |
| 17:20 | Delaware | William Ramsdell is whistled for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Delaware | James Harris (SG), Dennis Sumrall (PF) Stephen Peterson, William Ramsdell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Allen Lane misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Wolf - foul #3 on Charles Wolf, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Cox (PG) Manuel Knight | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Allen Lane makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Allen Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:38 | Delaware | James Harris knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Cox | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cox - foul #1 on Charles Cox, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronny Davidson (SF), Steven Porter (C) John Rainwater, Charles Wolf | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits a 3 from the right wing set up by David Roeder | 37-32 |
| 16:00 | Delaware | Charles Cox misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronny Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Sumrall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Roeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Lester Mize connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Roy Brown and he's hacked by Ronny Davidson - foul #1 on Ronny Davidson, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Delaware | Manuel Knight (PG), Stephen Peterson (SG), William Ramsdell (PF) Charles Cox, James Harris, Dennis Sumrall | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:32 | Delaware | William Ramsdell gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:17 | Delaware | Ronny Davidson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:16 | Delaware | Stephen Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:56 | Delaware | Stephen Peterson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | David Roeder gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Allen Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Delaware | John Rainwater (SF), Charles Wolf (C) Ronny Davidson, Steven Porter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG) Lester Mize | |
| 14:46 | Delaware | John Rainwater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Perry Crum (C) Allen Lane | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Roy Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 14:31 | Delaware | Charles Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SG) Roy Brown | |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Perry Crum is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Roeder | 37-36 |
| 13:47 | Delaware | William Ramsdell misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 37-36 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | David Roeder clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Perry Crum can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | Delaware | Charles Wolf snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:02 | Delaware | William Ramsdell drills a driving attempt from the right block | 39-36 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Manuel Knight picks off the pass by Thomas Francis in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 12:45 | Delaware | William Ramsdell blows the layup | 39-36 |
| 12:43 | Delaware | John Rainwater tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | David Roeder travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Cox (PG), James Harris (SG), Ronny Davidson (SF), Dennis Sumrall (PF), Steven Porter (C) Manuel Knight, Stephen Peterson, John Rainwater, William Ramsdell, Charles Wolf | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Allen Lane (C) David Roeder, Perry Crum | |
| 12:05 | Delaware | Dennis Sumrall makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Harris | 43-36 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Steven Porter picks off the pass by Roy Brown | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Sumrall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Delaware | Allen Lane swats the layup by Ronny Davidson | 43-36 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis double dribbles | 43-36 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Roeder (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) David Davis, Frank Stubbs | |
| 10:51 | Delaware | Steven Porter is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Delaware | Stephen Peterson (SG), William Ramsdell (PF) James Harris, Dennis Sumrall | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Roy Brown knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 43-38 |
| 10:08 | Delaware | Charles Cox connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronny Davidson - foul #2 on Ronny Davidson, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Delaware | David Cunningham (PG), John Rainwater (SF), Charles Wolf (C) Charles Cox, Ronny Davidson, Steven Porter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SG), Frank Stubbs (PF) Roy Brown, Louis Johnson | |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:33 | Delaware | Stephen Peterson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 45-39 |
| Subs | Delaware | James Harris (PG) Stephen Peterson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SG) Thomas Francis | |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | David Roeder blows the wide open layup | 45-39 |
| 09:07 | Delaware | William Ramsdell pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:50 | Delaware | John Rainwater is fouled on the floor by David Roeder - foul #2 on David Roeder, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Delaware | Manuel Knight (PG), Dennis Sumrall (PF) David Cunningham, William Ramsdell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Perry Crum (C) David Roeder, Allen Lane | |
| 08:35 | Delaware | Dennis Sumrall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Delaware | Stephen Peterson (SG) James Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF) Frank Stubbs | |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 08:12 | Delaware | John Rainwater grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 07:59 | Delaware | John Rainwater hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Cox (PG) Manuel Knight | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG) Lester Mize | |
| 07:59 | Delaware | John Rainwater misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:59 | Delaware | John Rainwater misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Perry Crum | 45-39 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | The jumper by Roy Brown is denied by Dennis Sumrall | 45-39 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Roy Brown tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Rainwater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Sumrall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Delaware | John Rainwater can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Perry Crum gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 06:41 | Delaware | Charles Wolf pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:35 | Delaware | Stephen Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Perry Crum gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Roy Brown clanks a floater from the left side | 45-41 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 06:07 | Delaware | Charles Wolf gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:53 | Delaware | Charles Cox buries a jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronny Davidson (SF), William Ramsdell (PF), Steven Porter (C) John Rainwater, Dennis Sumrall, Charles Wolf | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SG), David Roeder (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF), Allen Lane (C) Roy Brown, David Davis, Louis Johnson, Perry Crum | |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-41 |
| 05:19 | Delaware | Steven Porter connects on the floater from the right block set up by Ronny Davidson | 49-41 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Allen Lane hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Francis | 49-43 |
| 04:48 | Delaware | William Ramsdell buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Cox | 51-43 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Allen Lane tips it home | 51-45 |
| 04:01 | Delaware | William Ramsdell double dribbles | 51-45 |
| Subs | Delaware | Manuel Knight (PG), James Harris (SG), Charles Wolf (C) Charles Cox, Stephen Peterson, Steven Porter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) Thomas Francis | |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Roy Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 03:41 | Delaware | Charles Wolf gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 03:26 | Delaware | Manuel Knight hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 51-45 |
| 03:24 | Delaware | Ronny Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Manuel Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Ramsdell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Roeder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Delaware | Charles Wolf clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Allen Lane - foul #3 on Allen Lane, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Delaware | Dennis Sumrall (PF) William Ramsdell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:18 | Delaware | Charles Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:18 | Delaware | Charles Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses badly on a runner from the right block | 53-45 |
| 03:06 | Delaware | Charles Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:52 | Delaware | Dennis Sumrall misses long on an open turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Stubbs - foul #4 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Delaware | John Rainwater (SF), Steven Porter (C) Ronny Davidson, Charles Wolf | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:52 | Delaware | Dennis Sumrall misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:52 | Delaware | Dennis Sumrall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Allen Lane pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs lays it up and in set up by Roy Brown and the foul's on Manuel Knight - foul #2 on Manuel Knight, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Delaware | David Cunningham (SG) Manuel Knight | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:35 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Cox (PG), Stephen Peterson (SG), William Ramsdell (PF) James Harris, David Cunningham, Dennis Sumrall | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG) Lester Mize | |
| 02:13 | Delaware | Charles Cox is called for traveling | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs travels in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 02:00 | Delaware | John Rainwater scores on a shot from close range | 55-48 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Allen Lane is open and buries a turnaround near the basket | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | Delaware | Stephen Peterson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Cox | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | David Roeder scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Delaware | John Rainwater is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Rainwater, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronny Davidson (SF) John Rainwater | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | David Roeder is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:17 | Delaware | Charles Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Delaware | Thomas Francis is called for the reach on Charles Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Francis, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 00:14 | Delaware | Charles Cox makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:14 | Delaware | Charles Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Allen Lane gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Delaware | William Ramsdell pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:05 | Delaware | Thomas Francis is called for the reach on William Ramsdell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Francis, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (PG) Thomas Francis | |
| 00:05 | Delaware | William Ramsdell makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:05 | Delaware | William Ramsdell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Allen Lane pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Roeder buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |