| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lawrence Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Wayt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Dowling (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Livengood inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Hayes - foul #1 on Danny Hayes, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Stephen Garrow | 29-30 |
| 19:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Dowling misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 19:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Danny Hayes tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | James Livengood grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | James Livengood misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Justin Wayt - foul #3 on Justin Wayt, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart (SF) Justin Wayt | |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | James Livengood misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | James Livengood makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:33 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Ellis is blocked by Brian Cameron | 30-30 |
| 18:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | James Livengood grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Kevin Manhart is called for the reach on James Livengood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Manhart, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (PF) Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joesph Zeno (PG), Tomas Childs (SG), Maurice Allred (PF) Lawrence Ellis, Danny Hayes, David Shaw | |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | James Livengood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (SG) Roland Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry (C) Justin Dowling | |
| 17:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-30 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | James Livengood lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Garrow | 32-30 |
| 16:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Corley - foul #2 on Andrew Corley, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Taylor (SG), David Collins (SF), Roy McKanic (PF) Stephen Garrow, James Livengood, Mark Rittenberry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis (PG), Danny Hayes (SG), Justin Dowling (C) Joesph Zeno, Tomas Childs, Mark Cherry | |
| 16:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic is open and scores on a jump hook from close range | 34-32 |
| 16:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG) Andrew Corley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson (SF), David Shaw (PF) Kevin Manhart, Maurice Allred | |
| 15:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson's layup is rejected by Roy McKanic | 34-32 |
| 15:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Dowling tips it in | 34-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Collins (fresh) PF - Roy McKanic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Cameron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lawrence Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Dowling (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Collins | 36-34 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Danny Hayes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-34 |
| 15:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Dowling tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 14:45 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Justin Dowling | 36-36 |
| 14:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cameron denies the turnaround by Lawrence Ellis | 36-36 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roy McKanic | 36-36 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | David Collins misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Danny Hayes - foul #2 on Danny Hayes, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), James Livengood (SF), Mark Rittenberry (PF) Stephen Garrow, Roland Taylor, Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs (PG), Kevin Manhart (SG), Justin Wayt (SF), Maurice Allred (PF), Mark Cherry (C) Lawrence Ellis, Danny Hayes, Eddie Nelson, David Shaw, Justin Dowling | |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | David Collins misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | David Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Mark Rittenberry - foul #2 on Mark Rittenberry, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Philip Wehr (SG) David Collins | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | James Livengood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Manhart - foul #2 on Kevin Manhart, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Justin Wayt - foul #4 on Justin Wayt, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joesph Zeno (PG) Justin Wayt | |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart drills a shot from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Rittenberry | 39-40 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 12:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Joesph Zeno snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Rittenberry steals the ball from Tomas Childs | 39-40 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Cherry - foul #2 on Mark Cherry, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG), Roland Taylor (SG), Steven Gregory (PF) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr, Mark Rittenberry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis (PG), Eddie Nelson (SF), David Shaw (PF), Justin Dowling (C) Tomas Childs, Kevin Manhart, Maurice Allred, Mark Cherry | |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:52 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lawrence Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joesph Zeno (fresh) SF - Eddie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Dowling (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Ellis - foul #1 on Lawrence Ellis, team foul #8 | 40-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SF), Roy McKanic (PF) James Livengood, Brian Cameron | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Danny Hayes (SG) Joesph Zeno | |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Danny Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | David Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Ellis - foul #2 on Lawrence Ellis, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart (SF) David Shaw | |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Collins | 45-40 |
| 09:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Danny Hayes | 45-42 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 09:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis is called for a charge - foul #3 on Lawrence Ellis, team foul #10 | 45-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Philip Wehr (SG), James Livengood (SF), Mark Rittenberry (PF), Brian Cameron (C) Stephen Garrow, Roland Taylor, David Collins, Roy McKanic, Steven Gregory | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joesph Zeno (PG), Tomas Childs (SG), David Shaw (PF), Maurice Allred (C) Lawrence Ellis, Danny Hayes, Eddie Nelson, Justin Dowling | |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Corley | 47-42 |
| 08:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Joesph Zeno is hacked by Andrew Corley - foul #3 on Andrew Corley, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| 08:06 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | James Livengood gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Tomas Childs - foul #1 on Tomas Childs, team foul #11 | 47-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt (SF), Mark Cherry (C) Kevin Manhart, Maurice Allred | |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Corley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Wehr (fresh) SF - James Livengood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Rittenberry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Joesph Zeno (fresh) SG - Tomas Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Wayt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Cherry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Corley | 51-45 |
| 06:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs's layup is rejected by Brian Cameron | 51-45 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | James Livengood snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Corley | 53-45 |
| 06:00 | UC Santa Barbara | James Livengood steps in front of the Tomas Childs pass | 53-45 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | James Livengood throws it down | 55-45 |
| 05:57 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG), Roland Taylor (SG), Roy McKanic (PF), Steven Gregory (C) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr, Mark Rittenberry, Brian Cameron | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis (PG), Danny Hayes (SG), Maurice Allred (PF), Justin Dowling (C) Joesph Zeno, Tomas Childs, David Shaw, Mark Cherry | |
| 05:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Dowling comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Steven Gregory - foul #2 on Steven Gregory, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| 05:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Dowling misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow is open and buries a shot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 04:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Garrow and he's hacked by Maurice Allred - foul #1 on Maurice Allred, team foul #12 | 59-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SF), Brian Cameron (C) James Livengood, Steven Gregory | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart (SF) Justin Wayt | |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis's pass is intercepted by Roland Taylor in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 04:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Dowling snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Roland Taylor | 62-46 |
| 03:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Danny Hayes hits a floater from the right side | 62-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Roland Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Collins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy McKanic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lawrence Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Manhart (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Maurice Allred (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Dowling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 03:21 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Danny Hayes | 62-48 |
| 03:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart's pass is intercepted by Brian Cameron | 62-48 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Brian Cameron | 64-48 |
| 02:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis travels with the ball | 64-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Philip Wehr (SG), Mark Rittenberry (PF), Steven Gregory (C) Stephen Garrow, Roland Taylor, Roy McKanic, Brian Cameron | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joesph Zeno (PG), Tomas Childs (SG), Eddie Nelson (PF), Mark Cherry (C) Lawrence Ellis, Danny Hayes, Maurice Allred, Justin Dowling | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Joesph Zeno is called for the reach on Philip Wehr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joesph Zeno, team foul #13 | 64-48 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Cherry | 66-51 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Maurice Allred (C) Kevin Manhart | |
| 02:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Rittenberry blocks the short jumper by Tomas Childs | 66-51 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | David Collins lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Andrew Corley | 68-51 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Joesph Zeno scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tomas Childs | 68-54 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Eddie Nelson is called for the reach on Philip Wehr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Nelson, team foul #14 | 68-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart (SF) Eddie Nelson | |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Maurice Allred picks off the pass by Steven Gregory | 69-54 |
| 01:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-54 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Maurice Allred grabs the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Andrew Corley is denied by Maurice Allred | 69-54 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory tips it home | 71-54 |
| 00:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Tomas Childs is hacked by Mark Rittenberry - foul #3 on Mark Rittenberry, team foul #5 | 71-54 |
| 00:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart's floater is knocked away by Mark Rittenberry | 71-54 |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry misses the tip | 71-54 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley runs out the clock | 71-54 |