| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Corley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Egbert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy McKanic (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Bowens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Giroux (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Steven Egbert inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor is hacked by Lawrence Bowens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Bowens, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-22 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Joseph Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:16 | Denver | David Bowen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roland Taylor | 31-22 |
| 18:33 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens is hacked by Roy McKanic - foul #2 on Roy McKanic, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Willie Skipworth is whistled for traveling | 31-22 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-22 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic grabs the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Steven Egbert scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Roland Taylor | 33-22 |
| 17:06 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens hits a 3 from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Howard is whistled for a carry | 33-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brent Hentz (SG), Steven Gregory (PF), Michael Diggs (C) Andrew Corley, Thomas Howard, Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Chad Lamont (SF), Gilbert Etheridge (PF) Lawrence Bowens, Timothy Giroux, David Bowen, Willie Skipworth | |
| 16:17 | Denver | Joseph Perdue can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Perry Andersen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 16:02 | Denver | Joseph Perdue tips it home | 33-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Roland Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Hentz (fresh) SF - Steven Egbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Diggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Perry Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chad Lamont (fresh) PF - Gilbert Etheridge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Perdue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory is fouled on the floor by Perry Andersen - foul #1 on Perry Andersen, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Philip Wehr (SF) Roland Taylor, Steven Egbert | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Giroux (SG), David Bowen (SF), Willie Skipworth (PF), Willie Nichols (C) Anthony Palmer, Chad Lamont, Gilbert Etheridge, Joseph Perdue | |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-27 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Willie Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:03 | Denver | The short jumper by Willie Nichols is denied by Philip Wehr | 33-27 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Perry Andersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Taylor (PG), Thomas Howard (PF), Roy McKanic (C) Brent Hentz, Steven Gregory, Michael Diggs | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Bowens (PG) Perry Andersen | |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Philip Wehr | 39-27 |
| 13:36 | Denver | David Bowen buries a 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr is hacked by Timothy Giroux - foul #3 on Timothy Giroux, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brent Hentz (SG), Steven Egbert (SF) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr | |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (SG), Anthony Palmer (SF), Gilbert Etheridge (PF), Joseph Perdue (C) Timothy Giroux, David Bowen, Willie Skipworth, Willie Nichols | |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 13:05 | Denver | Joseph Perdue pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Joseph Perdue can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roy McKanic | 39-30 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic is whistled for traveling | 39-30 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-30 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brent Hentz | 39-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Roland Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Hentz (fresh) SF - Steven Egbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy McKanic (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Bowens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gilbert Etheridge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-30 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 11:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Perry Andersen | 39-30 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Steven Egbert is called for the reach on Perry Andersen - foul #1 on Steven Egbert, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Steven Gregory (PF), Michael Diggs (C) Roland Taylor, Thomas Howard, Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Giroux (SG), David Bowen (SF), Willie Skipworth (PF) Lawrence Bowens, Perry Andersen, Gilbert Etheridge | |
| 10:48 | Denver | David Bowen is fouled on the floor by Steven Egbert - foul #2 on Steven Egbert, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Willie Skipworth buries a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Brent Hentz - foul #2 on Brent Hentz, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Willie Skipworth makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Michael Diggs is blocked by Willie Skipworth | 39-33 |
| 10:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joseph Perdue | 39-33 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Michael Diggs swats the shot by Timothy Giroux | 39-33 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Michael Diggs gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Steven Gregory comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 09:39 | Denver | David Bowen pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Andrew Corley steals the ball from Timothy Giroux | 39-33 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 08:50 | Denver | David Bowen connects on the 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Brent Hentz connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Anthony Palmer - foul #1 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Taylor (PG), Philip Wehr (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Roy McKanic (C) Andrew Corley, Steven Egbert, Steven Gregory, Michael Diggs | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Bowens (PG), Willie Nichols (C) Anthony Palmer, Joseph Perdue | |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Brent Hentz makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Willie Nichols loses the dribble to Thomas Howard | 45-36 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 07:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Willie Nichols | 45-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Hentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Wehr (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy McKanic (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Bowens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Giroux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Bowen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Skipworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Denver | David Bowen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Willie Nichols tips it in | 45-38 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Wehr and he's fouled by David Bowen - foul #2 on David Bowen, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (SG) Brent Hentz | |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (SG), Anthony Palmer (SF), Gilbert Etheridge (PF) Timothy Giroux, David Bowen, Willie Skipworth | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Andrew Corley is called for the reach on Lawrence Bowens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Corley, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Perdue (C) Willie Nichols | |
| 06:42 | Denver | Andrew Corley picks off the pass by Perry Andersen | 47-38 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Corley | 49-38 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roland Taylor - foul #2 on Roland Taylor, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Egbert (SF) Philip Wehr | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:56 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Thomas Howard drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Andrew Corley | 51-39 |
| 05:13 | Denver | Perry Andersen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roland Taylor | 53-39 |
| 04:43 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Giroux (SG), David Bowen (SF), Willie Skipworth (PF) Perry Andersen, Anthony Palmer, Gilbert Etheridge | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Denver | David Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-39 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Timothy Giroux grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens misses the shot from the left side | 53-39 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Howard | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Roy McKanic | 53-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Corley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Egbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy McKanic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Bowens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Giroux (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Bowen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Joseph Perdue snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Denver | David Bowen makes the floater from the right block | 53-41 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 02:27 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Bowen | 53-41 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Thomas Howard swats the dunk try by Willie Skipworth | 53-41 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Howard's pass is intercepted by Timothy Giroux | 53-41 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Timothy Giroux can't finish the layup | 53-41 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Thomas Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Thomas Howard misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Bowens - foul #3 on Lawrence Bowens, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brent Hentz (PG), Richard Woodall (SG), Philip Wehr (SF), Michael Diggs (C) Roland Taylor, Andrew Corley, Steven Egbert, Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Chad Lamont (SF), Gilbert Etheridge (PF), Willie Nichols (C) Lawrence Bowens, Timothy Giroux, David Bowen, Willie Skipworth, Joseph Perdue | |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Thomas Howard misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Thomas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Chad Lamont clanks a shot from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr buries a jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Anthony Palmer can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Woodall - foul #1 on Richard Woodall, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Gregory (PF) Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Anthony Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Anthony Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Brent Hentz runs out the clock | 56-43 |