| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Ramsay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kurt Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Zurowski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerry Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Slade (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kahler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Belmont | Jerry Spicer makes the jumper from close range | 24-27 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | John Carter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Walter Ramsay - foul #3 on Walter Ramsay, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Percy Graf (PG) Walter Ramsay | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Percy Graf clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-29 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | John Dietz hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Kurt Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Kahler - foul #2 on Kurt Thomas, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Maxwell | 26-31 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Philip Zurowski | 28-31 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Philip Zurowski picks off the pass by Israel Thomas | 28-31 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas lays it in set up by Philip Zurowski | 30-31 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Jason Slade is hacked by Philip Zurowski - foul #1 on Philip Zurowski, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Jerry Spicer steals it from Jason Slade | 30-31 |
| 16:29 | Belmont | John Dietz loses the dribble to James Maxwell | 30-31 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | James Maxwell hits the finger roll | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas is hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Hacker (PF), Paul Price (C) Jerry Spicer, John Dietz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF), Patrick Rainey (C) Israel Thomas, Jason Slade, Robert Kahler | |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Percy Graf knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Percy Graf (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Zurowski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Timothy Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Sokolski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Hoffman (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | John Carter jams it set up by James Maxwell | 33-35 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | Timothy Hacker is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Ramsay (PG), Louis Morris (SG), Jeff Montgomery (SF) Percy Graf, Kurt Thomas, Philip Zurowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG), Russel Robertson (C) James Maxwell, John Carter | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-35 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | David Burchett misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | David Burchett comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Morris - foul #1 on Louis Morris, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kurt Thomas (SG), Philip Zurowski (SF), Jerry Spicer (PF), John Dietz (C) Louis Morris, Jeff Montgomery, Timothy Hacker, Paul Price | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Slade (SF), John Carter (PF), Robert Kahler (C) Raymond Hoffman, Patrick Rainey, Russel Robertson | |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | David Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | David Burchett misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas misses the dunk attempt | 33-36 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | John Carter is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Israel Thomas (SG) David Burchett, Norman Sokolski | |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Walter Ramsay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | John Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Jason Slade gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas is hacked by Kurt Thomas - foul #3 on Kurt Thomas, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | John Carter is hacked by Walter Ramsay - foul #4 on Walter Ramsay, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Percy Graf (PG) Walter Ramsay | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | John Carter blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 12:11 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kurt Thomas | 33-36 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Percy Graf | 35-36 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Jason Slade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | James Maxwell tips it in | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Percy Graf (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Zurowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jerry Spicer (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dietz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Slade (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kahler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas misses the fadeaway near the basket | 35-38 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Maxwell | 35-38 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | John Carter throws it down | 35-40 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | John Dietz can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Carter | 35-40 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas is hacked by Percy Graf - foul #1 on Percy Graf, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Louis Morris (SG), Jeff Montgomery (SF), Timothy Hacker (PF), Paul Price (C) Kurt Thomas, Philip Zurowski, Jerry Spicer, John Dietz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Hoffman (SF), Patrick Rainey (PF), Russel Robertson (C) Jason Slade, John Carter, Robert Kahler | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Louis Morris is hacked by Russel Robertson - foul #2 on Russel Robertson, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG) Israel Thomas | |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Norman Sokolski steals the ball from Paul Price | 35-42 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey hits a floater in the lane | 35-44 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Jeff Montgomery clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-44 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Hacker - foul #2 on Timothy Hacker, team foul #8 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rafael Gridley (PG), Kurt Thomas (SG), Philip Zurowski (SF), Jerry Spicer (PF) Percy Graf, Louis Morris, Jeff Montgomery, Paul Price | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG), John Carter (PF) James Maxwell, Russel Robertson | |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | John Carter drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Rainey | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Rafael Gridley (fresh) SG - Kurt Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Zurowski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jerry Spicer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Norman Sokolski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burchett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Hoffman (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Rainey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hoffman - foul #2 on Raymond Hoffman, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Ramsay (PG), John Dietz (C) Rafael Gridley, Timothy Hacker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Israel Thomas (SG), Jason Slade (SF), Robert Kahler (C) Norman Sokolski, David Burchett, Raymond Hoffman, Patrick Rainey | |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 41-48 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler tips it home | 41-50 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Jerry Spicer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Ramsay | 44-50 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeff Montgomery (SF), Timothy Hacker (PF) Philip Zurowski, Jerry Spicer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Jeff Montgomery misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Timothy Hacker tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | John Carter snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 44-50 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Timothy Hacker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Walter Ramsay misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Timothy Hacker takes the ball from Jason Slade | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Philip Zurowski (SF), Jerry Spicer (PF) Jeff Montgomery, Timothy Hacker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:31 | Belmont | John Carter denies the turnaround by Philip Zurowski | 44-50 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Ramsay (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kurt Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Zurowski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jerry Spicer (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dietz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Slade (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carter (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Kahler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | John Carter's floater is tipped away by Jerry Spicer | 44-50 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Jason Slade tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Walter Ramsay can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 44-52 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | John Carter can't throw it down | 44-52 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | James Maxwell steals it from Philip Zurowski | 44-52 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | John Carter misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Spicer - foul #3 on Jerry Spicer, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG), Patrick Rainey (C) Israel Thomas, Robert Kahler | |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Jerry Spicer misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Sokolski - foul #1 on Norman Sokolski, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Percy Graf (PG), Louis Morris (SG), Jeff Montgomery (SF), Timothy Hacker (C) Walter Ramsay, Kurt Thomas, Philip Zurowski, John Dietz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF), Russel Robertson (C) James Maxwell, Jason Slade, John Carter | |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Jerry Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Jerry Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Ramsay (PG), Kurt Thomas (SG), Philip Zurowski (SF), John Dietz (C) Percy Graf, Louis Morris, Jeff Montgomery, Timothy Hacker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Israel Thomas (SG), Jason Slade (SF), John Carter (PF), Robert Kahler (C) Norman Sokolski, David Burchett, Raymond Hoffman, Patrick Rainey, Russel Robertson | |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Slade | 46-56 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Dietz and he's fouled by Jason Slade - foul #1 on Jason Slade, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Kurt Thomas makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | James Maxwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | John Dietz pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Walter Ramsay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | John Carter grabs the board | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | John Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Ramsay - foul #5 on Walter Ramsay, team foul #10 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Percy Graf (PG) Walter Ramsay | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF) Israel Thomas, Jason Slade | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Percy Graf comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Carter | 49-58 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Percy Graf is called for the reach on James Maxwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Percy Graf, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | James Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | James Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Percy Graf gets the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Philip Zurowski misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 49-60 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Maxwell runs out the clock | 49-60 |