| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Luis Rottman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Sokolski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Chappell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Devlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Stamey (fresh) PF - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - James Valentin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | John Wiggs inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-30 |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Jerome Chappell gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:21 | Sacramento State | Jerome Chappell hits a wide open jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 28-30 |
| 19:00 | Sacramento State | Jerome Chappell snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:36 | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Michael Stamey pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman is open and scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Valentin and he's hacked by Luis Rottman - foul #2 on Luis Rottman, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin (PG), John Mowers (SG), Mark Castle (SF), Thomas Stuart (PF) Luis Rottman, Kyle Sokolski, John Wiggs, Jerome Chappell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SF), Jonathan Dean (PF) Michael Stamey, James Valentin | |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-33 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Wallin is called for the reach on Harold Eckman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Wallin, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Keith Jones (C) Frank Devlin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG), Bob Palmer (C) Harold Eckman, Jack Signorelli | |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Keith Jones steals the ball from Leonard Thompson | 28-33 |
| 17:11 | Sacramento State | John Mowers misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 17:09 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | David Bartlett grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | David Bartlett hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Leonard Thompson | 28-35 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Richard Nakano picks off the pass by Keith Jones | 28-35 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Christopher Wallin is called for the reach on Richard Nakano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Wallin, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman (PG), Scott Burke (SG), John Wiggs (SF), Jerome Chappell (PF), Frank Devlin (C) Christopher Wallin, John Mowers, Mark Castle, Thomas Stuart, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Michael Stamey (SF), Jack Signorelli (PF), James Valentin (C) Richard Nakano, David Bartlett, Jonathan Dean, Bob Palmer | |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jerome Chappell - foul #2 on Jerome Chappell, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:58 | Sacramento State | John Wiggs buries a turnaround in the paint | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Luis Rottman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Burke (fresh) SF - John Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerome Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Devlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Stamey (fresh) PF - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - James Valentin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kyle Sokolski (SG), Louis Schindler (SF) Scott Burke, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:34 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 30-37 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Michael Stamey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Scott Burke (PG), Mark Castle (SF), Thomas Stuart (PF), Keith Jones (C) Luis Rottman, Louis Schindler, Jerome Chappell, Frank Devlin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (SG), Bob Palmer (C) Leonard Thompson, James Valentin | |
| 14:52 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-37 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Bob Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin (PG), John Mowers (SG), John Wiggs (SF), Louis Schindler (C) Scott Burke, Kyle Sokolski, Mark Castle, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SG), Jonathan Dean (PF) Harold Eckman, Jack Signorelli | |
| 13:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart misses the lay-in | 33-37 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 13:20 | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler throws it down and he's hacked by Michael Stamey - foul #1 on Michael Stamey, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman (PG), Mark Castle (SF), Frank Devlin (C) John Mowers, John Wiggs, Thomas Stuart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Leonard Thompson (SG), Jack Signorelli (PF), James Valentin (C) Richard Nakano, Michael Stamey, Jonathan Dean, Bob Palmer | |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Signorelli | 35-37 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | David Bartlett connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Eckman | 35-39 |
| 12:25 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 37-39 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli can't tip it in | 37-39 |
| 11:53 | Sacramento State | Frank Devlin gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Luis Rottman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wallin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Castle (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Schindler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Devlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - David Bartlett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Signorelli (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - James Valentin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Sacramento State | James Valentin blocks the short jumper by Mark Castle | 37-39 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | David Bartlett grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 11:16 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:05 | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Wallin, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Mowers (PG), Scott Burke (SG), John Wiggs (SF), Jerome Chappell (PF), Thomas Stuart (C) Luis Rottman, Christopher Wallin, Mark Castle, Louis Schindler, Frank Devlin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stamey (SF), Jonathan Dean (PF), Bob Palmer (C) David Bartlett, Jack Signorelli, James Valentin | |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| 10:21 | Sacramento State | Scott Burke is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG) Harold Eckman | |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 10:03 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | Scott Burke clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Bob Palmer travels in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kyle Sokolski (SG), Keith Jones (C) John Wiggs, Thomas Stuart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SG), Jack Signorelli (PF) Leonard Thompson, Jonathan Dean | |
| 09:37 | Sacramento State | John Mowers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Mowers, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman (PG), John Wiggs (SF), Frank Devlin (C) Scott Burke, John Mowers, Jerome Chappell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Valentin (C) Bob Palmer | |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Stamey | 37-41 |
| 09:05 | Sacramento State | John Wiggs buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | James Valentin is hacked by Kyle Sokolski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Sokolski, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG) Richard Nakano | |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | James Valentin makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | James Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:44 | Sacramento State | Keith Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Valentin | 39-46 |
| 08:01 | Sacramento State | Kyle Sokolski misses long on an open runner from close range | 39-46 |
| 07:59 | Sacramento State | Keith Jones tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Luis Rottman is called for the reach on Harold Eckman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Rottman, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Mowers (PG), Scott Burke (SG), Mark Castle (SF), Jerome Chappell (PF), Thomas Stuart (C) Luis Rottman, Kyle Sokolski, John Wiggs, Keith Jones, Frank Devlin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson (SG), Jonathan Dean (PF), Bob Palmer (C) Michael Stamey, Jack Signorelli, James Valentin | |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:57 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Mowers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Burke (fresh) SF - Mark Castle (fresh) PF - Jerome Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Stuart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - David Bartlett (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Dean (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bob Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart banks in the layup set up by Scott Burke | 43-46 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Bob Palmer is hacked by Scott Burke - foul #2 on Scott Burke, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin (PG) John Mowers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG), Michael Stamey (SF) Harold Eckman, David Bartlett | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Bob Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 06:33 | Sacramento State | Jerome Chappell scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Castle | 45-46 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Palmer | 45-46 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bob Palmer - foul #2 on Bob Palmer, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman (PG), John Mowers (SG), Louis Schindler (SF), Frank Devlin (C) Christopher Wallin, Scott Burke, Mark Castle, Jerome Chappell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), David Bartlett (SF), Jack Signorelli (PF), James Valentin (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Stamey, Jonathan Dean, Bob Palmer | |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Harold Eckman | 47-51 |
| 04:50 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Stuart knocks away the 3 by Harold Eckman | 49-51 |
| 04:29 | Sacramento State | Thomas Stuart grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:14 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Bartlett - foul #1 on David Bartlett, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kyle Sokolski (SG), Keith Jones (PF) John Mowers, Thomas Stuart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson (SG) Richard Nakano | |
| 04:14 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:14 | Sacramento State | Louis Schindler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | James Valentin is fouled on the floor by Frank Devlin - foul #3 on Frank Devlin, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin (PG), John Wiggs (SF) Luis Rottman, Louis Schindler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stamey (SF) David Bartlett | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | James Valentin makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | James Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Christopher Wallin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Sokolski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wiggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Devlin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Michael Stamey (tired) 1 ast. PF - Jack Signorelli (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - James Valentin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin makes the shot from the right side set up by Keith Jones | 53-53 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Christopher Wallin steals the ball from James Valentin in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 03:08 | Sacramento State | Frank Devlin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | James Valentin snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Wallin - foul #4 on Christopher Wallin, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Mowers (PG), Scott Burke (SG), Mark Castle (SF), Jerome Chappell (PF) Christopher Wallin, Kyle Sokolski, John Wiggs, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SF), Bob Palmer (C) Michael Stamey, James Valentin | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:37 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean (PF) Jack Signorelli | |
| 02:29 | Sacramento State | Scott Burke scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Devlin and he's fouled by Leonard Thompson - foul #3 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| 02:29 | Sacramento State | Scott Burke makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Frank Devlin steals it from Harold Eckman in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 02:16 | Sacramento State | Jerome Chappell misses the driving attempt from close range | 56-54 |
| 02:14 | Sacramento State | Frank Devlin tips it home | 58-54 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | David Bartlett is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Burke - foul #3 on Scott Burke, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin (PG), Thomas Stuart (PF), Keith Jones (C) Scott Burke, Jerome Chappell, Frank Devlin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG) Harold Eckman | |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:07 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman (PG), Jerome Chappell (PF) John Mowers, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:50 | Sacramento State | Bob Palmer is called for the reach on Jerome Chappell - foul #3 on Bob Palmer, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kyle Sokolski (SG), John Wiggs (SF), Frank Devlin (C) Christopher Wallin, Mark Castle, Thomas Stuart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Michael Stamey (SF), Jack Signorelli (PF), James Valentin (C) Richard Nakano, David Bartlett, Jonathan Dean, Bob Palmer | |
| 01:40 | Sacramento State | John Wiggs is called for traveling | 58-56 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman is wide open and dunks the ball | 58-58 |
| 00:58 | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Luis Rottman - foul #4 on Luis Rottman, team foul #13 | 58-58 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Luis Rottman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Luis Rottman is called for the reach on Jack Signorelli in the backcourt - foul #5 on Luis Rottman, team foul #14 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Christopher Wallin (PG) Luis Rottman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Kyle Sokolski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | John Wiggs grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |