| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Stamey (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jonathan Dean (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Bradley Mendelowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Hartsfield (fresh) PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hillenbrand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield misses the dunk attempt | 29-23 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Harold Eckman picks off the pass by Reginald Hartsfield | 32-23 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the lay-in | 32-23 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Hillenbrand makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 32-25 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Dean | 34-25 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Michael Jackson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-25 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Randall Brown denies the turnaround by Jack Signorelli | 34-25 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean misses the tip | 34-25 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Hillenbrand loses the dribble to Jonathan Dean | 34-25 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Michael Stamey hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman can't connect on a shot from the right block | 36-25 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | Michael Stamey steals it from Robert Hillenbrand | 36-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Stamey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Dean (tiring) 6 reb. C - Jack Signorelli (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Bradley Mendelowitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Hartsfield (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hillenbrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-25 |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | Randall Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Michael Jackson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Hillenbrand and he's hacked by Jonathan Dean - foul #3 on Jonathan Dean, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG), David Bartlett (SG), James Valentin (SF), Bob Palmer (C) Harold Eckman, Leonard Thompson, Michael Stamey, Jack Signorelli | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mathew Bales (PG), Marvin Snow (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Chad McCreary (C) Bradley Mendelowitz, Reginald Hartsfield, Randall Brown, Robert Hillenbrand | |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Michael Jackson makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | James Valentin tips it home | 38-28 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Chad McCreary misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jonathan Dean - foul #4 on Jonathan Dean, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson (SG) Jonathan Dean | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Gillis (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Chad McCreary misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Chad McCreary makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | David Bartlett misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Gary Gillis - foul #1 on Gary Gillis, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | David Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Marvin Snow makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Bartlett | 42-32 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Chad McCreary scores on a floater in the paint | 42-34 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Mathew Bales steps in front of the James Valentin pass | 42-34 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Marvin Snow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mathew Bales | 42-36 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Nakano | 44-36 |
| 12:18 | UC Irvine | Marvin Snow makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | David Bartlett knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 46-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Nakano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Bartlett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valentin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bob Palmer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mathew Bales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gillis (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad McCreary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Leonard Thompson is called for the reach on Gary Gillis - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Michael Stamey (SF), Jack Signorelli (C) Richard Nakano, David Bartlett, Bob Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Reginald Hartsfield (SF), Randall Brown (PF), Robert Hillenbrand (C) Mathew Bales, Marvin Snow, Gary Gillis, Michael Smith, Chad McCreary | |
| 11:18 | UC Irvine | Randall Brown makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 46-42 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hillenbrand - foul #2 on Robert Hillenbrand, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Michael Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Mendelowitz | 48-45 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Bradley Mendelowitz - foul #2 on Bradley Mendelowitz, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Hillenbrand loses the dribble to Jack Signorelli | 49-45 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Robert Hillenbrand is called for the reach on Harold Eckman - foul #3 on Robert Hillenbrand, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SG), Bob Palmer (C) Leonard Thompson, James Valentin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Randall Brown steps in front of the Harold Eckman pass | 49-45 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Hillenbrand hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | David Bartlett tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Bob Palmer snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman is called for 5 seconds | 49-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG), James Valentin (PF) Harold Eckman, Jack Signorelli | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mathew Bales (PG), Marvin Snow (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Chad McCreary (C) Bradley Mendelowitz, Reginald Hartsfield, Randall Brown, Robert Hillenbrand | |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Mathew Bales buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Nakano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bartlett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Stamey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Valentin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bob Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mathew Bales (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Snow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad McCreary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | David Bartlett misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean (PF) James Valentin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Gillis (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | David Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:04 | UC Irvine | Bob Palmer takes the ball from Michael Smith | 50-50 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | David Bartlett misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 50-50 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | David Bartlett scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-50 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Dean | 52-50 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | David Bartlett misses long on a runner from the right block | 52-50 |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 52-50 |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Leonard Thompson (SG), Jack Signorelli (C) Richard Nakano, David Bartlett, Bob Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Reginald Hartsfield (SF), Randall Brown (PF), Robert Hillenbrand (C) Mathew Bales, Marvin Snow, Gary Gillis, Michael Smith, Chad McCreary | |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Michael Stamey grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman's layup is rejected by Randall Brown | 52-50 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Leonard Thompson | 54-50 |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Hillenbrand clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Michael Stamey pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli lays it in on a great pass from Harold Eckman | 56-50 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Michael Jackson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 56-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SG), James Valentin (SF) Leonard Thompson, Michael Stamey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Bartlett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Valentin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Dean (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Bradley Mendelowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Hartsfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hillenbrand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Valentin is hacked by Robert Hillenbrand - foul #4 on Robert Hillenbrand, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Valentin makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Dean is called for the reach on Bradley Mendelowitz - foul #5 on Jonathan Dean, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (SG) Jonathan Dean | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mathew Bales (SF) Reginald Hartsfield | |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | David Bartlett is called for the reach on Randall Brown - foul #1 on David Bartlett, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Palmer (C) Jack Signorelli | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Marvin Snow (SF) Bradley Mendelowitz | |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | David Bartlett picks off the pass by Mathew Bales | 58-50 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson (SG), Jack Signorelli (C) Richard Nakano, Bob Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz (PG), Reginald Hartsfield (SF) Mathew Bales, Marvin Snow | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson is hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stamey (SF) David Bartlett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Valentin | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield misses the lay-in | 63-53 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | Reginald Hartsfield grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Robert Hillenbrand is denied by James Valentin | 63-53 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Eckman and he's hacked by Robert Hillenbrand - foul #5 on Robert Hillenbrand, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mathew Bales (PG), Marvin Snow (SG), Gary Gillis (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Chad McCreary (C) Bradley Mendelowitz, Michael Jackson, Reginald Hartsfield, Randall Brown, Robert Hillenbrand | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses the free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Chad McCreary pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Michael Stamey is called for the reach on Chad McCreary - foul #2 on Michael Stamey, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Marvin Snow can't connect on a shot from the right side | 65-53 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Valentin | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Chad McCreary - foul #1 on Chad McCreary, team foul #10 | 65-53 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Chad McCreary connects on the jumper in the paint | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman runs out the clock | 67-55 |