| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fenn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | John Grant inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | John Grant is fouled on the floor by Emilio Espinoza - foul #1 on Emilio Espinoza, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Michael Maynard, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | John Fenn misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 32-26 |
| 19:05 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:59 | Villanova | John Grant swats the short shot by James Edgar | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Preston Neeley tips it but misses | 32-26 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | James Edgar is called for the reach on John Grant - foul #2 on James Edgar, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Nix (PF) James Edgar | |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | John Grant is called for the reach on Emilio Espinoza - foul #2 on John Grant, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG) Preston Neeley | |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Maynard | 35-29 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy is hacked by Jeffrey Scroggins - foul #3 on Jeffrey Scroggins, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Spino (PF) Kenneth Murphy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Franklin Vess (C) Michael Maynard, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | John Fenn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Franklin Vess snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:06 | Villanova | Preston Neeley hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Emilio Espinoza | 35-32 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Edward Spino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | John Fenn grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Edward Spino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 16:19 | Villanova | William Nix snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:11 | Villanova | Preston Neeley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Edward Spino grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Manuel Dent is called for the reach on John Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Dent, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG), Kenneth Murphy (PF), Michael Jones (C) John Hughes, John Grant, John Fenn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), James Edgar (PF) Manuel Dent, William Nix | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Michael Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Preston Neeley - foul #1 on Preston Neeley, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Richard Tijerina (SF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Preston Neeley, Emilio Espinoza, Franklin Vess | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:43 | Villanova | James Edgar pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilbur Helfrich (fresh) SG - Michael Soriano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Spino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Tijerina (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Edgar (fresh) C - Jeffrey Scroggins (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins misses the floater near the basket | 35-32 |
| 15:28 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Michael Jones connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Soriano | 37-34 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Michael Maynard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | James Edgar steals the ball from Kenneth Murphy | 37-34 |
| 13:59 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG), John Grant (SF), John Fenn (PF) Wilbur Helfrich, Edward Spino, Kenneth Murphy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), William Nix (PF) Michael Maynard, James Edgar | |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Manuel Dent tips it home | 37-39 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | John Fenn's dunk attempt is rejected by William Nix | 37-39 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | William Nix pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | Villanova | Preston Neeley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 37-39 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Michael Jones buries a jump hook from the left block | 39-39 |
| 12:11 | Villanova | Manuel Dent hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Spino (SG), Kenneth Murphy (PF) Michael Soriano, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Franklin Vess (C) Manuel Dent, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Spino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fenn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Preston Neeley (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Tijerina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Villanova | William Nix is open and buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Franklin Vess | 39-44 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Edward Spino can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | John Fenn hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Preston Neeley splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Nix | 41-46 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Franklin Vess snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Franklin Vess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Franklin Vess misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Edward Spino snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Preston Neeley takes the ball from John Fenn | 41-46 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | The jump hook by William Nix is blocked by John Fenn | 41-46 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | John Fenn gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | John Fenn scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Hughes and he's hacked by William Nix - foul #2 on William Nix, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG), Michael Soriano (SG), Michael Jones (C) John Hughes, Edward Spino, Kenneth Murphy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Emilio Espinoza (SF), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Michael Maynard, Richard Tijerina, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | John Fenn makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:01 | Villanova | Preston Neeley scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Dent | 44-48 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Scroggins steals the ball from John Grant | 44-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilbur Helfrich (fresh) SG - Michael Soriano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fenn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Preston Neeley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Edgar (fresh) C - Jeffrey Scroggins (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Villanova | Manuel Dent clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-48 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | John Fenn slams it home set up by Wilbur Helfrich | 46-48 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | James Edgar is hacked by John Fenn - foul #2 on John Fenn, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG), Edward Spino (SF), Kenneth Murphy (PF) Wilbur Helfrich, John Grant, John Fenn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), William Nix (PF), Franklin Vess (C) Preston Neeley, James Edgar, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 06:25 | Villanova | William Nix is hacked by Kenneth Murphy - foul #1 on Kenneth Murphy, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| 06:13 | Villanova | Manuel Dent clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 06:11 | Villanova | Franklin Vess can't tip it in | 46-48 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Michael Maynard tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy misses short on a jumper from close range | 46-50 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Manuel Dent lays it in and he's fouled by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG) Michael Maynard | |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Preston Neeley is called for the reach on Edward Spino - foul #2 on Preston Neeley, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Fenn (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), James Edgar (PF), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Preston Neeley, William Nix, Franklin Vess | |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Edward Spino makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Edward Spino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza double dribbles | 48-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF), William Nix (PF), Franklin Vess (C) Michael Maynard, Emilio Espinoza, James Edgar, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Franklin Vess steps in front of the Edward Spino pass | 48-53 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Preston Neeley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Preston Neeley gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 03:56 | Villanova | Manuel Dent buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Franklin Vess | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy loses the dribble to Franklin Vess | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Richard Tijerina misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Edward Spino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fenn (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Preston Neeley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Tijerina (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Nix (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-57 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | John Fenn pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Edward Spino knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Hughes | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Villanova | John Hughes steals the ball from Franklin Vess | 51-57 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Edward Spino lays it up and in set up by John Hughes | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Preston Neeley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Edward Spino grabs the board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | John Fenn's floater is knocked away by Franklin Vess | 53-57 |
| 01:34 | Villanova | Preston Neeley grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | William Nix drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Franklin Vess | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Edward Spino misses the floater in the paint | 53-59 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | John Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | John Hughes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Franklin Vess snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Franklin Vess is hacked by John Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Grant (SF) Edward Spino | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Maynard (SG), Emilio Espinoza (SF) Preston Neeley, Richard Tijerina | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Manuel Dent is fouled on the floor by John Hughes - foul #3 on John Hughes, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | John Hughes is called for the reach on Michael Maynard - foul #4 on John Hughes, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (SG), Richard Tijerina (SF) Emilio Espinoza, William Nix | |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Michael Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Richard Tijerina is called for the reach on John Grant - foul #4 on Richard Tijerina, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza (SF), William Nix (PF) Preston Neeley, Richard Tijerina | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | John Grant makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | John Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Manuel Dent is fouled in the backcourt by John Hughes - foul #5 on John Hughes, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG) John Hughes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Tijerina (SF), James Edgar (PF) Emilio Espinoza, William Nix | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Manuel Dent misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Fenn | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich drills a 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Franklin Vess is hacked by Wilbur Helfrich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilbur Helfrich, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza (SF), William Nix (PF) Richard Tijerina, James Edgar | |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | John Grant drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Manuel Dent is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Wilbur Helfrich and he's fouled by Michael Maynard - foul #1 on Michael Maynard, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilbur Helfrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fenn (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Nix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Franklin Vess wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Franklin Vess connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Dent and he's hacked by John Fenn - foul #3 on John Fenn, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Spino (PF), Michael Jones (C) Kenneth Murphy, John Fenn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (PG), James Edgar (PF) Manuel Dent, William Nix | |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Edward Spino steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Jeffrey Scroggins (C) Preston Neeley, Franklin Vess | |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Jeffrey Scroggins blows the layup | 64-67 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Grant | 64-67 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Edward Spino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Manuel Dent connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Edgar and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Manuel Dent makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Edward Spino misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 67-70 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Edgar | 67-70 |
| 02:35 | Villanova | Manuel Dent misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Michael Maynard grabs the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:20 | Villanova | Manuel Dent comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-70 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | John Grant snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy (PF) Michael Soriano | |
| Subs | Villanova | Preston Neeley (PG), William Nix (PF) Manuel Dent, James Edgar | |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy buries a floater from the right block set up by Edward Spino | 69-70 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Preston Neeley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-70 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Edward Spino pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Soriano (SG), John Fenn (C) Edward Spino, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Villanova | Manuel Dent (PG), Franklin Vess (C) Preston Neeley, Jeffrey Scroggins | |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Fenn | 71-70 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Grant - foul #3 on John Grant, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Emilio Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilbur Helfrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fenn (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Manuel Dent (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emilio Espinoza (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Nix (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Vess (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Manuel Dent is called for the reach on Wilbur Helfrich - foul #3 on Manuel Dent, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Manuel Dent misses long on a floater from the left side | 72-72 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | William Nix tips it in | 72-74 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy banks in the layup set up by Wilbur Helfrich | 74-74 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Franklin Vess is hacked by John Grant - foul #4 on John Grant, team foul #13 | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Franklin Vess makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |