| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jack Dickerson inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Carl McNurlen steals the ball from Jamie Riter | 38-26 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Behr | 38-28 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Eric Barnes misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Jamie Riter scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brian Webber | 40-28 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Jack Dickerson is hacked by Carl McNurlen - foul #3 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Carl McNurlen takes the ball from Jack Dickerson | 40-30 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Jahnke - foul #3 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Paul Jahnke tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Jahnke - foul #4 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Robert Coover clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Robert Coover gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Frank Behr is called for the reach on Eric Barnes - foul #3 on Frank Behr, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), David Lamb (PF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| 16:17 | UConn | Robert Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Arnett | 42-34 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Stogner | 42-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Jim Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 30 pts. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Henson (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | UConn | Jim Ross is hacked by Lloyd Stogner - foul #4 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Jim Ross loses the dribble to Justin Henson | 42-36 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas banks in the layup set up by Justin Henson | 42-38 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Robert Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Lloyd Stogner - foul #5 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jack Dickerson (SF), Jamie Riter (PF) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Coover, David Lamb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Lloyd Stogner | |
| 15:05 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 43-38 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Jamie Riter snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Antonio Arnett swats the layup by Jack Dickerson | 43-38 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Eric Barnes misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Arnett | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Jamie Riter steals the ball from Antonio Arnett | 43-38 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Robert Jones misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-38 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:29 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Jack Dickerson, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:02 | UConn | Jamie Riter can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Jamie Riter - foul #1 on Jamie Riter, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG) Eric Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (SG) Frank Behr | |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Jamie Riter can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-41 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Brian Webber snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 44-41 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Justin Henson is hacked by Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jack Dickerson (SF), David Lamb (PF) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Coover, Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 35 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Gardiner (fresh) SF - Justin Henson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Thomas out of a doubleteam | 44-43 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Paul Jahnke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Barnes - foul #2 on Eric Barnes, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Eric Barnes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Webber | 47-44 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Riter (PF) David Lamb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:28 | UConn | Jack Dickerson banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Barnes | 49-44 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 10:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jack Dickerson | 49-44 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Brian Webber is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen connects on the open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Thomas out of a doubleteam | 49-46 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Jim Ross banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Coover and he's hacked by Frank Behr - foul #4 on Frank Behr, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (SG) Frank Behr | |
| 09:17 | UConn | Jim Ross misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Jamie Riter snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jack Dickerson (SF), David Lamb (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Robert Coover, Jamie Riter, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| 07:58 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 07:57 | UConn | Eric Barnes hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Riter (PF) David Lamb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 36 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Henson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | UConn | Paul Jahnke makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Barnes | 55-46 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Jamie Riter takes the ball from Robert Thomas after a doubleteam | 55-46 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Jamie Riter scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 57-46 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-46 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Brian Webber snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Brian Webber lays it in set up by Jack Dickerson | 59-46 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Brian Webber snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the easy layup | 59-46 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (SG) Frank Behr | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:47 | UConn | Robert Coover can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Keith Gardiner is called for the reach on David Lamb - foul #1 on Keith Gardiner, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| 04:23 | UConn | David Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:23 | UConn | David Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Robert Coover takes the ball from Keith Gardiner | 61-46 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the easy layup | 61-46 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Robert Coover connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronnie Friedman and he's hacked by Justin Henson - foul #2 on Justin Henson, team foul #10 | 63-46 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tired) 36 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Henson (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Antonio Arnett (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Robert Coover misses short on a shot from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Justin Henson grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 64-46 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Robert Jones misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-48 |
| 02:27 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Robert Coover buries a runner in the paint | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Robert Coover blocks the short jumper by Robert Thomas | 66-48 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Carl McNurlen picks off the pass by Robert Coover | 66-48 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | The jumper by Robert Thomas is denied by Ronnie Friedman | 66-48 |
| 01:38 | UConn | David Lamb pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Jim Ross hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Coover | 68-48 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Robert Thomas is denied by David Lamb | 68-48 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Robert Coover grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Jim Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Frank Behr grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Justin Henson grabs the offensive board | 68-48 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 00:56 | UConn | David Lamb gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Robert Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 68-48 |
| 00:34 | UConn | David Lamb can't tip it in | 68-48 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Justin Henson pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 68-48 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman runs out the clock | 68-48 |