| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Frank Behr inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Lloyd Stogner | 29-36 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Jamie Riter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Eric Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Jack Dickerson blocks the short jumper by Frank Behr | 29-36 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Jack Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 29-36 |
| 17:41 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Jahnke | 29-36 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is hacked by Frank Behr - foul #3 on Frank Behr, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Jamie Riter can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lloyd Stogner - foul #3 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| 17:18 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 16:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brian Webber | 29-36 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Brian Webber knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jamie Riter | 29-38 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Coover - foul #1 on Robert Coover, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), David Lamb (PF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jamie Riter | |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Robert Coover can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Henson - foul #2 on Justin Henson, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is denied on a layup by David Lamb | 30-39 |
| 15:58 | UConn | David Lamb pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Justin Henson (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Robert Jones lays it up and in set up by Ronnie Friedman and he's hacked by Lloyd Stogner - foul #4 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas travels with the ball | 30-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jamie Riter (PF) Ronnie Friedman, David Lamb | |
| 15:15 | UConn | Eric Barnes drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Dickerson | 30-44 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Antonio Arnett | 32-44 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Robert Jones's floater is tipped away by Antonio Arnett | 32-44 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:24 | UConn | Jamie Riter drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Dickerson | 32-46 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses the shot from the baseline | 34-46 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 36-46 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Eric Barnes is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Eric Barnes, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Robert Jones, Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 36-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Jamie Riter | |
| 12:39 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Arnett | 36-46 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG) Ronnie Friedman | |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Jim Ross is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | David Lamb picks off the pass by Robert Thomas out of a doubleteam | 37-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 27 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Ross (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Eric Barnes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-49 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl McNurlen | 39-49 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Eric Barnes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-49 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas's layup is rejected by David Lamb | 39-49 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Robert Coover grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Eric Barnes misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Arnett - foul #2 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Robert Coover, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| 10:32 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber | |
| 09:59 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Paul Jahnke tips it back up and in | 39-53 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Antonio Arnett and the foul's on Jack Dickerson - foul #3 on Jack Dickerson, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Paul Jahnke snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Jamie Riter scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Dickerson | 41-55 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Paul Jahnke swats the short shot by Robert Thomas | 41-55 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen misses the tip | 41-55 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Carl McNurlen is called for the reach on Jamie Riter - foul #1 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Brian Webber (SG) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones | |
| 08:32 | UConn | Robert Thomas steals the ball from Jamie Riter | 41-55 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas can't finish the layup | 41-55 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 41-55 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Jamie Riter throws it down set up by Brian Webber | 41-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 31 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Jahnke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen is fouled on the floor by Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Jim Ross gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Robert Coover misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Henson | 43-57 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Lamb and the foul's on Antonio Arnett - foul #3 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Jamie Riter (PF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, David Lamb | |
| 05:59 | UConn | Jim Ross misses the free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-59 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lloyd Stogner - foul #5 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SG) Lloyd Stogner | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (C) Jim Ross | |
| 05:35 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Justin Henson double dribbles | 43-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF) Robert Coover | |
| 05:01 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the offensive board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:48 | UConn | Frank Behr takes the ball from Paul Jahnke | 43-61 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Jamie Riter steals the ball from Robert Thomas | 43-61 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Antonio Arnett is called for the reach on Jamie Riter - foul #4 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #9 | 43-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (SG) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Paul Jahnke | |
| 04:10 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Ronnie Friedman is called for the reach on Carl McNurlen - foul #1 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (PF) Jamie Riter | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | David Lamb takes the ball from Robert Thomas after a doubleteam | 43-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tired) 33 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Gardiner (fresh) SF - Justin Henson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the lay-in | 43-63 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman gets the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Robert Coover can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-63 |
| 02:40 | UConn | David Lamb hits the follow up shot | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronnie Friedman - foul #2 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Coover and the foul's on Justin Henson - foul #3 on Justin Henson, team foul #10 | 45-67 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 45-68 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas's floater is knocked away by Jim Ross | 45-68 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Frank Behr snags the offensive board | 45-68 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Robert Coover steals it from Robert Thomas out of a doubleteam | 45-68 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Robert Coover can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-68 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is hacked by David Lamb during a doubleteam - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #11 | 47-68 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is whistled for traveling | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jim Ross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-70 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Frank Behr grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Jim Ross steals the ball from Carl McNurlen | 47-70 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman runs out the clock | 47-70 |