| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) SF - John Douglas (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) SF - Like Tang (fresh) PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Like Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses long on a floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UConn | Willie Birch comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Sean Grosky | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky is hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Paul Satsky clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Willie Birch travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Gene Mackey steps in front of the Like Tang pass | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rico Hernandez | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Maurice Short is fouled on the floor by Hans Gliwski - foul #1 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF), Augustus Zollner (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 17:15 | UConn | Willie Birch scores on a shot from the left side | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | David Petty is whistled for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Like Tang (SF) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Augustus Zollner | |
| 16:31 | UConn | John Douglas is fouled on the floor by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF) John Douglas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins | |
| 16:17 | UConn | Maurice Short can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 5-3 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Like Tang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 16:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Short | 5-3 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - David Petty (fresh) SF - Like Tang (fresh) PF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Like Tang dunks the ball and the foul's on Robert Hurley - foul #1 on Robert Hurley, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:25 | UConn | Paul Satsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 15:23 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the lay-in | 5-5 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Loren Stinson tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski tips it in | 5-7 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Paul Satsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Robert Hurley snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | UConn | James Sontag comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Hans Gliwski - foul #2 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), John Douglas (SG), Gene Mackey (PF) Willie Birch, Paul Satsky, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 14:16 | UConn | James Sontag misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | UConn | James Sontag misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins is whistled for a carry | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) James Sontag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:44 | UConn | John Douglas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred Cousins - foul #1 on Fred Cousins, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF) Adrian Morphis | |
| 13:44 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:44 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Like Tang hits a fadeaway from the left block | 7-9 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Robert Hurley loses the ball out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG) Robert Hurley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Gene Mackey | 9-11 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Maurice Short gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 11:47 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) SF - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Like Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Jamie Farrar, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Sean Grosky, Roland Johnson | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Douglas | 12-11 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Like Tang | 12-13 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Willie Birch misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Petty - foul #1 on David Petty, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF), Gene Mackey (PF) John Douglas, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Sean Grosky (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Like Tang | |
| 10:33 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Fred Cousins is blocked by Willie Birch | 14-13 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is hacked by Gene Mackey - foul #2 on Gene Mackey, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Loren Stinson (PF), Maurice Short (C) Willie Birch, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Like Tang (SF), Roland Johnson (C) Adrian Morphis, Augustus Zollner | |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 09:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Short | 14-13 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Jamie Farrar scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Maurice Short | 16-13 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Maurice Short swats the shot by Rico Hernandez | 16-13 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Robert Hurley snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Paul Satsky drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jamie Farrar | 19-13 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Like Tang loses the dribble to Jamie Farrar | 19-13 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Like Tang - foul #1 on Like Tang, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG), John Douglas (SF) Jamie Farrar, Robert Hurley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Sean Grosky, Roland Johnson | |
| 08:48 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis grabs the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez travels with the ball | 20-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Johnson (C) Augustus Zollner | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Paul Satsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Like Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 07:38 | UConn | John Douglas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-13 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Maurice Short misses the tip | 20-13 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins can't finish the layup | 20-13 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Paul Satsky grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 07:08 | UConn | John Douglas misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Roland Johnson - foul #2 on Roland Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 07:08 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:08 | UConn | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Like Tang clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF), Gene Mackey (PF) John Douglas, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty | |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Farrar and he's hacked by Sean Grosky - foul #1 on Sean Grosky, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses badly on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Willie Birch - foul #1 on Willie Birch, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) Jamie Farrar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG) Augustus Zollner | |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the 3rd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky is called for traveling | 24-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Maurice Short (C) Willie Birch, James Sontag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner (C) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| 05:36 | UConn | Gene Mackey clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Like Tang pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-16 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Cousins - foul #2 on Fred Cousins, team foul #9 | 24-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG), John Douglas (SF) Jamie Farrar, Robert Hurley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Augustus Zollner | |
| 05:03 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Paul Satsky makes the 3rd free throw | 26-16 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Like Tang is whistled for traveling | 26-16 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Adrian Morphis (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, Sean Grosky | |
| 04:16 | UConn | John Douglas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Like Tang drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-18 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Paul Satsky's pass is intercepted by Like Tang | 26-18 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is hacked by Paul Satsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Satsky, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Sean Grosky (PF) Rico Hernandez, David Petty, Like Tang | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses long on a floater from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sontag (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Adrian Morphis steals the ball from Willie Birch | 26-18 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 03:02 | UConn | John Douglas drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jamie Farrar | 28-21 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski blows the layup but the foul's on Gene Mackey - foul #3 on Gene Mackey, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Robert Hurley (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Willie Birch, John Douglas, Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Like Tang (SF) Wilfredo Gallo, Adrian Morphis | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Paul Satsky drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Loren Stinson | 31-22 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins is fouled on the floor by James Sontag - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) James Sontag | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 01:57 | UConn | Paul Satsky clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Maurice Short pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Jamie Farrar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Loren Stinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-23 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Like Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Rico Hernandez | 31-25 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Jamie Farrar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski lays it up and in set up by Rico Hernandez | 31-27 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Jamie Farrar can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |