| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) SG - Travis Tolar (fresh) SF - David White (fresh) PF - Russell Yates (fresh) C - Donald Braxton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) SF - William Williams (fresh) PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) C - Alan Beasley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Yale | David White misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Yale | David White grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Yale | Travis Tolar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Yale | Russell Yates hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | William Williams hits a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Yale | David White is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Yale | Greg Armwood (PF) Russell Yates | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), William Samson (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, Douglas Audette, William Williams, Alan Beasley | |
| 17:36 | Yale | John Tammaro misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses the floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt's pass is intercepted by David White | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Yale | John Tammaro throws it down on a great pass from David White | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Dyer | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Yale | John Tammaro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joseph Garner | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (SG), Cory Allred (SF), Russell Yates (PF) Travis Tolar, David White, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG) William Samson | |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Yale | John Tammaro is fouled in the backcourt by John Dyer - foul #1 on John Dyer, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Camp (SG) John Tammaro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:13 | Yale | Walter Camp lays it in uncontested and he's fouled by John Dyer - foul #2 on John Dyer, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), Richard Capo (PF) John Dyer, Joseph Garner | |
| 16:13 | Yale | Walter Camp makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Cory Allred snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | Yale | Richard Capo takes the ball from Walter Camp | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Lewis Wooley (fresh) SG - Walter Camp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Allred (fresh) PF - Russell Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Armwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) SF - James Gerhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Capo (fresh) C - Kenneth Cole (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Walter Camp takes the ball from William Williams in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:27 | Yale | Greg Armwood buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette is hacked by Walter Camp - foul #1 on Walter Camp, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Scott Karwoski (C) Walter Camp, Greg Armwood | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Joseph Garner (PF), Alan Beasley (C) James Gerhardt, Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Jordan | 9-8 |
| 14:47 | Yale | John Tammaro drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-8 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | William Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 14:35 | Yale | Lewis Wooley grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:12 | Yale | Lewis Wooley loses the dribble to Douglas Audette | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | William Williams is called for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (SG), David White (SF), Greg Armwood (PF), Donald Braxton (C) Lewis Wooley, Cory Allred, Russell Yates, Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG), Richard Capo (PF) Douglas Audette, Joseph Garner | |
| 13:48 | Yale | John Tammaro is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman (C) Alan Beasley | |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | William Williams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-11 |
| 13:18 | Yale | John Tammaro is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | William Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Yale | John Ashburn (PG), Wendell Dupree (SF) John Tammaro, David White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, Ralph Lyman | |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:40 | Yale | Donald Braxton misses the floater from the right side | 14-13 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | William Samson grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Wendell Dupree swats the short shot by William Williams | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | Yale | Wendell Dupree gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:27 | Yale | John Ashburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Alan Beasley (PF) William Williams, William Samson, Richard Capo | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Jordan | 14-15 |
| 11:52 | Yale | Travis Tolar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Russell Yates (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) John Ashburn, Travis Tolar, Greg Armwood, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) James Gerhardt, Kenneth Cole | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Walter Camp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wendell Dupree (fresh) PF - Russell Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Karwoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) PF - Joseph Garner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is fouled on the floor by Scott Karwoski - foul #1 on Scott Karwoski, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley can't tip it in | 14-15 |
| 11:15 | Yale | Wendell Dupree grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:54 | Yale | John Tammaro is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (SG), Cory Allred (SF), Greg Armwood (PF) Walter Camp, Wendell Dupree, Russell Yates | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Paul Jordan, Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt lays it up and in set up by William Samson | 14-17 |
| 10:43 | Yale | John Tammaro is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Tammaro, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Christopher Shufelt, Ralph Lyman | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Tammaro - foul #2 on John Tammaro, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (SG), Donald Braxton (C) John Tammaro, Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:35 | Yale | Greg Armwood snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:31 | Yale | William Samson is called for the reach on Lewis Wooley in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Samson, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| 10:16 | Yale | Greg Armwood's pass is intercepted by Richard Capo | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Williams | 14-21 |
| 09:47 | Yale | Douglas Audette steps in front of the Travis Tolar pass | 14-21 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses the lay-in | 14-21 |
| 09:40 | Yale | The rebound goes to Donald Braxton | 14-21 |
| 09:21 | Yale | Donald Braxton hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:19 | Yale | Greg Armwood tips it in | 16-21 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | The jump hook by William Williams is blocked by Donald Braxton | 16-21 |
| 09:08 | Yale | Greg Armwood grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:56 | Yale | Donald Braxton hits a jump hook from close range | 18-21 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Richard Capo tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Cole | 18-21 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Samson | 18-23 |
| 08:35 | Yale | Lewis Wooley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Wooley, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Yale | John Ashburn (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Wendell Dupree (SF), Russell Yates (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) Lewis Wooley, Travis Tolar, Cory Allred, Greg Armwood, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), James Gerhardt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Alan Beasley (C) William Samson, William Williams, Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-23 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner tips it back up and in | 18-25 |
| 07:46 | Yale | Wendell Dupree misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-25 |
| 07:45 | Yale | John Ashburn tips it in | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Ashburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Camp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wendell Dupree (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Yates (tiring) 2 pts. C - Scott Karwoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Gerhardt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Scott Karwoski takes the ball from Joseph Garner | 20-25 |
| 07:16 | Yale | John Ashburn misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Gerhardt - foul #1 on James Gerhardt, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Yale | Donald Braxton (C) Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman (C) Alan Beasley | |
| 07:16 | Yale | John Ashburn makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:16 | Yale | John Ashburn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt connects on the floater from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 06:42 | Yale | Donald Braxton is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Camp | 24-27 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Russell Yates takes the ball from Paul Jordan | 24-27 |
| 05:56 | Yale | Wendell Dupree connects on the jumper from the left side | 26-27 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Donald Braxton blocks the short jumper by James Gerhardt | 26-27 |
| 05:46 | Yale | Wendell Dupree grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Walter Camp misses badly on a shot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman is fouled on the floor by Russell Yates - foul #1 on Russell Yates, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Travis Tolar (SG), David White (SF), Greg Armwood (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) John Ashburn, Walter Camp, Wendell Dupree, Russell Yates, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), William Samson (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Alan Beasley (PF) Paul Jordan, Douglas Audette, James Gerhardt, Joseph Garner | |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:11 | Yale | Scott Karwoski gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:50 | Yale | David White clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley banks in the layup on a great pass from William Williams | 26-29 |
| 04:28 | Yale | David White hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Tammaro | 29-29 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole (C) Ralph Lyman | |
| 03:50 | Yale | John Tammaro steps out of bounds on the baseline | 29-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Cory Allred (SF) Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG) Alan Beasley | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Cory Allred is called for the reach on Richard Capo - foul #1 on Cory Allred, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Donald Braxton (C) David White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG) William Samson | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Tolar (fresh) SF - Cory Allred (fresh) PF - Greg Armwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Capo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Yale | John Tammaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 03:26 | Yale | Greg Armwood tips it home | 31-31 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 03:20 | Yale | Greg Armwood snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 02:57 | Yale | Donald Braxton is hacked by Richard Capo - foul #1 on Richard Capo, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (PG) John Tammaro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF) Richard Capo | |
| 02:34 | Yale | Travis Tolar is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side | 33-31 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | William Williams can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-31 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt tips it in | 33-33 |
| 02:24 | Yale | William Williams is called for the reach on Lewis Wooley in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Yale | David White (SF) Cory Allred | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), William Samson (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Alan Beasley (C) John Dyer, Douglas Audette, William Williams, Kenneth Cole | |
| 02:24 | Yale | Lewis Wooley makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:24 | Yale | Lewis Wooley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Samson and he's hacked by Travis Tolar - foul #1 on Travis Tolar, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF) James Gerhardt | |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:06 | Yale | Greg Armwood pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:48 | Yale | Travis Tolar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Samson - foul #2 on William Samson, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Scott Karwoski (C) Lewis Wooley, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:48 | Yale | Travis Tolar makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:48 | Yale | Travis Tolar makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Travis Tolar steps in front of the William Samson pass | 37-35 |
| 01:36 | Yale | Travis Tolar blows the layup | 37-35 |
| 01:34 | Yale | David White gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 01:11 | Yale | Greg Armwood misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Samson - foul #3 on William Samson, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Camp (SG), Cory Allred (SF) Travis Tolar, David White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Joseph Garner (PF) Paul Jordan, William Samson, Christopher Shufelt | |
| 01:11 | Yale | Greg Armwood makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:11 | Yale | Greg Armwood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley is fouled on the floor by Scott Karwoski - foul #2 on Scott Karwoski, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (SG), Russell Yates (PF), Donald Braxton (C) Walter Camp, Greg Armwood, Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole (C) Richard Capo | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:38 | Yale | The short jumper by Donald Braxton is denied by Alan Beasley | 39-37 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Braxton - foul #1 on Donald Braxton, team foul #12 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Camp (SG) John Tammaro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SF) Kenneth Cole | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:25 | Yale | Alan Beasley steps in front of the Donald Braxton pass in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner is hacked by Lewis Wooley - foul #2 on Lewis Wooley, team foul #13 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Yale | John Ashburn (PG), Wendell Dupree (SF), Greg Armwood (PF) Lewis Wooley, Cory Allred, Russell Yates | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), Ralph Lyman (C) John Dyer, Alan Beasley | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:00 | Yale | John Ashburn misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-40 |