| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 7 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Michael Howard inbounds the ball | 19-17 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Albert Ayon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Jamal Kelly swats the shot by Lawrence Milam | 19-19 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Louis Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 18:11 | UConn | Michael Howard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't finish the layup | 19-19 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Michael Howard can't throw it down | 19-19 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the tip | 19-19 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the shot from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Michael Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Michael Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Jamal Kelly | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) C - Albert Ayon (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-19 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Victor Woolford takes the ball from Albert Ayon | 23-19 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Howard | 25-22 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam can't finish the layup | 25-22 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Merrifield | 27-22 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Louis Keith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-22 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Louis Keith gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Michael Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 11:35 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Keith | 27-22 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fairly fresh) C - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Michael Howard drills a floater near the basket set up by Louis Keith and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Mario Klima (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (C) Robert Cross | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Michael Howard is called for the reach on Harold Smith - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SF) Michael Howard | |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Albert Ayon steals the ball from James Fisher | 27-25 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Oscar Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Louis Keith | 27-28 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares lays it in set up by James Fisher and the foul's on Jamal Kelly - foul #3 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) James Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Cook (SG), Robert Cross (SF) Christopher Buchanan, Louis Keith | |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Ricky Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Oscar Clark is fouled on the floor by Mario Klima - foul #1 on Mario Klima, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG) Albert Ayon | |
| 08:48 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-28 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Ricky Cook clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-28 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Keith - foul #2 on Louis Keith, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Michael Howard (SF), Albert Ayon (PF) Oscar Clark, Ricky Cook, Robert Cross | |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Michael Howard scores on a shot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Wood | 34-30 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Albert Ayon tips it home | 34-32 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the easy layup | 34-32 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-32 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 34-32 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the shot from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Michael Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG), Robert Cross (PF) Louis Keith, Jamal Kelly | |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Mario Klima can't connect on a floater near the basket | 36-32 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Mario Klima gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan is whistled for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | James Brown loses the dribble to Christopher Buchanan | 36-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) C - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Albert Ayon is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG), Jamal Kelly (C) Michael Howard, Albert Ayon | |
| 02:33 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-32 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 01:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF), Albert Ayon (PF) Oscar Clark, Robert Cross | |
| 01:39 | UConn | Michael Merrifield is called for the reach on Louis Keith - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares loses the dribble to Michael Howard | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by Christopher Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled on the floor by Jamal Kelly - foul #4 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by Louis Keith - foul #3 on Louis Keith, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is hacked by Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #7 | 38-32 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Louis Keith is hacked by Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF) Mario Klima, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Louis Keith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 00:26 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Ayon | 40-32 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Louis Keith is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Keith, team foul #8 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-35 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Keith - foul #5 on Louis Keith, team foul #9 | 42-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG) Louis Keith | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Albert Ayon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood runs out the clock | 44-35 |