| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Marzano (fresh) 4 reb. C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Alexander Smith inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Redding - foul #3 on Jimmie Redding, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Elwood Zar (SF) Jimmie Redding | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano is hacked by Theodore Tarbox - foul #1 on Theodore Tarbox, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | William Newton's dunk attempt is rejected by Louis Hiatt | 41-28 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Alexander Smith is fouled on the floor by Saul Lopez - foul #1 on Saul Lopez, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Alexander Smith hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Westmoreland and he's fouled by Elwood Zar - foul #2 on Elwood Zar, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Brian Westmoreland steals it from Charles Jones | 43-28 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Michael Porto is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 43-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG) Charles Jones | |
| 17:34 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the turnaround in the paint | 45-28 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jonathan Saucedo - foul #1 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Gene Edgerly (C) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fabian Rizzo (SF), Felipe Fernandez (PF), Brian Haggard (C) Elwood Zar, Randall Marzano, Saul Lopez | |
| 16:46 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | William Newton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Alexander Smith snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Alexander Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | William Newton connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Saucedo | 48-33 |
| 15:43 | UConn | Felipe Fernandez denies the turnaround by Theodore Tarbox | 48-33 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fabian Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felipe Fernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard tips it home | 48-35 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Timothy Walker is fouled on the floor by Felipe Fernandez - foul #1 on Felipe Fernandez, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF) Timothy Walker, Alexander Smith, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Richard Laughlin (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Randall Marzano (PF), Saul Lopez (C) Jonathan Saucedo, William Newton, Fabian Rizzo, Felipe Fernandez, Brian Haggard | |
| 14:39 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 48-35 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is hacked by Randall Marzano - foul #2 on Randall Marzano, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Alexander Smith (SF) Jerry Gardner, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG) Richard Laughlin | |
| 13:55 | UConn | Paul Jahnke makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Alexander Smith is called for traveling | 49-37 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-37 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland loses the dribble to Randall Marzano | 49-37 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 49-39 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Alexander Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Marzano | 49-39 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | William Newton connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Theodore Tarbox (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Paul Jahnke, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Elwood Zar (PF), Brian Haggard (C) Charles Jones, Randall Marzano, Saul Lopez | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) SF - Alexander Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Haggard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | William Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Timothy Walker hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alexander Smith and he's fouled by William Newton - foul #1 on William Newton, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG), Felipe Fernandez (PF) William Newton, Jimmie Redding | |
| 11:04 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-41 |
| 10:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Theodore Tarbox | 52-41 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Jerry Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF) Jerry Gardner, Alexander Smith, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG) Richard Laughlin | |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Charles Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 10:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Jahnke | 52-41 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Felipe Fernandez snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar knocks in the floater from the right side | 52-43 |
| 09:30 | UConn | The jumper by Timothy Walker is denied by Brian Haggard | 52-43 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar is whistled for a carry | 52-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SG), Jimmie Redding (SF), Randall Marzano (PF), Saul Lopez (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar, Felipe Fernandez, Brian Haggard | |
| 09:01 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Paul Jahnke snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Charles Jones steals it from Louis Hiatt | 52-43 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | William Newton banks in the layup set up by Charles Jones | 52-45 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Newton - foul #2 on William Newton, team foul #9 | 52-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF), Theodore Tarbox (PF) Paul Jahnke, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:16 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Charles Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Saul Lopez | 54-47 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Alexander Smith buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Porto | 56-47 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano is hacked by Brian Westmoreland - foul #3 on Brian Westmoreland, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG) Brian Westmoreland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Haggard (C) Saul Lopez | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Charles Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 07:34 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) SF - Alexander Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Newton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randall Marzano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Haggard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alexander Smith | 58-47 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Brian Haggard is hacked by Louis Hiatt - foul #3 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG), Elwood Zar (PF) Charles Jones, Randall Marzano | |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Louis Hiatt grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Jonathan Saucedo is called for the reach on Michael Porto - foul #2 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Saul Lopez (C) Brian Haggard | |
| 06:18 | UConn | Michael Porto misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Michael Porto makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Michael Porto's pass is intercepted by Jimmie Redding | 59-47 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | William Newton banks in the layup set up by Jimmie Redding | 59-49 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 59-49 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF) Jerry Gardner, Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Randall Marzano (PF) Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar | |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano is denied on a layup by Louis Hiatt | 61-49 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland clanks a shot from the right side | 61-49 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Gene Edgerly gets the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Michael Porto is fouled on the floor by Randall Marzano - foul #3 on Randall Marzano, team foul #11 | 61-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:19 | UConn | Michael Porto misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Michael Porto makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano drills a shot near the basket | 62-51 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Jimmie Redding steals it from Gene Edgerly | 62-51 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Michael Porto steps in front of the William Newton pass | 62-51 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Michael Porto lays it in | 64-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Newton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Randall Marzano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Saul Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano is fouled on the floor by Louis Hiatt - foul #4 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Alexander Smith (SF) Michael Porto, Brian Westmoreland, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Haggard (C) Saul Lopez | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | William Newton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Jones | 64-54 |
| 02:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Theodore Tarbox (PF) Jerry Gardner, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Saul Lopez (C) Brian Haggard | |
| 02:29 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland lays it in set up by Alexander Smith | 66-54 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | William Newton drills a 3 from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 02:18 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:49 | UConn | Alexander Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano tips it home | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Saul Lopez - foul #2 on Saul Lopez, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Hiatt (C) Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:07 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Charles Jones knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by William Newton | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | UConn | Louis Hiatt is hacked by Saul Lopez - foul #3 on Saul Lopez, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | William Newton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-61 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Saul Lopez pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Charles Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #14 | 68-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Porto - foul #4 on Michael Porto, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF) Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Marzano | 70-64 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jones - foul #5 on Charles Jones, team foul #15 | 70-64 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (PG) Charles Jones | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | William Newton drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-67 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Michael Porto is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Saucedo - foul #3 on Jonathan Saucedo, team foul #16 | 72-67 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Michael Porto makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Michael Porto makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Jimmie Redding misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Louis Hiatt gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt runs out the clock | 74-67 |