| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) SF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) C - Victor White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Victor White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Marvin Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Marvin Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Kirkpatrick | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Smith | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 5-2 |
| 18:50 | UCLA | Carl Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:48 | UCLA | Carl Johnson snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | UCLA | Melvin Phillips steals it from Carl Johnson | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Victor White connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 7-2 |
| 17:59 | UCLA | Robert Smith double dribbles | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver's pass is intercepted by Michael Simeon | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | UCLA | Henry Weaver steals the ball from Marvin Kirkpatrick | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 9-2 |
| 16:54 | UCLA | Carl Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:34 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:19 | UCLA | Michael Simeon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 9-2 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 9-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Matthew Pitchford, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) SF - William Harned (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-4 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | William Harned tips it back up and in | 11-4 |
| 15:04 | UCLA | Michael Simeon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 15:02 | UCLA | Michael Simeon tips it back up and in | 11-6 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 14-6 |
| 14:27 | UCLA | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-6 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor White | 14-6 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 14-6 |
| 14:20 | UCLA | Jason Gerald snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 14:08 | UCLA | Michael Simeon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 14-6 |
| 14:07 | UCLA | Jason Gerald grabs the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 13:54 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 14-6 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is whistled for a carry | 14-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), James Johnson (PF) William Harned, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Fred Chacon (SG), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 13:20 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford's pass is intercepted by Lawrence McClatcher | 14-6 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the easy layup | 14-6 |
| 13:15 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 12:55 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Billy Bryant (PF) Melvin Phillips, Victor White | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 12:55 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:55 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Lawrence McClatcher | 16-8 |
| 12:25 | UCLA | Steven Dollinger denies the turnaround by Marvin Kirkpatrick | 16-8 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) SG - Fred Chacon (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (tiring) PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 11:26 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Marvin Kirkpatrick | 16-8 |
| 11:14 | UCLA | Jesse Derr connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Pitchford | 16-11 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Marvin Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Marvin Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Simeon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Jesse Derr, Fred Chacon, Robert Smith, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:58 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:41 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Victor White pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips connects on the floater from the right side set up by Victor White | 18-11 |
| 09:55 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 09:54 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows snags the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 09:44 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 18-14 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Jeremy Meadows picks off the pass by Victor White | 18-14 |
| 09:22 | UCLA | Michael Simeon is fouled on the floor by Billy McNaughton - foul #1 on Billy McNaughton, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (PF) Matthew Pitchford | |
| 09:05 | UCLA | Carl Johnson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeremy Meadows | 18-17 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | William Harned can't tip it in | 18-17 |
| 08:35 | UCLA | Carl Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:32 | UCLA | Carl Johnson is hacked by Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (C) Victor White | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SF) Jeremy Meadows | |
| 08:17 | UCLA | William Harned is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF) William Harned | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 07:59 | UCLA | Michael Simeon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Henry Weaver | 18-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:37 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:22 | UCLA | Jason Gerald is called for traveling | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor White (C) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 06:58 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 06:52 | UCLA | Michael Simeon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG), Matthew Pitchford (PF) Michael Simeon, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Victor White is whistled for a carry | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), James Johnson (PF) Steven Dollinger, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Joseph Ferrier (C) Jesse Derr, Jason Gerald | |
| 06:05 | UCLA | James Johnson swats the short shot by Robert Smith | 19-17 |
| 06:03 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 05:19 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fred Chacon and the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Henry Weaver (PF) William Harned, Victor White | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Jason Gerald (C) Fred Chacon, Robert Smith, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 05:19 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-22 |
| 05:05 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:47 | UCLA | Carl Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 04:45 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses the tip | 19-22 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Melvin Phillips | 21-22 |
| 04:05 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Meadows | 21-25 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) PF - Matthew Pitchford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Gerald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Weaver - foul #1 on Henry Weaver, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), William Harned (SF), Billy Bryant (PF), Victor White (C) Melvin Phillips, Billy McNaughton, Henry Weaver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Marvin Kirkpatrick (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Carl Johnson, Matthew Pitchford, Jason Gerald | |
| 03:17 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:17 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Jesse Derr is called for the reach on Steven Dollinger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Derr, team foul #4 | 24-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SF) Jeremy Meadows | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is hacked by Jesse Derr - foul #2 on Jesse Derr, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Joseph Ferrier blocks the jumper by Victor White | 24-27 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Victor White tips it in | 26-27 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Michael Simeon evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Marvin Kirkpatrick denies the turnaround by Victor White | 26-29 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Dollinger | 26-29 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Victor White misses short on a runner from the right block | 26-29 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Dollinger | 26-29 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Victor White works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Marvin Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Marvin Kirkpatrick, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Billy McNaughton (SG), Henry Weaver (PF) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Jason Gerald (PF) Jesse Derr, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:25 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG) Michael Simeon | |
| 01:25 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:25 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Victor White clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Victor White swats the shot by Carl Johnson | 27-30 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Henry Weaver | 27-30 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 00:17 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Joseph Ferrier | 27-30 |
| 00:13 | UCLA | William Harned is called for the reach on Joseph Ferrier - foul #2 on William Harned, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (PF) William Harned | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF) Fred Chacon, Robert Smith, Jason Gerald | |
| 00:13 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:13 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Carl Johnson picks off the pass by Henry Weaver | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Carl Johnson clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-31 |