| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor White (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | William Harned inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 19:41 | Villanova | Roy Wilford pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Roy Wilford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | William Harned snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Victor White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (SG), Russell Hanson (SF), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Harold Galarza, Daniel Robinson, Mark Hicks | |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Roy Wilford is whistled for traveling | 26-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF) Clint Simmons, Russell Hanson | |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-18 |
| 17:56 | Villanova | Harold Galarza drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Roy Wilford | 29-20 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Victor White blows the layup | 29-20 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 17:12 | Villanova | Harold Galarza lays it up and in | 29-22 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Victor White misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Wilford - foul #1 on Roy Wilford, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Russell Hanson (SF), Mark Hicks (PF), Anthony Granier (C) Jerome Dyal, Daniel Robinson, Cameron Michalowski, Roy Wilford | |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Mark Hicks hits a floater from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Anthony Granier snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Harned (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clint Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hanson (fresh) PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Granier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Mark Hicks misses the easy layup | 30-24 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hicks | 30-24 |
| 15:32 | Villanova | Anthony Granier clanks a shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Russell Hanson is called for the reach on William Harned - foul #1 on Russell Hanson, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) William Harned | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Harold Galarza, Anthony Granier | |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Victor White misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-24 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Roy Wilford snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Roy Wilford comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG) Russell Hanson | |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Victor White can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roy Wilford - foul #2 on Roy Wilford, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 13:33 | Villanova | Roy Wilford's layup is rejected by Henry Weaver | 32-26 |
| 13:32 | Villanova | Mark Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 13:18 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson is fouled on the floor by Victor White - foul #3 on Victor White, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG) Jerome Dyal | |
| 12:58 | Villanova | Roy Wilford's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Harold Galarza, Mark Hicks | |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Cameron Michalowski - foul #2 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #4 | 32-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Mark Hicks (PF) Clint Simmons, Cameron Michalowski | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Mark Hicks is alone and drills a jumper from the right block | 34-28 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Harold Galarza pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Harned (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor White (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wilford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Villanova | Mark Hicks's fadeaway is rejected by Victor White | 34-28 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Billy McNaughton | 36-28 |
| 10:33 | Villanova | Mark Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Billy Bryant (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, William Harned, Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Cameron Michalowski (PF) Jerome Dyal, Mark Hicks | |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Dollinger | 39-28 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | Roy Wilford shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant is denied on a layup by Cameron Michalowski | 39-30 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | James Johnson tips it in | 41-30 |
| 09:08 | Villanova | Roy Wilford misses the layup against the doubleteam | 41-30 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cameron Michalowski - foul #3 on Cameron Michalowski, team foul #5 | 41-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Russell Hanson (SG), Mark Hicks (PF), Anthony Granier (C) Clint Simmons, Harold Galarza, Cameron Michalowski, Roy Wilford | |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Mark Hicks gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Russell Hanson tips it home | 42-32 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 07:36 | Villanova | Mark Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - William Harned (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Russell Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Granier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Billy McNaughton is called for the reach on Russell Hanson - foul #2 on Billy McNaughton, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Galarza (SG), Roy Wilford (C) Daniel Robinson, Anthony Granier | |
| 06:57 | Villanova | Roy Wilford buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Victor White scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Mark Hicks - foul #3 on Mark Hicks, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Robinson (SF) Russell Hanson | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Roy Wilford snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:10 | Villanova | Harold Galarza evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-34 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Mark Hicks denies the turnaround by Victor White | 44-34 |
| 05:51 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Harold Galarza hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Harned - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Russell Hanson (SF) Jerome Dyal, Daniel Robinson | |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Roy Wilford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Harned - foul #2 on William Harned, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), Billy McNaughton (PF), James Johnson (C) William Harned, Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Daniel Robinson (SF) Clint Simmons, Russell Hanson | |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 04:58 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Villanova | Roy Wilford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Roy Wilford, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Villanova | Cameron Michalowski (PF) Mark Hicks | |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Cameron Michalowski steals the ball from Billy McNaughton | 50-38 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Roy Wilford comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 50-38 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | James Johnson can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 03:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Cameron Michalowski | 50-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jerome Dyal (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Galarza (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cameron Michalowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Wilford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Harold Galarza can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-38 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Roy Wilford gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Harold Galarza makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jerome Dyal | 50-41 |
| 02:37 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cameron Michalowski | 50-44 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Billy Bryant, Billy McNaughton, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clint Simmons (PG), Russell Hanson (SG), Mark Hicks (PF), Anthony Granier (C) Jerome Dyal, Harold Galarza, Cameron Michalowski, Roy Wilford | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Victor White knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 52-44 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson buries a jumpshot from the left side | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Simmons - foul #1 on Clint Simmons, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Dyal (PG), Harold Galarza (SG), Roy Wilford (C) Clint Simmons, Russell Hanson, Anthony Granier | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Mark Hicks connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Dyal | 54-48 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Harold Galarza is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Galarza, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Roy Wilford works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block set up by Jerome Dyal | 56-50 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Jerome Dyal is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the contested runner from close range and he's fouled by William Harned - foul #3 on William Harned, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Roy Wilford makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 60-53 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Lawrence McClatcher steals the ball from Mark Hicks | 60-53 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | William Harned throws it down set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Victor White steps in front of the Mark Hicks pass | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Jerome Dyal is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Robinson | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Dyal - foul #3 on Jerome Dyal, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | William Harned steals the ball from Daniel Robinson | 66-56 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver lays it in set up by William Harned | 68-56 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Melvin Phillips is called for the reach on Jerome Dyal - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Jerome Dyal misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips runs out the clock | 68-57 |