| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Roger Thompson inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Charles Soltero is fouled on the floor by Mervin Logan - foul #2 on Mervin Logan, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim grabs the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Roger Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tsalani Abdulkarim | 41-26 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 41-26 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Roger Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Carter - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Harold Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-26 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Harvey Newell steals it from Carlos Canchola | 43-26 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Lee Free makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Carlos Canchola and he's fouled by Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG) Harvey Newell | |
| 17:01 | UConn | Lee Free makes the free throw | 46-28 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | The jumper by Jess Daniels is denied by Lee Free | 46-28 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Roger Thompson grabs the board | 46-28 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Roger Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-28 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim tips it in | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Free | 48-28 |
| 15:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Bruce | 48-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Thompson | 50-28 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-28 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Lee Free misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-28 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the tip | 50-28 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the board | 50-28 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Shane Brockway, Thomas Giguere, Raymond Grove, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 14:24 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Newlin - foul #1 on Kenneth Newlin, team foul #4 | 50-28 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jess Daniels - foul #1 on Jess Daniels, team foul #5 | 50-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG) Carlos Canchola | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| 13:55 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 52-28 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere tips it in | 52-30 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Snowden | 55-30 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-30 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it back up and in | 55-32 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim's floater is tipped away by Mervin Logan | 55-32 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the board | 55-32 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Charles Soltero is called for the reach on Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Charles Soltero, team foul #2 | 55-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Carlos Canchola (SG), Stephen Riley (SF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Earl Knapp, Roger Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Thomas Giguere | |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway double dribbles | 55-32 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-32 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Manuel Snowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Mervin Logan steps in front of the Delbert Powell pass | 55-32 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin is hacked by Charles Soltero - foul #2 on Charles Soltero, team foul #3 | 55-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Roger Thompson (SF), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels hits a wide open shot from the right side | 55-34 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Lee Free buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Delbert Powell | 58-34 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway loses the ball out of bounds | 58-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Earl Knapp (SG) Delbert Powell, Carlos Canchola | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:32 | UConn | Thomas Giguere steps in front of the Lee Free pass | 58-34 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-36 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Free | 60-36 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels loses the dribble to Earl Knapp | 60-36 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Earl Knapp banks in the layup | 62-36 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-36 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Lee Free buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Knapp | 65-39 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-39 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #6 | 65-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Carlos Canchola (SG), Stephen Riley (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Earl Knapp, Roger Thompson, Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Shane Brockway, Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Raymond Grove, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 07:50 | UConn | Delbert Powell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carlos Canchola | 68-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-39 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the offensive board | 68-39 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-39 |
| 07:12 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Soltero | 68-39 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Delbert Powell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-39 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newlin | 68-39 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 68-39 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Stephen Riley snags the defensive board | 68-39 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-39 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell pulls down the rebound | 68-39 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Manuel Snowden takes the ball from Kenneth Newlin | 68-39 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Stephen Riley loses the dribble to Harold Carter | 68-39 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Harold Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Roger Thompson (SF), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Delbert Powell, Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Robert Manus, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| 05:08 | UConn | Roger Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 71-39 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-39 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Roger Thompson snags the defensive board | 71-39 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roger Thompson | 74-39 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-39 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits the follow up shot | 74-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | UConn | Antonio Mitchell steps in front of the Roger Thompson pass | 74-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell loses the dribble to Roger Thompson | 74-41 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Roger Thompson drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Tsalani Abdulkarim | 76-41 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-41 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce gets the rebound | 76-41 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-41 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Lee Free tips it home | 78-41 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Roger Thompson steps in front of the Raymond Grove pass | 78-41 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 78-41 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 78-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Roger Thompson steps in front of the Antonio Mitchell pass | 78-41 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Roger Thompson throws it down | 80-41 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 80-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UConn | Lee Free can't finish the layup | 80-43 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Mitchell | 80-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Thompson - foul #2 on Roger Thompson, team foul #4 | 80-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere makes the 1st free throw | 80-44 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere makes the 2nd free throw | 80-45 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Carlos Canchola | 82-45 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is hacked by Roger Thompson - foul #3 on Roger Thompson, team foul #5 | 82-45 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses short on a runner from close range | 82-45 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim grabs the defensive rebound | 82-45 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 82-45 |