| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | James Fisher scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Ross | 24-27 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Keith | 27-27 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Ryan - foul #2 on James Ryan, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:52 | UConn | The jump hook by Ray Majors is blocked by James Brown | 27-28 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | James Brown can't connect on a floater from the left side | 27-28 |
| 18:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 27-28 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Louis Keith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 18:17 | UConn | James Ryan tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 18:16 | UConn | James Ryan grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:01 | UConn | James Ryan buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Louis Keith | 29-28 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Harold Smith is hacked by Ray Majors - foul #1 on Ray Majors, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Foshee - foul #1 on Robert Foshee, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | UConn | James Ryan grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Louis Keith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the floater from close range | 32-28 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Louis Keith gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Harold Smith takes the ball from Robert Foshee | 32-28 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | James Fisher blows the layup | 32-28 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Ray Majors snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Louis Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG) Robert Foshee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Anthony Ross, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Jack Beegle steals the ball from Victor Woolford | 32-28 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Louis Keith buries a shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Majors - foul #2 on Ray Majors, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Aaron | 34-28 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Mark Masters misses the easy layup | 34-28 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Louis Keith gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Mark Masters is called for the reach on Jack Beegle - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG) Jack Beegle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 14:09 | UConn | James Ryan misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 14:09 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:09 | UConn | James Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Louis Keith takes the ball from Ronald Wood | 35-28 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Robert Foshee lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Keith | 37-28 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Fisher | 37-30 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Louis Keith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 12:06 | UConn | James Ryan connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Foshee | 39-32 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by James Ryan - foul #3 on James Ryan, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Jamal Kelly (PF), Robert Cross (C) Robert Foshee, Ray Majors, James Ryan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), Edward Wages (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Jamison Mullins, James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Cross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Wages (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 39-35 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Michael Howard takes the ball from Edward Wages | 39-35 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Robert Cross buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Louis Keith | 41-35 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Robert Foshee (SG), Ray Majors (PF), James Ryan (C) Louis Keith, Jack Beegle, Michael Howard, Robert Cross | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 09:46 | UConn | James Ryan hits a jump hook near the basket | 43-35 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is fouled on the floor by Floyd Thompson - foul #1 on Floyd Thompson, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Ray Majors blocks the short jumper by Victor Woolford | 43-35 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Ray Majors grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 08:46 | UConn | James Ryan is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Ryan, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Michael Howard (SF) Floyd Thompson, James Ryan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, Anthony Ross, Victor Woolford | |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Foshee - foul #2 on Robert Foshee, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (C) Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Robert Cross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Louis Keith clanks a shot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | James Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Michael Howard | 43-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Majors (tiring) 6 reb. C - Robert Cross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the fadeaway from the right block | 43-37 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Ray Majors misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 43-37 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 43-37 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the dunk | 43-37 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Ray Majors steals the ball from James Fisher | 43-37 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Louis Keith's pass is intercepted by Harold Smith | 43-37 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by Robert Cross - foul #1 on Robert Cross, team foul #9 | 43-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jack Beegle (SG), Jamal Kelly (SF), James Ryan (C) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee, Michael Howard, Ray Majors | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Anthony Ross (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, James Brown, Harold Smith | |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Robert Cross hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Wages - foul #2 on Edward Wages, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| 05:24 | UConn | Robert Cross misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Robert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Edward Wages can't tip it in | 44-39 |
| 04:59 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Cross | 44-39 |
| 04:52 | UConn | James Ryan clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 04:50 | UConn | Jack Beegle grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Jamal Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Masters - foul #3 on Mark Masters, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Robert Cross | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) James Aaron | |
| 04:34 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #10 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG) Floyd Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Louis Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | James Ryan steals it from Anthony Ross | 45-41 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Louis Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG) Jack Beegle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, Victor Woolford | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ryan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | James Fisher's floater is tipped away by Jamal Kelly | 45-41 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 02:47 | UConn | James Ryan misses the runner near the basket | 45-43 |
| 02:46 | UConn | James Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Louis Keith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 47-43 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #11 | 47-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Majors (PF) Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Ray Majors snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Ronald Wood picks off the pass by James Ryan | 47-44 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | James Fisher scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Harold Smith | 47-46 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 47-46 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Foshee - foul #3 on Robert Foshee, team foul #12 | 47-46 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | The short jumper by James Fisher is denied by Ray Majors | 47-48 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Robert Foshee gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Louis Keith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Howard | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Foshee - foul #4 on Robert Foshee, team foul #13 | 49-48 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:04 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Louis Keith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 49-50 |