| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Bernard Samuels steals the ball from Ronald Wood | 28-26 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | James Brown picks off the pass by Anthony Norton | 28-26 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Bernard Samuels | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Ross - foul #1 on Anthony Ross, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Marcus Scott - foul #2 on Marcus Scott, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | James Fisher knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 30-27 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | Anthony Norton buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marcus Scott | 30-29 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Anthony Norton is called for the reach on Harold Smith - foul #2 on Anthony Norton, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | James Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jamison Mullins | 30-29 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Harold Smith is hacked by Anthony Norton - foul #3 on Anthony Norton, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Anthony Norton, Marcus Scott | |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Edward Wages hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 30-29 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | James Fisher buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Wages (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Victor Woolford steals it from Michael Dingler | 32-29 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 32-29 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Randall Izaguirre | 32-29 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | James Fisher is called for the reach on Charles Holder - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, Jamison Mullins, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Dragan Paluszynski (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Samuel Caron, Matthew Williams, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits a 3 from straight away | 32-32 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Marcus Scott - foul #3 on Marcus Scott, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Harold Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 14:26 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Marcus Scott gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 13:41 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 32-35 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Dragan Paluszynski is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #3 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) Edward Wages | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Dragan Paluszynski is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #4 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-35 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it but misses | 32-35 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Matthew Williams grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 11:17 | Villanova | Matthew Williams gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 10:56 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't finish the layup | 32-35 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Mark Masters pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Mark Masters connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Fisher | 34-35 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | James Fisher steals it from Marcus Scott | 34-35 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-35 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Mark Masters is called for the reach on Bernard Samuels - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Jamison Mullins (SG), James Aaron (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, Anthony Ross, James Brown, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG), Samuel Caron (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Randall Izaguirre (C) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Matthew Williams, Marcus Scott | |
| 09:04 | Villanova | Charles Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Randall Izaguirre is called for the reach on Edward Wages - foul #2 on Randall Izaguirre, team foul #7 | 34-35 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Anthony Norton is hacked by Harold Smith - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) James Aaron | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Anthony Norton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Anthony Norton pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Anthony Norton's pass is intercepted by Edward Wages | 36-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Wages (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) SF - Samuel Caron (fresh) PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Izaguirre (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Holder - foul #3 on Charles Holder, team foul #8 | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (C) Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dragan Paluszynski (SF) Charles Holder | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 07:22 | Villanova | Anthony Norton pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Anthony Norton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | James Fisher connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Michael Dingler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dragan Paluszynski | 38-41 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Wages | 40-41 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Brown (SF) Jamison Mullins, Edward Wages | |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Samuel Caron, Michael Dingler, Randall Izaguirre | |
| 05:41 | Villanova | Ronald Wood steps in front of the Marcus Scott pass | 40-41 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Brown and he's fouled by Bernard Samuels - foul #1 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #9 | 42-41 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn is fouled on the floor by James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | James Fisher gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Fisher | 45-41 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Ronald Wood takes the ball from Anthony Norton | 45-41 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Harold Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dragan Paluszynski (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | James Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Dragan Paluszynski - foul #5 on Dragan Paluszynski, team foul #10 | 45-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Mark Masters (PF) Anthony Ross, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SF) Dragan Paluszynski | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | James Fisher lays it up and in | 48-41 |
| 02:51 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), Harold Smith (PF) Jamison Mullins, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Norton (PF) Matthew Williams | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Charles Holder - foul #4 on Charles Holder, team foul #11 | 48-41 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Samuels | 49-43 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-43 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Harold Smith snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Harold Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Anthony Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bernard Samuels | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | James Brown drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Fisher | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Charles Holder is fouled on the floor by Anthony Ross - foul #2 on Anthony Ross, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Charles Holder can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Harold Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Harold Smith is hacked by Howard Pyburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #12 | 51-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Edward Wages (SF) Anthony Ross, James Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Charles Holder misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-46 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Fisher runs out the clock | 52-46 |