| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Beres (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | UConn | Thomas Beres clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 19:46 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | William Harned hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Clarence Harris gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Thomas Beres is hacked by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Harned - foul #3 on William Harned, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (C) William Harned | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:13 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harry Gilyard | 35-29 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Clarence Harris lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | James Johnson grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Gaskins - foul #3 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Clarence Harris is denied on a dunk by Henry Weaver | 37-31 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the jumper in the paint | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Troy Peters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Thomas Beres pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 37-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (SF) Thomas Beres | |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Clarence Harris picks off the pass by Lawrence McClatcher | 37-31 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Jerome Devita connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Gaskins | 37-33 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Troy Peters clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Jerome Devita tips it home | 39-35 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the board | 39-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Clarence Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is fouled on the floor by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), William Harned (SF), Billy Bryant (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, Harry Gilyard, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (PG), Paul Williams (SG), Thomas Beres (SF), Johnny Willis (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Troy Peters, Kenneth Gaskins, Clarence Harris | |
| 15:25 | UConn | David Doucet lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Willis | 39-37 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 15:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Beres | 39-37 |
| 14:53 | UConn | The jumper by David Doucet is denied by Henry Weaver | 39-37 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Harned | 39-37 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Jerome Devita | |
| 14:34 | UConn | Henry Weaver is called for the reach on David Doucet - foul #1 on Henry Weaver, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), James Johnson (C) Paul Moorefield, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:26 | UConn | Johnny Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG) Paul Williams | |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:29 | UConn | David Doucet connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Willis | 39-39 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Johnny Willis steals the ball from Melvin Phillips | 39-39 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn's pass is intercepted by Melvin Phillips in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Harned | 42-39 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Thomas Beres steals it from Henry Weaver | 42-39 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Thomas Beres connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Doucet | 42-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Harned (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Doucet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Johnny Willis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Hagedorn - foul #3 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Richard Preston (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF) Melvin Phillips, William Harned, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Clarence Harris (C) David Doucet, Thomas Beres, Kenneth Gaskins, Johnny Willis | |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Jerome Devita misses the easy open layup | 44-41 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Paul Moorefield | 46-41 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Jerome Devita scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Williams | 46-43 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard tips it in | 48-43 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Hagedorn out of a doubleteam | 48-46 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the contested shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Preston | 50-46 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Moorefield - foul #2 on Paul Moorefield, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Lawrence McClatcher, Richard Preston, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SF), Johnny Willis (C) Paul Williams, Clarence Harris | |
| 08:02 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | James Johnson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from William Harned | 52-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jerome Devita (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Troy Peters comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is denied on a layup by Jerome Devita | 52-48 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Johnny Willis pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Peters | 52-51 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Moorefield | 55-51 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Troy Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Billy Bryant (PF) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (PG), Paul Williams (SG), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Troy Peters, Thomas Beres, Jerome Devita | |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Clarence Harris snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 05:31 | UConn | Clarence Harris knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by David Doucet | 55-53 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | David Doucet steals the ball from Melvin Phillips | 55-53 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Paul Williams lays it in on a nice dish by David Doucet | 55-55 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 04:25 | UConn | David Doucet knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-57 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Johnny Willis snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Johnny Willis can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), Richard Preston (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF), Henry Weaver (C) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned, Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Troy Peters (SG), Thomas Beres (SF), Jerome Devita (PF) David Doucet, Paul Williams, Kenneth Gaskins, Clarence Harris | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 03:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Willis | 57-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Richard Preston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beres (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jerome Devita (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Willis (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UConn | Thomas Beres can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Jerome Devita tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Johnny Willis snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 02:46 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Richard Preston | |
| Subs | UConn | Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Willis | |
| 02:21 | UConn | Jerome Devita hits a shot in the paint | 57-61 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Paul Moorefield, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Jerome Devita | |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-61 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Troy Peters comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-61 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harry Gilyard - foul #2 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver blows the dunk but the foul's on Clarence Harris - foul #3 on Clarence Harris, team foul #4 | 60-63 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Thomas Beres comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins can't tip it in | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Harned | 64-63 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Troy Peters can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-63 |