| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 19:33 | UConn | William Schuster gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Scott Sikes is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 18:51 | UConn | William Schuster is whistled for traveling | 19-27 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Troy Lai - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Troy Lai | |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Michael Vaden is hacked by Joshua Douglass - foul #1 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| 17:43 | UConn | James Taylor makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stephen Spradley | 21-29 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | William Schuster is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #3 on William Schuster, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (C) William Schuster | |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-29 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart snags the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes can't finish the layup | 21-29 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Carl Stewart picks off the pass by Troy Lai | 23-29 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Nye (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Troy Lai travels with the ball | 26-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Joshua Douglass, Carl Stewart, Michael Smith, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye | |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe tips it in | 28-29 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Michael Vaden pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Troy Lai travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG) Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Lee Nye (SF) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden | |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Allen Baugher | 30-29 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Troy Lai | 30-31 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher comes up short on the shot near the basket | 30-31 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Lee Nye pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Lee Nye pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 12:52 | UConn | James Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe tips it but misses | 30-31 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Troy Lai pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Troy Lai lays it in on a great pass from James Taylor | 30-33 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | UConn | Troy Lai misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 30-33 |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Troy Lai steals it from Alvin Haas | 30-33 |
| 10:49 | UConn | James Taylor scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 30-36 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-36 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Stephen Spradley snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 10:03 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Spradley | 30-39 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is called for 10 seconds | 30-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Carl Stewart (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Allen Baugher, Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| 09:34 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger's layup is rejected by Scott Sikes | 30-39 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is hacked by Michael Vaden - foul #1 on Michael Vaden, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 08:46 | UConn | William Schuster gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Stewart - foul #3 on Carl Stewart, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG) Dallas Shaw | |
| 08:26 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart is hacked by Michael Vaden - foul #2 on Michael Vaden, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Troy Lai (C) Jeffery Walters, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | William Schuster steals the ball from Scott Sikes | 30-41 |
| 07:29 | UConn | William Schuster buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG) Joshua Douglass | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (C) Troy Lai | |
| 07:29 | UConn | William Schuster makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Schuster (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Nye (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 06:44 | UConn | James Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-44 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Lee Nye steals the ball from Allen Baugher | 32-44 |
| 05:52 | UConn | James Taylor can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lee Nye - foul #1 on Lee Nye, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Stewart, Michael Smith, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Lee Nye snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Troy Lai clanks a runner near the basket | 33-44 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire and he's hacked by Lee Nye - foul #2 on Lee Nye, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG), Carl Stewart (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters | |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Spradley | 36-46 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas's pass is intercepted by Troy Lai | 36-46 |
| 03:07 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by Joshua Douglass - foul #2 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG), Michael Smith (PF) Allen Baugher, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:41 | UConn | James Taylor is hacked by Scott Sikes - foul #3 on Scott Sikes, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Stephen Spradley buries a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Carl Stewart - foul #4 on Carl Stewart, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 01:46 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Troy Lai picks off the pass by Carl Dunmire | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:04 | UConn | James Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | UConn | James Taylor scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Nye | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Michael Smith buries a jumper in the paint | 40-53 |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Taylor runs out the clock | 40-53 |