| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is hacked by James Nguyen - foul #1 on James Nguyen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Eli Galuski - foul #1 on Eli Galuski, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Eli Galuski scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski can't connect on a shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Del Hughes | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Donald Phillips grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Donald Phillips connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Nguyen | 2-7 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Phillips - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:36 | UConn | James Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Donald Phillips grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Eli Galuski lays it in set up by James Nguyen and the foul's on Carlton Wilford - foul #1 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 3-9 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin travels in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Larry Olson is whistled for traveling | 3-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (SG) Scott McPhie | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Donald Phillips picks off the pass by Irvin Mickens | 3-9 |
| 16:23 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 3-9 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 16:09 | UConn | James Nguyen grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Larry Olson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford grabs the board | 3-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Karczewski (fairly fresh) C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Del Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:33 | UConn | James Nguyen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Donald Phillips grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:09 | UConn | James Nguyen clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Larry Olson tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Bryant | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Donald Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Hans Karczewski | 9-9 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Richard Laughlin picks off the pass by Eli Galuski | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Cory Murff (SF), Dale White (PF), James McCarrol (C) Richard Laughlin, Joseph Bryant, Irvin Mickens, Hans Karczewski, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), Joey Thomas (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Larry Olson, Del Hughes, Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| 13:44 | UConn | Joey Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Dale White grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Gerardo Santana steals the ball from Cory Murff | 9-9 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses the turnaround from close range | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Gerardo Santana tips it home | 9-11 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Joe Coleman is called for the reach on Dale White - foul #1 on Joe Coleman, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG) Harold Keefe | |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Dale White double dribbles | 9-11 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Joe Coleman is hacked by Brett Hawkins - foul #1 on Brett Hawkins, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG) Brett Hawkins | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG) Gerardo Santana | |
| 11:47 | UConn | Joe Coleman hits a jumper in the lane set up by James Nguyen | 9-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fairly fresh) SF - Cory Murff (fresh) PF - Dale White (fairly fresh) C - James McCarrol (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Joey Thomas (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | James McCarrol snags the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dale White | 12-13 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Larry Olson's pass is intercepted by Dale White | 12-13 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Cory Murff knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bryant | 14-13 |
| 10:45 | UConn | James Nguyen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Joe Coleman tips it but misses | 14-13 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Dale White pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Scott McPhie, Cory Murff, Dale White, James McCarrol | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), William Olivar (SF), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) James Nguyen, Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 10:03 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses short on a shot from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Harold Keefe grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Irvin Mickens swats the short shot by Eli Galuski | 14-13 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Eli Galuski grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Larry Olson misses the shot from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 17-13 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Donald Phillips is hacked by Joseph Bryant - foul #2 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG), Cory Murff (C) Joseph Bryant, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), Del Hughes (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF) Harold Keefe, Larry Olson, William Olivar, Eli Galuski | |
| 08:27 | UConn | James Nguyen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-13 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Gene Edgerly pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Cory Murff is called for the reach on Donald Phillips - foul #1 on Cory Murff, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Coleman (C) Donald Phillips | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Gene Edgerly is hacked by Hans Karczewski - foul #1 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (SG) Brett Hawkins | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:47 | UConn | Joe Coleman knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gerardo Santana and he's fouled by Cory Murff - foul #2 on Cory Murff, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (C) Cory Murff | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:47 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the board | 17-15 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) C - Dale White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Santana (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Dale White misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Gerardo Santana grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:25 | UConn | Del Hughes banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from James Nguyen out of a doubleteam | 17-17 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski banks in the layup set up by Richard Laughlin | 19-17 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-17 |
| 06:57 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Nguyen | 19-17 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Joe Coleman is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Del Hughes | 19-19 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens clanks a floater from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Del Hughes snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Hans Karczewski is called for the reach on Joe Coleman - foul #2 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (PG), James McCarrol (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, Hans Karczewski, Dale White | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG), Joey Thomas (SF), Eli Galuski (PF) Gerardo Santana, Del Hughes, Gene Edgerly | |
| 06:07 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Nguyen - foul #2 on James Nguyen, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Phillips (C) Joe Coleman | |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James McCarrol | 20-21 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | James McCarrol pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Eli Galuski steals it from Brett Hawkins | 20-21 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Eli Galuski is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 20-23 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford jams it | 22-23 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Nguyen | 22-26 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Eli Galuski swats the layup by Irvin Mickens | 22-26 |
| 04:10 | UConn | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Eli Galuski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on James McCarrol - foul #1 on James McCarrol, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Dale White (PF) Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Del Hughes (SF) James Nguyen, Joey Thomas | |
| 04:04 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Del Hughes - foul #1 on Del Hughes, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (SG), Cory Murff (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF) Brett Hawkins, James McCarrol, Dale White | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the floater from the right block | 24-28 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Donald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Eli Galuski connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Phillips and he's fouled by Hans Karczewski - foul #3 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (PF), James McCarrol (C) Hans Karczewski, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Joe Coleman (C) Harold Keefe, Donald Phillips | |
| 03:00 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | James McCarrol's pass is intercepted by Larry Olson | 24-31 |
| 02:49 | UConn | James Nguyen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Olson | 24-33 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Olson - foul #1 on Larry Olson, team foul #7 | 24-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG), Gene Edgerly (PF) Larry Olson, Eli Galuski | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Joe Coleman scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 26-35 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Cory Murff is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SF) Del Hughes | |
| 01:37 | UConn | James Nguyen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-35 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Dale White grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is called for traveling | 26-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, James McCarrol | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG), Donald Phillips (C) Gerardo Santana, Joe Coleman | |
| 01:11 | UConn | Gene Edgerly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Cory Murff scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Bryant and he's fouled by Donald Phillips - foul #2 on Donald Phillips, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (SG) Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG) James Nguyen | |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Joey Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Larry Olson is fouled on the floor by Cory Murff - foul #3 on Cory Murff, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF) Cory Murff | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:52 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Phillips - foul #3 on Donald Phillips, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (PF) Dale White | |
| Subs | UConn | Eli Galuski (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Gene Edgerly, Donald Phillips | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Harold Keefe is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Keefe, team foul #10 | 30-37 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Del Hughes (SF) Harold Keefe, Joey Thomas | |
| 00:03 | UConn | Del Hughes misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Eli Galuski tips it in | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-39 |