| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Koepp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron banks in the layup | 28-27 |
| 19:30 | UConn | Clarence Harris is hacked by Brandon Koepp - foul #3 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (C) Brandon Koepp | |
| 19:10 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Beres | 30-27 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Davis - foul #1 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Paul Moorefield | 30-29 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Billy Bryant - foul #2 on Billy Bryant, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 17:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Johnny Willis | 31-29 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Johnny Willis connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Thomas Waldron - foul #3 on Thomas Waldron, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Jerry Cook (C) Thomas Beres, Benjamin Davis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (SF) Thomas Waldron | |
| 17:10 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Jerry Cook snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Jerry Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Paul Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Preston - foul #3 on Richard Preston, team foul #5 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG) Troy Peters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (PF) Richard Preston | |
| 16:08 | UConn | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Evans (fresh) 3 pf. C - Billy Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Benjamin Davis (SF), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Paul Williams, Kenneth Gaskins, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF), Brandon Koepp (C) Paul Moorefield, Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant | |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Clarence Harris can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Waldron | 37-33 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Williams (SG) Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Harry Gilyard | |
| 14:22 | UConn | Johnny Willis is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Thomas Waldron out of the doubleteam | 37-35 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Clarence Harris throws it down set up by Troy Peters | 39-35 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Paul Williams's pass is intercepted by Brandon Koepp | 39-38 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Richard Preston can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Troy Peters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Paul Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Troy Peters scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-38 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp misses badly on a floater near the basket | 42-38 |
| 11:52 | UConn | Clarence Harris gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses short on a turnaround from close range | 42-38 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Paul Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Brandon Koepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | UConn | Paul Williams loses the dribble to Charles Evans | 42-38 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher blows the layup over the doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron tips it home | 42-40 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Troy Peters is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Thomas Beres (SG), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Troy Peters, Paul Williams, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Harry Gilyard (PF), Billy Bryant (C) Richard Preston, Charles Evans, Brandon Koepp | |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses long on a jumper in the lane | 42-40 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:08 | UConn | Harry Gilyard denies the turnaround by Thomas Beres | 42-40 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Jerry Cook tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lawrence McClatcher | 42-40 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (PF) Thomas Waldron | |
| 09:18 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins hits a wide open runner in the lane | 44-40 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Moorefield | 44-43 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Harry Gilyard is called for the reach on Benjamin Davis - foul #1 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Williams (SF), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Benjamin Davis, Kenneth Gaskins, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (SG) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| 08:19 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Preston | 44-43 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses the dunk attempt | 44-43 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it home | 46-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Preston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Billy Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard scores on a jumper from the right block | 46-45 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Gilyard - foul #2 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Thomas Beres, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron (SF), Brandon Koepp (C) Harry Gilyard, Billy Bryant | |
| 06:51 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Preston | 48-48 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Peters | 50-48 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 50-48 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Richard Preston grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Johnny Willis hits the finger roll | 52-51 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Moorefield | 52-53 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Clarence Harris drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnny Hagedorn | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Harris - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Benjamin Davis (SF), Jerry Cook (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Harry Gilyard (PF), Billy Bryant (C) Richard Preston, Charles Evans, Brandon Koepp | |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Troy Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Johnny Willis (PF) Troy Peters, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Willis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Benjamin Davis is called for the reach on Thomas Waldron - foul #2 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Johnny Hagedorn, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Brandon Koepp (C) Paul Moorefield, Thomas Waldron | |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 01:56 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Benjamin Davis (SF), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Troy Peters, Paul Williams, Kenneth Gaskins, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF), Charles Evans (PF) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard, Billy Bryant | |
| 01:38 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Clarence Harris snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Clarence Harris's pass is intercepted by Thomas Waldron | 54-58 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Waldron | 54-60 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the easy layup | 54-60 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Clarence Harris tips it in | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Thomas Beres is called for the reach on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Thomas Beres, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Johnny Willis is called for the reach on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Johnny Willis, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is hacked by Thomas Beres - foul #4 on Thomas Beres, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Charles Evans gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Charles Evans is fouled on the floor by Johnny Willis - foul #3 on Johnny Willis, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Charles Evans makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Charles Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Johnny Willis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Evans - foul #4 on Charles Evans, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Beres - foul #5 on Thomas Beres, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG) Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clarence Harris | 58-61 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Clarence Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-61 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Troy Peters is called for the reach on Charles Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Peters, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Charles Evans makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Charles Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Clarence Harris clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 60-62 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Charles Evans pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Charles Evans runs out the clock | 60-62 |