| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) SG - Eugene May (fresh) SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) C - Sean Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Walton Bell (fresh) SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Sean Wiley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Eugene May is hacked by Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UConn | Dwight Buckley travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UConn | David Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Eugene May makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dwight Buckley | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Sean Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler connects on the shot in the lane set up by Eugene May and the foul's on Rene Romano - foul #1 on Rene Romano, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rene Romano | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Eugene May connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 9-5 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-5 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 9-5 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart's pass is intercepted by Sean Wiley | 9-5 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Eugene May misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Walton Bell double dribbles | 9-5 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Orville Brisson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) David Hartman, Eugene May, Benjamin Tyler, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 16:14 | UConn | Orville Farr takes the ball from Orville Brisson | 9-5 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Orville Farr buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Koch | 9-8 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) SG - Paul Davis (fresh) SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) PF - Orville Brisson (fresh) C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UConn | Paul Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Orville Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Williams | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Paul Davis grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:51 | UConn | James Shockley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Davis | 12-8 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Mike Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Elijah Hammons can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #1 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Eugene May (SG), Dwight Buckley (PF), Sean Wiley (C) James Shockley, Paul Davis, Orville Brisson, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 13:47 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Dwight Buckley - foul #1 on Dwight Buckley, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Tyler (SF) Elijah Hammons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler hits a jump hook from the right block | 16-12 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 16-12 |
| 12:50 | UConn | David Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Dwight Buckley banks in the layup and the foul's on Walton Bell - foul #2 on Walton Bell, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (PF) Walton Bell, Manuel Koch | |
| 12:37 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the dunk | 19-12 |
| 12:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dwight Buckley | 19-12 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler is fouled on the floor by Danny Bump - foul #1 on Danny Bump, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| 11:50 | UConn | David Hartman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Danny Bump, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) SG - Eugene May (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is fouled on the floor by Eugene May - foul #1 on Eugene May, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Danny Bump and he's fouled by Dwight Buckley - foul #2 on Dwight Buckley, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Orville Brisson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) David Hartman, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), David Taylor (PF) Orville Farr, Manuel Koch | |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:38 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Danny Bump | 19-15 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | James Shockley steals it from Mike Williams | 19-15 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler misses the easy layup | 19-15 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Ivan Zephier tips it home | 21-15 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-15 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 21-15 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Benjamin Tyler blocks the jumper by Mike Williams | 21-15 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Orville Brisson snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Eugene May is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Sean Wiley (C) James Shockley, Eugene May, Benjamin Tyler, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Danny Bump, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Elijah Hammons can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 08:39 | UConn | David Hartman can't tip it in | 21-18 |
| 08:37 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to David Hartman | 21-18 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Sean Wiley can't finish the layup | 21-18 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Gearhart | 21-18 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Orville Brisson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Sean Wiley buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Orville Brisson and he's hacked by Richard Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Calvert, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Eugene May (SG), Benjamin Tyler (SF), Stjepan Zagar (PF) David Hartman, Paul Davis, Elijah Hammons, Orville Brisson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| 07:48 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses the free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stjepan Zagar (fresh) C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Eugene May steals the ball from Mike Williams | 23-18 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler lays it in on a great pass from Eugene May | 25-18 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski travels with the ball | 25-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Koch (PF) David Taylor | |
| 06:32 | UConn | Eugene May is fouled on the floor by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Dwight Buckley (PF) James Shockley, Stjepan Zagar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch | |
| 06:32 | UConn | Eugene May makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Eugene May makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it back up and in | 27-20 |
| 05:49 | UConn | Eugene May can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Ivan Zephier swats the short shot by Rene Romano | 27-20 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | David Taylor can't tip it in | 27-20 |
| 05:40 | UConn | David Hartman pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Dwight Buckley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Elijah Hammons (SF), Sean Wiley (C) Benjamin Tyler, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Harold Gearhart, David Taylor | |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Sean Wiley grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 04:35 | UConn | David Hartman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 27-20 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-20 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Sean Wiley grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 04:18 | UConn | David Hartman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #4 | 27-20 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Paul Davis (SG) David Hartman, Eugene May | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Mike Williams, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Rene Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF) Danny Bump | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Rene Romano steals the ball from Paul Davis | 27-20 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Orville Farr throws it down set up by Rene Romano | 27-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Buckley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Rene Romano takes the ball from James Shockley | 27-22 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the lay-in | 27-22 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Elijah Hammons grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Sean Wiley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Shockley | 30-22 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Orville Farr double dribbles | 30-22 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Eugene May (SG), Benjamin Tyler (SF), Orville Brisson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) James Shockley, Paul Davis, Elijah Hammons, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 02:36 | UConn | Eugene May blows the layup | 30-22 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Manuel Koch | 30-22 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Mike Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Walton Bell tips it home | 30-24 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler can't throw it down | 30-24 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler tips it home | 32-24 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-24 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Danny Bump gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Orville Brisson steals the ball from Mike Williams | 32-24 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Eugene May can't tip it in | 32-24 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 32-24 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a 3 from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler's pass is intercepted by Walton Bell | 32-27 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Mike Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | UConn | David Hartman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-29 |