| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Douglas Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Douglas Colbert is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Harold Gearhart | |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Marcel Pickel steals it from Orville Farr | 24-32 |
| 19:26 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum lays it in on a great pass from Marcel Pickel | 26-32 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Rene Romano can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 18:11 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 26-34 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Orville Farr makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rene Romano | 26-37 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:53 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert's layup is rejected by David Taylor | 26-37 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #3 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), Jamie Bellinger (PF), John Williams (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Morales - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rene Romano and he's hacked by Marcel Pickel - foul #2 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #5 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF), Douglas Colbert (C) Scott Campbell, Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Koch (PF) David Taylor | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses the free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-39 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to John Williams | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Walton Bell is called for the reach on Ricardo Morales - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Danny Bump, Manuel Koch | |
| 14:30 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the fadeaway from the right block | 28-39 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the fadeaway from the left block | 28-39 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcel Pickel | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:00 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel makes the jumper from the right block | 30-39 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Rene Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF) Bryan Luther, Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 13:11 | Villanova | Scott Campbell misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Orville Farr travels with the ball | 30-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Douglas Colbert (C) John Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| 12:41 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger's pass is intercepted by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 30-39 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Orville Farr buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 30-42 |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 32-42 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Danny Bump tips it home | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Colbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:33 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel comes up short on the shot in the paint | 32-44 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Orville Farr clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 11:08 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-44 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Orville Farr snags the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by Douglas Colbert - foul #2 on Douglas Colbert, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF), John Williams (C) Jamie Bellinger, Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 09:45 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales hits a floater from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Jamie Bellinger (C) Ricardo Morales, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:33 | Villanova | John Williams is hacked by Manuel Koch - foul #1 on Manuel Koch, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 08:16 | Villanova | Richard Calvert swats the short shot by Jonathan Woodrum | 34-44 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mike Williams | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 07:41 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Woodrum | 34-47 |
| 07:29 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-47 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Luther (fresh) C - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Williams and he's hacked by Jamie Bellinger - foul #1 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Douglas Colbert (C) John Williams, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the free throw | 34-49 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG) Marcel Pickel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the jump hook from the left block | 36-51 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #3 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF) Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG) Walton Bell | |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | David Taylor is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Woodrum - foul #4 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG) Jonathan Woodrum | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Bryan Luther grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Luther | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Orville Farr comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart tips it home | 40-54 |
| 05:02 | Villanova | Orville Farr steals it from Douglas Colbert | 40-54 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Rene Romano lays it up and in on a great pass from Orville Farr | 40-56 |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Orville Farr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is denied on a layup by David Taylor | 42-56 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert grabs the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | David Taylor is called for the reach on Marcel Pickel - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Williams (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF) Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Douglas Colbert's pass is intercepted by Walton Bell | 42-56 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Walton Bell blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 03:40 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 03:32 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimoh Ahmadi | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi is hacked by Ricardo Morales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #9 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Douglas Colbert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Morales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Villanova | John Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #1 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi is fouled in the backcourt by Marcel Pickel - foul #3 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #10 | 43-58 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | Jamie Bellinger grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Manuel Koch blocks the jumper by Jamie Bellinger | 43-59 |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales gets the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Calvert | 43-59 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Marcel Pickel is called for the reach on Richard Calvert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #11 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Marcel Pickel is called for the reach on Mike Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #12 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Bryan Luther (PF) Marcel Pickel, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Calvert | 46-61 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert is fouled on the floor by Jamie Bellinger - foul #2 on Jamie Bellinger, team foul #13 | 46-61 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Manuel Koch steps in front of the John Williams pass | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryan Luther | 49-66 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-66 |
| 01:08 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the board | 49-66 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-66 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Mike Williams grabs the offensive board | 49-66 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Mike Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Walton Bell | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #2 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF), Douglas Colbert (C) John Williams, Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Mike Williams runs out the clock | 51-69 |