| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Eugene May is hacked by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:20 | UConn | Eugene May connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Hartman | 26-28 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Hartman - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Dwight Buckley pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Eugene May's pass is intercepted by Manuel Koch | 27-28 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Dwight Buckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Rene Romano, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | David Hartman is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski is hacked by Sean Wiley - foul #4 on Sean Wiley, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Sean Wiley | |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Danny Bump is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Danny Bump, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Danny Bump, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Orville Brisson (PF) David Hartman, Dwight Buckley | |
| 16:45 | UConn | Eugene May clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Orville Brisson tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch tips it in | 32-30 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Shockley and he's fouled by Harold Gearhart - foul #1 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Dwight Buckley (PF) Eugene May, Orville Brisson | |
| 16:04 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch lays it up and in and the foul's on Dwight Buckley - foul #1 on Dwight Buckley, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Danny Bump (SF) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Elijah Hammons (SF) James Shockley, Benjamin Tyler | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) | |
| 15:14 | UConn | Elijah Hammons makes the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Manuel Koch - foul #2 on Manuel Koch, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), David Taylor (PF) Walton Bell, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:14 | UConn | Elijah Hammons misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 35-35 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Elijah Hammons - foul #1 on Elijah Hammons, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene May (SG) Paul Davis | |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Eugene May misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Rene Romano snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Walton Bell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-35 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Eugene May misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Elijah Hammons hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Eugene May - foul #1 on Eugene May, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Tyler (SF), Orville Brisson (PF), Stjepan Zagar (C) Elijah Hammons, Dwight Buckley, Ivan Zephier | |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:26 | UConn | David Taylor knocks away the 3 by Eugene May | 42-37 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Benjamin Tyler takes the ball from David Taylor | 42-37 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Hartman | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | David Hartman steps in front of the Richard Calvert pass | 42-39 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Orville Brisson misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 42-39 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Rene Romano scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mike Williams and he's hacked by Eugene May - foul #2 on Eugene May, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Dwight Buckley (PF), Sean Wiley (C) David Hartman, Eugene May, Orville Brisson, Stjepan Zagar | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Sean Wiley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-42 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 10:53 | UConn | James Shockley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Rene Romano steals the ball from Benjamin Tyler | 45-42 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Rene Romano lays it in | 47-42 |
| 10:19 | UConn | James Shockley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Davis | 47-44 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Benjamin Tyler - foul #1 on Benjamin Tyler, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene May (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF) Paul Davis, Benjamin Tyler | |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Eugene May misses the shot from the right block | 48-44 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mike Williams | 51-44 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Sean Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Eugene May connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Shockley | 51-47 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Elijah Hammons gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Dwight Buckley is denied on a dunk by David Taylor | 51-47 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Elijah Hammons is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #2 on Elijah Hammons, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Benjamin Tyler (SF), Orville Brisson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) James Shockley, Elijah Hammons, Dwight Buckley, Sean Wiley | |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:25 | UConn | Ivan Zephier snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orville Brisson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | UConn | Eugene May buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Hartman | 52-49 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Benjamin Tyler swats the layup by Danny Bump | 52-49 |
| 06:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Orville Brisson | 52-49 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler misses the dunk attempt | 52-49 |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | Danny Bump gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Ivan Zephier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Eugene May clanks a jump hook from the left block | 52-49 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Calvert | 52-49 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwight Buckley (PF), Sean Wiley (C) Orville Brisson, Ivan Zephier | |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Dwight Buckley pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Eugene May can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Dwight Buckley drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Tyler and he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, David Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:01 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | David Hartman steals the ball from Walton Bell | 54-52 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Dwight Buckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Taylor (PF) Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 03:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dwight Buckley | 54-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eugene May | 54-54 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Orville Brisson (PF) David Hartman, Eugene May, Dwight Buckley | |
| 02:47 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Eugene May (SG), Dwight Buckley (PF) James Shockley, Paul Davis, Orville Brisson | |
| 02:34 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler is fouled on the floor by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF) Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:15 | UConn | Dwight Buckley misses long on a shot in the paint | 54-54 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Danny Bump gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Dwight Buckley steals it from Richard Calvert | 54-54 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Hartman and he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #4 on Mike Williams, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:37 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it home | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 56-57 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Mike Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | David Hartman steps in front of the Mike Williams pass | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Mike Williams is called for the reach on David Hartman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mike Williams, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Aleksandar Ptaszynski is denied by Dwight Buckley | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | UConn | David Hartman pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | UConn | David Hartman is hacked by Rene Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rene Romano, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | UConn | David Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | UConn | David Hartman is hacked by Rene Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rene Romano, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | UConn | David Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |