| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fresh) PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Maul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Marcel Pickel is called for the reach on Robert Beckman - foul #2 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell, Otto Hobbs | |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Rene Romano - foul #2 on Rene Romano, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG) Orville Farr | |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Michael Maul steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-29 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert loses the ball out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG) Robert Beckman | |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Marcel Pickel | 23-29 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Richard Flint loses the ball out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG) Walton Bell | |
| 17:35 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-29 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Beckman | 25-31 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Woodrum | 27-31 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Marcel Pickel - foul #3 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG) Marcel Pickel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Richard Flint, Richard Calvert | |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman makes the 3rd free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:07 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 27-34 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the tip | 27-34 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew tips it in | 29-34 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-34 |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Bump (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Michael Maul drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Mahoney and he's hacked by Otto Hobbs - foul #2 on Otto Hobbs, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG) Ricardo Morales | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Danny Bump, Otto Hobbs | |
| 15:15 | Villanova | Michael Maul makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Rene Romano, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 14:17 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Marcel Pickel and the foul's on Richard Flint - foul #1 on Richard Flint, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| 14:17 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Walton Bell scores on a floater from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Mahoney | 37-36 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Rene Romano connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walton Bell | 37-39 |
| 12:56 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel is called for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Campbell (SF) Steven Mahoney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Richard Calvert | |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Michael Maul is called for the reach on Danny Bump - foul #1 on Michael Maul, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (C) Michael Maul | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Flint (PF) Danny Bump | |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Byron Pettigrew - foul #1 on Byron Pettigrew, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Otto Hobbs | |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-41 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Richard Flint tips it in | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Luther (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 10:50 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on Rene Romano - foul #1 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), Steven Mahoney (SF), Michael Maul (C) Jonathan Woodrum, Scott Campbell, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Richard Calvert | |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Danny Bump travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (PF) Byron Pettigrew | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Ricardo Morales knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Mahoney | 42-43 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-43 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Walton Bell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Michael Maul pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Bryan Luther hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Bump - foul #1 on Danny Bump, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG) Ricardo Morales | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Otto Hobbs | |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Bryan Luther makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Bryan Luther makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits a floater from the left wing set up by Richard Calvert | 44-45 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Gearhart | 44-45 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert misses the turnaround from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney misses the easy layup | 44-45 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Richard Flint grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Woodrum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Mahoney (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Luther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Maul (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Walton Bell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Beckman | 44-47 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG), Scott Campbell (SF), Byron Pettigrew (PF) Marcel Pickel, Steven Mahoney, Michael Maul | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 44-49 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 05:14 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Rene Romano buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 04:22 | Villanova | Rene Romano steals it from Jonathan Woodrum | 44-51 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman is whistled for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Marcel Pickel (PG), Michael Maul (C) Ricardo Morales, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum is hacked by Walton Bell - foul #2 on Walton Bell, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs (C) Richard Calvert | |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Richard Flint snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Rene Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (SG), Steven Mahoney (SF) Jonathan Woodrum, Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Otto Hobbs | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Marcel Pickel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Mahoney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Pettigrew (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Maul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert banks in the layup | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Steven Mahoney drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Marcel Pickel | 46-53 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Morales - foul #2 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Luther (C) Michael Maul | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Richard Calvert | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 46-56 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 46-56 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marcel Pickel | 48-56 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Morales - foul #3 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum (SG), Michael Maul (C) Ricardo Morales, Bryan Luther | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Richard Flint (PF) Robert Beckman, Danny Bump | |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew is hacked by Richard Flint - foul #2 on Richard Flint, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Orville Farr is hacked by Marcel Pickel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on Orville Farr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Orville Farr makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 53-59 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Jonathan Woodrum is called for the reach on Rene Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Woodrum, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Marcel Pickel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Rene Romano snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by Marcel Pickel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marcel Pickel, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ricardo Morales (PG) Marcel Pickel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Otto Hobbs steals the ball from Jonathan Woodrum | 56-61 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Richard Flint is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Morales - foul #4 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Harold Gearhart | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Richard Flint makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Richard Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Jonathan Woodrum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Byron Pettigrew grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The clock runs out | 56-63 |