| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses the driving attempt from the left block | 26-28 |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:23 | Villanova | Gary Schindler loses the ball out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson steals the ball from John Quackenbush in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson hits the finger roll | 26-30 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Bateman - foul #1 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Schindler | 26-30 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Randall Green - foul #2 on Randall Green, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Joe Coons evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Schindler | 28-35 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Joe Coons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 28-35 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stanley Gaines, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF) Irvin Mickens, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Paul Zagen (SG), Todd Daniels (SF) Carl Day, Edwin Johnson, Joe Coons | |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart is hacked by Paul Zagen - foul #1 on Paul Zagen, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Gary Ham can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines can't tip it in | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Chang | 28-35 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses long on a shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | Villanova | Todd Daniels grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 15:37 | Villanova | Todd Daniels can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Linhart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Zagen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ahmad Breazeale (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Charles Chang is hacked by Ahmad Breazeale - foul #1 on Ahmad Breazeale, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart, James McCarrol, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Edwin Johnson (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Kenneth Bateman (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Gary Ham, Paul Zagen, Todd Daniels, Stanley Gaines, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Coons - foul #3 on Joe Coons, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Gary Schindler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Randall Green connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Winterberg | 32-35 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | Joe Coons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens banks in the layup on a great pass from James Winterberg and he's fouled by Gary Schindler - foul #1 on Gary Schindler, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:40 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is called for 5 seconds | 35-35 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Randall Green comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Joe Coons grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Joe Coons evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bateman | 35-37 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Kenneth Bateman swats the short shot by Irvin Mickens | 35-37 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | Gary Schindler pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:39 | Villanova | Joe Coons knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Day | 35-40 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Randall Green drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Irvin Mickens | 37-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Bateman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Schindler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Gary Schindler drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson is hacked by Gary Schindler - foul #2 on Gary Schindler, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF) John Quackenbush, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Paul Zagen (SG), Todd Daniels (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Carl Day, Edwin Johnson, Joe Coons, Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines is hacked by James McCarrol - foul #1 on James McCarrol, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (C) Michael Linhart, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:21 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Paul Zagen | 37-44 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 09:58 | Villanova | Ahmad Breazeale grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Chang - foul #2 on Charles Chang, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | Gary Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Stanley Gaines swats the layup by Herbert Sadler | 37-45 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Gary Ham gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Chang - foul #3 on Charles Chang, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:12 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott McPhie | 39-47 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Todd Daniels connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Gaines and the foul's on James McCarrol - foul #2 on James McCarrol, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG), Joe Coons (SF) Gary Ham, Paul Zagen | |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Todd Daniels makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott McPhie | 42-50 |
| 07:53 | Villanova | Todd Daniels can't finish the layup | 42-50 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | James McCarrol pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 19 pts. SF - James McCarrol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Sadler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Gaines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ahmad Breazeale (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Todd Daniels steals the ball from Michael Linhart | 44-50 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Joe Coons travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart, James McCarrol, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Johnson (SG), Kenneth Bateman (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Todd Daniels, Stanley Gaines, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is called for traveling | 44-50 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Carl Day can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 05:59 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Gary Schindler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG) Carl Day | |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman makes the wide open jumper in the lane set up by Edwin Johnson out of the doubleteam | 44-52 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 46-52 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Kenneth Bateman jams it on a nice dish by Edwin Johnson | 46-54 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Gary Schindler is called for the reach on Randall Green - foul #3 on Gary Schindler, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Ahmad Breazeale (C) Joe Coons, Kenneth Bateman, Gary Schindler | |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Edwin Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 48-54 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Ham - foul #2 on Gary Ham, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (PF) Randall Green | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Day (PG) Edwin Johnson | |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carl Day (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ahmad Breazeale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 50-54 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edwin Johnson (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Kenneth Bateman (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Gary Ham, Todd Daniels, Stanley Gaines, Ahmad Breazeale | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the easy layup | 50-54 |
| 02:33 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Joe Coons | 50-54 |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 50-56 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses the jump hook in the lane | 50-56 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Gary Schindler | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Joe Coons comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 01:00 | Villanova | Gary Schindler tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Carl Day steps in front of the John Quackenbush pass in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Carl Day is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mickens - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SF) Joe Coons | |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Carl Day is hacked by Michael Linhart - foul #2 on Michael Linhart, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | Carl Day misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Randall Green pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-58 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 50-58 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-58 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Gary Schindler grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | John Quackenbush is called for the reach on Gary Schindler in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Quackenbush, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randall Green | 50-59 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is fouled on the floor by Todd Daniels - foul #2 on Todd Daniels, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Coons (SF) Todd Daniels | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Carl Day is hacked by John Quackenbush in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Quackenbush, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Todd Daniels (SF) Joe Coons | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Carl Day makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Carl Day misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Randall Green pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Gary Schindler pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | John Quackenbush is called for the reach on Gary Schindler in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Quackenbush, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Gary Schindler gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is hacked by Michael Linhart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Linhart, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Todd Daniels is hacked by John Quackenbush in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Quackenbush, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Coons (PF) Kenneth Bateman | |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Todd Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Todd Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-62 |