| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joe Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | The short jumper by Richard Sanders is denied by Joe Miller | 29-38 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski can't tip it in | 29-38 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | James Drexler buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Ackley | 32-38 |
| 19:07 | UConn | James Higgins loses the dribble to Justin Ackley | 32-38 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley scores on a shot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Herman Etherton's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Miller | 34-38 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Joe Miller gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | James Drexler drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Miller | 37-38 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Richard Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley is called for a backcourt violation | 37-38 |
| 17:36 | UConn | James Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | James Drexler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:59 | UConn | James Higgins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | James Drexler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Herman Etherton is called for the reach on Justin Ackley - foul #2 on Herman Etherton, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SG), Henry Pate (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) James Drexler, Joe Miller, Robert Bonner, Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), John McCoil (C) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG) Justin Ackley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:15 | UConn | Gordon Davis makes the runner in the paint set up by Matthew Land and the foul's on Henry Pate - foul #2 on Henry Pate, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Gordon Davis makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Reed (C) Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SG), Richard Sanders (PF) Rogelio Russo, John McCoil | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) SG - Ricky Love (fresh) SF - Henry Pate (fresh) PF - Karl Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Knight (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Chi Chiang takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 37-41 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Henry Pate misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 15:31 | UConn | Donald Knight snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Karl Byrd - foul #1 on Karl Byrd, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), James Drexler (SG), Joe Miller (SF), Robert Bonner (PF) Chi Chiang, Ricky Love, Henry Pate, Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Donald Knight, Gordon Davis, Michael Wilson | |
| 15:06 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner is hacked by Richard Sanders - foul #2 on Richard Sanders, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | James Higgins is called for the reach on James Drexler - foul #2 on James Higgins, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski lays it in on a nice dish by James Higgins | 37-45 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | James Drexler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Richard Sanders snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 13:11 | UConn | James Higgins is fouled on the floor by Justin Ackley - foul #2 on Justin Ackley, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley (PF) Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF) James Higgins, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders | |
| 13:04 | UConn | Herman Etherton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Land | 37-48 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Matthew Land picks off the pass by Justin Ackley in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Dennis Murray drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Land and he's hacked by Martin Reed - foul #4 on Martin Reed, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Davidson (C) Martin Reed | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:47 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley hits a floater from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Herman Etherton scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Miller | 41-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Drexler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Herman Etherton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Michael Wilson tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-56 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Dennis Murray pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Dennis Murray connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Michael Wilson | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | James Drexler scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Davidson | 44-58 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Dennis Murray tips it home | 44-60 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | James Drexler comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Herman Etherton - foul #3 on Herman Etherton, team foul #4 | 44-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Henry Pate (SF), Robert Bonner (PF), Karl Byrd (C) Justin Ackley, Joe Miller, Samuel Hafley, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Rogelio Russo (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Gordon Davis (C) Matthew Land, Herman Etherton, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson, Dennis Murray | |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-60 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Gordon Davis tips it back up and in | 46-62 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Rogelio Russo is called for the reach on Robert Bonner - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG) James Drexler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd tips it home | 48-62 |
| 08:43 | UConn | James Higgins loses the dribble to Henry Pate | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Henry Pate grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Ricky Love snags the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Sanders - foul #3 on Richard Sanders, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), Samuel Hafley (SF), Martin Reed (C) Chi Chiang, Henry Pate, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Knight (SG), Michael Wilson (C) Rogelio Russo, Gordon Davis | |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Reed - foul #5 on Martin Reed, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (SG), Alex Davidson (C) Ricky Love, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:17 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Pate (fresh) SF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Karl Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Knight (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Donald Knight snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Michael Wilson connects on the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Alex Davidson - foul #1 on Alex Davidson, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joe Miller (SF), Robert Bonner (PF) Karl Byrd, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Herman Etherton (SG) James Higgins, Eljasz Ulanski | |
| 06:48 | UConn | Michael Wilson makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner blows the layup | 50-66 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:23 | UConn | Herman Etherton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG) Henry Pate | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Murray (C) Richard Sanders | |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Joe Miller comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Justin Ackley steals it from Matthew Land in the backcourt | 50-66 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Murray - foul #1 on Dennis Murray, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Michael Wilson makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Land | 51-68 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner makes the jumper from the baseline | 53-68 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-68 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Joe Miller grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner misses long on a floater from close range | 53-68 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:25 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) Matthew Land, Donald Knight, Michael Wilson | |
| 04:00 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Higgins | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | James Drexler tips it back up and in | 55-70 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Herman Etherton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Sanders | 55-73 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | James Drexler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-73 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Joe Miller grabs the offensive board | 55-73 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hafley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Eljasz Ulanski steals the ball from James Drexler | 55-73 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Dennis Murray is hacked by Justin Ackley - foul #3 on Justin Ackley, team foul #7 | 55-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Ricky Love (SG), Henry Pate (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Justin Ackley, James Drexler, Joe Miller, Robert Bonner, Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Donald Knight (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Michael Wilson (PF) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders | |
| 02:28 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Karl Byrd is blocked by Michael Wilson | 55-75 |
| 02:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Knight | 55-75 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Chi Chiang is called for the reach on Donald Knight - foul #1 on Chi Chiang, team foul #8 | 55-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG) Dennis Murray | |
| 02:10 | UConn | Donald Knight misses the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Gordon Davis grabs the offensive board | 55-75 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Gordon Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 55-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley (SF) Chi Chiang | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Matthew Land steals the ball from Ricky Love | 55-75 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Matthew Land misses the dunk | 55-75 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Michael Wilson tips it back up and in | 55-77 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Ricky Love can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-77 |
| 01:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 55-77 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Ricky Love steals the ball from Gordon Davis | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Michael Wilson steals the ball from Ricky Love | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Land runs out the clock | 55-77 |