| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Lollar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist hits a 3 from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | Randy Murphy buries a 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist travels in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 19:17 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Patterson | 39-36 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Marshall Rist and he's fouled by Randy Murphy - foul #3 on Randy Murphy, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SF) Randy Murphy | |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:54 | Villanova | Joseph Griego makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:30 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | William Patterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | William Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber connects on the shot in the paint set up by Joseph Griego and the foul's on Johnny Hayes - foul #1 on Johnny Hayes, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 18:03 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Hubert Willis, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Owens (PF) Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Joseph Griego misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Eric Owens snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Griego - foul #1 on Joseph Griego, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG), Richard Simmons (SF), Robert Kreitzer (C) Marshall Rist, Michael Thompson, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (SG), Robert Huffman (PF) Johnnie Wilber, Brett Brown | |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:30 | Villanova | Robert Huffman hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Griego | 44-42 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Robert Kreitzer drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Eric Owens | 46-42 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Joseph Griego misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richard Simmons - foul #1 on Richard Simmons, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Willis (PF) Willy Lollar | |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG), Randy Murphy (SF), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, Louis Pouncy, William Patterson | |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Joseph Griego makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:51 | Villanova | Joseph Griego makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Kreitzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Weber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 15:35 | Villanova | Victor Weber pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Owens - foul #1 on Eric Owens, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Johnny Hayes (C) Brian Jackson, Eric Owens, Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (PG), Brett Brown (PF) Joseph Griego, Robert Huffman | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Randy Murphy steps in front of the Johnny Hayes pass | 46-45 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Randy Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:09 | Villanova | Brett Brown can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnny Hayes | 49-45 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Randy Murphy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Louis Pouncy grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Randy Murphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Willy Lollar (SG) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG), William Patterson (C) Johnnie Wilber, Victor Weber | |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Randy Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:16 | Villanova | Randy Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Brett Brown grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Brett Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brett Brown, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG), Richard Simmons (SF), Eric Owens (C) Marshall Rist, Michael Thompson, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (SG), Robert Huffman (SF), Victor Weber (PF) Louis Pouncy, Randy Murphy, Brett Brown | |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Robert Huffman grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Robert Huffman knocks in the shot from close range | 49-47 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Eric Owens misses short on a floater in the lane | 49-47 |
| 12:45 | Villanova | Robert Huffman pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Joseph Griego buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mario Belliveau | 49-50 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | William Patterson grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 11:44 | Villanova | Robert Huffman travels with the ball | 49-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Johnny Hayes (C) Brian Jackson, Richard Simmons, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG), Randy Murphy (SF), Brett Brown (PF) Joseph Griego, Robert Huffman, Victor Weber | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Lollar (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Hayes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - William Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Eric Owens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 11:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Randy Murphy | 49-50 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Randy Murphy buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Johnnie Wilber | 49-53 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-53 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Eric Owens tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau is hacked by Eric Owens - foul #2 on Eric Owens, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (SG), Robert Kreitzer (PF) Willy Lollar, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (PG), Victor Weber (C) Mario Belliveau, William Patterson | |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Kreitzer - foul #1 on Robert Kreitzer, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Brett Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:20 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Brett Brown snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Victor Weber connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Johnnie Wilber and he's hacked by Marshall Rist - foul #1 on Marshall Rist, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 10:02 | Villanova | Victor Weber makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons can't connect on a floater from the left side | 51-57 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes misses the tip | 51-57 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | Brett Brown grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Brett Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Kreitzer - foul #2 on Robert Kreitzer, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Jackson (PG), Willy Lollar (SG), Hubert Willis (PF) Marshall Rist, Michael Thompson, Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG), William Patterson (C) Randy Murphy, Victor Weber | |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Brett Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hubert Willis | 51-57 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Brett Brown - foul #3 on Brett Brown, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Owens (SF) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Huffman (PF) Brett Brown | |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Griego | 53-59 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 08:20 | Villanova | William Patterson scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Griego and the foul's on Hubert Willis - foul #4 on Hubert Willis, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Robert Kreitzer (C) Hubert Willis, Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Pouncy (SG) Johnnie Wilber | |
| 08:20 | Villanova | William Patterson makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar is hacked by Louis Pouncy - foul #2 on Louis Pouncy, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF) Richard Simmons, Robert Kreitzer | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses the 3 from straight away | 55-62 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | William Patterson gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Lollar (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Hubert Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Mario Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Pouncy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Griego (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. PF - Robert Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Villanova | Hubert Willis swats the short shot by Joseph Griego | 55-62 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Eric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis's floater is tipped away by William Patterson | 55-62 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Hubert Willis | 58-62 |
| 06:50 | Villanova | Robert Huffman misses the jumper from the left side | 58-62 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Willy Lollar | 58-62 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Eric Owens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis hits the finger roll and the foul's on Robert Huffman - foul #2 on Robert Huffman, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (PG), Johnny Hayes (C) Marshall Rist, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber (SG), Randy Murphy (SF), Brett Brown (PF), Victor Weber (C) Louis Pouncy, Joseph Griego, Robert Huffman, William Patterson | |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber clanks a shot in the lane | 61-62 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Victor Weber hits the follow up shot | 61-64 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson slams it home | 63-64 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Victor Weber misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar snags the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Mario Belliveau picks off the pass by Richard Simmons | 63-64 |
| 04:51 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau misses the dunk attempt | 63-64 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-64 |
| 04:42 | Villanova | Victor Weber grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Simmons - foul #2 on Richard Simmons, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Brian Jackson (SG), Eric Owens (PF) Willy Lollar, Michael Thompson, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Patterson (C) Victor Weber | |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:40 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Randy Murphy steals it from Marshall Rist | 63-66 |
| 04:27 | Villanova | Randy Murphy misses the dunk | 63-66 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons is fouled on the floor by Brett Brown - foul #4 on Brett Brown, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Griego (PG) Mario Belliveau | |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Brian Jackson picks off the pass by William Patterson | 65-66 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Jackson | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | Villanova | William Patterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Marshall Rist (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Griego (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnnie Wilber (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brett Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - William Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | William Patterson steps in front of the Brian Jackson pass | 67-66 |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Brett Brown connects on the 3 from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Willy Lollar (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Hubert Willis (PF) Brian Jackson, Richard Simmons, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Villanova | Mario Belliveau (PG) Randy Murphy | |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis slams it home | 69-69 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 69-69 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-69 |
| 01:37 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Marshall Rist buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Hayes | 75-69 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Randy Murphy (SF) Joseph Griego | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | William Patterson grabs the board | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-69 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Belliveau - foul #1 on Mario Belliveau, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (PG) Marshall Rist | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | William Patterson is called for the reach on Hubert Willis - foul #2 on William Patterson, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Hubert Willis misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:35 | Villanova | Brett Brown pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau is fouled on the floor by Hubert Willis - foul #5 on Hubert Willis, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG), Eric Owens (PF) Richard Simmons, Hubert Willis | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Mario Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson is hacked by Mario Belliveau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Belliveau, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (PG) Marshall Rist | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:23 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randy Murphy | 77-73 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Johnnie Wilber is called for the reach on Willy Lollar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Wilber, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Patterson | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Johnnie Wilber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Richard Simmons grabs the board | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Thompson (SF) Marshall Rist | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Johnnie Wilber is called for the reach on Willy Lollar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Wilber, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Willy Lollar misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Patterson | 79-73 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | William Patterson is hacked by Eric Owens - foul #3 on Eric Owens, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marshall Rist (PG) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | William Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | William Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes is hacked by Mario Belliveau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Belliveau, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Simmons (PG) Marshall Rist | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Johnny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Randy Murphy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 81-73 |