| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Shon Feeney inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 26-35 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Richard Moore's pass is intercepted by James McInturff | 26-35 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James McInturff | 26-37 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Joe Eggers steals the ball from Paul Murdock in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi can't tip it in | 26-37 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Richard Moore pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Andrew Carpenter steals it from Lorenzo Brennan | 26-37 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Arnulfo Rossi steals the ball from Richard Moore | 26-37 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Richard Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Cook and he's fouled by Shon Feeney - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi is hacked by Andrew Carpenter - foul #3 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (SF), Derrick Penton (PF) Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Mouzon (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 16:55 | UConn | Richard Moore denies the turnaround by James McInturff | 29-37 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Shon Feeney tips it in | 29-39 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), John Ainsworth (SF) Paul Murdock, Paul Cook, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 16:09 | UConn | James McInturff clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Terrence Edwards - foul #2 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 16:09 | UConn | James McInturff misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:09 | UConn | James McInturff makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Thomas Bohl is called for the reach on Derrick Penton - foul #1 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF) John Ainsworth, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Thomas Bohl | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eddie Collins (fresh) SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Eddie Collins snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 15:23 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is called for 3 seconds | 29-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Paul Cook (SG) Herman McDonald, Terrence Edwards | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) James McInturff, Paul Mouzon | |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter misses the floater from close range | 29-40 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses the dunk attempt | 29-40 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Paul Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Murdock | 31-40 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Paul Murdock steals the ball from Arnulfo Rossi | 31-40 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Marc Olds clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Paul Gebhard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Marc Olds | 31-40 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Paul Gebhard connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Eggers | 31-42 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock is fouled on the floor by Joe Eggers - foul #2 on Joe Eggers, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), John Ainsworth (SF), Derrick Penton (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Murdock, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter, Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), James McInturff (SG), Victor White (SF), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Eddie Collins, Paul Gebhard, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Shon Feeney takes the ball from John Ainsworth | 31-42 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Thomas Bohl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 12:17 | UConn | James McInturff hits the follow up shot | 31-44 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Cook | 34-44 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Paul Mouzon blows the layup but the foul's on Derrick Penton - foul #2 on Derrick Penton, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Paul Cook | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Thomas Bohl | |
| 11:50 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ainsworth (fresh) PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Shon Feeney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - James McInturff (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Victor White (fresh) PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth tips it in | 36-46 |
| 11:25 | UConn | James McInturff misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-46 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Victor White grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 11:04 | UConn | James McInturff is fouled on the floor by Herman McDonald - foul #2 on Herman McDonald, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Brandon Porcaro (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF) Terrence Edwards, John Ainsworth, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Victor White | |
| 10:50 | UConn | Paul Mouzon is whistled for traveling | 36-46 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Richard Moore throws it down on a nice dish by Herman McDonald and the foul's on Paul Mouzon - foul #1 on Paul Mouzon, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (SG) Herman McDonald | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Mouzon | |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 38-46 |
| 10:15 | UConn | James McInturff is called for a charge - foul #1 on James McInturff, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Paul Cook connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marc Olds | 41-46 |
| 09:32 | UConn | James McInturff misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Joe Eggers snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:13 | UConn | James McInturff slams it home and the foul's on Paul Cook - foul #2 on Paul Cook, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (C) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | Eddie Collins (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Paul Mouzon (PF) Joe Eggers, Shon Feeney, Arnulfo Rossi | |
| 09:13 | UConn | James McInturff misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Marc Olds snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter is hacked by Paul Mouzon - foul #2 on Paul Mouzon, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Paul Cook steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-48 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Eddie Collins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Carpenter - foul #4 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Ainsworth (SF), Derrick Penton (C) Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) James McInturff | |
| 08:23 | UConn | Eddie Collins makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Eddie Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Bohl - foul #2 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG) Paul Murdock | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Thomas Bohl | |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Paul Cook makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Paul Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Paul Gebhard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Eddie Collins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Mouzon | 42-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-52 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Paul Mouzon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Paul Mouzon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Eggers | 42-54 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Eggers - foul #3 on Joe Eggers, team foul #8 | 42-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Marc Olds (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Cook, John Ainsworth, Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Paul Mouzon | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG) Eddie Collins | |
| 06:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan jams it | 44-57 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Marc Olds scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Herman McDonald | 46-57 |
| 05:33 | UConn | James McInturff misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-57 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Murdock | 49-57 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-57 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 05:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to James McInturff | 49-57 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Herman McDonald steals the ball from Shon Feeney | 49-57 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herman McDonald | 51-57 |
| 04:21 | UConn | James McInturff is fouled on the floor by Herman McDonald - foul #3 on Herman McDonald, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Paul Cook (SG), Brandon Porcaro (SF), Derrick Penton (PF) Paul Murdock, Herman McDonald, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Paul Mouzon (PF), Eddie Collins (C) Paul Gebhard, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 04:21 | UConn | James McInturff misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Eddie Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Paul Mouzon comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Porcaro - foul #2 on Brandon Porcaro, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Paul Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Richard Moore comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Paul Mouzon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) SG - Paul Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Mouzon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Eddie Collins is called for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), John Ainsworth (SF) Jonathan Griggs, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) James McInturff, Shon Feeney | |
| 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) | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 03:13 | UConn | Paul Mouzon gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Paul Murdock is called for the reach on Joe Eggers - foul #1 on Paul Murdock, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (PF) John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Thomas Bohl | |
| 02:45 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF), Richard Moore (C) Brandon Porcaro, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Shon Feeney (SF), Arnulfo Rossi (PF) Eddie Collins, Victor White, Paul Mouzon | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter scores on a shot from the right block | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:09 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shon Feeney | 53-63 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Paul Cook scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Murdock | 56-63 |
| 01:37 | UConn | James McInturff drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Arnulfo Rossi | 56-65 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits a shot from the free throw line | 58-65 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Joe Eggers drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lorenzo Brennan | 58-67 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Paul Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | UConn | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Paul Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is hacked by Paul Murdock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Murdock, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF) Shon Feeney | |
| 00:37 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Richard Moore grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), John Ainsworth (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Paul Cook, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PG), Eddie Collins (SG), Paul Mouzon (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, James McInturff, Arnulfo Rossi, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | The jump hook by Eddie Collins is blocked by Brandon Porcaro | 58-68 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Paul Gebhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Shon Feeney runs out the clock | 58-68 |