| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | John Teel inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Vaughn and he's fouled by Terrence Edwards - foul #1 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:42 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Richard Moore lays it in and the foul's on Shon Feeney - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Brandon Porcaro steals it from Shon Feeney | 36-39 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #3 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:19 | UConn | John Teel comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan tips it in | 38-41 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Richard Moore drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Neal | 41-41 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Eggers | 41-43 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Joe Eggers steals the ball from Terrence Edwards | 41-43 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Richard Neal is called for the reach on Shon Feeney - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Marc Olds | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SG), Alex Hill (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 17:06 | UConn | Victor White's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Moore | 41-43 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Alex Hill tips it in | 41-45 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Richard Neal, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Ricky Marrs (SG), Derrick Penton (C) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:41 | UConn | Victor White drills a floater from the left block and the foul's on Derrick Penton - foul #1 on Derrick Penton, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Victor White misses the free throw | 41-47 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Ainsworth (C) Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:03 | UConn | Samuel Rich is hacked by Ricky Marrs - foul #1 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF) Victor White | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Ricky Marrs steps in front of the Alex Hill pass | 41-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alex Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter can't connect on a floater in the paint | 41-47 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Alex Hill gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Alex Hill buries a jumper from the left block set up by Joe Eggers | 41-49 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-49 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Thomas Bohl snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Alex Hill is whistled for a carry | 41-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Richard Moore (C) Jonathan Griggs, Ricky Marrs, Andrew Carpenter, Derrick Penton, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Alex Hill, Thomas Bohl | |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards jams it on a great pass from Richard Moore and he's hacked by Jeff Thatcher - foul #1 on Jeff Thatcher, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (PF) Shon Feeney | |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Gebhard | 44-52 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Richard Neal knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Moore | 47-52 |
| 13:28 | UConn | John Teel is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (PF) Paul Gebhard | |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Samuel Rich is called for the reach on Brandon Porcaro - foul #1 on Samuel Rich, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF) Samuel Rich | |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Neal | 49-52 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn banks in the layup | 49-54 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | John Teel steals it from Richard Neal | 49-54 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Jeff Thatcher is called for the reach on Terrence Edwards - foul #2 on Jeff Thatcher, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Marc Olds | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Terrence Edwards | 51-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UConn | Paul Gebhard misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Richard Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 11:24 | UConn | Joe Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Thomas Bohl's pass is intercepted by Andrew Carpenter | 51-54 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Samuel Rich is called for the reach on Terrence Edwards - foul #2 on Samuel Rich, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Derrick Penton (C) Richard Neal, Brandon Porcaro, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Paul Gebhard, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Derrick Penton denies the turnaround by Samuel Rich | 53-54 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is whistled for traveling | 53-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) Terrence Edwards | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:12 | UConn | Joe Eggers lays it in | 53-56 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Marc Olds is hacked by John Teel - foul #2 on John Teel, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Brandon Porcaro (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:53 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-59 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Marc Olds buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Neal | 55-59 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Richard Neal steps in front of the Samuel Rich pass | 55-59 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Joe Eggers picks off the pass by Ricky Marrs | 55-59 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Eggers | 55-61 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is hacked by Jeff Thatcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Thatcher, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Jonathan Griggs (SF), Richard Moore (C) Ricky Marrs, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Trask (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, John Teel, Samuel Rich, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Shon Feeney pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Robert Trask clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Neal - foul #4 on Richard Neal, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG) Jeff Thatcher | |
| 07:56 | UConn | Robert Trask makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Robert Trask misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Trask (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Shon Feeney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shon Feeney - foul #2 on Shon Feeney, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Paul Gebhard snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Paul Gebhard is denied on a layup by Brandon Porcaro | 59-62 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Griggs | 62-62 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Robert Trask comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Thomas Bohl grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Griggs - foul #2 on Jonathan Griggs, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF), Derrick Penton (PF) Marc Olds, Brandon Porcaro | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SG) Robert Trask | |
| 06:16 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter buries a jumper in the paint set up by Terrence Edwards | 64-64 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Shon Feeney knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Rich and the foul's on Derrick Penton - foul #2 on Derrick Penton, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG) Jonathan Griggs | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:50 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses the free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Richard Moore knocks in the shot near the basket | 66-66 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Shon Feeney is denied on a layup by Andrew Carpenter | 66-66 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses long on a runner near the basket | 66-66 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the finger roll set up by Paul Gebhard | 66-68 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Richard Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF) Terrence Edwards, Derrick Penton, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Victor White (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| 04:07 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Andrew Carpenter | 66-68 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 66-68 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Neal | 68-68 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Victor White is whistled for traveling | 68-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (C) Andrew Carpenter | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Derrick Penton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Teel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Victor White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Richard Neal knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Penton | 70-68 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Victor White misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Richard Moore (C) Ricky Marrs, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Shon Feeney (PF) Joe Eggers, Victor White | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro banks in the layup | 72-68 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Shon Feeney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn | 72-71 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-71 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Olds | 72-71 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Marc Olds drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is hacked by Richard Neal - foul #5 on Richard Neal, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:26 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-73 |
| 00:51 | UConn | John Teel is called for traveling | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jonathan Griggs, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| 00:16 | UConn | John Teel blows the layup | 75-73 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Richard Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Richard Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #5 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher is hacked by Terrence Edwards - foul #2 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Marc Olds is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Eggers - foul #2 on Joe Eggers, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:08 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Brandon Porcaro swats the shot by Shon Feeney | 77-75 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro runs out the clock | 77-75 |