| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) C - John Ressler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) SF - Marc Olds (fresh) PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) C - Richard Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | John Ressler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim drills a floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | John Ressler pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Marc Olds - foul #1 on Marc Olds, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Bernard Helt makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Neal, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Robert Bryson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Terrence Edwards - foul #1 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Villanova | Robert Bryson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Bernard Helt - foul #1 on Bernard Helt, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brandon Porcaro | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Robert Felan is called for the reach on Richard Neal - foul #1 on Robert Felan, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Robert Felan steps in front of the Brandon Porcaro pass | 5-2 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Bernard Helt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Richard Neal snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Marc Olds misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | John Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Villanova | John Ressler drills a shot from the left block set up by Robert Felan | 7-2 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Richard Neal can't tip it in | 7-2 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro tips it but misses | 7-2 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Robert Bryson pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-2 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Richard Moore pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Richard Moore can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Bernard Helt gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:02 | Villanova | Brandon Porcaro is called for the reach on John Ressler - foul #1 on Brandon Porcaro, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Edmund Abbott (SF), Dikembe Real (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, John Ressler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Ricky Marrs (SG), Andrew Carpenter (SF), Derrick Penton (PF), John Ainsworth (C) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards, Marc Olds, Brandon Porcaro, Richard Moore | |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott can't throw it down | 7-2 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:47 | Villanova | Ricky Marrs is called for the reach on Robert Bryson - foul #1 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #5 | 7-2 |
| 14:39 | Villanova | The short jumper by Dikembe Real is denied by Derrick Penton | 7-2 |
| 14:38 | Villanova | Robert Bryson hits the follow up shot | 9-2 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is fouled on the floor by Robert Bryson - foul #1 on Robert Bryson, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter tips it home | 9-4 |
| 13:55 | Villanova | Derrick Penton picks off the pass by Edmund Abbott | 9-4 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:09 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses long on a jump hook from close range | 9-4 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Robert Nale snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses long on a floater from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is whistled for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Bryson, Edmund Abbott, Dikembe Real, Robert Nale | |
| 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 | |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Bernard Helt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-4 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Porcaro | 9-6 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | John Ressler drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Bernard Helt | 12-6 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro is called for traveling | 12-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG) Scott Olivarez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edmund Abbott (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ressler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Villanova | John Ressler's pass is intercepted by Richard Neal | 12-6 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Marc Olds makes the runner from the left block | 12-8 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Bernard Helt tips it in | 14-8 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Richard Neal lays it in on a great pass from Richard Moore | 14-10 |
| 10:19 | Villanova | Bernard Helt blows the layup | 14-10 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Richard Neal gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (PG), Dikembe Real (SF) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Marc Olds | |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Brandon Porcaro - foul #2 on Brandon Porcaro, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (PF) Brandon Porcaro | |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | John Ressler is called for the reach on Andrew Carpenter - foul #1 on John Ressler, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) Edmund Abbott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Robert Bryson - foul #2 on Robert Bryson, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG) Robert Bryson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 09:02 | Villanova | Robert Felan gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | John Ressler is hacked by Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SG), Marc Olds (SF) Terrence Edwards, Richard Moore | |
| 08:44 | Villanova | John Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Derrick Penton | 16-14 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter banks in the layup | 16-16 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Bernard Helt loses the dribble to Marc Olds | 16-16 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Richard Neal is blocked by John Ressler | 16-16 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | John Ressler snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Olivarez (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Derrick Penton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Andrew Carpenter - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF) Scott Olivarez, John Ressler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Richard Moore (C) Richard Neal, Ricky Marrs, Derrick Penton | |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Real can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Moore - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF), John Ainsworth (PF) Marc Olds, Richard Moore | |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Real makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 06:44 | Villanova | Dikembe Real pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Carpenter - foul #1 on Andrew Carpenter, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sliva (SF), Robert Nale (C) Dikembe Real, Bernard Helt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (PF) Andrew Carpenter | |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:35 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-18 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs comes up short on the shot from close range | 19-18 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is hacked by Ricky Marrs - foul #2 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #10 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (SG) Charles Sliva | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Marc Olds (SF) Jonathan Griggs, Ricky Marrs | |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:53 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Olivarez - foul #1 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Ressler (C) Robert Nale | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:38 | Villanova | John Ressler pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott blows the layup but he's fouled by John Ainsworth - foul #1 on John Ainsworth, team foul #11 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) Robert Felan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (PF) John Ainsworth | |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:19 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Azim | 22-18 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 22-18 |
| 04:37 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Scott Olivarez steals it from Marc Olds | 22-18 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Richard Neal clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Scott Olivarez - foul #2 on Scott Olivarez, team foul #9 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Dikembe Real (PF) Edmund Abbott, Scott Olivarez, Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SG), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Richard Moore (C) Terrence Edwards, Marc Olds, Derrick Penton | |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Bernard Helt hits a 3 from the right corner | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ressler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ricky Marrs (fresh) SF - Andrew Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the jumper from the right side | 25-22 |
| 03:03 | Villanova | Robert Felan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Dikembe Real snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Robert Felan connects on the shot from the left side set up by Robert Bryson | 27-22 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Bryson - foul #3 on Robert Bryson, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Olivarez (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF), Robert Nale (C) Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, John Ressler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SF) Andrew Carpenter | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Richard Moore gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Richard Moore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Felan - foul #2 on Robert Felan, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Edmund Abbott (SF) Robert Nale | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) Richard Neal | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott is hacked by Marc Olds - foul #2 on Marc Olds, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Ricky Marrs | |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brandon Porcaro | 27-26 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Richard Moore - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #13 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (C) Richard Moore | |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Robert Felan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Marc Olds comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Edmund Abbott | 27-26 |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Scott Olivarez's fadeaway is rejected by Derrick Penton | 27-26 |
| 01:21 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Abbott | 27-26 |
| 01:09 | Villanova | Dikembe Real dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Felan | 29-26 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Dikembe Real picks off the pass by Terrence Edwards | 29-26 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is fouled on the floor by Robert Felan - foul #3 on Robert Felan, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF), Charles Sliva (PF), John Ressler (C) Robert Felan, Dikembe Azim, Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (SF) Marc Olds | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Edmund Abbott blows the layup | 32-28 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brandon Porcaro | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-28 |