| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) C - Al Flick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Helt | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Bernard Helt grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | A charge is called on Al Flick - foul #1 on Al Flick, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Villanova | Bernard Helt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Felan | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Al Flick - foul #2 on Al Flick, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (C) Al Flick | |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Dikembe Real gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Robert Felan tips it home | 3-7 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses long on a shot from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:15 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | Villanova | Robert Felan is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Neal - foul #1 on Richard Neal, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte (C) Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Victor Blasingame - foul #1 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SF), Randy Fralick (C) Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | Bernard Helt can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Neal | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Robert Felan blocks the short jumper by Lee Belmonte | 5-8 |
| 16:01 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) PF - Lee Belmonte (fresh) C - Randy Fralick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Helt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Real (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Dikembe Real connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Felan | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is whistled for a carry | 5-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards, Lee Belmonte, Randy Fralick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Charles Sliva (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim | |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Dikembe Real misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-10 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Haynes | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to William Morgan | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Villanova | Charles Sliva comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG) Jonathan Griggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Harold Orsini, Dikembe Real, William Morgan | |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Robert Felan scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Helt | 7-13 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG) Phillip Powell | |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim blows the layup | 7-13 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Marrs | 10-13 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim gets the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Charles Sliva makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bryson | 10-16 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame makes the 3 from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim hits a runner from the baseline set up by Bernard Helt | 13-18 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-18 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the tip | 13-18 |
| 12:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 13-18 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim drills a jumper from the right block set up by Bernard Helt | 13-20 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Marrs (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Blasingame (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Haynes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Helt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Sliva (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the shot from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Charles Sliva gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 11:20 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Lee Belmonte (PF), Randy Fralick (C) Terrence Edwards, Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame, Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Dikembe Real (SF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Robert Bryson, Bernard Helt, Charles Sliva | |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Harold Orsini is called for the reach on Jonathan Griggs - foul #1 on Harold Orsini, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs buries a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Phillip Powell - foul #1 on Phillip Powell, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses the free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:00 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:50 | Villanova | William Morgan can't finish the layup | 15-20 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clyde Lane | 15-20 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane is whistled for traveling | 15-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | Villanova | Clinton Brooks (PF) Dikembe Azim | |
| 10:22 | Villanova | Dikembe Real is whistled for a carry | 15-20 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 09:59 | Villanova | Dikembe Real snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 09:43 | Villanova | Clyde Lane is called for the reach on Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Clyde Lane, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Robert Bryson (SG), Dikembe Azim (PF) Phillip Powell, Harold Orsini, Clinton Brooks | |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lee Belmonte - foul #1 on Lee Belmonte, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Munn (C) Randy Fralick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Helt (SF) William Morgan | |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:28 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF) Richard Neal, Lee Belmonte | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:58 | Villanova | Robert Bryson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Felan | 15-24 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Felan - foul #1 on Robert Felan, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG) Jonathan Griggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:21 | Villanova | Bernard Helt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Dikembe Real | 16-26 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Victor Blasingame - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Haynes (C) Alex Munn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (SG), Charles Sliva (C) Robert Bryson, Dikembe Real | |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:10 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Charles Sliva lays it in set up by Phillip Powell | 16-28 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Sliva - foul #1 on Charles Sliva, team foul #8 | 16-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Bernard Helt | |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Victor Blasingame (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Felan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by Victor Blasingame - foul #2 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Clyde Lane (SF), Lee Belmonte (PF) Kenneth Stewart, Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG), Clinton Brooks (PF) Robert Felan, Dikembe Azim | |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Lee Belmonte denies the turnaround by Charles Sliva | 18-28 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is hacked by Harold Orsini - foul #2 on Harold Orsini, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Dikembe Real (SF) Harold Orsini, Clinton Brooks | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Robert Bryson pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Lee Belmonte steps in front of the William Morgan pass | 19-28 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Charles Sliva blocks the short jumper by Terrence Edwards | 19-28 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Randy Fralick (C) Terrence Edwards, Clyde Lane, Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF) Phillip Powell, Charles Sliva, William Morgan | |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Griggs - foul #1 on Jonathan Griggs, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SG) Jonathan Griggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Robert Felan makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:08 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bryson - foul #1 on Robert Bryson, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (SG) Robert Bryson | |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by Lee Belmonte - foul #2 on Lee Belmonte, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Munn (C) Lee Belmonte | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Alex Munn drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Bernard Helt clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 23-31 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Bernard Helt snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 04:39 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-31 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clyde Lane | 23-31 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clyde Lane | 26-31 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Phillip Powell makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Bernard Helt and he's fouled by Clyde Lane - foul #2 on Clyde Lane, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Jonathan Griggs (SF), Paul Haynes (C) Clyde Lane, Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Charles Sliva (SF), Clinton Brooks (PF), William Morgan (C) Robert Felan, Bernard Helt, Dikembe Azim, Dikembe Real | |
| 04:10 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Munn | 26-33 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Alex Munn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 03:54 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Sliva | 26-33 |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Robert Bryson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 26-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kenneth Stewart (fairly fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Munn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bryson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sliva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Brooks (fresh) C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Terrence Edwards is denied by Clinton Brooks | 26-36 |
| 03:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Charles Sliva | 26-36 |
| 03:11 | Villanova | Robert Bryson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 03:10 | Villanova | William Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Clinton Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | William Morgan tips it in | 26-38 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Victor Blasingame (PF) Kenneth Stewart, Alex Munn | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Felan (PG), Bernard Helt (SF), Dikembe Azim (PF), Al Flick (C) Phillip Powell, Charles Sliva, Clinton Brooks, William Morgan | |
| 02:33 | Villanova | Robert Felan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF) Jonathan Griggs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Robert Felan misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Haynes | 26-38 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs travels with the ball | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte (C) Paul Haynes | |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Orsini (SG) Robert Bryson | |
| 01:29 | Villanova | Bernard Helt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG) Terrence Edwards | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dikembe Real (SF) Bernard Helt | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Al Flick swats the short shot by Jonathan Griggs | 26-38 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Robert Felan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Flick | 26-40 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame is called for traveling | 26-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SF) Ricky Marrs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG) Robert Felan | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Harold Orsini, team foul #11 | 26-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Clyde Lane | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Bryson (SG), Charles Sliva (C) Harold Orsini, Al Flick | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the tip | 26-40 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte hits the follow up shot | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Robert Bryson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 28-40 |