| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Cook (fresh) SF - Billy Webb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Billy Webb inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Steven Jerry blows the dunk | 32-32 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Richard Coles pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Dennis Dunn is called for the reach on Travis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Dunn, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | Villanova | Billy Webb makes the floater from close range | 32-34 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Dunn - foul #3 on Dennis Dunn, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (C) Dennis Dunn | |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Robert Urso can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Ellison - foul #1 on Daniel Ellison, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:15 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Halls | 34-36 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Bryan Bowers steps in front of the Daniel Ellison pass | 34-36 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers banks in the layup | 34-38 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steven Jerry | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Richard Coles is called for the reach on Billy Webb - foul #3 on Richard Coles, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Steven Cook, Billy Webb, Steven Jerry | |
| 16:55 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Robert Urso is called for the reach on Steven Reed - foul #2 on Robert Urso, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (SG) Charles Halls | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG) Bryan Bowers | |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak is hacked by Jerome Brumbaugh - foul #1 on Jerome Brumbaugh, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Potter (SF) Robert Urso | |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Potter - foul #1 on Alfred Potter, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:53 | Villanova | Alfred Potter knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dustin Nealon | 36-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Millard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Gil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Ryan Cummins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfred Potter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Nealon (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Alfred Potter picks off the pass by Steven Reed | 36-43 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Millard - foul #1 on Larry Millard, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Gregory Brown, Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Billy Webb (SF), Dennis Dunn (C) Ryan Cummins, Alfred Potter, Dustin Nealon | |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF) Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Cook (SG), Steven Jerry (PF) Steve Smith, Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Steven Cook scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Billy Webb and he's fouled by Richard Coles - foul #4 on Richard Coles, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SF) Richard Coles | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Steven Cook misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Billy Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn is fouled on the floor by Gregory Brown - foul #2 on Gregory Brown, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Billy Webb comes up short on the floater in the lane | 36-46 |
| 14:10 | Villanova | Steven Cook tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Travis Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 13:51 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-48 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryan Bowers - foul #3 on Bryan Bowers, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG), Robert Urso (SF) Steven Cook, Billy Webb | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:01 | Villanova | Steven Jerry is fouled on the floor by Gene Nowak - foul #1 on Gene Nowak, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Steven Jerry knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Bryan Bowers | 38-50 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown knocks in the runner in the paint | 40-50 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Charles Halls steals the ball from Bryan Bowers | 40-50 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Eric Gil can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 12:04 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Bryan Bowers | 40-50 |
| 11:42 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Eric Gil pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Gil (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Urso (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Jerry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Travis Smith, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Plascencia (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Gregory Brown, Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Steven Cook (SG), Billy Webb (SF), Dustin Nealon (C) Bryan Bowers, Steve Smith, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| 11:15 | Villanova | Dustin Nealon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Ryan Cummins misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-50 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it in | 44-50 |
| 10:16 | Villanova | Billy Webb connects on the turnaround from close range | 44-52 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-52 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses the tip | 44-52 |
| 09:50 | Villanova | Steven Cook gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:40 | Villanova | Steven Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Gregory Brown (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Adrian Plascencia, Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Ryan Cummins, Steven Cook, Robert Urso, Dustin Nealon | |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Billy Webb pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Steven Jerry clanks a runner from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 08:49 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Eric Gil - foul #2 on Eric Gil, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Potter (SF) Billy Webb | |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn misses the free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Eric Gil gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is hacked by Steven Jerry - foul #1 on Steven Jerry, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Robinson (C) Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:26 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:05 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Steve Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:59 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson's pass is intercepted by Steve Smith | 45-57 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Alfred Potter can't finish the layup | 45-57 |
| 07:40 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alfred Potter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 45-57 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Steve Smith tips it in | 45-59 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Steve Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 48-59 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-59 |
| 06:39 | Villanova | Alfred Potter pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Bryan Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Alfred Potter is hacked by Gregory Brown - foul #3 on Gregory Brown, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Gregory Brown, Gene Nowak, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Steven Cook (SG), Robert Urso (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Bryan Bowers, Steve Smith, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Alfred Potter misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is hacked by Steven Cook - foul #1 on Steven Cook, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Billy Webb (SF) Alfred Potter | |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Ryan Cummins travels with the ball | 50-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Reed (SG) Charles Halls | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-59 |
| 05:20 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Billy Webb | 50-59 |
| 04:59 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-59 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Richard Coles snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Richard Coles pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Steven Reed is fouled on the floor by Dustin Nealon - foul #2 on Dustin Nealon, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Robinson (C) Larry Millard, Richard Coles, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Villanova | Bryan Bowers (PG), Steven Jerry (PF), Dennis Dunn (C) Ryan Cummins, Robert Urso, Dustin Nealon | |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 04:17 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn hits a jump hook from the right block | 50-61 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Charles Halls buries a 3 from the right wing | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Steven Jerry comes up short on the jumper from close range | 53-61 |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Steven Cook hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bryan Bowers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Jerry (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Travis Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Ellison and he's hacked by Bryan Bowers - foul #4 on Bryan Bowers, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Coles (SF), Gene Nowak (PF) Steven Reed, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Smith (SG), Robert Urso (SF) Steven Cook, Billy Webb | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Travis Smith makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Steve Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Halls - foul #2 on Charles Halls, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Steve Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Steve Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Travis Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-64 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Travis Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-64 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Travis Smith tips it but misses | 56-64 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF) Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Cook (SG), Billy Webb (SF) Steve Smith, Robert Urso | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Villanova | Steven Jerry clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Richard Coles travels with the ball | 56-64 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Steven Cook buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Travis Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steven Jerry | 56-67 |
| 01:05 | Villanova | Dennis Dunn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-67 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Billy Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Steven Cook drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ryan Cummins (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Robert Urso (SF), Jerome Brumbaugh (PF), Dustin Nealon (C) Bryan Bowers, Steven Cook, Billy Webb, Steven Jerry, Dennis Dunn | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Robert Urso blows the layup | 56-69 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Eric Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Brumbaugh | 56-69 |