| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jess Jordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Estepp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Head (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski banks in the layup | 37-27 |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Jess Jordon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Estepp | 37-30 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz double dribbles | 37-30 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Jess Jordon travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson blows the layup but he's hacked by Gary Estepp - foul #2 on Gary Estepp, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Gary Estepp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Wilson - foul #2 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | Matthew Wilson blocks the short jumper by Richard Higgins | 38-30 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the tip | 38-30 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Gary Estepp snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 17:59 | Villanova | Steven Head hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 17:57 | Villanova | Steven Head snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Gary Estepp hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 17:27 | Villanova | Gary Estepp pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:21 | Villanova | Gary Estepp connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Duvall | 38-36 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins buries a shot from the right block | 40-36 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Jess Jordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski is hacked by Matthew Wilson - foul #3 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Templeton (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Dale Goings (PF), Wayne Francis (C) Robert Duvall, Jess Jordon, Gary Estepp, Steven Head, Matthew Wilson | |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | David Matteson tips it home | 42-36 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | John Templeton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:23 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 42-36 |
| 16:04 | Villanova | Larry Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Orville Ottinger | 42-36 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Duvall (PG), Jess Jordon (SG), Matthew Wilson (C) Larry Williams, Donald Reynolds, Wayne Francis | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Jordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Templeton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Goings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Villanova | Robert Duvall is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Estepp (SF) John Templeton | |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Higgins and he's hacked by Matthew Wilson - foul #4 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Reynolds (C) Matthew Wilson | |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Robert Duvall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 14:59 | Villanova | Gary Estepp gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by David Matteson - foul #1 on David Matteson, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) David Matteson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Steven Head (PF) Dale Goings | |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Brady | 47-37 |
| 14:20 | Villanova | Robert Duvall is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF) Hal Schwartz, Eugene Brady | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (PG), John Templeton (SF) Robert Duvall, Gary Estepp | |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Head - foul #2 on Steven Head, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG) Richard Higgins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dale Goings (C) Larry Williams | |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Dale Goings pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | John Templeton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Grant McInnes - foul #1 on Grant McInnes, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (C) Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (SG) Jess Jordon | |
| 13:46 | Villanova | John Templeton misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:46 | Villanova | John Templeton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | David Matteson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 48-38 |
| 13:26 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 13:10 | Villanova | Mark Dee denies the turnaround by John Templeton | 48-38 |
| 13:08 | Villanova | Steven Head grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | John Templeton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Mark Dee's floater is knocked away by Dale Goings | 48-38 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Dale Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Steven Head misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | John Templeton grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | John Templeton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Williams | 48-41 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 11:51 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Templeton | 48-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Matteson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Templeton (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Goings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Villanova | John Templeton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 48-41 |
| 11:24 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Dale Goings buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Head | 48-44 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | David Matteson drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Grant McInnes | 50-44 |
| 10:22 | Villanova | John Templeton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Matteson - foul #2 on David Matteson, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Orville Ottinger (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski, David Matteson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jess Jordon (SG), Gary Estepp (SF), Wayne Francis (C) Larry Williams, Donald Reynolds, Dale Goings | |
| 10:22 | Villanova | John Templeton makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | John Templeton picks off the pass by Richard Higgins | 50-47 |
| 09:51 | Villanova | John Templeton banks in the layup | 50-49 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Higgins | 52-49 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | Jess Jordon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Francis | 52-49 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Hal Schwartz | 54-49 |
| 08:37 | Villanova | Zachery Slomkowski swats the short shot by Wayne Francis | 54-49 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Higgins | 57-49 |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Gary Estepp misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is whistled for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (PF) Eugene Brady, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Duvall (PG), Dale Goings (C) John Templeton, Steven Head | |
| 07:49 | Villanova | Gary Estepp loses the ball out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Capobianco (SF), Matthew Wilson (C) Gary Estepp, Wayne Francis | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Jordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Capobianco (fresh) PF - Dale Goings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-49 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 07:21 | Villanova | John Capobianco misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jess Jordon | 59-49 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Dale Goings loses the dribble to David Matteson | 59-49 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Matteson | 61-49 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Dale Goings comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Higgins - foul #1 on Richard Higgins, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Albert Mayeski (PF) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (SG), Gary Estepp (SF) Jess Jordon, John Capobianco | |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Dale Goings makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:05 | Villanova | Dale Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 61-51 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Mark Dee tips it in | 63-51 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Robert Duvall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Matteson - foul #3 on David Matteson, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger (C) David Matteson | |
| Subs | Villanova | John Templeton (SG), Donald Reynolds (PF) Larry Williams, Dale Goings | |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Robert Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Robert Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:40 | Villanova | Donald Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Robert Duvall connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Reynolds | 63-55 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Mark Dee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 05:13 | Villanova | Gary Estepp gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Robert Duvall can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Matthew Wilson tips it home | 63-57 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Grant McInnes | 65-57 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Robert Duvall buries a jumpshot from the right side | 65-59 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Wilson - foul #5 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), David Matteson (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jess Jordon (SG), Wayne Francis (C) Robert Duvall, Matthew Wilson | |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:06 | Villanova | Orville Ottinger steps in front of the Gary Estepp pass | 66-59 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Higgins | 69-59 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Villanova | Jess Jordon drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gary Estepp | 69-62 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Matteson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - John Templeton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jess Jordon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Estepp (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Francis (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | David Matteson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Orville Ottinger, Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Williams (PG), John Capobianco (SF), Dale Goings (PF) John Templeton, Gary Estepp, Donald Reynolds | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Hal Schwartz steps in front of the Wayne Francis pass | 69-62 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski clanks a shot from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins can't tip it in | 69-62 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Dale Goings grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) David Matteson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Duvall (PG), Gary Estepp (SF), Steven Head (PF) Larry Williams, John Capobianco, Wayne Francis | |
| 02:19 | Villanova | Albert Mayeski is called for the reach on Jess Jordon - foul #3 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Jess Jordon throws it down and he's fouled by Albert Mayeski - foul #4 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Jess Jordon makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson hits a runner from the left block set up by Richard Higgins | 71-65 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Dale Goings misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 73-65 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Dale Goings misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Hal Schwartz - foul #2 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Dale Goings makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:06 | Villanova | Dale Goings misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Robert Duvall steps in front of the Richard Higgins pass in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Robert Duvall banks in the layup | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 73-68 |
| 00:32 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jess Jordon | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Villanova | Jess Jordon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Estepp | 73-68 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Jess Jordon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Jess Jordon is called for the reach on Hal Schwartz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jess Jordon, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Jess Jordon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Robert Duvall is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Duvall, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Jess Jordon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-71 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Gary Estepp grabs the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | The clock runs out | 77-71 |