| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Neel (fresh) SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Peter Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Terry Potter inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Herbert Merkle is called for the reach on Terry Potter - foul #2 on Herbert Merkle, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs hits a jumper from the right block | 29-31 |
| 19:07 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Faulkner | 29-31 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell drills a shot from close range | 31-31 |
| 18:21 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle makes the floater in the paint set up by Dima Zigomalas | 31-33 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner's floater is tipped away by Doug Edmond | 31-33 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Doug Edmond snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Robert Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Neel | 33-33 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Markham | 33-36 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner drills a turnaround in the paint | 35-36 |
| 16:12 | Villanova | Doug Edmond is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Doug Edmond, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Maxey (SG), Paul Wright (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Peter Markham, Herbert Merkle, Doug Edmond | |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-36 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 15:46 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas grabs the board | 35-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Neel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Brian Maxey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Robert Weber clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Terry Potter snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Dima Zigomalas picks off the pass by John Neel | 35-36 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Robert Weber knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs throws it down and the foul's on Brian Maxey - foul #1 on Brian Maxey, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG) John Neel | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Peter Markham (SG), Herbert Merkle (PF) Robert Weber, Dima Zigomalas, Paul Wright | |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:24 | Villanova | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:09 | Villanova | James McPeak knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Terry Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 13:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 37-42 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | James McPeak misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Bunnell - foul #3 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Doug Edmond (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 13:14 | Villanova | James McPeak makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:14 | Villanova | James McPeak makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs's pass is intercepted by Doug Edmond | 37-44 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | James McPeak knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Peter Markham | 37-46 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (PG) Daniel Bunnell | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG), Dima Zigomalas (SF) James McPeak, Brian Maxey | |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Faulkner - foul #3 on Timothy Faulkner, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:43 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - Terry Potter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Peter Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner loses the dribble to Herbert Merkle | 37-47 |
| 11:03 | Villanova | Larry Krebs steps in front of the Dima Zigomalas pass | 37-47 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Weber | 37-47 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Doug Edmond pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Doug Edmond buries a runner from the left block set up by Robert Weber | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | John Anderson's pass is intercepted by Peter Markham | 37-49 |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Peter Markham slams it home | 37-51 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | John Anderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-51 |
| 08:59 | Villanova | Peter Markham snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 08:43 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Doug Edmond gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 08:27 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Dima Zigomalas | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Terry Potter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-53 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Peter Markham comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Dominic Greco (SF), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) John Neel, John Anderson, Terry Potter, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Brian Maxey (SF), Paul Wright (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Robert Weber, Dima Zigomalas, Herbert Merkle, Doug Edmond | |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Peter Markham makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Peter Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Williams (fresh) SF - Dominic Greco (fresh) PF - Lee Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James McPeak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Markham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Maxey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell comes up short on the shot near the basket | 37-55 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Paul Wright snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 07:11 | Villanova | Peter Markham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Dominic Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (SG) Scott Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas (SF) Peter Markham | |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 06:38 | Villanova | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 06:07 | Villanova | Robert Jackson grabs the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | James McPeak scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Wright | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | John Neel drills a shot from close range | 40-57 |
| 05:03 | Villanova | Dominic Greco is called for the reach on Dima Zigomalas - foul #1 on Dominic Greco, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terry Potter (SF) Dominic Greco | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG), Doug Edmond (C) James McPeak, Robert Jackson | |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | John Neel is fouled on the floor by Brian Maxey - foul #2 on Brian Maxey, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Williams (SG), John Anderson (SF), Yevgeny Zarnick (PF) John Neel, Terry Potter, Lee Snyder | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell scores on a jumper from close range | 42-57 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Yevgeny Zarnick is called for the reach on Paul Wright - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zarnick, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dominic Greco (SF) Scott Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (SG), Herbert Merkle (PF) Brian Maxey, Paul Wright | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Robert Weber is hacked by Daniel Bunnell - foul #4 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (PG), Lee Snyder (PF) Daniel Bunnell, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - Dominic Greco (fresh) PF - Lee Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zarnick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Markham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Villanova | Robert Weber clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | John Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Dima Zigomalas is called for the reach on John Anderson - foul #1 on Dima Zigomalas, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Yevgeny Zarnick drills a shot in the lane set up by John Neel | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-57 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Yevgeny Zarnick pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Yevgeny Zarnick makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Anderson | 46-57 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Robert Weber hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Lee Snyder - foul #2 on Lee Snyder, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Alfredo Russo (C) John Neel, Dominic Greco, Lee Snyder | |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Maxey (SG) Peter Markham | |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Robert Weber is hacked by Scott Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (SG), Terry Potter (SF), Timothy Faulkner (PF), Larry Krebs (C) Scott Williams, John Anderson, Yevgeny Zarnick, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (SG) Brian Maxey | |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | The refs have stopped play. Doug Edmond is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 49-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG), Dominic Greco (SF), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) John Neel, Terry Potter, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Jackson (C) Doug Edmond | |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | John Anderson misses the easy layup | 49-60 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Lee Snyder tips it in | 51-60 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Robert Weber can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Snyder - foul #3 on Lee Snyder, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (SG), Terry Potter (SF), Timothy Faulkner (PF), Larry Krebs (C) John Anderson, Dominic Greco, Lee Snyder, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:45 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Terry Potter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Weber is hacked by Terry Potter - foul #2 on Terry Potter, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG), Dominic Greco (SF), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) John Neel, Terry Potter, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Lee Snyder misses the tip | 51-63 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | John Anderson grabs the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 51-63 |