| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Neel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Markham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Robert Weber drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Markham | 25-26 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Neel | 27-26 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Bunnell | 29-26 |
| 17:50 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner is hacked by Herbert Merkle - foul #3 on Herbert Merkle, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses the shot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses the dunk attempt | 29-26 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Terry Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Terry Potter knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 16:00 | Villanova | Robert Weber scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Markham | 31-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Neel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Markham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Edmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-29 |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 15:20 | Villanova | Robert Weber clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Doug Edmond tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs buries a floater from the left block | 33-31 |
| 14:32 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Terry Potter scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Bunnell | 35-31 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 13:48 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Neel | 37-31 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 12:13 | Villanova | Doug Edmond pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 11:53 | Villanova | Terry Potter is called for the reach on Herbert Merkle - foul #3 on Terry Potter, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG) John Neel | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Brian Maxey (SG), Paul Wright (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Robert Weber, Peter Markham, Herbert Merkle, Doug Edmond | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Potter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James McPeak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Maxey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Larry Krebs swats the dunk try by Dima Zigomalas | 37-31 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | James McPeak misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 10:45 | Villanova | Brian Maxey tips it home | 39-33 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | James McPeak grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:55 | Villanova | James McPeak loses the dribble to John Anderson | 39-33 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Larry Krebs and the foul's on Paul Wright - foul #2 on Paul Wright, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (SG), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) John Anderson, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Potter - foul #4 on Terry Potter, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG), Dominic Greco (SF) Daniel Bunnell, Terry Potter | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG) James McPeak | |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | John Anderson connects on the turnaround from close range set up by John Neel and he's fouled by Brian Maxey - foul #1 on Brian Maxey, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (SG) Dima Zigomalas | |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | John Anderson misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Paul Wright pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Robert Weber is whistled for a carry | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Doug Edmond (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | John Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner (SF), Larry Krebs (C) Dominic Greco, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas (SF), Herbert Merkle (PF) Brian Maxey, Paul Wright | |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Larry Krebs steps in front of the Doug Edmond pass | 44-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Neel (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Snyder (fresh) C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Markham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dima Zigomalas (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 44-35 |
| 07:19 | Villanova | Peter Markham pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dima Zigomalas - foul #2 on Dima Zigomalas, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Terry Potter (SF) John Neel, John Anderson, Lee Snyder | |
| Subs | Villanova | James McPeak (PG), Brian Maxey (SG), Paul Wright (PF) Robert Weber, Peter Markham, Herbert Merkle | |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas can't finish the layup | 46-37 |
| 05:57 | Villanova | James McPeak grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:52 | Villanova | James McPeak knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-40 |
| 05:30 | Villanova | Brian Maxey gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | James McPeak hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Daniel Bunnell - foul #3 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Neel (PG), Lee Snyder (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Daniel Bunnell, Timothy Faulkner, Larry Krebs | |
| Subs | Villanova | Peter Markham (SG), Herbert Merkle (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Dima Zigomalas, Paul Wright, Doug Edmond | |
| 05:08 | Villanova | James McPeak misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Terry Potter gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses badly on a floater from the left block | 46-42 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Herbert Merkle drills a fadeaway from the left side | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Terry Potter - foul #4 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Anderson (SG) Scott Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Weber (PG) James McPeak | |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Terry Potter clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Markham - foul #1 on Peter Markham, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell (PG) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Terry Potter makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Terry Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:45 | Villanova | Brian Maxey is hacked by Terry Potter - foul #5 on Terry Potter, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner (SF) Terry Potter | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Neel - foul #1 on John Neel, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Krebs (C) Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Villanova | Doug Edmond (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:30 | Villanova | Robert Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Bunnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Neel (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Timothy Faulkner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Snyder (fresh) C - Larry Krebs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Weber (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Markham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brian Maxey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Herbert Merkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Herbert Merkle swats the short shot by Timothy Faulkner | 47-46 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Brian Maxey snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Peter Markham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner makes the shot from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 01:49 | Villanova | Robert Weber connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Markham | 49-52 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Maxey - foul #2 on Brian Maxey, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dima Zigomalas (SF) Brian Maxey | |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Timothy Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Doug Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:04 | Villanova | Robert Weber misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Larry Krebs misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 00:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Herbert Merkle | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Villanova | Doug Edmond is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Doug Edmond, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Peter Markham steals it from John Neel | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Daniel Bunnell is called for the reach on Peter Markham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Bunnell, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Peter Markham is fouled on the floor by Lee Snyder - foul #2 on Lee Snyder, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Peter Markham misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Lee Snyder pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Daniel Bunnell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 50-52 |