| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jason Gale inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Jamie Rayl | 42-45 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Kevin Hinkson blocks the short jumper by Robert Mack | 42-45 |
| 19:30 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 42-45 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Donald Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Robert Mack, George Mathews, Douglas Williams, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason buries a turnaround from the right block | 44-45 |
| 18:31 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 44-45 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Donald Clark pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Vincent Domanski swats the short shot by Rudolf Mason | 44-45 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Donald Clark travels with the ball | 44-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Terence Sullivan, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is fouled on the floor by Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Douglas Williams, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Gale | 44-47 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Scott Leff's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Hinkson | 44-47 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Robert Mack grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Robert Mack, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:33 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 16:32 | Villanova | Jason Gale tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Rayl - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Rudolf Mason, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:54 | Villanova | Donald Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Kevin Hinkson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 15:19 | Villanova | Donald Hardy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jason Gale | 46-52 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 46-52 |
| 14:56 | Villanova | Donald Hardy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-52 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Robert Mack grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-52 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Robert Mack is whistled for a carry | 46-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Vincent Domanski, Kevin Hinkson | |
| 14:08 | Villanova | Dewey Platt throws it down on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 46-54 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SF) Jason Gale | |
| 13:46 | Villanova | Rudolf Mason takes the ball from Joseph Garvin | 46-54 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams lays it in set up by Rudolf Mason | 48-54 |
| 13:25 | Villanova | Dewey Platt blows the layup | 48-54 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-54 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Samuel Conner gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:54 | Villanova | Donald Hardy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Rudolf Mason | 50-54 |
| 12:23 | Villanova | Donald Hardy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 50-54 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Rudolf Mason | 53-54 |
| 11:45 | Villanova | Samuel Conner connects on the shot from the left block | 53-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Troy Travis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Garvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dewey Platt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Scott Leff scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 56-56 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Troy Travis grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Samuel Conner - foul #4 on Samuel Conner, team foul #2 | 56-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF), Kevin Hinkson (C) Donald Hardy, Dewey Platt, Samuel Conner | |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:44 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses long on a shot in the paint | 56-56 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 10:29 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl clanks a floater from the right side | 58-56 |
| 10:28 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a shot from the right side | 58-56 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | George Mathews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG) Jamie Rayl | |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Terence Sullivan - foul #3 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #2 | 58-58 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:41 | Villanova | Joseph Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Donald Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Domanski | 58-59 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses the tip | 58-59 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 58-59 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Donald Hardy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Garvin | 58-62 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Vincent Domanski - foul #2 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Leff (C) Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Kevin Hinkson | |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Jason Gale snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 09:01 | Villanova | Donald Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Robert Mack | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Dewey Platt steals the ball from George Mathews | 58-62 |
| 08:47 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | George Mathews gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Donald Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Donald Hardy | |
| 08:04 | Villanova | Dewey Platt scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Rayl | 58-64 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Robert Mack scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Mathews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-64 |
| 07:18 | Villanova | Dewey Platt pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 07:06 | Villanova | Dewey Platt loses the ball out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Kevin Hinkson (PF), Samuel Conner (C) Jamie Rayl, Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski, Dewey Platt | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Scott Leff is called for traveling | 61-64 |
| 06:40 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson is hacked by Kurt Varney - foul #2 on Kurt Varney, team foul #3 | 61-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Joseph Garvin | |
| 06:23 | Villanova | Samuel Conner clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 61-64 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Donald Hardy misses the shot from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Clark | 61-64 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 05:47 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Donald Hardy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-67 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Edward Sullivan is called for the reach on Donald Clark - foul #2 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (SG), Jason Gale (SF), Vincent Domanski (PF) Jamie Rayl, Edward Sullivan, Kevin Hinkson | |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Rudolf Mason | 63-67 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Samuel Conner knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Domanski | 63-69 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is denied on a dunk by Vincent Domanski | 63-69 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Samuel Conner snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 04:11 | Villanova | Scott Leff blocks the short jumper by Samuel Conner | 63-69 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 63-69 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Conner steals the ball from Rudolf Mason | 63-69 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | Donald Hardy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Garvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gale (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 6 blk. C - Samuel Conner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Scott Leff's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Conner | 63-69 |
| 03:27 | Villanova | Samuel Conner pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:15 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 03:14 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski hits the follow up shot | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason drills a shot in the paint set up by Robert Mack | 65-71 |
| 02:42 | Villanova | Donald Hardy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Troy Travis gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses badly on a runner near the basket | 65-71 |
| 02:34 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 02:18 | Villanova | Samuel Conner is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 65-71 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Robert Mack is hacked by Vincent Domanski - foul #3 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #5 | 65-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (SG) Joseph Garvin | |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams throws it down | 67-71 |
| 01:25 | Villanova | Samuel Conner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 67-71 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Conner - foul #5 on Samuel Conner, team foul #6 | 67-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dewey Platt (C) Samuel Conner | |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Dewey Platt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | George Mathews grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Robert Mack connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses long on a fullcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tired) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jason Gale (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Dewey Platt wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl loses the dribble to George Mathews | 71-71 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams buries a floater in the paint | 73-71 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Williams - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #4 | 73-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Douglas Williams, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (PG), Edward Sullivan (SF), Kevin Hinkson (C) Donald Hardy, Jason Gale, Vincent Domanski | |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is hacked by Dewey Platt - foul #4 on Dewey Platt, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Dewey Platt gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Donald Clark - foul #3 on Donald Clark, team foul #5 | 73-71 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Scott Leff is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Scott Leff, team foul #6 | 73-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF) Terence Sullivan, George Mathews | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:20 | Villanova | Scott Leff steals it from Edward Sullivan | 73-73 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Troy Travis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF) Douglas Williams, Troy Travis | |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincent Domanski (PF) Kevin Hinkson | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Scott Leff knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Jack Watson | 75-75 |
| 02:27 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Gale (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 02:12 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Gale | 75-77 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Vincent Domanski - foul #4 on Vincent Domanski, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG) Joseph Garvin | |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Donald Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:39 | Villanova | George Mathews steals it from Dewey Platt | 76-77 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-77 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Donald Hardy grabs the board | 76-77 |
| 01:19 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl can't connect on a shot from the left side | 76-77 |
| 01:17 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 76-77 |
| 00:59 | Villanova | Dewey Platt hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Hardy | 76-79 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. 6 blk. 4 pf. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Robert Mack's floater is tipped away by Vincent Domanski | 76-79 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jamie Rayl | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses long on a jumper in the lane | 76-79 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Jason Gale can't tip it in | 76-79 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Robert Mack knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Donald Hardy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-79 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. 7 blk. 4 pf. C - Dewey Platt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Dewey Platt wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Dewey Platt's layup is rejected by Malawa Afshari | 79-79 |
| 04:45 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Domanski | 79-79 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Robert Mack takes the ball from Donald Hardy after a doubleteam | 79-79 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | George Mathews lays it in set up by Robert Mack | 81-79 |
| 04:25 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl travels with the ball | 81-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | The jumper by Douglas Williams is denied by Vincent Domanski | 81-79 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Dewey Platt snags the defensive board | 81-79 |
| 03:51 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 81-81 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Donald Hardy | 81-81 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Scott Leff hits the follow up shot | 83-81 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Dewey Platt misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Watson - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #7 | 83-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, Kurt Varney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Garvin (PG) Donald Hardy | |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 03:23 | Villanova | Dewey Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is fouled on the floor by Joseph Garvin - foul #1 on Joseph Garvin, team foul #9 | 83-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Troy Travis | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Jason Gale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF) Rudolf Mason | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 85-83 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Troy Travis gets the offensive rebound | 85-83 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Jamie Rayl is called for the reach on Douglas Williams - foul #2 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #10 | 85-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Kurt Varney (PF) Troy Travis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (C) Dewey Platt | |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 02:02 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-83 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams, Kurt Varney | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Hardy (PG), Dewey Platt (C) Joseph Garvin, Kevin Hinkson | |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Donald Hardy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jamie Rayl | 87-86 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is fouled on the floor by Dewey Platt - foul #5 on Dewey Platt, team foul #11 | 87-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson (C) Dewey Platt | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Terence Sullivan takes the ball from Donald Hardy | 88-86 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan hits the finger roll | 90-86 |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 90-86 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari pulls down the rebound | 90-86 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Kevin Hinkson blocks the short jumper by Rudolf Mason | 90-86 |
| 00:52 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski gets the rebound | 90-86 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 13 pts. 15 reb. 8 blk. 4 pf. C - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:42 | Villanova | Donald Hardy makes the contested floater from the left side | 90-88 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Jason Gale takes the ball from Rudolf Mason | 90-88 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl dunks the ball on a great pass from Jason Gale | 90-90 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #8 | 90-90 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Donald Hardy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 90-90 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (fresh) 27 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jason Gale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fresh) 13 pts. 15 reb. 8 blk. 4 pf. C - Kevin Hinkson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski wins the tip | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 90-90 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Douglas Williams | 90-90 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Donald Hardy picks off the pass by Robert Mack in the backcourt | 90-90 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Donald Hardy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 90-90 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Malawa Afshari | 90-90 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Malawa Afshari is blocked by Vincent Domanski | 90-90 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Malawa Afshari | 90-90 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 90-90 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | George Mathews pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-90 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams is whistled for traveling | 90-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, George Mathews, Douglas Williams, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:34 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Hinkson | 90-92 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 90-92 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Troy Travis tips it back up and in | 92-92 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 92-92 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 92-92 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Donald Clark drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Leff | 94-92 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Donald Hardy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 94-92 |
| 02:23 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 94-92 |
| 02:04 | Villanova | Donald Hardy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 94-92 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Troy Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 94-92 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Troy Travis is called for traveling | 94-92 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), George Mathews (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Donald Hardy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Domanski | 94-95 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Mack | 96-95 |
| 01:13 | Villanova | Kevin Hinkson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 96-95 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams connects on the runner from the left block | 98-95 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Hardy (tiring) 30 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jason Gale (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Vincent Domanski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 16 reb. 9 blk. 4 pf. C - Kevin Hinkson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jason Gale is fouled on the floor by Robert Mack - foul #2 on Robert Mack, team foul #9 | 98-95 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Jason Gale misses the 1st free throw | 98-95 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari gets the rebound | 98-95 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 98-95 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 98-95 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 98-95 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan gets the rebound | 98-95 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Rayl - foul #3 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #12 | 98-95 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF) George Mathews | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 99-95 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 100-95 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Donald Hardy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 100-95 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Vincent Domanski grabs the offensive rebound | 100-95 |
| 00:03 | Villanova | Donald Hardy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 100-95 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 100-95 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams runs out the clock | 100-95 |