| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - David Piner (fresh) SF - David McKennzie (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) C - Felix Valdez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Scott Leff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Scott Leff hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Donald Clark scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 5-0 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel is fouled on the floor by David Piner - foul #1 on David Piner, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | David McKennzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno is hacked by Donald Clark - foul #1 on Donald Clark, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 17:36 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Virgilio Bruno | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ardian Zephyr - foul #1 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Virgilio Bruno | |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:03 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 17:01 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Virgilio Bruno (PF) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| 16:31 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Spiva | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Sullivan | 7-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Spiva (fresh) PF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Scott Leff connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Ardian Zephyr - foul #2 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Jack Watson, Donnie Moss, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-10 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Denis Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | David McKennzie gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Michael Brown clanks a shot in the paint | 9-10 |
| 14:53 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Young Wang (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Virgilio Bruno | |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | David Piner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Felix Valdez - foul #1 on Felix Valdez, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David McKennzie (SF) Jack Watson, Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno (PF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:52 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Young Wang grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | David Piner is hacked by Felix Valdez - foul #2 on Felix Valdez, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark, Young Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (C) Felix Valdez | |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Scott Leff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Clark (PF) Aaron Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF) Denis Heath | |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Virgilio Bruno | 10-13 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Donald Clark scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Scott Leff | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jack Watson - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Ardian Zephyr | |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:10 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Edward Sullivan is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donald Clark (PF) David Piner, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr (C) Edward Sullivan | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - David McKennzie (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Young Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Denis Heath (fresh) PF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Ardian Zephyr - foul #3 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donald Clark, Young Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | David McKennzie makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:31 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan is hacked by David Piner - foul #2 on David Piner, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, David Piner, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG) Edward Sullivan | |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Michael Brown grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the fadeaway from the right block | 13-15 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Scott Leff picks off the pass by Wallace Bickel | 13-15 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:24 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Donald Clark denies the turnaround by Felix Valdez | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Terence Sullivan | 13-15 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Denis Heath - foul #1 on Denis Heath, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Jeremiah Spiva (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Wallace Bickel, Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Jeremiah Spiva | 15-17 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is fouled on the floor by Jamie Rayl - foul #1 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (PG), Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Jeremiah Spiva, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Felix Valdez hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Wallace Bickel | 17-19 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Felix Valdez is called for the reach on Terence Sullivan - foul #3 on Felix Valdez, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Young Wang (C) Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Ardian Zephyr (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan connects on the open floater from the left block set up by Wallace Bickel | 19-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) C - Young Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Young Wang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Young Wang tips it but misses | 19-21 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Aaron Kimbrough - foul #1 on Aaron Kimbrough, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF) Edward Sullivan | |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:53 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Scott Leff can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wallace Bickel - foul #1 on Wallace Bickel, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), David McKennzie (SF) David Piner, Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SG), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Virgilio Bruno | |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:31 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | Denis Heath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF) David McKennzie | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Virgilio Bruno (PF) Wallace Bickel, Felix Valdez | |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Edward Sullivan steals the ball from Scott Leff | 20-23 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ardian Zephyr, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG), Felix Valdez (C) Edward Sullivan, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Donald Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Piner | 23-23 |
| 05:09 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it in | 23-25 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | David McKennzie hits a floater from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 04:21 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 04:19 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Jamie Rayl is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-25 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Piner | 25-25 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Scott Leff is hacked by Jamie Rayl - foul #2 on Jamie Rayl, team foul #12 | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Donnie Moss (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Jack Watson, David McKennzie, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Villanova | Edward Sullivan (SF), Ardian Zephyr (C) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jamie Rayl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Bickel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Bruno (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ardian Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Ardian Zephyr is whistled for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Young Wang (C) Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Jamie Rayl, Virgilio Bruno | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough misses badly on a shot in the lane | 27-25 |
| 02:58 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 02:41 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 02:40 | Villanova | Felix Valdez tips it but misses | 27-25 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Edward Sullivan is called for the reach on David Piner - foul #2 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #13 | 27-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Aaron Kimbrough, Young Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Jamie Rayl (PG), Virgilio Bruno (PF) Denis Heath, Felix Valdez | |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Virgilio Bruno hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jamie Rayl | 29-27 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Donald Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 29-27 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Wallace Bickel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Wallace Bickel | 29-29 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Scott Leff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Young Wang (C) David Piner, Donnie Moss, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Denis Heath (SF), Felix Valdez (C) Wallace Bickel, Ardian Zephyr | |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Edward Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Young Wang tips it in | 31-29 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Felix Valdez blows the dunk but the foul's on Donald Clark - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #7 | 31-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Donald Clark, Young Wang | |
| Subs | Villanova | Wallace Bickel (SG) Denis Heath | |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Felix Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Felix Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough misses the easy layup | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Felix Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |