| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Bratt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Joe Bratt inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howard Pyburn | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Marcus Scott | 32-28 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Scott | 34-28 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Joe Bratt comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Smith - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:12 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield travels with the ball | 36-30 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels is hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (PF) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:19 | Villanova | Marcus Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | James Brown connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Fisher | 36-32 |
| 16:45 | Villanova | Matthew Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Howard Pyburn - foul #1 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Anthony Norton (PF), Cary Presson (C) Howard Pyburn, Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:07 | Villanova | Victor Woolford takes the ball from Matthew Williams | 38-33 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Mark Masters is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) James Fisher | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cary Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Cary Presson is fouled on the floor by James Aaron - foul #1 on James Aaron, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Cary Presson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Mark Masters buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Flowers | 38-35 |
| 14:35 | Villanova | Charles Holder is fouled on the floor by Mark Masters - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Joe Bratt (SF), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Matthew Williams, Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 14:18 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Pyburn | 41-35 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't finish the layup | 41-35 |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Marcus Scott pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:34 | Villanova | Marcus Scott's pass is intercepted by Ronald Wood | 41-35 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Edward Wages | 41-37 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | Cary Presson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (SG), Anthony Norton (PF) Bernard Samuels, Cary Presson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Edward Wages | |
| 12:22 | Villanova | Marcus Scott can't throw it down | 41-37 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | James Fisher is whistled for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Matthew Williams (C) Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| 11:58 | Villanova | Joe Bratt knocks in the shot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by Charles Holder - foul #1 on Charles Holder, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SG) Howard Pyburn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bratt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | James Fisher connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:04 | Villanova | Mark Masters picks off the pass by Anthony Norton | 43-39 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on James Aaron | 43-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Cary Presson (SG), Marcus Scott (C) Charles Holder, Joe Bratt, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Ronald Wood steps in front of the Cary Presson pass | 43-39 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | James Fisher travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bernard Samuels (SG) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:47 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn double dribbles | 43-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) James Fisher | |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Bernard Samuels - foul #3 on Bernard Samuels, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SF) Michael Dingler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) John Flowers | |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Joe Bratt takes the ball from Harold Smith | 43-39 |
| 08:57 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Marcus Scott grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | The jumper by Cary Presson is denied by Harold Smith | 43-39 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 43-39 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Edward Wages connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronald Wood | 43-41 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Holder (PG), Michael Dingler (SG), Anthony Norton (PF) Howard Pyburn, Bernard Samuels, Cary Presson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Edward Wages, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:13 | Villanova | Marcus Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | James Fisher snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | James Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Charles Holder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Dingler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bratt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the contested fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Fisher | 44-43 |
| 06:47 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Mark Masters connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-45 |
| 05:54 | Villanova | Charles Holder is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Howard Pyburn (PG), Bernard Samuels (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Cary Presson (C) Charles Holder, Michael Dingler, Joe Bratt, Marcus Scott | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 44-47 |
| 05:11 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Norton | 47-47 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Dingler (SF) Anthony Norton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) James Fisher | |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Matthew Williams misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Matthew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 48-49 |
| 04:14 | Villanova | Matthew Williams grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 04:05 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the floater near the basket | 51-49 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Cary Presson is called for the reach on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Cary Presson, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joe Bratt (SF), Anthony Norton (PF), Marcus Scott (C) Michael Dingler, Matthew Williams, Cary Presson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Edward Wages | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Howard Pyburn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Samuels (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Bratt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses long on a runner in the lane | 51-49 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | James Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's layup is rejected by Marcus Scott | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | James Brown can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Anthony Norton gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | James Fisher pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood banks in the wide open layup | 51-51 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:54 | Villanova | Bernard Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Howard Pyburn steps in front of the Michael Merrifield pass in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 01:36 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 01:35 | Villanova | Anthony Norton tips it home | 55-51 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fisher | 55-54 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Howard Pyburn makes the jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Marcus Scott - foul #3 on Marcus Scott, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the contested turnaround near the basket | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Michael Merrifield is called for the reach on Joe Bratt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Joe Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Joe Bratt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is hacked by Howard Pyburn - foul #2 on Howard Pyburn, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 58-58 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marcus Scott connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-58 |