| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Burney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Max Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Marasco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Nelson Kelly inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Nelson Kelly buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Max Smith | 27-34 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-34 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Max Smith makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Nelson Kelly | 30-36 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | George Carrigan is fouled on the floor by Kevin Marasco - foul #2 on Kevin Marasco, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is hacked by Kevin Marasco - foul #3 on Kevin Marasco, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-36 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Max Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Max Smith hits the finger roll set up by Richard Burney | 30-38 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | The 3pt attempt by Norbert Shackelford is denied by Max Smith | 30-38 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Max Smith gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:21 | UConn | George Carrigan blocks the short jumper by Max Smith | 30-38 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett dunks the ball set up by Norbert Shackelford | 32-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Burney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Max Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Marasco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Kevin Marasco loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SG), Joshua Doud (SF), Eugene Gabor (C) Robert Hockett, Richard Burney, Nelson Kelly, Kevin Marasco | |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Max Smith snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Kevin Bey drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Max Smith | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Max Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Norbert Shackelford - foul #2 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jesse Back (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Norbert Shackelford, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Richard Burney (SG), Nelson Kelly (SF), Kevin Marasco (C) Kevin Bey, Ulysses Stafford, Joshua Doud, Eugene Gabor | |
| 13:26 | UConn | Max Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Max Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Max Smith drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hockett | 40-43 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Nelson Kelly - foul #3 on Nelson Kelly, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (PF) Max Smith | |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is fouled on the floor by Kevin Marasco - foul #4 on Kevin Marasco, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Eugene Gabor takes the ball from Norbert Shackelford | 40-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Burney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Marasco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Robert Hockett is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Peters - foul #4 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ulysses Stafford (C) Kevin Marasco | |
| 10:54 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford's pass is intercepted by Norbert Shackelford | 40-43 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | George Carrigan misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Ulysses Stafford - foul #1 on Ulysses Stafford, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Carney (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Richard Burney is hacked by George Carrigan - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Santos Cherry (C) George Carrigan | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (SG), Kevin Marasco (C) Richard Burney, Nelson Kelly | |
| 09:43 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford scores on a jump hook from the right block | 42-45 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett comes up short on the runner in the lane | 42-45 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Kevin Marasco grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Hockett | 42-47 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Eugene Gabor pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Kevin Marasco clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Santos Cherry - foul #2 on Santos Cherry, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Norbert Shackelford, Jack Bissett, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (SG), Nelson Kelly (SF), Max Smith (PF) Robert Hockett, Ulysses Stafford, Eugene Gabor | |
| 08:11 | UConn | Kevin Marasco makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Kevin Marasco makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Max Smith grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Kevin Bey drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Nelson Kelly | 42-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Burney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Max Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Marasco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Nelson Kelly pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Jeffrey Peters is called for the reach on Kevin Bey - foul #5 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (PG), Stephen Carney (PF) Dewey Mills, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (C) Kevin Marasco | |
| 06:52 | UConn | Max Smith knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Kevin Bey | 42-53 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Eugene Gabor pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Kevin Bey misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Carney - foul #2 on Stephen Carney, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:01 | UConn | Kevin Bey makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Kevin Bey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Kelly | 42-55 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Richard Burney pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:10 | UConn | Kevin Bey drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Max Smith | 42-57 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a 3 from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Richard Burney hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Nelson Kelly | 45-59 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Max Smith - foul #1 on Max Smith, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Santos Cherry (PF) Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SG), Joshua Doud (SF), Kevin Marasco (C) Kevin Bey, Richard Burney, Nelson Kelly, Eugene Gabor | |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Max Smith is hacked by Santos Cherry - foul #3 on Santos Cherry, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:52 | UConn | Max Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Max Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Max Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Cherry (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Doud (fresh) PF - Max Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Marasco (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Joshua Doud makes the jumper near the basket | 47-63 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-63 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Bissett | 47-63 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Joshua Doud knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Marasco | 49-66 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-66 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett gets the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | George Carrigan travels with the ball | 49-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Stephen Carney (PF) Jesse Back, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (SG), Nelson Kelly (SF) Ulysses Stafford, Joshua Doud | |
| 01:08 | UConn | Nelson Kelly comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 49-66 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills tips it home | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Nelson Kelly travels with the ball | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Hockett runs out the clock | 53-66 |