| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Frazier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 3 pf. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 35-43 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Donald Phillips can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Andrews - foul #2 on Matthew Andrews, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Donald Phillips snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Mark Welch buries a fadeaway from the left block | 36-46 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Irvin Mickens | 38-46 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 38-48 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Randall Green gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Randall Green buries a floater from the right block set up by Irvin Mickens | 40-48 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Mark Welch throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Rotstein | 40-50 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the lay-in | 40-50 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 17:20 | UConn | John Quackenbush takes the ball from Jason Frazier | 40-50 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is whistled for a carry | 40-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Franklin Fields (SG), Del Hughes (SF), David Johnston (PF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Matthew Andrews, Jason Frazier, Mark Welch, Donald Phillips | |
| 16:41 | UConn | Larry Olson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Kissner | 40-53 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Herbert Sadler is denied by Stephen Kissner | 40-53 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James McCarrol | 40-53 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Kissner - foul #2 on Stephen Kissner, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Michael Linhart | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Andrews (SG) Franklin Fields | |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 15:49 | UConn | David Johnston scores on a jumper from the baseline | 41-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 1 pts. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Larry Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Kissner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | James McCarrol gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, James McCarrol, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Del Hughes, David Johnston, Stephen Kissner | |
| 15:01 | UConn | Jason Frazier knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Olson | 41-57 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Randall Green | 43-57 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Larry Olson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Linhart | 43-57 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens double dribbles | 43-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Franklin Fields (SG) Larry Olson, Matthew Andrews | |
| 14:02 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein lays it in on a great pass from Franklin Fields and he's hacked by Howard Epperson - foul #2 on Howard Epperson, team foul #2 | 43-59 |
| 14:02 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the free throw | 43-60 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Mark Welch steals it from Michael Linhart | 43-60 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 43-62 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the runner in the paint | 43-62 |
| 13:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 43-62 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Donald Phillips is hacked by Randall Green - foul #3 on Randall Green, team foul #3 | 43-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Andrews (SG), Del Hughes (PF), Stephen Kissner (C) Franklin Fields, Mark Welch, Donald Phillips | |
| 12:42 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Frazier | 43-65 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler tips it but misses | 43-65 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Del Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Del Hughes misses the tip | 43-65 |
| 11:56 | UConn | Del Hughes hits the follow up shot | 43-67 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie buries a 3 from the left wing | 46-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 1 pts. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Frazier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Del Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Kissner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Jason Frazier is fouled on the floor by James Winterberg - foul #2 on James Winterberg, team foul #4 | 46-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, James McCarrol, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Ronald Rotstein, Jason Frazier | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Larry Olson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Del Hughes | 46-69 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Larry Olson picks off the pass by Herbert Sadler | 46-69 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Larry Olson hits the finger roll | 46-71 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Olson - foul #1 on Larry Olson, team foul #3 | 46-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Del Hughes, Stephen Kissner | |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Donald Phillips knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Larry Olson | 47-73 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-73 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens tips it home | 49-73 |
| 09:55 | UConn | Larry Olson hits a runner from the right block set up by Jason Frazier and the foul's on John Quackenbush - foul #3 on John Quackenbush, team foul #5 | 49-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| Subs | UConn | Franklin Fields (SG), David Johnston (PF) Matthew Andrews, Mark Welch | |
| 09:55 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the free throw | 49-76 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't finish the layup | 49-76 |
| 09:32 | UConn | David Johnston grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 09:17 | UConn | David Johnston can't connect on a shot from the left block | 49-76 |
| 09:15 | UConn | Donald Phillips tips it back up and in | 49-78 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-78 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Irvin Mickens is called for the reach on Jason Frazier - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #6 | 52-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF) Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Matthew Andrews (SG), Del Hughes (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Larry Olson, Franklin Fields, Jason Frazier, Donald Phillips | |
| 08:37 | UConn | Matthew Andrews is whistled for traveling | 52-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (C) Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Kissner (C) David Johnston | |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-78 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-78 |
| 07:57 | UConn | Mark Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Michael Linhart | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-78 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler gets the offensive rebound | 52-78 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF), Howard Epperson (C) James McCarrol, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Phillips (C) Stephen Kissner | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 1 pts. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Charles Chang takes the ball from Ronald Rotstein | 52-78 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Donald Phillips swats the short shot by Howard Epperson | 52-78 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 52-78 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Mark Welch can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Charles Chang - foul #1 on Charles Chang, team foul #7 | 52-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Randall Green (PF) John Quackenbush, James Winterberg, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Franklin Fields (SG), Jason Frazier (SF) Ronald Rotstein, Matthew Andrews, Del Hughes | |
| 06:52 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 52-79 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a fadeaway in the paint | 54-80 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Larry Olson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (PF) Mark Welch | |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Irvin Mickens | 54-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (C) Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:07 | UConn | Larry Olson is hacked by Scott McPhie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott McPhie, team foul #8 | 54-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (SF) Irvin Mickens | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (PF), Stephen Kissner (C) David Johnston, Donald Phillips | |
| 06:07 | UConn | Larry Olson misses the 1st free throw | 54-80 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the defensive rebound | 54-80 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-80 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Stephen Kissner pulls down the rebound | 54-80 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Jason Frazier lays it in on a nice dish by Del Hughes | 54-82 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie blows the layup | 54-82 |
| 05:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Franklin Fields | 54-82 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Jason Frazier travels with the ball | 54-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Irvin Mickens (SF) Scott McPhie, James McCarrol | |
| Subs | UConn | David Johnston (PF) Jason Frazier | |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | David Johnston swats the short shot by Irvin Mickens | 54-82 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 54-82 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-82 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't tip it in | 54-82 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Stephen Kissner grabs the board | 54-82 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Larry Olson loses the dribble to John Quackenbush in the backcourt | 54-82 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart lays it in set up by John Quackenbush | 56-82 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Del Hughes's floater is tipped away by Herbert Sadler | 56-82 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the defensive board | 56-82 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Randall Green connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 58-82 |
| 04:12 | UConn | John Quackenbush is called for the reach on Larry Olson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Quackenbush, team foul #9 | 58-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Randall Green, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:12 | UConn | Larry Olson misses the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the defensive board | 58-82 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-82 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Franklin Fields misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-82 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Charles Chang pulls down the rebound | 60-82 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-82 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-82 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Linhart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Larry Olson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franklin Fields (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Kissner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UConn | David Johnston misses the shot from the left wing | 60-82 |
| 03:08 | UConn | David Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-82 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Michael Linhart is called for the reach on Larry Olson - foul #2 on Michael Linhart, team foul #10 | 60-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), James McCarrol (SF), Randall Green (PF) John Quackenbush, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:49 | UConn | Larry Olson misses the 1st free throw | 60-82 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Franklin Fields - foul #2 on Franklin Fields, team foul #4 | 60-83 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 2nd free throw | 62-83 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Stephen Kissner misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James McCarrol - foul #1 on James McCarrol, team foul #11 | 62-83 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Stephen Kissner makes the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Stephen Kissner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson gets the rebound | 62-84 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-84 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the offensive board | 62-84 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-84 |
| 01:56 | UConn | David Johnston snags the defensive board | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | UConn | Larry Olson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Kissner and he's fouled by Randall Green - foul #4 on Randall Green, team foul #12 | 62-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, James McCarrol | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:27 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the free throw | 62-87 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-87 |
| 01:18 | UConn | David Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 62-87 |
| 01:07 | UConn | David Johnston is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mickens - foul #3 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #13 | 62-87 |
| 01:07 | UConn | David Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 62-88 |
| 01:07 | UConn | David Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 62-89 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Randall Green | 64-89 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Del Hughes can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Irvin Mickens - foul #4 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #14 | 64-89 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 64-90 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Del Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-90 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Randall Green pulls down the rebound | 64-90 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-90 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the board | 64-90 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Larry Olson runs out the clock | 64-90 |