| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Sidney Wise inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Vincent Stearns scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Monte Bennett | 32-23 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Monte Bennett - foul #3 on Monte Bennett, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (PG) Monte Bennett | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Vincent Stearns comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 32-25 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Vincent Stearns denies the turnaround by Carmelo Reyes | 32-25 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 32-25 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 32-25 |
| 17:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brooks Michelstein | 32-25 |
| 17:11 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Vincent Stearns tips it home | 34-25 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Spears | 34-28 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Hans Zvorsky | 36-28 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes can't finish the layup | 36-28 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Sidney Wise pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Richard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), Alphonso Costa (PF), Tony Lilley (C) Hans Zvorsky, Sidney Wise, Brooks Michelstein, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Michael Spears | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) PF - Alphonso Costa (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tony Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Robert Espinosa blocks the jumper by Tony Lilley | 36-31 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald buries a fadeaway from the left side | 36-33 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Alphonso Costa misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa's pass is intercepted by Monte Bennett | 36-33 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Monte Bennett hits the finger roll | 38-33 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Alphonso Costa - foul #3 on Alphonso Costa, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF) Richard Johnson, Douglas Deal, Alphonso Costa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) Richard Fitzgerald | |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Tony Lilley snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Doug Curtis - foul #1 on Doug Curtis, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincent Stearns (C) Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:55 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa is fouled on the floor by Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF) Oscar Figueroa | |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Sidney Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Reyes - foul #2 on Carmelo Reyes, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (PG), Richard Johnson (SG) Monte Bennett, Timothy Mann | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Leonard Sumlin steals the ball from Hans Zvorsky | 40-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Hans Zvorsky steps in front of the Leonard Sumlin pass | 40-34 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Richard Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hans Zvorsky | 42-34 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Sidney Wise knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hans Zvorsky | 44-36 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Michael Spears is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zvorsky - foul #1 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Tony Lilley (C) Hans Zvorsky, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Oscar Figueroa (SF) Doug Curtis, Leonard Sumlin | |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa is whistled for a carry | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Alphonso Costa (PF) Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| 09:41 | UConn | Monte Bennett misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 44-36 |
| 09:39 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Lilley | 44-36 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Tony Lilley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa is hacked by Tony Lilley - foul #1 on Tony Lilley, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF) Sidney Wise, Alphonso Costa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG), Charles Spafford (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Michael Spears, Carmelo Reyes, Michael Jacobson | |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Tony Lilley takes the ball from Doug Curtis | 44-36 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Richard Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brooks Michelstein | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 07:24 | UConn | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Tony Lilley is hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #3 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (PG), Timothy Mann (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), Vincent Stearns (C) Monte Bennett, Richard Johnson, Douglas Deal, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Carmelo Reyes (PF) Richard Fitzgerald, Charles Spafford | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Mann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:45 | UConn | Doug Curtis steals the ball from Sidney Wise | 47-36 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes banks in the layup set up by Doug Curtis | 47-38 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Timothy Mann misses the shot in the lane | 47-38 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Oscar Figueroa | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brooks Michelstein and he's hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #4 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG), Alphonso Costa (PF) Timothy Mann, Brooks Michelstein | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF), Michael Jacobson (C) Oscar Figueroa, Robert Espinosa | |
| 05:35 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Michael Spears makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Jacobson | 50-41 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky is hacked by Michael Spears - foul #3 on Michael Spears, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG) Hans Zvorsky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Doug Curtis | |
| 04:41 | UConn | Alphonso Costa scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Sidney Wise | 52-41 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Alphonso Costa - foul #4 on Alphonso Costa, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SF), Robert Espinosa (C) Leonard Sumlin, Michael Jacobson | |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Spears - foul #4 on Michael Spears, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF), Tony Lilley (C) Alphonso Costa, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG) Richard Fitzgerald | |
| 04:00 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Richard Johnson steals it from Doug Curtis | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Richard Johnson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Monte Bennett | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Figueroa | 56-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:37 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 56-45 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Sidney Wise grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Monte Bennett blows the layup but he's hacked by Oscar Figueroa - foul #1 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (SF), Vincent Stearns (C) Sidney Wise, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Michael Spears, Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| 02:16 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 01:42 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-48 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Monte Bennett snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Douglas Deal comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein tips it but misses | 58-48 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein tips it back up and in | 60-48 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Vincent Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Richard Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Monte Bennett | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Douglas Deal steals it from Doug Curtis | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Richard Johnson hits a runner in the lane set up by Douglas Deal | 65-48 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Fitzgerald | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Monte Bennett runs out the clock | 65-50 |