| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Vines (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Holton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zettler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pringle (fresh) PF - Steven Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Kissner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Villanova | Steve Rogers slams it home on a great pass from Wayne Bell | 33-27 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | John Holton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | John Holton pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle lays it in | 33-29 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Wayne Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Royal Placencia | 36-29 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | John Holton is hacked by Royal Placencia - foul #3 on Royal Placencia, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SF) Royal Placencia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | John Holton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve Rogers | 36-29 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 18:26 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:06 | Villanova | Wayne Bell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | James Zettler clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Bell - foul #2 on Wayne Bell, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF), Willis Foley (C) Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eldon Ward (PF), Charles Bergami (C) Steven Moore, Steven Kissner | |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | James Zettler makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | James Zettler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:34 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:32 | Villanova | Dan Perreira hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | John Holton hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 16:50 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Dan Perreira hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Charles Bergami hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Pringle | 40-36 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Chang Xie is hacked by James Zettler in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Zettler, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF), John Vines (C) Dan Perreira, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (PG), Steven Zwiener (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Steven Kissner (C) John Holton, James Zettler, Robert Pringle, Charles Bergami | |
| 16:13 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 15:45 | Villanova | Steve Rogers comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 15:44 | Villanova | John Vines gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Patrick Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Wayne Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chang Xie (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joel Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Zwiener (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eldon Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Kissner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye drills a shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward loses the dribble to Chang Xie | 42-36 |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 14:50 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:33 | Villanova | Steve Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-36 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Joel Foster misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 14:01 | Villanova | Wayne Bell pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:56 | Villanova | Wayne Bell connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Delahoussaye | 45-36 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 13:39 | Villanova | John Vines gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 12:55 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 12:31 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Bell | 51-36 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 12:12 | Villanova | Chang Xie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Dan Perreira (PF), Willis Foley (C) Chang Xie, Steve Rogers, John Vines | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Holton (PG), James Zettler (SG), Robert Pringle (SF), Steven Moore (PF), Charles Bergami (C) Joel Foster, Steven Zwiener, Timothy Smith, Eldon Ward, Steven Kissner | |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | John Holton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 11:57 | Villanova | Dan Perreira grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 11:32 | Villanova | Dan Perreira connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Bell | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Royal Placencia (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bell (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Delahoussaye (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Holton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zettler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Pringle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Bergami (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle is fouled on the floor by Royal Placencia - foul #4 on Royal Placencia, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SF) Royal Placencia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Steven Moore is denied by Dan Perreira | 53-36 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | John Holton tips it but misses | 53-36 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Chang Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:57 | Villanova | Willis Foley's pass is intercepted by John Holton in the backcourt | 53-36 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | James Zettler misses the lay-in | 53-36 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | Willis Foley pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Dan Perreira misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Moore - foul #1 on Steven Moore, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clark Squires (C) Willis Foley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Smith (SF) Steven Moore | |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Dan Perreira misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:30 | Villanova | Dan Perreira misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | John Holton drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Smith | 53-38 |
| 10:08 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye loses the ball out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Holton | 53-40 |
| 09:31 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | James Zettler gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | James Zettler knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Smith | 53-42 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Steve Rogers is hacked by James Zettler in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Zettler, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener (SG), Eldon Ward (PF), Steven Kissner (C) James Zettler, Timothy Smith, Charles Bergami | |
| 09:06 | Villanova | Steve Rogers banks in the layup set up by Wayne Bell | 55-42 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-42 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Eldon Ward | 55-42 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Eldon Ward and the foul's on Wayne Bell - foul #3 on Wayne Bell, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Willis Foley (C) Clark Squires | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Moore (PF) Robert Pringle | |
| 08:42 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-44 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:32 | Villanova | Willis Foley is called for 10 seconds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF) Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Smith (SF) Eldon Ward | |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | John Holton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 07:54 | Villanova | Wayne Bell's pass is intercepted by Steven Kissner | 55-48 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Dan Perreira takes the ball from Timothy Smith | 55-48 |
| 07:24 | Villanova | Steven Kissner denies the turnaround by Dan Perreira | 55-48 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Timothy Smith gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Patrick Delahoussaye (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. SG - Wayne Bell (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chang Xie (tiring) PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Holton (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Zwiener (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Kissner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Steven Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Holton | 55-50 |
| 06:34 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 06:33 | Villanova | Dan Perreira grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:09 | Villanova | Wayne Bell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 06:00 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:39 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Royal Placencia (PG), Steve Rogers (PF), John Vines (C) Chang Xie, Dan Perreira, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Zettler (SG), Robert Pringle (SF), Eldon Ward (PF), Charles Bergami (C) John Holton, Timothy Smith, Steven Moore, Steven Kissner | |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 05:23 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve Rogers | 58-50 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Wayne Bell double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle is hacked by John Vines - foul #2 on John Vines, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-50 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bergami | 58-50 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Eldon Ward buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Pringle | 58-52 |
| 03:59 | Villanova | John Vines makes the fadeaway from the left block | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | James Zettler is hacked by Wayne Bell - foul #4 on Wayne Bell, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Chang Xie (SG), Clark Squires (C) Wayne Bell, John Vines | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (PG) Steven Zwiener | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle misses the lay-in but the foul's on Patrick Delahoussaye - foul #2 on Patrick Delahoussaye, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Holton (PG) Joel Foster | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:49 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Steve Rogers | 60-52 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Bergami - foul #1 on Charles Bergami, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF), Willis Foley (C) Steve Rogers, Clark Squires | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | James Zettler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Royal Placencia - foul #5 on Royal Placencia, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Wayne Bell (SF) Royal Placencia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Moore (PF) Eldon Ward | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | James Zettler misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | James Zettler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Patrick Delahoussaye (very tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. SG - Chang Xie (tiring) SF - Wayne Bell (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dan Perreira (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Willis Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Holton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zettler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Pringle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bergami (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Villanova | John Holton steps in front of the Chang Xie pass in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | John Holton hits the finger roll | 62-55 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Pringle - foul #1 on Robert Pringle, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (PG), Steven Kissner (C) John Holton, Charles Bergami | |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Wayne Bell misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | Wayne Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle lays it in | 63-57 |
| 02:32 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF), John Vines (C) Dan Perreira, Willis Foley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Holton (PG) Joel Foster | |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses badly on a shot in the paint | 63-57 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Steven Moore snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | John Holton misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:56 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Chang Xie is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chang Xie, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | James Zettler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | Steve Rogers grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Steve Rogers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Holton - foul #2 on John Holton, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:43 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | John Holton double dribbles | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Chang Xie is hacked by John Holton in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Holton, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Willis Foley (C) John Vines | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | John Holton is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bell - foul #5 on Wayne Bell, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Ledbetter (SF), Dan Perreira (PF) Wayne Bell, Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | John Holton makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | John Holton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | John Holton is called for the reach on John Ledbetter in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Holton, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Rogers (PF) Dan Perreira | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | John Ledbetter misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Rogers | 67-59 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Steve Rogers is fouled on the floor by Steven Kissner - foul #2 on Steven Kissner, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dan Perreira (PF) John Ledbetter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Steve Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Steve Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | John Holton misses the 3 from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner snags the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | John Holton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Willis Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-59 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Chang Xie is hacked by James Zettler in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Zettler, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener (SG) James Zettler | |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Chang Xie misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Chang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Steven Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Ledbetter (SF) Steve Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Patrick Delahoussaye runs out the clock | 69-59 |