| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fresh) SG - Richard Cancel (fresh) SF - Allan Foster (fresh) PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) C - Clifford Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) SG - Robert Ridgway (fresh) SF - John Seitz (fresh) PF - Gregory Dubitsky (fresh) C - Michael Stafford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Allan Foster - foul #1 on Allan Foster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | UConn | Clifford Taylor snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UConn | John Seitz picks off the pass by Clifford Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Barney Townsend connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Bonds | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Seitz | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Ridgway | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Clarence Hargraves is called for the reach on Barney Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Hargraves, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | UConn | Clifford Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Stafford | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Richard Cancel gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Barney Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | John Seitz grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Gregory Dubitsky tips it in | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Barney Townsend drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Cancel | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Allan Foster steals it from Clarence Hargraves | 6-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Cancel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Robert Ridgway (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Seitz (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Dubitsky (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Stafford (tiring) | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Clifford Taylor misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Michael Stafford - foul #1 on Michael Stafford, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Paul Lassiter (SG), Like Yin (PF) Barney Townsend, Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Louis Canup (SG), Robert Bryant (SF), Christopher Hockman (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Clarence Hargraves, Robert Ridgway, John Seitz, Gregory Dubitsky, Michael Stafford | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Clifford Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | UConn | Clifford Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Louis Canup is hacked by Paul Lassiter - foul #1 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Clifford Taylor steps in front of the Johnnie Johnson pass | 8-6 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant is fouled on the floor by Paul Lassiter - foul #2 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SG) Paul Lassiter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Clifford Taylor steals it from Jeff McCartha | 11-6 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-6 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Louis Canup knocks in the runner near the basket | 11-8 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff McCartha - foul #1 on Jeff McCartha, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Sam (PF) Like Yin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG) Louis Canup | |
| 13:55 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Harold Weisgerber is called for the reach on Luis Bailey - foul #1 on Harold Weisgerber, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Dubitsky (PF), Bob Eubank (C) Christopher Hockman, Jeff McCartha | |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank misses the easy layup | 11-8 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Clifford Taylor gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Allan Foster loses the dribble to Luis Bailey in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Gregory Dubitsky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Luis Bailey | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Clifford Taylor connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Weisgerber | 13-10 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Allan Foster picks off the pass by Bob Eubank | 13-10 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank tips it but misses | 15-10 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Allan Foster grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Luis Bailey steps in front of the Harold Weisgerber pass in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant blows the layup | 15-10 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Clifford Taylor gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Richard Cancel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (PG), Timothy Bonds (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Richard Cancel, Thomas Sam, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Louis Canup (SG), John Seitz (SF), Christopher Hockman (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Johnnie Johnson, Luis Bailey, Robert Bryant, Gregory Dubitsky, Bob Eubank | |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Allan Foster - foul #2 on Allan Foster, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SG) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barney Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) C - Gerald Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Louis Canup (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Seitz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hockman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-12 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | John Seitz snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha lays it in on a great pass from John Seitz and he's hacked by Timothy Bonds - foul #1 on Timothy Bonds, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway (SG) John Seitz | |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Barney Townsend buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Weisgerber | 17-15 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman loses the dribble to Richard Cancel | 17-15 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Timothy Bonds gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Clarence Hargraves picks off the pass by Timothy Bonds | 17-15 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Barney Townsend - foul #1 on Barney Townsend, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Like Yin (PF), Clifford Taylor (C) Timothy Bonds, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Robert Bryant (SF), Michael Stafford (C) Clarence Hargraves, Robert Ridgway, Louis Canup, Jeff McCartha | |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-16 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Like Yin tips it in | 19-16 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford is whistled for a carry | 19-16 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Dubitsky (PF) Christopher Hockman | |
| 08:20 | UConn | Clifford Taylor loses the dribble to Johnnie Johnson | 19-16 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Sam (PF) Like Yin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Robert Ridgway (SG), John Seitz (SF), Bob Eubank (C) Johnnie Johnson, Luis Bailey, Robert Bryant, Michael Stafford | |
| 07:58 | UConn | Thomas Sam is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sam - foul #1 on Thomas Sam, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (tired) 1 ast. SF - Barney Townsend (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Sam (fresh) C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Ridgway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Seitz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Dubitsky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bob Eubank (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Gregory Dubitsky grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Richard Cancel is called for the reach on Robert Ridgway - foul #1 on Richard Cancel, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| 07:20 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-18 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Clifford Taylor denies the turnaround by John Seitz | 19-18 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Gregory Dubitsky tips it home | 19-20 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Hargraves - foul #2 on Clarence Hargraves, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Bonds (PF) Thomas Sam | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Michael Stafford (C) Clarence Hargraves, Bob Eubank | |
| 06:43 | UConn | Richard Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Gregory Dubitsky grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Weisgerber - foul #2 on Harold Weisgerber, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF), Gerald Dunn (C) Harold Weisgerber, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Barney Townsend is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Johnson - foul #1 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Johnnie Johnson is called for the reach on Timothy Bonds - foul #2 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Louis Canup (SG), Robert Bryant (SF), Christopher Hockman (PF) Johnnie Johnson, Robert Ridgway, John Seitz, Gregory Dubitsky | |
| 05:31 | UConn | Barney Townsend is hacked by Louis Canup - foul #1 on Louis Canup, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| 05:31 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves is hacked by Gerald Dunn - foul #1 on Gerald Dunn, team foul #11 | 20-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Taylor (C) Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha (C) Michael Stafford | |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Allan Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Allan Foster misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Clifford Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Clifford Taylor can't connect on a shot from the left block | 20-24 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clarence Hargraves | 20-24 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves's floater is knocked away by Clifford Taylor | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Barney Townsend | 20-24 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Jeff McCartha knocks away the 3 by Barney Townsend | 20-24 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Clifford Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Richard Cancel is whistled for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Like Yin (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Timothy Bonds, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway (SG), John Seitz (SF), Gregory Dubitsky (PF) Louis Canup, Robert Bryant, Christopher Hockman | |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Seitz | 20-27 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 03:37 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Like Yin | 20-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Richard Cancel (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Like Yin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Robert Ridgway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Seitz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Dubitsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff McCartha (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | UConn | Barney Townsend's pass is intercepted by John Seitz | 20-27 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Ridgway | 20-29 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Barney Townsend drills a floater from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Barney Townsend - foul #2 on Barney Townsend, team foul #12 | 22-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Paul Lassiter (SG), Thomas Sam (PF), Clifford Taylor (C) Barney Townsend, Richard Cancel, Like Yin, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bryant (SF), Michael Stafford (C) John Seitz, Jeff McCartha | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Clarence Hargraves steals it from Allan Foster in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant slams it home on a great pass from Clarence Hargraves | 22-33 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clarence Hargraves | 22-33 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant is called for traveling | 22-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Bonds (PF) Thomas Sam | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Louis Canup (SG), Christopher Hockman (PF) Clarence Hargraves, Robert Ridgway, Gregory Dubitsky | |
| 01:50 | UConn | Johnnie Johnson picks off the pass by Harold Weisgerber | 22-33 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant dunks the ball on a nice dish by Johnnie Johnson | 22-35 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-35 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Paul Lassiter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Clifford Taylor - foul #1 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #13 | 28-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Like Yin (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Timothy Bonds, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Ridgway (SG), John Seitz (SF), Gregory Dubitsky (PF) Louis Canup, Robert Bryant, Christopher Hockman | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Michael Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Lassiter | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The clock runs out | 28-37 |