| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jesse Littles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Virgil Packer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Jay Wong hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Eric Downs | 28-31 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Virgil Packer makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jesse Littles and he's hacked by Fred Longworth - foul #2 on Fred Longworth, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Virgil Packer makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Jay Wong is denied by David Swofford | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Villanova | Jesse Littles pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:36 | Villanova | Virgil Packer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Jay Wong gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Packer - foul #3 on Virgil Packer, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Villanova | Elbert Miers (PF) Virgil Packer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Jay Wong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Eric Downs tips it home | 31-33 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | David Swofford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-33 |
| 17:49 | Villanova | Jesse Littles gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Paul Franqui steals it from Elbert Miers | 31-33 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Elbert Miers steps in front of the Jay Wong pass | 31-33 |
| 17:02 | Villanova | David Swofford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Littles | 33-33 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Jay Wong jams it on a great pass from George Price and the foul's on Harold Davis - foul #1 on Harold Davis, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Gruber (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Robert Drew (SF), Gordon Rhodes (PF), Herbert Latour (C) Jesse Littles, Harold Davis, David Swofford, Elbert Miers, Wayne Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Loren Lanham (C) Paul Franqui, George Price, Fred Longworth, Eric Downs | |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:24 | Villanova | Herbert Latour hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Williams | 35-36 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Jay Wong lays it up and in set up by Charles Arthur | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Justin Gruber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Drew (fresh) PF - Gordon Rhodes (fresh) C - Herbert Latour (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fresh) SF - Charles Arthur (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Villanova | Gordon Rhodes is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Virgil Packer (SF) Robert Drew | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), Frank Westfall (PF) Christopher Fisher, Jay Wong | |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-38 |
| 15:18 | Villanova | Herbert Latour snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | Virgil Packer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Zuchowski | 35-38 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Westfall | 35-38 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski is fouled on the floor by Virgil Packer - foul #4 on Virgil Packer, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jesse Littles (PG), Harold Davis (SG), Robert Drew (SF), David Swofford (PF), Elbert Miers (C) Justin Gruber, Richard Williams, Virgil Packer, Gordon Rhodes, Herbert Latour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Fred Longworth (SF) Charles Zuchowski, Charles Arthur | |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Elbert Miers grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:06 | Villanova | Harold Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Jesse Littles grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:49 | Villanova | Harold Davis is fouled on the floor by Frank Westfall - foul #3 on Frank Westfall, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Gruber (PG), Wayne Robinson (C) Jesse Littles, David Swofford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Eric Downs (C) Paul Franqui, Loren Lanham | |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Harold Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Gruber | 37-38 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Eric Downs scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fred Longworth | 37-40 |
| 12:46 | Villanova | Justin Gruber makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harold Davis | 39-40 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 39-40 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | George Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 11:56 | Villanova | Wayne Robinson gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Justin Gruber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Drew (fairly fresh) PF - Elbert Miers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Westfall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Downs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Harold Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 11:50 | Villanova | Wayne Robinson snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 11:35 | Villanova | Harold Davis loses the dribble to Fred Longworth | 39-40 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher banks in the layup set up by Fred Longworth | 39-42 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Elbert Miers misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Westfall | 39-42 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | George Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jesse Littles (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Gordon Rhodes (SF), David Swofford (PF), Herbert Latour (C) Justin Gruber, Harold Davis, Robert Drew, Elbert Miers, Wayne Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Loren Lanham (C) Christopher Fisher, George Price, Fred Longworth, Frank Westfall, Eric Downs | |
| 10:57 | Villanova | David Swofford misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Arthur | 39-42 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Rhodes - foul #2 on Gordon Rhodes, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by David Swofford - foul #1 on David Swofford, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 10:15 | Villanova | Jesse Littles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jay Wong | 39-43 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Charles Arthur is called for 10 seconds | 39-43 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Jesse Littles comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Charles Arthur gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Richard Williams steals the ball from Charles Zuchowski in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Richard Williams blows the layup | 39-43 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Gordon Rhodes - foul #3 on Gordon Rhodes, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Harold Davis (SG), Elbert Miers (PF), Wayne Robinson (C) Richard Williams, Gordon Rhodes, Herbert Latour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Edwards (SF), Sam Wilson (PF) Charles Arthur, Jay Wong | |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Harold Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-46 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Harold Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:29 | Villanova | Harold Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-46 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Zuchowski | 39-48 |
| 07:44 | Villanova | Wayne Robinson banks in the layup | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jesse Littles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Swofford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elbert Miers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) PF - Sam Wilson (fresh) C - Loren Lanham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Edwards | 41-50 |
| 07:00 | Villanova | Wayne Robinson blows the layup | 41-50 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jesse Littles - foul #2 on Jesse Littles, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Gruber (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Virgil Packer (SF), Gordon Rhodes (PF), Herbert Latour (C) Jesse Littles, Harold Davis, David Swofford, Elbert Miers, Wayne Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Charles Zuchowski, Robert Edwards, Sam Wilson, Loren Lanham | |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:18 | Villanova | Herbert Latour misses long on a jumper from close range | 41-51 |
| 06:16 | Villanova | Richard Williams hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG) Paul Franqui | |
| 05:31 | Villanova | Fred Longworth steps in front of the Virgil Packer pass | 43-51 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth lays it in | 43-53 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Virgil Packer scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Justin Gruber | 45-53 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Jay Wong knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Fisher | 45-55 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Fred Longworth is called for the reach on Virgil Packer - foul #3 on Fred Longworth, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jesse Littles (PG), Harold Davis (SG), Robert Drew (SF), David Swofford (PF), Wayne Robinson (C) Justin Gruber, Richard Williams, Virgil Packer, Gordon Rhodes, Herbert Latour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Arthur (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Sam Wilson (PF), Frank Westfall (C) George Price, Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Jesse Littles scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 48-55 |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Robert Drew gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jesse Littles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Drew (fresh) PF - David Swofford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Arthur (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) PF - Sam Wilson (fresh) C - Frank Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Villanova | Jesse Littles is fouled on the floor by Robert Edwards - foul #2 on Robert Edwards, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), George Price (SG), Loren Lanham (C) Christopher Fisher, Robert Edwards, Sam Wilson | |
| 02:59 | Villanova | David Swofford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | David Swofford grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Jesse Littles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Wayne Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | David Swofford double dribbles | 48-55 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Gruber (PG), Virgil Packer (SF), Gordon Rhodes (PF), Herbert Latour (C) Jesse Littles, Robert Drew, David Swofford, Wayne Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Charles Arthur, Frank Westfall, Loren Lanham | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Jay Wong hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Eric Downs | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Villanova | Virgil Packer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Eric Downs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Herbert Latour grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 01:24 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jesse Littles (PG), David Swofford (PF), Wayne Robinson (C) Justin Gruber, Gordon Rhodes, Herbert Latour | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Wayne Robinson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Davis | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | George Price misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | David Swofford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Villanova | Jesse Littles makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Harold Davis | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Littles - foul #3 on Jesse Littles, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:28 | Villanova | Harold Davis makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | George Price is hacked by Jesse Littles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Littles, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Jesse Littles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Fred Longworth | 56-61 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Harold Davis is called for the reach on Fred Longworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Davis, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Loren Lanham (C) Eric Downs | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Harold Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui runs out the clock | 56-63 |