| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jody Marques (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Dolan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Plank (fresh) PF - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Donald Plank inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Joseph Seidman picks off the pass by Donald Plank | 30-30 |
| 19:33 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 19:32 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 19:06 | Villanova | Jody Marques snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:51 | Villanova | Jerry Hilliard takes the ball from Claude Skelton | 32-30 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Donald Plank lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Hilliard | 32-32 |
| 18:23 | Villanova | Claude Skelton buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Hilliard | 35-34 |
| 17:43 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Donald Plank grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Hammond (PF) Jody Marques | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Jerry Hilliard steps in front of the William Hamilton pass | 35-34 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Hilliard | 35-37 |
| 16:10 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:09 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Hammond | 35-37 |
| 15:49 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses the easy layup | 35-37 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Seidman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Dolan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Shawn Dickson takes the ball from Christopher Sanders | 35-37 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | William Hamilton dunks the ball set up by Shawn Dickson | 37-37 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Joey Dolan | 37-37 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard is hacked by Jody Hammond - foul #1 on Jody Hammond, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), Jody Marques (PF), Ronald Sheets (C) Claude Skelton, Shawn Dickson, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Randolph Morrison (PF), Mark Broadhurst (C) Joey Dolan, Christopher Sanders, Anthony Madera | |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | David Gallaher connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by William Hamilton - foul #3 on William Hamilton, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | David Gallaher misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:44 | Villanova | Jody Hammond misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 14:42 | Villanova | Jody Marques grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:21 | Villanova | Michael Shaw is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mark Broadhurst | 37-42 |
| 13:24 | Villanova | Jody Hammond makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Shaw | 39-42 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 13:00 | Villanova | Michael Shaw scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Sheets | 41-42 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 12:42 | Villanova | Michael Shaw grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:35 | Villanova | Michael Shaw misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Jody Marques steals the ball from Donald Plank | 41-42 |
| 12:00 | Villanova | Michael Shaw clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | David Gallaher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | David Gallaher drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | William Hamilton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Broadhurst | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamilton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jody Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jody Marques (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Plank (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randolph Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Broadhurst (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | David Gallaher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Broadhurst | 41-45 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Jody Hammond is called for the reach on Randolph Morrison - foul #2 on Jody Hammond, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Shawn Dickson (SF), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, William Hamilton, Jody Hammond, Ronald Sheets | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SG), Christopher Sanders (SF), Anthony Madera (C) David Gallaher, Donald Plank, Mark Broadhurst | |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard is fouled on the floor by Claude Skelton - foul #1 on Claude Skelton, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders tips it home | 41-47 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Claude Skelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Randolph Morrison comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 09:56 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:35 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson misses long on a shot in the lane | 41-47 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 41-47 |
| 09:20 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 08:56 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Hilliard | 43-49 |
| 08:24 | Villanova | Shawn Dickson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Hilario Rodriguez | 45-49 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard loses the dribble to Claude Skelton | 45-49 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Claude Skelton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Dickson | 48-49 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 07:17 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hilario Rodriguez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jody Marques (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Dolan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Randolph Morrison (tiring) 3 pf. C - Anthony Madera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Randolph Morrison pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders clanks a jump hook near the basket | 48-49 |
| 06:24 | Villanova | Joseph Seidman grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:04 | Villanova | Claude Skelton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Seidman is called for the reach on Joey Dolan - foul #1 on Joseph Seidman, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Shaw (PG), William Hamilton (SG), Jody Hammond (PF), Ronald Sheets (C) Claude Skelton, Hilario Rodriguez, Jody Marques, Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Donald Plank (SF), Mark Broadhurst (C) Jerry Hilliard, Randolph Morrison, Anthony Madera | |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | David Gallaher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 05:08 | Villanova | Jody Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Jody Hammond takes the ball from Donald Plank | 48-51 |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Jody Hammond hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Hamilton | 51-51 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses the jump hook from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 04:24 | Villanova | Michael Shaw pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:55 | Villanova | Mark Broadhurst steals it from Shawn Dickson | 51-51 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | David Gallaher grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | David Gallaher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Skelton (PG), Joseph Seidman (C) Michael Shaw, Shawn Dickson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (PG), Randolph Morrison (PF), Anthony Madera (C) Joey Dolan, Christopher Sanders, Mark Broadhurst | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Skelton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jody Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Sheets (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. C - Joseph Seidman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randolph Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Villanova | Claude Skelton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 02:46 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Hammond | 51-51 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Claude Skelton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Hilario Rodriguez (SG), Jody Marques (PF) Jody Hammond, Ronald Sheets | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Claude Skelton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Hilario Rodriguez | 57-51 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Shawn Dickson (SF) Hilario Rodriguez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SG), Christopher Sanders (PF) David Gallaher, Randolph Morrison | |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders is hacked by Jody Marques - foul #2 on Jody Marques, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joey Dolan | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:39 | Villanova | Claude Skelton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 00:37 | Villanova | Claude Skelton tips it home | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Donald Plank is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Plank, team foul #1 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jody Hammond (PF) Jody Marques | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Jody Hammond is fouled in the backcourt by Joey Dolan - foul #3 on Joey Dolan, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Ronald Sheets (C) Joseph Seidman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Ronald Sheets is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hilliard - foul #1 on Jerry Hilliard, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | William Hamilton is hacked by Joey Dolan - foul #4 on Joey Dolan, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Claude Skelton is hacked by Anthony Madera - foul #1 on Anthony Madera, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | William Hamilton is hacked by Christopher Sanders - foul #2 on Christopher Sanders, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | Villanova | William Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Joey Dolan - foul #5 on Joey Dolan, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG) Joey Dolan | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | William Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Donald Plank grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Ronald Sheets steps in front of the Donald Plank pass | 59-54 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | David Gallaher is called for the reach on William Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Gallaher, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:13 | Villanova | William Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Plank | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | William Hamilton is hacked by David Gallaher in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Gallaher, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Joseph Seidman (C) Ronald Sheets | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:08 | Villanova | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | William Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera grabs the board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | David Gallaher clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Donald Plank gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Gallaher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-57 |