| Lineup | Villanova | PG - William Turpin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Patton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Sorrell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leslie Salerno (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Frank Abramowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randell Heil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Angelo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno misses long on a runner from close range | 34-33 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Randell Heil pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Randell Heil connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Abramowski and he's hacked by Leslie Salerno - foul #2 on Leslie Salerno, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson (SG), Paul Becker (PF) David Collins, David Jones | |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Randell Heil makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Larry Patrick misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Frank Abramowski - foul #1 on Frank Abramowski, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Clark (C) Randell Heil | |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Larry Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:15 | Villanova | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson misses the 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | Charles Sorrell snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | William Turpin misses short on a floater from the left side | 36-36 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Paul Becker clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes tips it in | 36-38 |
| 18:18 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Leslie Salerno, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Thomas (PG), Jessie Winters (SG), David Jones (SF) Frank Abramowski, Daniel Robinson, Andrew Clark | |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | David Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Larry Patrick - foul #1 on Larry Patrick, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SG) Joseph Thomas | |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | David Jones makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:46 | Villanova | James Patton makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | David Collins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 17:25 | Villanova | Larry Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:09 | Villanova | Paul Becker steals it from Charles Sorrell | 39-41 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | David Collins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:47 | Villanova | Larry Patrick grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 16:27 | Villanova | Larry Patrick's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Becker | 39-41 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | David Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:59 | Villanova | James Patton gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - William Turpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Patton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Sorrell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leslie Salerno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jessie Winters (fresh) SG - David Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Angelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Villanova | Paul Becker doubles James Patton and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Paul Becker, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (PG), Carl Rhodes (SG), Bobby Harvill (SF), Robert Johns (PF), John Moore (C) William Turpin, James Patton, Charles Sorrell, Leslie Salerno, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Abramowski (PG), Daniel Robinson (SG), Lawrence Coleman (SF), Randell Heil (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Jessie Winters, David Collins, David Jones, Paul Becker, Angelo Reyes | |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Coleman - foul #4 on Lawrence Coleman, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Jones (SF) Lawrence Coleman | |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:26 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Andrew Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Andrew Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | David Jones misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 41-41 |
| 15:04 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Robert Johns is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Thomas (PG), Angelo Reyes (SF) Frank Abramowski, David Jones | |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 14:37 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Joseph Thomas steps in front of the Bob Foster pass | 41-41 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Joseph Thomas hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| 14:04 | Villanova | Carl Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Randell Heil misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Carl Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:31 | Villanova | Andrew Clark swats the layup by Robert Johns | 41-43 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Randell Heil gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Bob Foster takes the ball from Daniel Robinson after a doubleteam | 41-43 |
| 12:58 | Villanova | John Moore misses the dunk | 41-43 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johns | 41-43 |
| 12:50 | Villanova | Bobby Harvill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson knocks in the jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 12:09 | Villanova | Carl Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 12:08 | Villanova | John Moore hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Randell Heil gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bob Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Harvill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johns (fairly fresh) C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angelo Reyes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randell Heil (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Robert Johns steals the ball from Randell Heil | 43-45 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Andrew Clark is called for the reach on John Moore - foul #1 on Andrew Clark, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Turpin (PG), James Patton (SG), Charles Sorrell (SF), Leslie Salerno (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Bob Foster, Carl Rhodes, Bobby Harvill, Robert Johns, John Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Abramowski (PG), David Collins (SG), David Jones (SF), Paul Becker (PF) Joseph Thomas, Daniel Robinson, Randell Heil, Andrew Clark | |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Patton and he's fouled by Angelo Reyes - foul #2 on Angelo Reyes, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| 11:28 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | David Collins clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 11:18 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | James Patton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | David Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | David Jones gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Leslie Salerno takes the ball from David Collins | 49-45 |
| 10:11 | Villanova | Larry Patrick can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 49-45 |
| 10:10 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Paul Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | David Collins splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Abramowski | 49-48 |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Patton and he's hacked by Paul Becker - foul #2 on Paul Becker, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randell Heil (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Paul Becker, Angelo Reyes | |
| 09:32 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | David Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Abramowski | 52-51 |
| 09:09 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno is called for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Thomas (PG) Frank Abramowski | |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | David Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (PG), Carl Rhodes (SG), Bobby Harvill (SF), Robert Johns (PF) William Turpin, James Patton, Charles Sorrell, Leslie Salerno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Abramowski (PG) Joseph Thomas | |
| 08:23 | Villanova | Bob Foster connects on the jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | David Collins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Jones | 54-54 |
| 08:06 | Villanova | Bob Foster is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Randell Heil gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | David Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:58 | Villanova | Bob Foster grabs the board | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Bob Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Harvill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johns (fresh) 2 stl. C - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Frank Abramowski (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Collins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randell Heil (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Villanova | Larry Patrick lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Bob Foster | 56-54 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | David Jones misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Rhodes - foul #1 on Carl Rhodes, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Turpin (PG), James Patton (SG), Charles Sorrell (SF), Leslie Salerno (PF), John Moore (C) Bob Foster, Carl Rhodes, Bobby Harvill, Robert Johns, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Thomas (PG), Daniel Robinson (SG), Lawrence Coleman (SF), Paul Becker (PF) Frank Abramowski, David Collins, Randell Heil, Andrew Clark | |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:05 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno jams it on a great pass from William Turpin | 58-56 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Paul Becker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Thomas tips it home | 58-58 |
| 06:32 | Villanova | James Patton makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Sorrell and he's hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #2 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SG), Randell Heil (PF), Angelo Reyes (C) Daniel Robinson, Paul Becker, David Jones | |
| 06:32 | Villanova | James Patton makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | David Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes tips it but misses | 61-58 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | John Moore gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:06 | Villanova | Randell Heil picks off the pass by Leslie Salerno | 61-58 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Leslie Salerno steals it from David Collins out of a doubleteam | 61-58 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | James Patton is called for the reach on David Collins - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (PG), Bobby Harvill (SF), Robert Johns (PF), Larry Patrick (C) William Turpin, Charles Sorrell, Leslie Salerno, John Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Abramowski (PG), Daniel Robinson (SG), Paul Becker (PF) Joseph Thomas, David Collins, Randell Heil | |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Lawrence Coleman knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Bobby Harvill - foul #1 on Bobby Harvill, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Lawrence Coleman makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:01 | Villanova | Daniel Robinson steals the ball from James Patton | 61-61 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson is fouled on the floor by Bobby Harvill as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Bobby Harvill, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Clark (C) Angelo Reyes | |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Larry Patrick pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:34 | Villanova | Larry Patrick's floater is tipped away by Andrew Clark | 61-62 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Lawrence Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Daniel Robinson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Abramowski | 61-64 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Larry Patrick misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Daniel Robinson - foul #3 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Turpin (PG), Carl Rhodes (SG), Charles Sorrell (SF), Leslie Salerno (PF) Bob Foster, James Patton, Bobby Harvill, Robert Johns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Thomas (PG), David Collins (SG), Randell Heil (PF), Angelo Reyes (C) Frank Abramowski, Daniel Robinson, Paul Becker, Andrew Clark | |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Larry Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:13 | Villanova | Larry Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 03:46 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - William Turpin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sorrell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leslie Salerno (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Collins (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Lawrence Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randell Heil (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Angelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Villanova | Larry Patrick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | David Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Turpin - foul #2 on William Turpin, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Villanova | John Moore (C) Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Abramowski (PG), Paul Becker (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Joseph Thomas, Randell Heil, Angelo Reyes | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | David Collins makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | David Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Becker - foul #3 on Paul Becker, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Patton (SG) Carl Rhodes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jessie Winters (PG), Daniel Robinson (SG), Randell Heil (PF), Angelo Reyes (C) Frank Abramowski, David Collins, Paul Becker, Andrew Clark | |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:56 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | James Patton picks off the pass by Daniel Robinson out of a doubleteam | 63-66 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | James Patton lays it in | 65-66 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Randell Heil is fouled on the floor by Leslie Salerno - foul #4 on Leslie Salerno, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Bob Foster (SF) Charles Sorrell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Abramowski (PG), Andrew Clark (C) Daniel Robinson, Angelo Reyes | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Randell Heil misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | William Turpin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Andrew Clark pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Randell Heil's layup is rejected by Leslie Salerno | 65-66 |
| 02:06 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Bob Foster comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Coleman - foul #5 on Lawrence Coleman, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Villanova | Charles Sorrell (SF), Larry Patrick (C) William Turpin, John Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SG), David Jones (SF), Angelo Reyes (C) Jessie Winters, Lawrence Coleman, Andrew Clark | |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Bob Foster makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:41 | Villanova | Bob Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Randell Heil can't connect on a floater from the right side | 67-66 |
| 01:28 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:12 | Villanova | James Patton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Larry Patrick grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Leslie Salerno connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Patrick | 69-66 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Angelo Reyes lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Collins | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Villanova | Larry Patrick knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | David Collins connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:10 | Villanova | Villanova calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Villanova | William Turpin (PG) Bob Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | James Patton buries a floater in the lane | 73-71 |