| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) SG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) SF - Michael Stamey (fresh) PF - Jonathan Dean (fresh) C - James Valentin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifton Pasco (fresh) SG - Courtney Smith (fresh) SF - Harry Blair (fresh) PF - James Robinson (fresh) C - Vernon Herron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Courtney Smith misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UConn | Vernon Herron hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Courtney Smith - foul #1 on Courtney Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Vernon Herron grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Vernon Herron is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Courtney Smith | 1-4 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Clifton Pasco is called for the reach on Harold Eckman - foul #1 on Clifton Pasco, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Harold Eckman is blocked by Vernon Herron | 1-4 |
| 18:18 | UConn | James Robinson gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Courtney Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifton Pasco | 1-7 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the shot from the right wing | 1-7 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Eckman | 1-7 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 1-7 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Michael Stamey pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Harry Blair - foul #1 on Harry Blair, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Vernon Herron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Valentin - foul #1 on James Valentin, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Huneycutt (SG) Courtney Smith | |
| 16:49 | UConn | Vernon Herron misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Vernon Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 3-8 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Charles Huneycutt double dribbles | 3-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Richmond (SF) Harry Blair | |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Stamey | 6-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Stamey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Dean (fairly fresh) C - James Valentin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifton Pasco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Huneycutt (fresh) SF - William Richmond (fresh) PF - James Robinson (fresh) C - Vernon Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Vernon Herron jams it on a nice dish by Clifton Pasco and he's fouled by Harold Eckman - foul #1 on Harold Eckman, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SF), Jack Signorelli (C) Michael Stamey, James Valentin | |
| Subs | UConn | Courtney Smith (SG) Charles Huneycutt | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Vernon Herron makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Courtney Smith - foul #2 on Courtney Smith, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (SG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Biggs (PG), Charles Huneycutt (SG), Harry Blair (SF), Jimmy Thompson (PF), Mark Spada (C) Clifton Pasco, Courtney Smith, William Richmond, James Robinson, Vernon Herron | |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Dean | 7-11 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Richard Nakano | 7-11 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Jonathan Dean swats the short shot by Jimmy Thompson | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Gregory Biggs tips it in | 7-13 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Signorelli | 9-13 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Gregory Biggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Mark Spada can't tip it in | 9-13 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 9-13 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Harry Blair gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Jack Signorelli denies the turnaround by Gregory Biggs | 9-13 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Jimmy Thompson swats the short shot by David Bartlett | 9-13 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Mark Spada pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Gregory Biggs misses the dunk | 9-13 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli throws it down | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Charles Huneycutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson (SG), Michael Stamey (SF), James Valentin (C) Richard Nakano, David Bartlett, Jack Signorelli | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifton Pasco (PG), John Swain (SG), William Richmond (SF), James Robinson (PF), Vernon Herron (C) Gregory Biggs, Charles Huneycutt, Harry Blair, Jimmy Thompson, Mark Spada | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Stamey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Dean (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Valentin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifton Pasco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Swain (fresh) SF - William Richmond (fresh) PF - James Robinson (fresh) C - Vernon Herron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 11:17 | UConn | Vernon Herron snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | UConn | James Robinson misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Dean - foul #1 on Jonathan Dean, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | UConn | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:10 | UConn | James Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | James Valentin pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson is hacked by William Richmond - foul #1 on William Richmond, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Huneycutt (SG) John Swain | |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clifton Pasco - foul #2 on Clifton Pasco, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Biggs (PG), Harry Blair (SF) Clifton Pasco, William Richmond | |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Michael Stamey is called for the reach on Gregory Biggs - foul #1 on Michael Stamey, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Vernon Herron is hacked by Michael Stamey - foul #2 on Michael Stamey, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SF) Michael Stamey | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:41 | UConn | Vernon Herron is hacked by James Valentin - foul #2 on James Valentin, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli (C) James Valentin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:36 | UConn | James Robinson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli knocks in the floater from the left side | 15-14 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Vernon Herron misses the dunk | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG) Harold Eckman | |
| Subs | UConn | John Swain (SG) Charles Huneycutt | |
| 08:33 | UConn | Gregory Biggs misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-14 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jonathan Dean | 15-14 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Richmond (SF) Harry Blair | |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:52 | UConn | William Richmond's floater is tipped away by Jack Signorelli | 16-14 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Nakano | 16-14 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by John Swain - foul #1 on John Swain, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (SF) David Bartlett | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Huneycutt (SG), Mark Spada (C) Gregory Biggs, Vernon Herron | |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:25 | UConn | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Nakano (fresh) SG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Eckman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jonathan Dean (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Swain (fresh) SG - Charles Huneycutt (fresh) SF - William Richmond (fresh) PF - James Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Spada (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UConn | James Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SF) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Blair (SF), Jimmy Thompson (PF) William Richmond, James Robinson | |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean's pass is intercepted by Charles Huneycutt | 17-14 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Jimmy Thompson drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Huneycutt | 17-16 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | David Bartlett comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 17-16 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Harry Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Jimmy Thompson throws it down set up by John Swain and he's fouled by Jonathan Dean - foul #2 on Jonathan Dean, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Thompson (SG), Bob Palmer (C) Richard Nakano, Jonathan Dean | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifton Pasco (PG), Courtney Smith (SG), Vernon Herron (C) John Swain, Charles Huneycutt, Mark Spada | |
| 05:46 | UConn | Jimmy Thompson makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli loses the dribble to Vernon Herron | 17-19 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Jimmy Thompson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jimmy Thompson, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Richmond (SF), James Robinson (PF) Harry Blair, Jimmy Thompson | |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #10 | 17-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (PG) Harold Eckman | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Clifton Pasco is hacked by Richard Nakano - foul #1 on Richard Nakano, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Clifton Pasco makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Clifton Pasco misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Vernon Herron snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Vernon Herron loses the dribble to Jack Signorelli | 18-20 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | David Bartlett double dribbles | 18-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stamey (SF), Jonathan Dean (PF), James Valentin (C) David Bartlett, Jack Signorelli, Bob Palmer | |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Blair (SF) William Richmond | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Courtney Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 03:23 | UConn | James Robinson tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Nakano (fresh) SG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Stamey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Dean (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Valentin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifton Pasco (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Courtney Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Blair (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Herron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Clifton Pasco takes the ball from Richard Nakano in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Courtney Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clifton Pasco | 18-24 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano misses the shot from the left side | 18-24 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Harry Blair grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Harry Blair is called for traveling | 18-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG) Richard Nakano | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Huneycutt (SG) Courtney Smith | |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | James Valentin's fadeaway is rejected by James Robinson | 18-24 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | James Valentin tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 02:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 18-24 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Vernon Herron misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-24 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Vernon Herron tips it in | 18-26 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 01:33 | UConn | James Robinson pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Vernon Herron blows the layup | 18-26 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Vernon Herron tips it but misses | 18-26 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Vernon Herron hits the follow up shot | 18-28 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Vernon Herron grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Harry Blair is fouled on the floor by Michael Stamey - foul #3 on Michael Stamey, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (SG), David Bartlett (SF), Bob Palmer (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Stamey, James Valentin | |
| Subs | UConn | Gregory Biggs (PG), Courtney Smith (SG), Jimmy Thompson (PF), Mark Spada (C) Clifton Pasco, Charles Huneycutt, James Robinson, Vernon Herron | |
| 00:37 | UConn | Harry Blair makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Harry Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Richard Nakano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Jimmy Thompson grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Courtney Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jonathan Dean | 18-30 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jonathan Dean comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 18-30 |