| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Spencer Holloman | 28-39 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Maloney | 28-39 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Paul Murdock - foul #1 on Paul Murdock, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Porcaro | 31-42 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman loses the ball out of bounds | 31-42 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Marc Olds drills a floater from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Marc Olds - foul #1 on Marc Olds, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter knocks in the jumper in the paint | 33-46 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Robert Castille's pass is intercepted by Brandon Porcaro | 33-46 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter knocks in the floater in the paint | 33-48 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney double dribbles | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (C) Marc Olds | |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Albert Maloney | 33-48 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-48 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Derrick Penton, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), John Ainsworth (SF) Paul Murdock, Brandon Porcaro | |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney is hacked by John Ainsworth - foul #2 on John Ainsworth, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) Spencer Holloman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Marc Olds (SF) Paul Cook, Andrew Carpenter | |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Charles Devers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Coleman | 35-48 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton tips it in | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tutt (fresh) SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) SF - Marc Olds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Ainsworth (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | The jumper by Keith Chaney is denied by John Ainsworth | 35-50 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Benton Wright gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | John Tutt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney tips it but misses | 35-50 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Ainsworth | 35-50 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Penton | 35-50 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald grabs the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Benton Wright blocks the short jumper by John Ainsworth | 35-50 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Benton Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | John Tutt buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Keith Chaney | 38-50 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Herman McDonald and the foul's on Keith Chaney - foul #1 on Keith Chaney, team foul #1 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) William Coleman, John Tutt, Keith Chaney, Benton Wright, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Brandon Porcaro (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Herman McDonald, Marc Olds, Derrick Penton, John Ainsworth | |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten tips it but misses | 38-53 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-53 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Robert Castille gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Robert Castille's floater is tipped away by Andrew Carpenter | 38-53 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terrence Edwards | 38-55 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Hatten, team foul #2 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cook (SG) Terrence Edwards | |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten's floater is tipped away by Andrew Carpenter | 38-58 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Cook | 38-60 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Robert Castille's pass is intercepted by Richard Moore | 38-60 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fred Hatten - foul #2 on Fred Hatten, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-62 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brandon Porcaro | 38-62 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-62 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cook | 38-62 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Richard Moore makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Cook | 38-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fred Hatten | 40-64 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 40-64 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-64 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-64 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten gets the rebound | 40-64 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Paul Cook - foul #1 on Paul Cook, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Albert Maloney, Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Marc Olds (SF), Derrick Penton (PF), John Ainsworth (C) Paul Murdock, Brandon Porcaro, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Marc Olds | 42-67 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | John Ainsworth steals it from John Tutt | 42-67 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-67 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton tips it home | 42-69 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Charles Devers is called for a backcourt violation | 42-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF) Fred Hatten, Keith Chaney, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Cook, Derrick Penton, John Ainsworth | |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Marc Olds connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-72 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | John Tutt hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-72 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Richard Moore blows the layup | 45-72 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-72 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Marc Olds snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Richard Moore hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Herman McDonald | 45-74 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-74 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Benton Wright misses the tip | 45-74 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | John Tutt tips it home | 47-74 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter can't finish the layup | 47-74 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Richard Moore can't tip it in | 47-74 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Richard Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-74 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benton Wright (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman McDonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock is hacked by John Tutt - foul #2 on John Tutt, team foul #4 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Charles Devers (PF), Charles Baer (C) John Tutt, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Paul Cook (SG), John Ainsworth (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Herman McDonald, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Charles Baer - foul #1 on Charles Baer, team foul #5 | 47-74 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Hatten | 49-75 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Spencer Holloman swats the short shot by Derrick Penton | 49-75 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten gets the rebound | 49-75 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Chaney | 52-75 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Spencer Holloman - foul #2 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #6 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG) Spencer Holloman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Moore (C) John Ainsworth | |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney buries a shot from the left side set up by Charles Devers | 54-76 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Paul Cook travels with the ball | 54-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Robert Castille (PF) Fred Hatten, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Andrew Carpenter (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Derrick Penton | |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Charles Baer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Andrew Carpenter is blocked by Charles Baer | 54-76 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Charles Baer gets the rebound | 54-76 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Charles Baer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Charles Baer swats the shot by Paul Murdock | 54-76 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Richard Moore gets the offensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro travels with the ball | 54-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SG), Stephen Colvin (SF), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Albert Maloney, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), John Ainsworth (SF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Paul Cook, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Herman McDonald steals the ball from Charles Devers | 54-76 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth lays it in on a nice dish by Herman McDonald | 54-78 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Brandon Porcaro blocks the short jumper by Walter Stafford | 54-78 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Stephen Colvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Colvin loses the ball out of bounds | 54-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (SG) Stephen Colvin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG) Brandon Porcaro | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Benton Wright - foul #3 on Benton Wright, team foul #7 | 54-78 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tutt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Stafford (fresh) PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Herman McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derrick Penton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - John Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | William Coleman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Stafford | 57-78 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald is hacked by Charles Devers - foul #2 on Charles Devers, team foul #8 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (PF) Benton Wright | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 57-80 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | William Coleman's pass is intercepted by Terrence Edwards | 57-80 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Colvin (SF) William Coleman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro (PF) Derrick Penton | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Tutt | 59-80 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Griggs | 59-82 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by John Tutt | 61-82 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terrence Edwards and he's fouled by Walter Stafford - foul #1 on Walter Stafford, team foul #9 | 61-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Benton Wright (PF) Walter Stafford, Stephen Colvin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (C) Jonathan Griggs | |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth misses the free throw | 61-84 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Benton Wright snags the defensive board | 61-84 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Benton Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Porcaro - foul #1 on Brandon Porcaro, team foul #6 | 61-84 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Benton Wright makes the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Benton Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-84 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-84 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benton Wright | 63-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Charles Devers clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Brandon Porcaro - foul #2 on Brandon Porcaro, team foul #7 | 63-84 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the 1st free throw | 64-84 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-84 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney grabs the defensive rebound | 65-84 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney buries a runner in the lane set up by William Coleman | 67-84 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald runs out the clock | 67-84 |