| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Hail (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett hits a floater in the lane | 38-39 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-39 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Albert Mayeski - foul #2 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Michael Parrett picks off the pass by Hal Schwartz | 38-41 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes buries a jumper near the basket set up by James Grunewald | 38-43 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Higgins | 40-43 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Albert Mayeski steps in front of the Michael Hail pass | 40-43 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Danny Hayes takes the ball from Albert Mayeski | 40-43 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes lays it up and in set up by Wayne Thomas | 40-45 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Zachery Slomkowski is blocked by James Grunewald | 40-45 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski tips it home | 42-45 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Albert Mayeski blocks the short jumper by Danny Hayes | 42-45 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Zachery Slomkowski | 42-45 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski is denied on a layup by Danny Hayes | 42-45 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Michael Hail comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Higgins | 42-45 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Danny Hayes - foul #3 on Danny Hayes, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (SF), Matthew Wiesner (PF), Richard Marcy (C) Danny Hayes, James Grunewald, Michael Parrett | |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Marcy | 43-47 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | David Matteson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | David Matteson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SF) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), Danny Hayes (SF) Michael Hail, Richard O'Neal | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Marcy | 43-49 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | David Matteson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Matteson, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG) Wayne Thomas | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Dee - foul #1 on Mark Dee, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Grunewald (PF) Richard Marcy | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | David Matteson pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant McInnes | 46-50 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Orville Ottinger is called for the reach on Danny Hayes - foul #2 on Orville Ottinger, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, David Matteson, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG) Josef Olenski | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins double dribbles | 46-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF) Eugene Brady | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Parrett (C) Matthew Wiesner | |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Albert Mayeski | 46-50 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Zachery Slomkowski | 48-50 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes tips it but misses | 48-50 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hal Schwartz | 48-50 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski lays it up and in set up by Richard Higgins | 50-50 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Zachery Slomkowski is called for the reach on Wayne Thomas - foul #1 on Zachery Slomkowski, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SF) Danny Hayes | |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Michael Hail can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-50 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Albert Mayeski | 52-52 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | James Grunewald misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Higgins | 55-52 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | James Grunewald comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 55-52 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Hail | 55-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hal Schwartz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Mayeski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Parrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Mayeski | 55-52 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is fouled on the floor by Wayne Thomas - foul #3 on Wayne Thomas, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Wiesner (PF), Richard Marcy (C) Wayne Thomas, Timothy Lafrance, James Grunewald, Michael Parrett | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-52 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Brady - foul #1 on Eugene Brady, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | David Matteson drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Grant McInnes and he's hacked by Richard Marcy - foul #1 on Richard Marcy, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy tips it in | 57-56 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Danny Hayes picks off the pass by David Matteson | 57-56 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Josef Olenski | 57-58 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-58 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Hail | 57-58 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner tips it in | 57-60 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Mark Dee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Orville Ottinger - foul #3 on Orville Ottinger, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Eugene Brady, David Matteson, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), James Grunewald (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Josef Olenski, Michael Hail, Matthew Wiesner, Richard Marcy | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes clanks a shot from close range | 57-60 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Zachery Slomkowski | 57-60 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is whistled for a carry | 57-60 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | James Grunewald misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Hal Schwartz - foul #2 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (PF) Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SF) Danny Hayes | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to James Grunewald | 60-60 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hail (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Parrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Michael Hail misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | James Grunewald grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | David Matteson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Thomas - foul #4 on Wayne Thomas, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Wiesner (C) Timothy Lafrance, Michael Parrett | |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Michael Hail buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-62 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | James Grunewald snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Michael Hail clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Matteson | 62-62 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the easy layup | 62-62 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Wiesner | 62-62 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Orville Ottinger (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski, David Matteson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Richard Marcy (C) Wayne Thomas, Michael Hail, James Grunewald | |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Eugene Brady - foul #2 on Eugene Brady, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Danny Hayes - foul #4 on Danny Hayes, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Eugene Brady takes the ball from Richard Marcy | 63-67 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-67 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski gets the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Zachery Slomkowski | 65-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Dee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Orville Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Wiesner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Marcy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Mark Dee steals the ball from Timothy Lafrance | 65-67 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Mark Dee scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant McInnes | 68-67 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes is hacked by Eugene Brady - foul #3 on Eugene Brady, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski (PF) Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), James Grunewald (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Josef Olenski, Matthew Wiesner, Richard Marcy | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady double dribbles | 68-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Hal Schwartz (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), David Matteson (C) Grant McInnes, Mark Dee, Eugene Brady, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SF) Danny Hayes | |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hail | 68-71 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski dunks the ball set up by Hal Schwartz | 70-71 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Michael Hail misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Mayeski - foul #3 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (SF) Timothy Lafrance | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Michael Hail makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Michael Hail makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Richard O'Neal steps in front of the Albert Mayeski pass | 70-73 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) David Matteson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), Danny Hayes (SF) Michael Hail, Richard O'Neal | |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett gets the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Parrett | 70-75 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 73-75 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson steals it from Danny Hayes | 73-75 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-75 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins tips it back up and in | 75-75 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the fullcourt shot | 75-77 |