| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis McClelland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Stacy Hockman | 35-31 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Richard Coles gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison's pass is intercepted by Francis McClelland | 35-31 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 35-31 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Richard Coles grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses the lay-in | 35-31 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson double dribbles | 35-31 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG), Donald Sykes (C) Henry Simpson, Philip Jensen | |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is hacked by Donald Sykes - foul #1 on Donald Sykes, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF) Travis Smith, Richard Coles | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson (C) Francis McClelland | |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Charles Halls tips it home | 37-31 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester's pass is intercepted by Charles Halls in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits the finger roll | 39-31 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Sykes, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (SG) Charles Halls | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mayes (SF), Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Robert Mendosa, Donald Sykes, Lloyd Watson | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Millard (fresh) SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Gil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Larry Millard knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Gil | 42-31 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | George Simmons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Eric Gil pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Steven Reed can't finish the layup | 42-31 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Steven Reed travels with the ball | 42-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Gregory Brown, Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Gene Nowak, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SF) Stacy Hockman, Robert Mayes | |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Travis Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Charles Halls - foul #3 on Charles Halls, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis McClelland (PF) Philip Jensen | |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Smith | 44-32 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Henry Simpson | 44-35 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Robinson | 47-35 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland connects on the turnaround in the paint | 47-37 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lester - foul #1 on Thomas Lester, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (PF) Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Philip Jensen (PF) Thomas Lester, George Simmons | |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-37 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Travis Smith picks off the pass by Henry Simpson | 49-37 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Richard Coles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Halls | 51-37 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Mendosa | 51-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis McClelland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Richard Coles buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG), Robert Mayes (SF), George Simmons (C) Henry Simpson, Robert Mendosa, Francis McClelland | |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Larry Millard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman is fouled on the floor by Larry Millard - foul #1 on Larry Millard, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | George Simmons misses the turnaround in the paint | 54-40 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman grabs the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Larry Millard loses the dribble to Stacy Hockman | 54-40 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stacy Hockman and the foul's on Gene Nowak - foul #1 on Gene Nowak, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Eric Gil (C) Gregory Brown, Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SF), Francis McClelland (PF) Robert Mayes, Philip Jensen | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Richard Coles scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Halls | 56-43 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | George Simmons misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Charles Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Richard Coles clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | George Simmons misses the tip | 56-43 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Mendosa - foul #2 on Robert Mendosa, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Robinson (C) Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Douglas Allen (SG), Philip Jensen (PF) Thomas Lester, Stacy Hockman, George Simmons | |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Travis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Charles Halls gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Charles Halls scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Coles | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-43 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Eric Gil buries a shot from the baseline set up by Charles Halls | 62-43 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen makes the 3 from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it but misses | 62-46 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Eric Gil misses the tip | 62-46 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Coles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Gil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SF - Robert Mendosa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis McClelland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Coles - foul #1 on Richard Coles, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF) Travis Smith, Richard Coles, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), George Simmons (C) Douglas Allen, Francis McClelland | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Charles Halls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Philip Jensen - foul #2 on Philip Jensen, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (C) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SF), Francis McClelland (PF) Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen | |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Charles Halls makes the 3rd free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stacy Hockman | 67-52 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland is hacked by Steven Reed - foul #1 on Steven Reed, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Eric Gil (C) Charles Halls, Steven Reed, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mayes (SF) Henry Simpson | |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman is whistled for a carry | 67-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Robinson (C) Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it home | 69-52 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stacy Hockman | 69-55 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Travis Smith | 72-55 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-55 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes tips it but misses | 72-55 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak grabs the board | 72-55 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Richard Robinson is blocked by George Simmons | 72-55 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 72-55 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Stacy Hockman | 72-55 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Daniel Ellison (PF) Gregory Brown, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SF), Philip Jensen (PF) Thomas Lester, Robert Mayes, Francis McClelland | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | George Simmons dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Mendosa | 72-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Charles Halls scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Travis Smith | 75-57 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Henry Simpson is called for the reach on Charles Halls - foul #3 on Henry Simpson, team foul #6 | 75-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG), Douglas Allen (SG), Robert Mayes (SF), Francis McClelland (PF), Donald Sykes (C) Henry Simpson, Stacy Hockman, Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lester | 75-60 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen's pass is intercepted by Eric Gil | 75-60 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-60 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-60 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Steven Reed snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Steven Reed is called for traveling | 75-60 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 75-60 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland grabs the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 75-60 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Eric Gil pulls down the rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Eric Gil scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-60 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Allen | 77-60 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland clanks a jumper from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Eric Gil grabs the board | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown runs out the clock | 77-60 |