| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon Pratt (fresh) SG - Joseph McClenaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Nowak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jonathan Andrews inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Blankenship | 30-32 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 30-32 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Knight - foul #2 on William Knight, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Allen | 31-34 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Allen - foul #3 on Douglas Allen, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG) Douglas Allen | |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt connects on the 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Joseph McClenaghan steps in front of the William Knight pass | 34-34 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt jams it set up by Joseph McClenaghan | 36-34 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Knight | 36-37 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak is fouled on the floor by Leon Brown - foul #2 on Leon Brown, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Jonathan Andrews tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | William Knight connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Leon Brown | 38-39 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Lloyd Watson is called for the reach on Jonathan Andrews - foul #1 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Andrews | 41-39 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 41-39 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Leon Brown tips it in | 41-41 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | David Blankenship is called for the reach on Gene Nowak - foul #2 on David Blankenship, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Moore (PG), William Hill (SF), Brian Freeman (PF) Leon Pratt, Jonathan Andrews, Joshua Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (C) David Blankenship | |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak misses short on a shot near the basket | 41-41 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | William Knight snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Leon Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Leon Brown, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Thomas (SG), Robert Copeland (PF) Joseph McClenaghan, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Orville Johnson (SF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Leon Brown, William Knight, Lloyd Watson | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - William Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Copeland (fresh) C - Brian Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | William Hill makes the jumper from the left block set up by Eric Moore | 43-41 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Robert Copeland pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Brian Freeman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins buries a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Lester | 46-44 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Robert Copeland is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Copeland, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Pratt (PG), Joseph McClenaghan (SG), Jonathan Andrews (SF), Joshua Jones (PF), Gene Nowak (C) Eric Moore, James Thomas, William Hill, Robert Copeland, Brian Freeman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SG), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Thomas Lester, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Joshua Jones blocks the short jumper by William Knight | 46-44 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen tips it home | 46-46 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Orville Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph McClenaghan - foul #4 on Orville Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (SF) Orville Johnson | |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen tips it in | 48-48 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | David Blankenship is hacked by Gene Nowak - foul #2 on Gene Nowak, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) Timothy Wilkins | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Andrews - foul #1 on Jonathan Andrews, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | David Blankenship takes the ball from Jonathan Andrews | 51-50 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | William Knight connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Allen | 51-52 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan is hacked by David Blankenship - foul #3 on David Blankenship, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Moore (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), Brian Freeman (C) Jonathan Andrews, Joshua Jones, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (PF) Lloyd Watson | |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Brian Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Thomas Lester steals it from Joseph McClenaghan | 52-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph McClenaghan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Copeland (fresh) C - Brian Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Blankenship (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 52-54 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Brian Freeman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-54 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Robert Copeland tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | William Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Byron Anderson | 52-57 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Lester steals it from Robert Copeland | 52-57 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | William Knight throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 52-59 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Eric Moore buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph McClenaghan | 54-59 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | William Knight steps in front of the Leon Pratt pass | 54-59 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Leon Pratt steps in front of the David Blankenship pass | 54-59 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Eric Moore hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph McClenaghan | 57-59 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Leon Pratt - foul #3 on Leon Pratt, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Hill (SG), Jonathan Andrews (SF), Joshua Jones (PF), Gene Nowak (C) Leon Pratt, Joseph McClenaghan, Robert Copeland, Brian Freeman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), Robert Davis (C) Douglas Allen, William Knight, Byron Anderson, David Blankenship | |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Leon Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Robert Davis grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson drills a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Joshua Jones - foul #2 on Joshua Jones, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Thomas (SG) Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Hollis (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), Byron Anderson (C) Thomas Lester, Timothy Wilkins, Robert Davis | |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - Jonathan Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Nowak (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Hollis (fresh) SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | William Hollis gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | William Hollis buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Watson | 57-66 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak buries a fadeaway from close range | 59-66 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | William Hollis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joshua Jones | 59-66 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | William Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Moore (PG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Thomas Lester (SG) Leon Brown, William Hollis | |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson can't tip it in | 59-66 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Joshua Jones snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Eric Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Lester | 59-69 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Eric Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak tips it in | 61-69 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Gene Nowak steals it from Byron Anderson | 61-69 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Pratt (PG), Joseph McClenaghan (SG) Eric Moore, William Hill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Blankenship (C) Byron Anderson | |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Jonathan Andrews knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph McClenaghan | 64-69 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | David Blankenship steals it from Joseph McClenaghan | 64-69 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | David Blankenship misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-69 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Joshua Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-69 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the easy layup | 64-69 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | David Blankenship tips it back up and in | 64-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph McClenaghan (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Andrews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Gene Nowak (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Leon Pratt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Nowak | 64-71 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Jonathan Andrews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan can't tip it in | 64-71 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joshua Jones | 64-71 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Joshua Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 64-71 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Joseph McClenaghan steps in front of the Thomas Lester pass | 64-71 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph McClenaghan | 67-71 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson tips it but misses | 67-71 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Blankenship and he's hacked by Joshua Jones - foul #3 on Joshua Jones, team foul #6 | 67-73 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-74 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Blankenship | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Joseph McClenaghan buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Andrews | 72-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 72-76 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Jonathan Andrews pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Jonathan Andrews clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson grabs the board | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Pratt - foul #4 on Leon Pratt, team foul #7 | 72-76 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Joshua Jones gets the rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Jonathan Andrews connects on the 3 from straight away | 75-76 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Pratt - foul #5 on Leon Pratt, team foul #8 | 75-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Moore (PG) Leon Pratt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Eric Moore scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 77-76 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses short on a halfcourt shot | 77-76 |