| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Ed Tiffany denies the turnaround by Michael Stewart | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses the turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Hanson - foul #1 on Walter Hanson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Craig O'Brien is blocked by Michael Stewart | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Farr | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Farr | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce is hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Walter Hanson takes the ball from Arthur Pugh | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Carl Farr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Hanson | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 8-5 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Craig O'Brien swats the shot by Bobby Boyce | 8-5 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 10-5 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Hanson | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #2 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (C) Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Kirk Peterson (C) Micah Escoto, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is whistled for a carry | 12-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Baker (C) Arthur Pugh | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 12-6 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is fouled on the floor by Bobby Boyce - foul #1 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), David Fenton (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Mervin Logan (SF) Bobby Boyce, Michael Stewart | |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-6 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kirk Peterson | 12-9 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-9 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Jeremiah Carson is blocked by Joseph Baker | 12-9 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kirk Peterson | 12-9 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway's pass is intercepted by Carl Farr | 12-9 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Carson | 15-9 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a floater from the right side | 15-9 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Jess Daniels picks off the pass by Jeremiah Carson | 15-9 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jess Daniels | 15-11 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | David Fenton clanks a shot from the right block | 15-11 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan travels with the ball | 15-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF) Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Micah Escoto (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Jess Daniels, Shane Brockway, Mervin Logan, Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker | |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Fenton | 18-11 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bobby Boyce | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fenton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart buries a shot from the right block set up by Micah Escoto | 18-16 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Micah Escoto steals it from Harry Murphy | 18-16 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the dunk attempt | 18-16 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the tip | 18-16 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the runner from the baseline set up by Bobby Boyce | 18-18 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson scores on a floater in the paint set up by Jeremiah Carson and he's fouled by Bobby Boyce - foul #2 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #2 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Jeremiah Carson, Ronald Foor, David Fenton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Bobby Boyce | |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Hanson - foul #2 on Walter Hanson, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SG), Kirk Peterson (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Micah Escoto, Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Carl Farr grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Michael Stewart is called for the reach on James Calvert - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Michael Stewart | |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum tips it back up and in | 23-19 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-19 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 23-19 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF) Jess Daniels, Mervin Logan | |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto lays it in | 23-21 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | James Calvert can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 23-21 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) James Calvert, Carl Farr, Nelson Strum, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Foor | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart lays it up and in | 25-23 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski tips it back up and in | 27-23 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-23 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Brockway and the foul's on Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #5 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF) Jeremiah Carson, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Mervin Logan (SG) Shane Brockway, Micah Escoto | |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Jess Daniels takes the ball from Ronald Foor | 27-26 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 27-29 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | David Fenton drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Harry Murphy and he's fouled by Jeremiah Litherland - foul #1 on Jeremiah Litherland, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Ed Tiffany denies the turnaround by Michael Stewart | 30-29 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Michael Stewart steals it from Ed Tiffany | 30-29 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 30-32 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jess Daniels - foul #1 on Jess Daniels, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Nelson Strum (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Micah Escoto (SG), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Jess Daniels, Mervin Logan, Michael Stewart | |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 31-32 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto tips it back up and in | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah Litherland - foul #2 on Jeremiah Litherland, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) Nelson Strum, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Arthur Pugh (PF) Shane Brockway, Joseph Baker | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dima Pelkowski and he's fouled by Bobby Boyce - foul #3 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #8 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ronald Foor (PF) Harry Murphy, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Bobby Boyce | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Micah Escoto | 34-36 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Shane Brockway | 34-38 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kirk Peterson - foul #1 on Kirk Peterson, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Ed Tiffany (PF) Jeremiah Carson, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF), Joseph Baker (C) Kirk Peterson, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 36-38 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ed Tiffany | 36-38 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | James Calvert grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Micah Escoto | 36-38 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Carl Farr is called for the reach on Micah Escoto - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) James Calvert, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Mervin Logan (SG), Kirk Peterson (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Shane Brockway, Micah Escoto, Arthur Pugh, Joseph Baker | |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | David Fenton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-40 |