| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (fresh) SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) C - Alan Beasley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Beasley | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Gary Merritt is blocked by Michael Mathews | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Massey - foul #1 on Andrew Massey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Norman Benefiel | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Gary Merritt - foul #1 on Gary Merritt, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Richard Capo (SF), James Greggs (C) Douglas Audette, Gary Merritt, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Nees (C) Julio Rodriguez | |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Andrew Massey | 0-2 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-4 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews tips it home | 0-6 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Paul Rankin picks off the pass by Andrew Massey | 0-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (tiring) SG - William Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Capo (fresh) PF - Joseph Garner (tiring) C - James Greggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Nees (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel hits the easy wide open finger roll | 0-8 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Massey, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Andrew Massey, William Williams, Richard Capo, Joseph Garner, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews | |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Cole - foul #1 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #4 | 0-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua (PF) Ronald Nees | |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt lays it in on a great pass from John Dyer | 2-9 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel misses the jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Merritt | 5-9 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Matthew Laramie is called for the reach on Gary Merritt - foul #1 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), James Gerhardt (SG), Alan Beasley (PF), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Douglas Audette, Christopher Shufelt, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Ronald Nees (PF) Tom Roberts, Matthew Laramie, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt is hacked by Christopher Williamson - foul #1 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF) Gary Merritt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Michael Mathews (PF) Norman Benefiel, Michael Fuqua | |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | William Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Mathews | 5-9 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | James Greggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Michael Mathews is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is hacked by Ronald Nees - foul #1 on Ronald Nees, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Michael Mathews swats the layup by Richard Capo | 5-9 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses badly on a jumper from close range | 5-9 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is denied on a layup by Michael Mathews | 5-9 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Richard Capo pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Alan Beasley is blocked by Ronald Nees | 5-9 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) SG - James Gerhardt (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Capo (fresh) PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Greggs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Foster (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Ronald Nees (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Richard Capo is called for the reach on Christopher Williamson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Capo, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) William Williams, James Gerhardt, Richard Capo, Alan Beasley, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Fuqua (PF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Paul Rankin, Carl Foster, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews, Ronald Nees | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Matthew Laramie - foul #2 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG) John Dyer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Norman Benefiel, Matthew Laramie, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | William Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joseph Garner | 8-9 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | William Williams is called for 10 seconds | 8-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), Alan Beasley (PF), James Greggs (C) William Williams, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Ronald Nees (C) Tom Roberts, Michael Fuqua | |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews is open and lays it up and in set up by Paul Rankin | 8-11 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF) Gary Merritt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez (C) Ronald Nees | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Douglas Audette steps in front of the Carl Foster pass in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette lays it up and in | 10-11 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Williamson | 10-13 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is fouled on the floor by Paul Rankin - foul #1 on Paul Rankin, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG) Paul Rankin | |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Norman Benefiel steps in front of the Douglas Audette pass | 10-13 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel throws it down | 10-15 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Richard Capo scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Audette | 12-15 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews lays it in uncontested set up by Norman Benefiel | 12-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Gerhardt (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Audette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Greggs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Julio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the shot from the baseline | 12-17 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Audette - foul #1 on Douglas Audette, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), John Dyer (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, Douglas Audette, Richard Capo, Alan Beasley, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Ronald Nees (PF) Carl Foster, Michael Mathews | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Williams | 14-18 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | John Dyer steals it from Christopher Williamson | 14-18 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt hits a jumpshot from the right side | 16-18 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Kenneth Cole is called for the reach on Julio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Alan Beasley (C) John Dyer, Gary Merritt, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Carl Foster (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson, Ronald Nees | |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua (C) Julio Rodriguez | |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alan Beasley - foul #1 on Alan Beasley, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), James Gerhardt (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), James Greggs (C) William Williams, Douglas Audette, Christopher Shufelt, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Ronald Nees (C) Norman Benefiel, Carl Foster, Michael Fuqua | |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (fresh) SG - James Gerhardt (fresh) SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Capo (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Greggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Ronald Nees (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey hits a 3 from straight away | 19-23 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt tips it back up and in | 21-23 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 21-23 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees scores on a shot near the basket | 21-25 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is hacked by Ronald Nees - foul #2 on Ronald Nees, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Richard Capo, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Carl Foster (SG), Michael Fuqua (C) Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Ronald Nees | |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Benefiel | 21-27 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Christopher Shufelt (SF), Alan Beasley (C) James Gerhardt, Gary Merritt, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF) Matthew Laramie | |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is hacked by Andrew Massey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Massey, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG) Andrew Massey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt clanks a fadeaway from close range | 21-29 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner tips it in | 23-29 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is hacked by John Dyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Dyer, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG) Carl Foster | |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), James Greggs (C) Douglas Audette, Joseph Garner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Ronald Nees (PF) Norman Benefiel, Michael Mathews | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-34 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 25-34 |