| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - William Bowlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | William Bowlin is hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is hacked by Craig Brooks - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Craig Brooks | 43-33 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | William Singleton tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vince Young and he's hacked by Bill Quincy - foul #1 on Bill Quincy, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Lorenzo Krell takes the ball from Bill Quincy | 45-39 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | William Bowlin's pass is intercepted by Carl McKinney | 45-39 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | William Bowlin gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Carl McKinney steals it from Lorenzo Krell | 45-39 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Randall Chau (SF), Ernest Linthicum (PF), Clay Guerrette (C) Vince Young, Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, William Bowlin | |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Jerry Merchant steals it from Clay Guerrette | 45-39 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Ernest Linthicum denies the turnaround by Jerry Merchant | 45-39 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette grabs the board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lamere (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Aaron Shaul (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Clay Guerrette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum scores on a jumper near the basket | 45-41 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Anthony King grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Randall Chau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Billy Brouwer (SG) Aaron Shaul, Randall Chau | |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Brouwer - foul #2 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Ebo Amoroso, Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF) Manuel Hedstrom, Clay Guerrette | |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 3rd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell buries a 3 from straight away set up by Billy Brouwer | 48-44 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Lorenzo Krell denies the turnaround by Craig Brooks | 48-44 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Vince Young gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | William Singleton steals the ball from Lorenzo Krell | 48-44 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Vince Young - foul #1 on Vince Young, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Randall Chau (SF), Clay Guerrette (PF), William Bowlin (C) Vince Young, Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Randall Chau snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 49-44 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks's pass is intercepted by Randall Chau | 49-44 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | William Bowlin misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clay Guerrette - foul #2 on Clay Guerrette, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG) Randall Chau | |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #1 on Richard Lamere, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF) Manuel Hedstrom, Clay Guerrette | |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lamere (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Aaron Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - William Bowlin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Krell | 54-48 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | William Bowlin gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Ernest Linthicum (C) Aaron Shaul, William Bowlin | |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Vince Young steps in front of the William Singleton pass | 54-48 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-48 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Vince Young is called for the reach on Craig Brooks - foul #2 on Vince Young, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Ebo Amoroso, Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Clay Guerrette (C) Billy Brouwer, Joseph Laroche | |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | William Singleton steals the ball from Lorenzo Krell | 57-48 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | William Singleton comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Clay Guerrette - foul #3 on Clay Guerrette, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF), William Bowlin (C) Lorenzo Krell, Clay Guerrette | |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Craig Brooks steals the ball from Vince Young | 58-48 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks banks in the layup | 60-48 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum is hacked by Bill Quincy - foul #2 on Bill Quincy, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF) William Singleton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Joseph Laroche (PF) Randall Chau, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer buries a turnaround in the paint set up by William Bowlin | 60-50 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 60-50 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer grabs the board | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - William Bowlin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Vince Young, Manuel Hedstrom, William Bowlin | |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the follow up shot | 62-50 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Anthony King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | William Singleton clanks a shot from the left side | 62-50 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso tips it back up and in | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Linthicum - foul #2 on Ernest Linthicum, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Ebo Amoroso, Kwacha Abdel, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Clay Guerrette (C) Aaron Shaul, Billy Brouwer, Joseph Laroche | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Bowlin (C) Clay Guerrette | |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled on the floor by William Bowlin - foul #3 on William Bowlin, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Lorenzo Krell | |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-51 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Craig Brooks, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Clay Guerrette (PF) Randall Chau, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Aaron Butler - foul #3 on Aaron Butler, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy double dribbles | 67-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF) Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Joseph Laroche (PF) Vince Young, William Bowlin | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Butler | 67-52 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Aaron Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - Clay Guerrette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Billy Brouwer | 67-55 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche grabs the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche makes the jump hook from the right block | 70-57 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Manuel Hedstrom is called for the reach on Aaron Butler - foul #3 on Manuel Hedstrom, team foul #8 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF), Ernest Linthicum (PF) Billy Brouwer, Joseph Laroche | |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clay Guerrette | 70-57 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-57 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Randall Chau grabs the board | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Bill Quincy blocks the short jumper by Ernest Linthicum | 70-57 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carl McKinney | 72-57 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses the shot from close range | 72-57 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette tips it home | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks runs out the clock | 72-59 |