| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) C - William Cupples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) SF - Like Tang (fresh) PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Like Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Brandon Chitty and he's fouled by Rico Hernandez - foul #1 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Cousins | 3-6 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Hans Gliwski takes the ball from William Cupples | 3-6 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski connects on the runner in the lane | 3-8 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 3-10 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Cruz Whitley | 6-10 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF), Augustus Zollner (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Cruz Whitley picks off the pass by David Petty | 6-10 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley | 8-10 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Like Tang (SF) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Augustus Zollner | |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | David Gimenez is fouled on the floor by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, William Cupples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Like Tang (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Rico Hernandez is called for the reach on John James - foul #2 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Brandon Chitty | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG) Rico Hernandez | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | David Gimenez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Like Tang buries a shot from the left block set up by Wilfredo Gallo | 8-12 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Tony Levine double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), William Cupples (C) Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Fred Cousins, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | David Gimenez gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the lay-in | 8-12 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | David Gimenez gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | David Gimenez's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Gliwski | 8-12 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | David Gimenez takes the ball from Like Tang | 8-12 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a shot from the left side | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Like Tang buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Wilfredo Gallo and the foul's on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #2 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF), Augustus Zollner (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, David Petty, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | William Cupples drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Tony Levine and the foul's on Adrian Morphis - foul #1 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG) Augustus Zollner | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | William Cupples makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Garf Ziebart denies the turnaround by Like Tang | 11-15 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Like Tang gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Like Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) William Cupples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Chitty | 13-15 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Like Tang is denied on a layup by Garf Ziebart | 13-15 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Brandon Chitty is blocked by Hans Gliwski | 13-15 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley travels with the ball | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cupples (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Adrian Morphis (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Tony Levine's dunk attempt is rejected by Roland Johnson | 15-15 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty travels with the ball | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), David Gimenez (PF) Cruz Whitley, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez travels with the ball | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Brandon Chitty | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | John James is fouled on the floor by Hans Gliwski - foul #1 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the lay-in | 15-15 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Like Tang | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart tips it back up and in | 17-15 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Like Tang lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Gimenez - foul #1 on David Gimenez, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF) Rico Hernandez, Fred Cousins | |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | William Cupples snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Garf Ziebart is called for the reach on Sean Grosky - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Roland Johnson (C) David Petty, Sean Grosky, Hans Gliwski | |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | William Cupples steals it from Fred Cousins | 17-17 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Fred Cousins steals the ball from William Cupples | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Cupples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Morphis (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 17-20 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Adrian Morphis snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-20 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Gimenez | 20-20 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Garf Ziebart steals it from Fred Cousins | 20-20 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), David Petty (SG), Sean Grosky (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Fred Cousins, Adrian Morphis, Roland Johnson | |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Cruz Whitley - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Cruz Whitley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SG), Roland Johnson (C) Rico Hernandez, David Petty | |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | John James comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Cousins - foul #1 on Fred Cousins, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG) Roland Johnson | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | John James misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | John James misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Sean Grosky | 20-22 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Sean Grosky - foul #1 on Sean Grosky, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Petty (SG), Adrian Morphis (SF) Fred Cousins, Like Tang | |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | John James grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) John James, Garf Ziebart, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Fred Cousins (SG), Like Tang (SF) Rico Hernandez, David Petty, Adrian Morphis | |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits a 3 from the right corner | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Cousins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Like Tang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-24 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Tony Levine tips it back up and in | 27-24 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wilfredo Gallo | 27-27 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Like Tang swats the layup by Cruz Whitley | 27-27 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Brandon Chitty, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Hans Gliwski | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Rico Hernandez - foul #4 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Adrian Morphis (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Sean Grosky, Roland Johnson | |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | William Cupples clanks a shot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Like Tang can't finish the layup | 30-29 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | William Cupples snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | David Gimenez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Tony Levine (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Sean Grosky (PF) Wilfredo Gallo, Adrian Morphis | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Sean Grosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Like Tang scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Rico Hernandez | 30-31 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Like Tang can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-31 |