| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Shing Ching inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:57 | West Virginia | David Ralston is hacked by John James in the backcourt - foul #1 on John James, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), James Mack (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) David Ralston, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | James Mack buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | James Mack hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shing Ching | 33-27 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | James Mack steals it from John James | 33-27 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | James Mack knocks in the floater from the left side | 35-27 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Augustus Zollner is blocked by Vladimir Zieglen | 35-29 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak can't tip it in | 35-29 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Shing Ching pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 35-29 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Shing Ching tips it in | 37-29 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the easy layup | 37-29 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Stjepan Kedzierski picks off the pass by Augustus Zollner | 37-31 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski lays it up and in | 37-33 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | James Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Herman Pleasant (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Wilfredo Gallo, Daniel Tomczak, James Mack, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen lays it up and in | 37-35 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 37-35 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Steven Dick comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Tony Levine (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson knocks in the runner from the left block | 41-35 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Ralston | 44-35 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Roland Johnson steals the ball from Carmelo Moreno | 44-35 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | David Ralston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), James Mack (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley banks in the layup on a nice dish by John James | 44-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) C - Tony Levine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | John James steals the ball from Shing Ching | 44-37 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Tony Levine buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Cruz Whitley and the foul's on Augustus Zollner - foul #3 on Augustus Zollner, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SG), Roland Johnson (C) Daniel Tomczak, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Garf Ziebart | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | James Mack knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Ralston | 46-40 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John James | 46-42 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | David Ralston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 46-42 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by John James | 46-44 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | David Ralston clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-46 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 48-46 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Herman Pleasant takes the ball from Cruz Whitley in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Shing Ching jams it on a nice dish by Herman Pleasant | 50-46 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | David Ralston's fadeaway is rejected by Vladimir Zieglen | 50-48 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley grabs the board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Pleasant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Tony Levine blows the layup but he's hacked by Roland Johnson - foul #2 on Roland Johnson, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Augustus Zollner (C) David Ralston, Herman Pleasant, James Mack, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Steven Dick snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Carmelo Moreno is called for the reach on Shing Ching - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Tony Levine | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno lays it up and in and he's hacked by Shing Ching - foul #3 on Shing Ching, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Roland Johnson (C) Shing Ching, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Steven Dick | 55-51 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Julio Martin knocks in the shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF) Wilfredo Gallo, Herman Pleasant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 57-53 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Shing Ching tips it in | 59-53 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is fouled on the floor by Shing Ching - foul #4 on Shing Ching, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Augustus Zollner (C) Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Garf Ziebart, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is hacked by Shing Ching - foul #5 on Shing Ching, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF) Shing Ching | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Daniel Tomczak picks off the pass by Vladimir Zieglen | 59-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Augustus Zollner (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | David Ralston buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Pleasant | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley's floater is tipped away by Steven Dick | 62-53 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Tony Levine tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | David Ralston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley banks in the layup on a great pass from Tony Levine | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | David Ralston clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 65-57 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Augustus Zollner | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Augustus Zollner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #2 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo is hacked by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #4 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | John James makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tony Levine | 67-60 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is hacked by Cruz Whitley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Cruz Whitley | 69-63 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is hacked by Cruz Whitley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zieglen | 69-63 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John James | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo is hacked by Cruz Whitley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG) Daniel Tomczak | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Tony Levine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Tony Levine travels with the ball | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | John James is called for the reach on Herman Pleasant in the backcourt - foul #2 on John James, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 71-66 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Steven Dick steals the ball from Tony Levine | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is hacked by Cruz Whitley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is hacked by Herman Pleasant - foul #3 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Steven Dick | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Steven Dick runs out the clock | 73-67 |