| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-27 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski is hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | David Greene misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla hits the follow up shot | 19-29 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits a shot in the lane set up by Harold Smith and the foul's on Collin Leavens - foul #1 on Collin Leavens, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the floater from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Collin Leavens is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield - foul #2 on Collin Leavens, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Okoniewski - foul #2 on William Okoniewski, team foul #3 | 21-29 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Collin Leavens | 23-31 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam connects on the jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | David Greene misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Smith | 27-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski double dribbles | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), Brian Gust (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, William Okoniewski, David Greene, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Jared Yap steals the ball from Mario Klima | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Mario Klima knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Fisher | 29-31 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | James Fisher buries a shot from the left side | 31-33 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF) James Fisher, Mario Klima, James Brown, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Jared Yap, Christopher Pickles | |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the runner near the basket | 31-33 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Gust | 31-33 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski misses the tip | 31-33 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled on the floor by Donald Duncan - foul #2 on Donald Duncan, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (PF) Ivan Kosloski | |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Collin Leavens steps in front of the Lawrence Milam pass | 31-33 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens hits the finger roll | 31-35 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Dikembe Abdulla swats the dunk try by Michael Merrifield | 31-35 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Lawrence Milam takes the ball from Collin Leavens | 31-35 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Harold Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 33-35 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (SG), William Okoniewski (SF), Christopher Pickles (C) Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Brown | 35-37 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield lays it in set up by Lawrence Milam | 37-37 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Masters | 37-37 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield tips it home | 39-37 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 39-37 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | William Okoniewski steals the ball from Victor Woolford | 39-37 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | David Greene is fouled on the floor by Mark Masters - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Mario Klima (SG), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Brian Gust (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Collin Leavens, David Greene, Christopher Pickles | |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski can't connect on a shot from the right block | 39-37 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Harold Smith blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is hacked by William Okoniewski - foul #3 on William Okoniewski, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima, James Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Ivan Kosloski (PF) Michael Hallenbeck, William Okoniewski | |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-39 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Michael Merrifield steps in front of the Brian Gust pass | 42-39 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Duncan - foul #3 on Donald Duncan, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (PF) Ivan Kosloski | |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Lawrence Milam is called for the reach on David Greene - foul #2 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG) Jared Yap | |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Greene - foul #1 on David Greene, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (SG), William Williams (SF), Christopher Pickles (C) Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG) Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (SF) William Williams | |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the turnaround in the paint | 46-42 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Mario Klima clanks a floater from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Greene | 46-45 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Mario Klima scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 49-45 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Mario Klima, James Brown, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Brian Gust (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | David Greene tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Brian Gust picks off the pass by Harold Smith | 49-45 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 49-45 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Brian Gust snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Greene | 49-47 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled on the floor by David Greene - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | David Greene misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 50-47 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 52-47 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | David Greene clanks a jump hook from close range | 52-47 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Collin Leavens is called for the reach on Harold Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Collin Leavens, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF) Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Greene | 52-47 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Ronald Wood steals the ball from Donald Duncan | 52-47 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Duncan - foul #4 on Donald Duncan, team foul #10 | 52-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is hacked by Collin Leavens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Collin Leavens, team foul #11 | 54-47 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan loses the dribble to Mario Klima | 56-47 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Mario Klima runs out the clock | 56-47 |