| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - Ronald Foor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | Kenneth Newlin steps in front of the Gregory Capel pass | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Harold Carter steals the ball from Rubin Wolfe | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe comes up short on the shot from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin tips it in | 4-7 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Shane Brockway and he's fouled by Rubin Wolfe - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Kenneth Newlin takes the ball from Nelson Strum | 6-10 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Harold Carter's layup is rejected by Ronald Foor | 6-10 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Foor and the foul's on Mervin Logan - foul #1 on Mervin Logan, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) James Calvert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Rubin Wolfe, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG) Harvey Newell | |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Giguere - foul #1 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway | |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove can't tip it in | 10-10 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Mathew Perry picks off the pass by Antonio Mitchell | 10-10 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses the easy layup | 10-10 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SF - Don Hughes (fresh) PF - Mathew Perry (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 10-10 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Don Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway loses the dribble to Gregory Capel | 10-10 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Calvert | 13-10 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | James Calvert is called for the reach on Harold Carter - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (PF) Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Harold Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-10 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Harvey Newell swats the layup by Rubin Wolfe | 13-10 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-10 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Carter - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) James Calvert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 15-10 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp misses the 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Rubin Wolfe, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry drills a runner in the paint set up by Harry Murphy | 17-12 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SF - Don Hughes (fresh) PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mathew Perry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Raymond Grove blocks the short jumper by Mathew Perry | 17-15 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Harold Carter picks off the pass by Dima Pelkowski | 17-17 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Harold Carter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jess Daniels | 17-20 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Nelson Strum and the foul's on Harold Carter - foul #2 on Harold Carter, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Raymond Grove (PF) Jess Daniels, Harold Carter | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses short on a 3 from straight away | 19-20 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-20 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it home | 21-20 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nelson Strum - foul #1 on Nelson Strum, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Dima Pelkowski, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-22 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) James Calvert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove, Harvey Newell | |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Hughes | 23-25 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-25 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jess Daniels | 23-28 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Lester Sharp | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe knocks in the floater near the basket | 26-28 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it home | 26-30 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is hacked by James Calvert - foul #2 on James Calvert, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Dima Pelkowski (PF) James Calvert, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Dima Pelkowski takes the ball from Mervin Logan | 29-30 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 29-30 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Nelson Strum blocks the short jumper by Jess Daniels | 29-30 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Raymond Grove picks off the pass by Ronald Foor | 29-30 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-30 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove tips it home | 29-32 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels connects on the shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski drills a jumper near the basket set up by Harry Murphy | 34-34 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy loses the dribble to Raymond Grove | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson Strum (fairly fresh) PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mervin Logan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harvey Newell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Dima Pelkowski, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Harold Carter (PF) Jess Daniels, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harvey Newell | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge hits a driving attempt in the paint | 39-39 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Rubin Wolfe picks off the pass by Shane Brockway | 39-39 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (C) Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG) Raymond Grove | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge is hacked by Jess Daniels - foul #1 on Jess Daniels, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the floater from the left block | 41-39 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | James Calvert steps in front of the Shane Brockway pass | 41-39 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | James Calvert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Mitchell | 41-39 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge is hacked by Harold Carter - foul #3 on Harold Carter, team foul #9 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Mathew Perry (PF), Ronald Foor (C) James Calvert, Don Hughes, Rubin Wolfe, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), John Larson (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Harold Carter, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | John Larson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry snags the defensive board | 41-39 |