| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't connect on a runner from the right block | 27-27 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is hacked by James Corbin - foul #1 on James Corbin, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | David Nunn is fouled on the floor by Morris Montano - foul #1 on Morris Montano, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | David Nunn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dillman - foul #3 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Wasson - foul #3 on Joseph Wasson, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Morris Montano - foul #2 on Morris Montano, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | David Nunn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dewey Mills | 31-28 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wasson - foul #4 on Joseph Wasson, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF), Tom Matthews (PF), Jason Sisler (C) Dewey Mills, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) PF - Tom Matthews (fresh) C - Jason Sisler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Jack Bissett - foul #1 on Jack Bissett, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Morris Montano loses the ball out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Jack Bissett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Nunn | 34-28 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | David Nunn knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 37-28 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Heppner | 37-31 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Morris Montano | 37-34 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jan Heppner | 37-34 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | David Nunn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis loses the dribble to Tom Matthews | 37-34 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is hacked by James Corbin - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF), Joseph Wasson (C) Dewey Mills, David Nunn, Tom Matthews, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Benny Blackburn - foul #3 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Robert Boyle takes the ball from Morris Montano | 38-34 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo double dribbles | 38-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Benny Blackburn swats the shot by Dewey Mills | 38-34 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | John Fagundes snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | John Fagundes misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Dillman - foul #4 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban | |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Morris Montano snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | James Corbin's pass is intercepted by Norbert Shackelford | 38-36 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Dillman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by David Nunn | 40-36 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Corbin | 40-38 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Richard Vallo is called for the reach on Joseph Wasson - foul #3 on Richard Vallo, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jason Sisler (PF) Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson tips it in | 42-38 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jason Sisler | 42-38 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | David Nunn can't tip it in | 42-38 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | James Corbin gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Morris Montano buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-41 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the floater from the right side | 42-43 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | David Nunn double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 42-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) David Nunn, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, James Corbin, Jan Heppner | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bernard Esteban | 42-45 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 44-45 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), James Corbin (SF), Benny Blackburn (C) John Fagundes, Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban, Lewis Willis | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Dillman - foul #5 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | David Nunn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 44-45 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Jack Bissett is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Jack Bissett, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Nunn | 47-47 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Morris Montano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | David Nunn evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Benny Blackburn | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Morris Montano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Morris Montano, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | David Nunn steps in front of the Morris Montano pass | 52-49 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is hacked by Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF), Tom Matthews (PF) Jack Bissett, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Morris Montano gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills runs out the clock | 52-49 |