| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) C - William Bowlin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Singleton | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel Hedstrom | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Manuel Hedstrom - foul #1 on Manuel Hedstrom, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | William Bowlin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Butler | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom double dribbles | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is whistled for a carry | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the floater from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the dunk attempt | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Bass | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Johnson | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bowlin (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Howell - foul #1 on Richard Howell, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Jerry Merchant is denied by Erik Johnson | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Anthony King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Merchant | 11-9 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Thomas Mowrey is called for the reach on Billy Brouwer - foul #1 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Richard Howell is called for the reach on Billy Brouwer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Howell, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG) Richard Howell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG) Randall Chau | |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-9 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by Glenn Bass - foul #1 on Glenn Bass, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses badly on a floater from the left side | 13-9 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is whistled for a carry | 13-9 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is whistled for traveling | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Jerry Merchant (SF) Carter Foreman, William Singleton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the board | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bowlin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-9 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Anthony King connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Lamere | 15-9 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Billy Brouwer - foul #1 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), William Singleton (SF) Anthony King, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (PF), Antonio Hamilton (C) Erik Johnson, William Bowlin | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Jerry Merchant is called for the reach on Billy Brouwer - foul #1 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman loses the ball out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), William Bowlin (C) Billy Brouwer, Antonio Hamilton | |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom tips it but misses | 17-9 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Anthony King grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | William Singleton connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Carter Foreman | 19-9 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | William Bowlin steps out of bounds on the baseline | 19-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Carter Foreman, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Erik Johnson (PF) Manuel Hedstrom, Christopher Chien | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | William Singleton comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Randall Chau - foul #1 on Randall Chau, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson gets the rebound | 20-9 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Anthony King - foul #1 on Anthony King, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony King | 22-10 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-10 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | William Singleton gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | William Singleton is called for traveling | 22-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG) Anthony King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Christopher Chien (C) Glenn Bass, William Bowlin | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Billy Brouwer | 22-12 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-12 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't tip it in | 22-12 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the tip | 22-12 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere hits the follow up shot | 24-12 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Manuel Hedstrom | 24-14 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 26-14 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Randall Chau hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Carter Foreman, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Jerry Merchant (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Thomas Mowrey, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), William Bowlin (C) Billy Brouwer, Christopher Chien | |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Randall Chau makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Randall Chau makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 26-16 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Randall Chau grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Randall Chau is called for traveling | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF), Christopher Chien (PF) Randall Chau, Erik Johnson | |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Anthony King is fouled on the floor by Glenn Bass - foul #2 on Glenn Bass, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG) Glenn Bass | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits a shot from the free throw line | 28-16 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the lay-in | 28-16 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the defensive board | 28-16 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Anthony King misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-16 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Bowlin | 28-16 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-16 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom grabs the offensive board | 28-16 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is fouled on the floor by Jerry Merchant - foul #2 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #7 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SG), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Carter Foreman, William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), Erik Johnson (PF) Manuel Hedstrom, William Bowlin | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Aaron Butler is denied by Christopher Chien | 28-16 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Glenn Bass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-16 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer tips it back up and in | 28-18 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the jumper from the right block set up by Richard Howell and he's hacked by Erik Johnson - foul #1 on Erik Johnson, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Antonio Hamilton | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the free throw | 30-18 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the offensive board | 30-18 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-18 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the tip | 30-18 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Randall Chau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-18 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Richard Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 30-18 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien grabs the board | 30-18 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 30-18 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Howell | 30-18 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled on the floor by Randall Chau - foul #2 on Randall Chau, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG), William Bowlin (C) Billy Brouwer, Christopher Chien | |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Richard Lamere swats the short shot by William Bowlin | 32-18 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 32-18 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Erik Johnson denies the turnaround by Carter Foreman | 32-18 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Randall Chau grabs the board | 32-18 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass loses the ball out of bounds | 32-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (PF) Erik Johnson | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Anthony King is blocked by Randall Chau | 32-18 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Randall Chau | 32-18 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-18 |