| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is hacked by Shing Ching - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Shing Ching clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg hits a runner from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Shing Ching connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Dick | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is fouled on the floor by Steven Dick - foul #1 on Steven Dick, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by David Schiavo - foul #1 on David Schiavo, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (C) Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Shing Ching denies the turnaround by Carmelo Moreno | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Shing Ching can't finish the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 4-6 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | David Ralston is fouled in the backcourt by Irving Snowden - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Irving Snowden, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SF) Shing Ching | |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Mike Williams steals the ball from Daniel Nichol | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) SG - Kun Ximines (fresh) SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) SF - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Julio Martin steps in front of the David Taylor pass | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart tips it home | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Mike Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Ralston - foul #1 on David Ralston, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Kun Ximines, Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Morris Arthur, David Taylor | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the driving attempt near the basket | 10-9 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Shing Ching clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) Julio Martin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG) Mike Williams | |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is fouled in the backcourt by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Shing Ching hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Steven Dick snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Steven Dick knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Ralston | 10-13 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | David Ralston's pass is intercepted by Stjepan Kedzierski in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak grabs the board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Nguyen (fairly fresh) C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | David Schiavo steps in front of the Daniel Tomczak pass in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Schiavo | 13-13 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Irving Snowden, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Jesse Nguyen, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Walton Bell | 13-15 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Daniel Nichol is called for the reach on Shing Ching - foul #1 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dick (PF) Morris Arthur | |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Shing Ching hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Walton Bell | 13-17 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is hacked by Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Julio Martin, Kun Ximines, Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SF) Shing Ching | |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Donaldson | 16-17 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) David Schiavo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Mike Williams | |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is whistled for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF) Edward Donaldson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Morris Arthur (PF), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Morris Arthur - foul #1 on Morris Arthur, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (C) Stjepan Kedzierski, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Morris Arthur, David Taylor | |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Irving Snowden, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), Edward Donaldson (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Irving Snowden, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Mike Williams, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Julio Martin is called for the reach on David Ralston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF) Julio Martin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Morris Arthur swats the short shot by David Schiavo | 21-22 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | The jumper by David Schiavo is denied by David Taylor | 21-22 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | David Schiavo steals the ball from Shing Ching | 21-22 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines is called for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Kun Ximines, David Schiavo, Garf Ziebart, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Morris Arthur, David Taylor | |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Carmelo Moreno blocks the short jumper by Shing Ching | 21-22 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Mike Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is whistled for a carry | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SF) Shing Ching | |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol's pass is intercepted by Daniel Tomczak | 21-22 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Steven Dick blows the layup | 21-22 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski drills a jumper from the right side | 23-22 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Williams | 23-22 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Donaldson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fairly fresh) C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walton Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Nichol | 26-22 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Steven Dick misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Julio Martin (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Edward Donaldson, Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF), David Taylor (C) Walton Bell, Mike Williams, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Steven Dick makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Steven Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Shing Ching knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Steven Dick | 26-26 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Daniel Tomczak steals the ball from Julio Martin | 26-26 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | David Ralston comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Irving Snowden - foul #3 on Irving Snowden, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Irving Snowden, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF) Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick | |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the runner from the left block | 26-27 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Shing Ching can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Schiavo - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG) Kun Ximines | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Steven Dick (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, Mike Williams, Morris Arthur, David Taylor | |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | David Schiavo knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Julio Martin | 28-30 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is hacked by Julio Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julio Martin, team foul #12 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Julio Martin, David Schiavo, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Morris Arthur (PF), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno lays it up and in | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-32 |