| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #3 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (C) Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 25-27 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dewey Mills | 25-30 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | James Corbin's 3 pointer is rejected by Norbert Shackelford | 25-30 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | James Corbin tips it in | 27-30 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters tips it in | 27-32 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | James Corbin scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Nelson Wakefield | 29-32 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peters | 29-35 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jeffrey Peters - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | James Corbin is called for the reach on Norbert Shackelford - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Carney (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 32-35 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Norbert Shackelford - foul #2 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, George Carrigan | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 3rd free throw | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-35 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Santos Cherry steals the ball from Jan Heppner | 35-35 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a floater from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Stephen Carney takes the ball from William Tran | 35-37 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is whistled for a carry | 35-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) Nelson Wakefield, William Tran, James Corbin, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jesse Back (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jack Bissett, Norbert Shackelford, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Morris Montano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Morris Montano grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Esteban | 37-37 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Morris Montano - foul #2 on Morris Montano, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (SF) Tom Matthews | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the shot from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits a shot from the right wing set up by Morris Montano | 39-41 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Jesse Back, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Jack Bissett is called for the reach on William Tran - foul #1 on Jack Bissett, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF) Dewey Mills | |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Bissett | 39-41 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney double dribbles | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG) Jack Bissett | |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Jesse Back is blocked by Benny Blackburn | 39-41 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Back | 39-44 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jesse Back - foul #1 on Jesse Back, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF) William Tran, James Corbin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jack Bissett (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Morris Montano comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Morris Montano hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 44-46 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is fouled on the floor by Richard Vallo - foul #1 on Richard Vallo, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (C) Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Norbert Shackelford | 44-49 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Norbert Shackelford - foul #3 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG) Morris Montano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | James Corbin steps in front of the Jeffrey Peters pass | 45-49 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark is fouled on the floor by George Carrigan - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses short on a floater in the paint | 45-49 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Santos Cherry | 45-49 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-51 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield and he's fouled by Stephen Carney - foul #1 on Stephen Carney, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG) William Tran | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (PG) Jack Bissett | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Jesse Back knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Carney | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 4 reb. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Norbert Shackelford - foul #4 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews's pass is intercepted by Bernard Esteban | 49-53 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (SF) Tom Matthews | |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn is whistled for a carry | 49-53 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Nelson Wakefield - foul #3 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Morris Montano is called for the reach on Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on Morris Montano, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Benny Blackburn | 54-56 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Benny Blackburn - foul #4 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | James Corbin is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Wakefield - foul #4 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | George Carrigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | James Corbin is called for the reach on George Carrigan - foul #3 on James Corbin, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | George Carrigan misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Dewey Mills is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Dewey Mills, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Tom Matthews | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Morris Montano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Morris Montano, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Morris Montano snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Dewey Mills steals the ball from Richard Vallo | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Wakefield - foul #5 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 57-62 |