| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 5 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | George Carrigan's fadeaway is rejected by James Corbin | 32-25 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 32-25 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | James Corbin steals the ball from George Carrigan | 32-25 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Vallo | 32-28 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Morris Montano pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Peters is called for the reach on Richard Vallo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Richard Vallo is called for the reach on Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Richard Vallo, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is whistled for a carry | 32-30 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Norbert Shackelford - foul #2 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) SF - James Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | James Corbin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 34-33 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Heppner | 34-33 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Heppner | 34-36 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Norbert Shackelford | 36-36 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Carney | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | James Corbin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | James Corbin grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | James Corbin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Tran | 36-39 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is fouled on the floor by Anthony Schroeder - foul #2 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jesse Back (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Norbert Shackelford, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, William Tran, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses long on a shot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 38-44 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the runner from the right block | 40-44 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Jack Bissett - foul #1 on Jack Bissett, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF) Jack Bissett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 3rd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills travels in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Peters - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) Thomas Clark | |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Bernard Esteban | |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Corbin | 40-52 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills travels with the ball | 40-52 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Morris Montano tips it in | 40-54 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dewey Mills | 43-54 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Morris Montano drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nelson Wakefield | 43-57 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Nelson Wakefield | 43-57 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses the lay-in | 43-57 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Peters | 46-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Morris Montano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Jesse Back (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Tom Matthews, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-57 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Tran | 46-59 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Anthony Schroeder steals it from Jack Bissett | 46-59 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Bissett | 46-59 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Anthony Schroeder - foul #3 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #3 | 46-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Norbert Shackelford, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, William Tran, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Peters | 47-59 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is fouled on the floor by Bernard Esteban - foul #1 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Carrigan (C) Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by Dewey Mills out of the doubleteam | 49-59 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | George Carrigan steps in front of the Bernard Esteban pass | 49-59 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters's pass is intercepted by Benny Blackburn | 49-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Bernard Esteban | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the driving attempt in the paint | 49-61 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn tips it in | 49-63 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF) Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), William Tran (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Thomas Clark doubles Norbert Shackelford and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 49-63 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Heppner | 49-63 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Peters - foul #4 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-64 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it but misses | 49-64 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Schroeder - foul #4 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 51-64 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | William Tran gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | William Tran runs out the clock | 51-64 |