| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge's fadeaway is rejected by Carlton Wilford | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Daniel Eichner steals it from Carlton Wilford | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ramiro Flores | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Dodge | 0-0 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Irvin Mickens - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (SF) Irvin Mickens | |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses the 3rd free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is hacked by Melvin Pangburn - foul #1 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Terry Moberly | 0-0 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Cory Murff takes the ball from Ramiro Flores | 0-0 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Melvin Pangburn | 3-0 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Cory Murff (fresh) PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Melvin Pangburn - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Shen Xiong (C) Melvin Pangburn, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | John Dampier grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | The jumper by Ramiro Flores is denied by Carlton Wilford | 3-2 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Shen Xiong swats the layup by Richard Laughlin | 3-2 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin dunks the ball | 3-4 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly drills a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Hans Karczewski - foul #1 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (SG), Thomas Dodge (C) Daniel Eichner, Ramiro Flores | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Brett Hawkins (SG), Dale White (PF), James McCarrol (C) Richard Laughlin, Scott McPhie, Hans Karczewski, Carlton Wilford | |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Dale White snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | James McCarrol banks in the layup set up by Brett Hawkins and he's fouled by Thomas Dodge - foul #1 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (SF) Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | James McCarrol makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong banks in the layup | 7-7 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Shen Xiong blocks the short jumper by Cory Murff | 7-7 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Dale White tips it but misses | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Cory Murff tips it home | 7-9 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Ramiro Flores (SF) John Dampier, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Hans Karczewski (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Brett Hawkins, Cory Murff, James McCarrol | |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Bryant | 7-12 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Bryant - foul #1 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moberly (PF) Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (SG) Joseph Bryant | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Terry Moberly steps in front of the Scott McPhie pass | 9-12 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Ricci | 9-12 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford grabs the board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Dale White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Hans Karczewski | 9-14 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser steps out of bounds on the baseline | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Shen Xiong (C) Gilberto Ricci, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (SF), James McCarrol (C) Dale White, Carlton Wilford | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shen Xiong - foul #1 on Shen Xiong, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | John Dampier is fouled on the floor by Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (SF), Shen Xiong (PF) Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Brett Hawkins (SG), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, Scott McPhie, Hans Karczewski | |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Cory Murff comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 9-15 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | John Dampier pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser travels with the ball | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (SF) Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (PF) James McCarrol | |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Kaiser - foul #1 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Dampier | 12-17 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Bryant | 12-19 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 12-19 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Murff | 12-22 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) John Dampier, Daniel Eichner, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Hans Karczewski (PF) Joseph Bryant, Brett Hawkins, Carlton Wilford | |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Thomas Dodge takes the ball from Hans Karczewski | 12-22 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge double dribbles | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG) Shen Xiong, Gilberto Ricci | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (SF), Carlton Wilford (C) Cory Murff, Dale White | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the shot from the right block set up by Richard Laughlin | 12-24 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-24 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores makes the fadeaway from the right block | 14-24 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski lays it in | 14-26 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly can't finish the layup | 14-26 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SG), Peter Kaiser (C) John Dampier, Daniel Eichner, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (SG), Cory Murff (SF) Scott McPhie, Carlton Wilford | |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shen Xiong | 16-28 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Cory Murff banks in the layup set up by Richard Laughlin and the foul's on Ramiro Flores - foul #1 on Ramiro Flores, team foul #7 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG) Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (PF) Hans Karczewski | |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the free throw | 16-31 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG) Richard Laughlin | |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-31 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser drills a runner from the baseline | 18-31 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Shen Xiong swats the layup by James McCarrol | 18-31 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Cory Murff hits the follow up shot | 18-33 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-33 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Dale White grabs the defensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-33 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Peter Kaiser | 18-33 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James McCarrol - foul #1 on James McCarrol, team foul #6 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Terry Moberly (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Gilberto Ricci, Shen Xiong, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Hans Karczewski (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Joseph Bryant, Brett Hawkins, Dale White, James McCarrol | |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Cory Murff buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Laughlin | 20-35 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 20-35 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Murff | 20-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ramiro Flores (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) SF - Cory Murff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Hans Karczewski | 20-37 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Carlton Wilford is called for the reach on Thomas Dodge - foul #1 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #7 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Peter Kaiser (SF) John Dampier, Ramiro Flores | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF) Cory Murff | |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 21-37 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 21-37 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Karczewski | 21-37 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott McPhie | 21-39 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-39 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 21-41 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-41 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 21-41 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski is fouled on the floor by Terry Moberly - foul #1 on Terry Moberly, team foul #8 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (SG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Shen Xiong (PF) Daniel Eichner, Terry Moberly, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Brett Hawkins (SG), Dale White (C) Richard Laughlin, Scott McPhie, Carlton Wilford | |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-43 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser is hacked by Hans Karczewski - foul #2 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #8 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (C) Hans Karczewski | |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins hits a jumper from close range set up by Joseph Bryant | 21-45 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | John Dampier is hacked by Brett Hawkins - foul #1 on Brett Hawkins, team foul #9 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | John Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | John Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Irvin Mickens | 23-48 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shen Xiong | 26-48 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-50 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-50 |