| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Pitzer | 33-38 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 33-38 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Capel | 33-40 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 33-40 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia's floater is tipped away by Antonio Mitchell | 33-40 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Riley | 33-40 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SF) Randall Hakala, Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Robert Mason (C) Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Robert Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Stark | 33-40 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Antonio Mitchell is blocked by Rubin Wolfe | 33-40 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the tip | 33-40 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Mitchell | 33-40 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Walter Stark, Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (PF) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Kim Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Bryce Brown swats the dunk try by Robert Mason | 33-40 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Craig Alden tips it home | 33-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Manus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Mason - foul #2 on Robert Mason, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG) Robert Manus | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Don Hughes drills a driving attempt from close range | 34-44 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Walter Stark hits a 3 from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Bryce Brown takes the ball from Craig Alden | 37-44 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown is fouled on the floor by David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Randall Hakala, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes | |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 37-44 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Arthur Pitzer | 39-44 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | The jump hook by David Kimbrough is blocked by Raymond Grove | 39-44 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 39-44 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Antonio Mitchell | 42-44 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Walter Stark takes the ball from Jimmy Riley | 42-44 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Antonio Mitchell - foul #2 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF) Walter Stark, Robert Manus | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Robert Mason (C) Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove lays it up and in set up by Randall Hakala and he's hacked by Gregory Capel - foul #1 on Gregory Capel, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Robert Mason hits a floater from close range and he's hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is whistled for traveling | 45-50 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Don Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 45-53 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Capel - foul #2 on Gregory Capel, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SG), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (PF) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 45-53 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Robert Manus knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Walter Stark hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Manus | 51-56 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Robert Mason's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Newell | 51-56 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bryce Brown | 51-56 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Walter Stark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Craig Alden pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Habimana Arai | 51-56 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Walter Stark clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-56 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Kim Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 54-56 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Manus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Robert Manus makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Habimana Arai | 57-56 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Kim Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Robert Manus, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove double dribbles | 57-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Walter Stark | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jimmy Riley | 57-58 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala hits a fadeaway in the lane | 59-58 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Riley | 59-61 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai buries a jump hook from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Gregory Capel | 61-63 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell blows the layup but he's fouled by David Kimbrough - foul #2 on David Kimbrough, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF) Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the runner from close range | 62-63 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arthur Pitzer | 65-63 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jimmy Riley | 65-66 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Walter Stark | 67-66 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Arthur Pitzer steals it from David Kimbrough | 67-66 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala lays it up and in set up by Arthur Pitzer | 69-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is fouled on the floor by Raymond Grove - foul #2 on Raymond Grove, team foul #3 | 69-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Bryce Brown steals the ball from Craig Alden | 69-66 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Robert Manus, Harvey Newell, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith | |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Walter Stark | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Don Hughes, Robert Mason | |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the easy layup | 69-66 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai tips it back up and in | 71-66 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Habimana Arai is denied by Rubin Wolfe | 71-66 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai tips it home | 73-66 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 3 from straight away | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-69 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | David Kimbrough is called for the reach on Raymond Grove - foul #3 on David Kimbrough, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SF) Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Randall Hakala is called for the reach on Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Randall Hakala, team foul #4 | 74-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Robert Manus | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is hacked by Jimmy Riley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF) Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel's pass is intercepted by Walter Stark | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't finish the layup | 76-69 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Walter Stark can't tip it in | 76-69 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 76-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 76-69 |