| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell 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 fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Grove | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Habimana Arai - foul #1 on Habimana Arai, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rubin Wolfe - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Riley | 3-4 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregory Capel | 6-4 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 6-4 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Lloyd Malizia steals the ball from Randall Hakala | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Lloyd Malizia is called for the reach on Habimana Arai - foul #1 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Robert Mason (C) Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Robert Manus can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - Robert Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) SG - James Levin (fresh) SF - Robert Manus (fresh) PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | James Levin gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the easy layup | 6-4 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Rubin Wolfe, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Bryce Brown | |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF) Walter Stark, Robert Manus | |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 7-4 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the shot from the right side | 7-4 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig Alden | 7-4 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Don Hughes drills a fadeaway in the paint | 9-4 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses short on a floater from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer connects on the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Craig Alden - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF) Harvey Newell | |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Robert Mason (C) Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SG) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer | |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-8 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Don Hughes tips it home | 11-8 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 11-8 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Manus and he's hacked by Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Jimmy Riley, Rubin Wolfe, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Harvey Newell (C) Walter Stark, Robert Manus, Raymond Grove | |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Harvey Newell is called for the reach on Lloyd Malizia - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #1 on Randall Hakala, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (PF) Don Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Antonio Mitchell is called for the reach on Kim Smith - foul #2 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (C) Antonio Mitchell | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | James Levin dunks the ball on a great pass from Randall Hakala | 14-13 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Kim Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Riley | 14-13 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 16-13 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | James Levin tips it but misses | 16-13 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Kim Smith grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe clanks a shot from close range | 16-13 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-13 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 16-13 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Kim Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Riley | 19-13 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-13 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala hits the follow up shot | 19-15 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Hakala | 19-17 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown loses the dribble to Gregory Capel | 19-17 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel knocks in the 3 from straight away | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) PF - Bryce Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Levin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Randall Hakala | 22-19 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the shot in the lane | 22-19 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bryce Brown | 22-19 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, James Levin | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Craig Alden connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is hacked by Craig Alden - foul #2 on Craig Alden, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG) Craig Alden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Pritchard | 27-23 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown's floater is knocked away by Alberto Romano | 27-23 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove tips it but misses | 27-23 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Don Hughes's layup is rejected by Habimana Arai | 27-23 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Robert Manus pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai loses the dribble to Lloyd Malizia | 27-23 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the offensive board | 27-23 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Robert Manus steals it from Robert Mason | 27-23 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Walter Stark lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Manus | 27-25 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Bryce Brown swats the short shot by Don Hughes | 27-25 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia tips it but misses | 27-25 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the follow up shot | 29-25 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Walter Stark drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia is fouled on the floor by Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Alberto Romano, Don Hughes, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), James Levin (PF) Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown | |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe drills a floater near the basket set up by Gregory Capel and he's fouled by James Levin - foul #1 on James Levin, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Don Hughes (SF) William Pritchard, Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Robert Manus, James Levin, Raymond Grove | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Riley - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel travels with the ball | 33-29 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses badly on a runner near the basket | 33-29 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Mitchell - foul #3 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PG), Robert Manus (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Randall Hakala, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 34-29 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Robert Manus knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Levin | 34-32 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Don Hughes drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Alden | 36-32 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Robert Manus is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (C) Don Hughes, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer's floater is knocked away by Rubin Wolfe | 38-32 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Malizia | 41-32 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-32 |