| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ned Bond (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 35-27 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Richard Glover knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Ned Bond | 35-30 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway lays it up and in and he's hacked by Richard Flint - foul #3 on Richard Flint, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Manuel Koch (C) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Danny Bump connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Koch | 37-33 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Danny Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Koch | 40-33 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Wilmes - foul #2 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Koch (C) Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SG), William Philips (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Mark Hattaway, Arthur Wilmes, Ned Bond | |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Olin Zonker pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Danny Bump grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by Michael Callahan - foul #1 on Michael Callahan, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Nathan Bonner (SF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Callahan, Richard Glover, Olin Zonker | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Bonner (fresh) PF - William Philips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Michael Thomas, Nathan Bonner, William Philips | |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is fouled on the floor by Irving Snowden - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Otto Hobbs steps in front of the Cesar Salinas pass | 41-35 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is hacked by Arthur Wilmes - foul #3 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF) Irving Snowden | |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Mark Hattaway steps in front of the Rene Romano pass | 41-35 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes drills a runner from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Glover | 43-39 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Richard Flint misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Richard Flint tips it in | 45-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hattaway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Salinas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Richard Glover's floater is tipped away by Richard Flint | 45-39 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Richard Flint grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart is fouled on the floor by Richard Glover - foul #2 on Richard Glover, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Ned Bond (PF), William Philips (C) Michael Callahan, Mark Hattaway, Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-39 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jimoh Ahmadi | 47-39 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #1 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Richard Glover | |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 49-40 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Ned Bond is hacked by Harold Gearhart - foul #1 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG) Michael Thomas, Nathan Bonner | |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Hattaway | 49-42 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Orville Farr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Irving Snowden, William Philips | |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Ned Bond can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Richard Flint pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walton Bell | 51-42 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Richard Glover tips it home | 51-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Koch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ned Bond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Ned Bond - foul #1 on Ned Bond, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SG), Cesar Salinas (C) Mark Hattaway, Ned Bond | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Richard Flint gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Rene Romano scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses the 3 from straight away | 57-44 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Richard Flint pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi buries a turnaround from close range set up by Rene Romano | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Richard Glover hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG) Irving Snowden | |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses short on a runner from close range | 59-46 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Otto Hobbs | 59-46 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Mark Hattaway picks off the pass by Walton Bell | 59-46 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway banks in the layup | 59-48 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 62-48 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway knocks in the runner near the basket | 62-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Danny Bump (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Glover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Glover - foul #3 on Richard Glover, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Irving Snowden (SF), Ned Bond (PF) Michael Callahan, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes | |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Mark Hattaway steps in front of the Rene Romano pass | 64-50 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden jams it set up by Mark Hattaway | 64-52 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-52 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Richard Flint pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs tips it in | 66-52 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden is hacked by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #2 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (PF), Manuel Koch (C) Walton Bell, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF), William Philips (C) Mark Hattaway, Cesar Salinas | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Bonner | 66-55 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is fouled on the floor by William Philips - foul #1 on William Philips, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Ned Bond pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses short on a turnaround from close range | 66-55 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden tips it back up and in | 66-57 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Irving Snowden, Michael Thomas, Nathan Bonner, Ned Bond, William Philips | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is hacked by Michael Callahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Callahan, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway buries a fadeaway from the right block | 67-59 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Callahan - foul #3 on Michael Callahan, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Arthur Wilmes | 68-59 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas is called for traveling | 68-59 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is hacked by Michael Callahan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Callahan, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway hits the follow up shot | 70-61 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Callahan - foul #5 on Michael Callahan, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) Michael Callahan | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Rene Romano runs out the clock | 71-61 |