| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | James Hicks inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | John Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Tony Roberts is called for the reach on Phillip Townsend - foul #2 on Tony Roberts, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lonnie Hallett | 28-39 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | John Rose hits a wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from Solomon Green | 28-41 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is fouled on the floor by Charles Brogan - foul #3 on Charles Brogan, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG) Charles Brogan | |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Roberts | 28-41 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Solomon Green snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hicks and he's fouled by Gerard Jeter - foul #4 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (PF), Jeffrey Holmes (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | John Cole travels in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-44 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | John Cole is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF) Tony Normandin | |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend loses the ball out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, Ernest Fisher, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is denied on a layup by Andrew Hinds | 31-44 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a jumper from the right side | 31-44 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 31-44 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #4 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG) Tony Normandin | |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend's dunk attempt is rejected by Tony Roberts | 31-44 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Solomon Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Jeffrey Holmes (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG) James Zellefrow | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-44 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Wally Banks picks off the pass by Lonnie Hallett | 31-44 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin's pass is intercepted by Nathan Tye | 31-44 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | John Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin's floater is tipped away by Andrew Hinds | 31-44 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | John Cole takes the ball from Gerard Jeter | 31-44 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the driving attempt from the right block | 31-46 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Gerard Jeter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), James Hicks (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Solomon Green can't finish the layup | 33-46 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter (SG) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by Phillip Townsend in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Gerard Jeter is called for the reach on John Rose - foul #5 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Lucy (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Tye (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Solomon Green clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #5 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (SG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lonnie Hallett - foul #1 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (PF) James Zellefrow, Tony Roberts | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Solomon Green - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) David Lucy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG) James Hicks | |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-49 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | John Rose hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Ernest Fisher - foul #1 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (SG) Bob Buchman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG), Wally Banks (PF) Charles Brogan, John Rose | |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the free throw | 37-51 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the wide open runner near the basket set up by James Zellefrow | 37-53 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is called for a charge - foul #4 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Hicks (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Jeffrey Holmes (C) Solomon Green, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 37-53 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lonnie Hallett | 37-53 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Holmes is called for the reach on Lonnie Hallett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (SG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG) James Zellefrow | |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 39-53 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes tips it home | 39-55 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett is whistled for traveling | 39-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks lays it up and in set up by John Cole and the foul's on Andrew Hinds - foul #2 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Wally Banks (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the free throw | 39-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bob Buchman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Lucy (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Nathan Tye (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't finish the layup | 39-58 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 39-58 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-58 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Lucy | 41-58 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Wally Banks loses the dribble to Bob Buchman in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | David Lucy is fouled on the floor by Charles Brogan - foul #4 on Charles Brogan, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (SG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Bob Buchman, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, James Hicks, Wally Banks, John Rose | |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | David Lucy makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | David Lucy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a floater from the left side | 43-60 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 43-60 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Phillip Townsend - foul #5 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #9 | 43-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG), Nathan Tye (PF) David Lucy, Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (C) John Cole, Ernest Fisher | |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye snags the offensive board | 43-62 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye is fouled on the floor by James Zellefrow - foul #2 on James Zellefrow, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Maurice Reynolds (PF) Bob Buchman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Ernest Fisher (PF) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts | |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | John Cole can't tip it in | 45-62 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG) Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), James Hicks (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), John Rose (C) James Zellefrow, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | James Hicks blocks the short jumper by Andrew Hinds | 45-62 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Tye | 45-62 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | John Rose swats the shot by Andrew Hinds | 45-62 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | John Cole snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Cole | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | John Rose denies the turnaround by Bob Buchman | 45-64 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | John Rose snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bob Buchman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nathan Tye (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Hallett (tired) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Cole | 45-67 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds is called for traveling | 45-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (PF), Jeffrey Holmes (C) Charles Brogan, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Tony Normandin and he's hacked by David Lucy - foul #1 on David Lucy, team foul #10 | 45-69 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the free throw | 45-70 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-70 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Cole | 45-72 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | David Lucy misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-72 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher double dribbles | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Zellefrow - foul #3 on James Zellefrow, team foul #9 | 45-72 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | David Lucy is called for the reach on Ernest Fisher - foul #2 on David Lucy, team foul #11 | 47-72 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lonnie Hallett | 47-72 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | David Lucy buries a 3 from the left corner | 50-72 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Cole runs out the clock | 50-72 |