| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) PF - Randall Green (fresh) C - Howard Epperson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Earl Singletary steals the ball from Randall Green | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Randall Green swats the short shot by Brian Coronado | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Randall Green gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Randall Green comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is fouled on the floor by Howard Epperson - foul #1 on Howard Epperson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | John Davis steals the ball from Irvin Mickens | 0-0 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | John Davis hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott McPhie | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler is called for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (PF) John Davis | |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn is hacked by John Quackenbush - foul #1 on John Quackenbush, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Michael Linhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses the driving attempt from the left block | 3-5 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James McCarrol | 3-5 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) SG - James Winterberg (fresh) SF - James McCarrol (fresh) PF - Charles Chang (fresh) C - Howard Epperson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | James McCarrol hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Earl Singletary - foul #1 on Earl Singletary, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG) Melvin Pangburn | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (SG), Mitchell Wright (C) Brian Coronado, Thomas Dodge | |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-5 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF) James McCarrol | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SF) Earl Singletary | |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Green (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) Charles Chang, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), John Davis (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Richard Ewert, Lawrence Roberts, Mitchell Wright | |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker's floater is knocked away by Michael Linhart | 3-5 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | John Davis is called for the reach on Michael Linhart - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Viktor Zirker | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | George Simpson steals the ball from Irvin Mickens | 3-5 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Herbert Sadler - foul #1 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (SF) George Simpson | |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | John Davis blocks the short jumper by Irvin Mickens | 3-7 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Michael Linhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (PF) John Davis | |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't finish the layup but the foul's on Melvin Pangburn - foul #1 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) Scott McPhie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Randall Green gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Randall Green tips it home | 7-7 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts clanks a turnaround from the right block | 7-7 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens connects on the floater from the right block set up by John Quackenbush | 9-7 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Winterberg - foul #1 on James Winterberg, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, James Winterberg, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), John Davis (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Thomas Dodge | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott McPhie | 12-8 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Davis | 12-11 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Earl Singletary | 12-11 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by James McCarrol - foul #1 on James McCarrol, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (SG), George Simpson (SF) Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary | |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 14-14 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts tips it in | 14-16 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James McCarrol | 17-16 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | James McCarrol snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott McPhie | 20-16 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker drills a 3 from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Roberts - foul #1 on Lawrence Roberts, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, James McCarrol, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Earl Singletary (SF), Mitchell Wright (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Richard Ewert, George Simpson, John Davis, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Dodge - foul #1 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Randall Green pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Viktor Zirker is called for the reach on Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Viktor Zirker, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Viktor Zirker | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a jump hook in the lane | 24-19 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-19 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Wright (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 26-19 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado connects on the shot in the paint | 26-21 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is called for a charge - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), George Simpson (SF), John Davis (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Earl Singletary, Mitchell Wright | |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Charles Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Howard Epperson (C) John Quackenbush, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG) Richard Ewert | |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge is denied on a layup by Charles Chang | 26-21 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson is called for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG), Randall Green (PF) James Winterberg, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Lawrence Roberts (C) Viktor Zirker, Thomas Dodge | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | John Davis tips it but misses | 26-21 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | James McCarrol grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Melvin Pangburn - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Earl Singletary (SF), Mitchell Wright (C) Melvin Pangburn, George Simpson, John Davis | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) Scott McPhie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (SG) Brian Coronado | |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randall Green | 31-21 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert is hacked by Randall Green - foul #1 on Randall Green, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Mitchell Wright | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Ewert - foul #1 on Richard Ewert, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge is fouled on the floor by Howard Epperson - foul #2 on Howard Epperson, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Herbert Sadler (PF) Michael Linhart, James McCarrol, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), John Davis (PF) Viktor Zirker, Richard Ewert, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens drills a runner from the baseline set up by James Winterberg | 34-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Earl Singletary - foul #2 on Earl Singletary, team foul #9 | 34-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Charles Chang (PF) John Quackenbush, James Winterberg, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Linhart - foul #1 on Michael Linhart, team foul #11 | 36-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (C) Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF) Earl Singletary, John Davis | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Charles Chang grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie loses the dribble to Melvin Pangburn | 36-25 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts double dribbles | 36-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Randall Green (PF) Scott McPhie, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (SF), Mitchell Wright (C) George Simpson, Thomas Dodge | |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 36-25 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Randall Green gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Randall Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 38-25 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Herbert Sadler steals it from Earl Singletary | 38-25 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts snags the defensive board | 38-25 |