| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Richard Lynn (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes 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 motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Jared Morgan | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Brandon Lawson | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is hacked by Carl Stewart - foul #1 on Carl Stewart, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the shot from the left wing set up by Richard Lynn | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Lawson - foul #1 on Brandon Lawson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Timothy David (SG), William Maggard (SF), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | William Maggard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Brown | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan is hacked by William Maggard - foul #1 on William Maggard, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG) Timothy David | |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | James Brown misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart can't finish the layup | 6-4 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | James Brown makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Dykes | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steve Barnes (fairly fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Maggard (fresh) PF - Christopher Yale (fresh) C - Chadwick Webber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joshua Douglass, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF), Terry Dean (C) Steve Barnes, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Richard Lynn (PF), Michael Smith (C) Carl Stewart, William Maggard, Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | James Brown is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF) Jared Morgan, James Brown, Ernest Sullivan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Lynn | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | George Chambers makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-6 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass scores on a 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Childress - foul #1 on Gregory Childress, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), James Brown (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, Larry Kruse, Gregory Childress, George Chambers, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (PG), Timothy David (SG), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, Joshua Douglass, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses long on a floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Yale - foul #1 on Christopher Yale, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), William Maggard (SF), Richard Lynn (PF), Michael Smith (C) Timothy David, Christopher Lipe, Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn is fouled on the floor by Steve Barnes - foul #1 on Steve Barnes, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Michael Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-10 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the shot from the left block | 13-10 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Maggard (fresh) PF - Richard Lynn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, William Maggard, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 13-12 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Jared Morgan steals it from Christopher Lipe | 13-12 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Douglass | 15-14 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Chadwick Webber swats the shot by Jared Morgan | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is hacked by Ernest Sullivan - foul #1 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) Jared Morgan, James Brown, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), William Maggard (SF), Richard Lynn (PF), Michael Smith (C) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Lipe, Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Michael Smith scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Lynn | 15-16 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Michael Smith can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn tips it but misses | 18-16 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | William Maggard grabs the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Childress | 18-16 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), James Brown (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF) Bobby Spillman, Larry Kruse, Gregory Childress | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Carl Stewart, William Maggard | |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dykes (C) George Chambers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Maggard (PF) Richard Lynn | |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | James Brown is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (SG), Terry Dean (PF) James Brown, Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Richard Lynn (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, William Maggard, Michael Smith | |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart is called for traveling | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Christopher Yale (PF), Michael Smith (C) Joshua Douglass, Richard Lynn, Chadwick Webber | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Dean (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Yale (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jared Morgan | 20-16 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson misses short on a floater from the left block | 20-16 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Carl Stewart picks off the pass by Jared Morgan | 20-16 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Sullivan - foul #2 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), George Chambers (PF) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Timothy David (SG), Richard Lynn (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, Carl Stewart, Christopher Yale, Michael Smith | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Chadwick Webber | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman is hacked by Richard Lynn - foul #1 on Richard Lynn, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steve Barnes (PF) Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Carl Stewart (SG), William Maggard (SF), Michael Smith (C) Joshua Douglass, Timothy David, Christopher Lipe, Chadwick Webber | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Michael Smith steals it from George Chambers | 24-18 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Michael Smith double dribbles | 24-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG) Larry Kruse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, William Maggard, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman drills a floater from the left side set up by Steve Barnes | 26-18 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber misses the lay-in | 26-18 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass can't tip it in | 26-18 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Childress | 29-18 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Christopher Lipe and the foul's on Steve Barnes - foul #2 on Steve Barnes, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Terry Dean (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, Steve Barnes, George Chambers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), William Maggard (SF), Richard Lynn (PF), Michael Smith (C) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Lipe, Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 29-21 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Lawson | 29-23 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-23 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Lynn | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Childress (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Dean (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Maggard (fresh) PF - Richard Lynn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Michael Smith knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Lynn and he's hacked by Richard Dykes - foul #1 on Richard Dykes, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) Larry Kruse, Gregory Childress, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Christopher Yale (PF) Carl Stewart, William Maggard, Richard Lynn | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Michael Smith makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jared Morgan | 32-26 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | James Brown snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is hacked by Brandon Lawson - foul #2 on Brandon Lawson, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (C) Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Richard Lynn (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, Christopher Yale, Michael Smith | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Lipe | 34-31 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Christopher Lipe picks off the pass by George Chambers | 34-31 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Lipe | 34-34 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes is hacked by Richard Lynn - foul #2 on Richard Lynn, team foul #10 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG) Jared Morgan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Timothy David (SG) Joshua Douglass, Carl Stewart | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman is hacked by Brandon Lawson - foul #3 on Brandon Lawson, team foul #11 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Dean (C) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), William Maggard (PF) Brandon Lawson, Richard Lynn | |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | William Maggard grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Ernest Sullivan is called for the reach on Chadwick Webber - foul #3 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Childress (SF), Richard Dykes (C) Ernest Sullivan, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Richard Lynn (PF) Timothy David, Christopher Lipe | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Chadwick Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | George Chambers knocks in the shot in the lane | 38-36 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress is whistled for a carry | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Christopher Yale (PF), Michael Smith (C) William Maggard, Richard Lynn, Chadwick Webber | |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Childress | 38-36 |