| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kazanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Berning (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Riggs (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | George Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning travels with the ball | 23-27 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring tips it home | 23-29 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Kazanowski | 26-29 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joshua Fitch | 26-29 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-29 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning tips it home | 28-29 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | George Carrigan is called for traveling | 28-29 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin is hacked by Hershel Tackitt - foul #1 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | David Hart snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Hart out of a doubleteam | 28-31 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Tapper (PG), Leonard Hobson (SG), Kevin Mahmoud (SF), Charles Delarosa (PF) Don Ferrin, Kenneth Kazanowski, Joshua Fitch, Kenneth Berning | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Hershel Tackitt, George Carrigan | |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski banks in the layup | 28-33 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF) Dragan Meleski, David Hart | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Tapper (fresh) SG - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Mahmoud (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Delarosa (fresh) C - Howard Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 4 pts. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 28-35 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Santos Cherry is called for the reach on Kevin Mahmoud - foul #1 on Santos Cherry, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF) Leonard Hobson, Kevin Mahmoud | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | David Tapper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring is fouled on the floor by David Tapper - foul #1 on David Tapper, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Kenneth Berning (PF) David Tapper, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), George Carrigan (C) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne, Santos Cherry | |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | David Hart is fouled on the floor by Don Ferrin - foul #1 on Don Ferrin, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Jesse Back steals it from Don Ferrin | 28-35 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | David Hart jams it set up by Jesse Back | 28-37 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Hershel Tackitt - foul #2 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Jesse Back | |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | George Carrigan gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Dragan Meleski is blocked by Joshua Fitch | 28-37 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-37 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | George Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Kenneth Kazanowski is called for the reach on George Carrigan - foul #2 on Kenneth Kazanowski, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Tapper (PG), Leonard Hobson (SG), Kevin Mahmoud (SF), Charles Delarosa (PF) Don Ferrin, Kenneth Kazanowski, Joshua Fitch, Kenneth Berning | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Hershel Tackitt | |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits the finger roll set up by Grady Wotring | 28-39 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | David Hart pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters is whistled for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, George Carrigan | |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Jesse Back hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alex Osborne out of the doubleteam | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Tapper (fresh) SG - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Mahmoud (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Delarosa (fresh) C - Howard Riggs (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 4 pts. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | David Tapper misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-42 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Jesse Back's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Kenneth Kazanowski (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Kenneth Berning (PF) David Tapper, Leonard Hobson, Kevin Mahmoud, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne, Jeffrey Peters | |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin makes the shot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | David Hart works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Back | 30-45 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning's pass is intercepted by Jesse Back | 30-45 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | David Hart can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-45 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | David Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt is fouled on the floor by Howard Riggs - foul #1 on Howard Riggs, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (C) Howard Riggs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Santos Cherry | |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | David Hart connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dragan Meleski | 30-47 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning grabs the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Don Ferrin | 32-47 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is whistled for a carry | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Tapper (PG), Leonard Hobson (SG), Kevin Mahmoud (SF), Charles Delarosa (PF) Don Ferrin, Kenneth Kazanowski, Joshua Fitch, Kenneth Berning | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Tapper (fresh) SG - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Mahmoud (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Delarosa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa loses the dribble to Alex Osborne | 32-47 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it in | 32-49 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa gets the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Tapper | 34-49 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 34-51 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | David Tapper drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Hobson | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Kenneth Kazanowski (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Kenneth Berning (PF), Howard Riggs (C) David Tapper, Leonard Hobson, Kevin Mahmoud, Charles Delarosa, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Alex Osborne, Jesse Back, Jeffrey Peters | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 37-53 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs loses the ball out of bounds | 37-53 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Grady Wotring and he's fouled by Kenneth Kazanowski - foul #3 on Kenneth Kazanowski, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the free throw | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning hits a floater from the right side | 39-56 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-56 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | George Carrigan can't tip it in | 39-56 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring grabs the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | David Hart is hacked by Joshua Fitch during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Joshua Fitch, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Kazanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Berning (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Howard Riggs (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Santos Cherry (C) George Carrigan | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Grady Wotring is called for the reach on Don Ferrin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grady Wotring, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-56 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | David Hart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the paint | 39-56 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Kenneth Berning grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Santos Cherry takes the ball from Howard Riggs | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | David Hart buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dragan Meleski | 39-59 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski is fouled on the floor by Grady Wotring - foul #4 on Grady Wotring, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Tapper (PG), Leonard Hobson (SG), Kevin Mahmoud (SF), Charles Delarosa (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Don Ferrin, Kenneth Kazanowski, Joshua Fitch, Kenneth Berning, Howard Riggs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Hershel Tackitt, Santos Cherry | |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Leonard Hobson is called for the reach on Dragan Meleski - foul #2 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Kenneth Kazanowski (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Kenneth Berning (PF), Howard Riggs (C) David Tapper, Leonard Hobson, Kevin Mahmoud, Charles Delarosa, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-61 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 39-64 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Kenneth Kazanowski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 42-64 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Howard Riggs pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin tips it in | 44-64 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring runs out the clock | 44-64 |