| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) SG - Dima Zeiger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanford Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson misses badly on a runner from close range | 22-18 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-18 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Stanford Anderson is denied by Frank Morrison | 25-18 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Rook - foul #1 on Aaron Rook, team foul #1 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Robert Mack, Rudolf Mason, Stanford Anderson, Malawa Afshari | |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Daugherty | 27-20 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 27-20 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is hacked by Kurt Varney - foul #2 on Kurt Varney, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Keith Jessup (PF) Dima Zeiger, Troy Travis, Gerald Loeb | |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Rudolf Mason - foul #1 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #2 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), George Mathews (C) Rudolf Mason, Keith Jessup, Kurt Varney | |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Jessup (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Kyle Yonakor, Troy Travis, Gerald Loeb, George Mathews | |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Kurt Varney swats the layup by Frank Morrison | 28-20 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Stanford Anderson | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Keith Jessup (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dunford (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanford Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Varney (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-22 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Rudolf Mason | 28-22 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Dunford | 28-24 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters snags the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Rook | 30-24 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is hacked by Jeremy Daugherty - foul #2 on Jeremy Daugherty, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (SF), Jesse Schwieson (PF), Michael Green (C) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook, Willie Reinoso, Jeremy Daugherty, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Keith Jessup, Mark Dunford, Rudolf Mason, Stanford Anderson, Kurt Varney | |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb is called for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), George Mathews (C) Kyle Yonakor, Dima Zeiger, Malawa Afshari | |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel tips it home | 32-24 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Jesse Schwieson is called for the reach on Mark Dunford - foul #3 on Jesse Schwieson, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Malawa Afshari (C) Robert Mack, Mark Dunford, George Mathews | |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kyle Yonakor | 32-26 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Malawa Afshari denies the turnaround by Jesse Schwieson | 32-26 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Timothy Hufnagel is called for the reach on Troy Travis - foul #1 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #4 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Jeremy Daugherty (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Randy Crenshaw, Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel, Jesse Schwieson, Michael Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Keith Jessup (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), George Mathews (C) Kyle Yonakor, Dima Zeiger, Troy Travis, Gerald Loeb, Malawa Afshari | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) SG - Keith Jessup (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanford Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Mathews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason slams it home on a great pass from Robert Mack and the foul's on Frank Morrison - foul #3 on Frank Morrison, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Malawa Afshari (C) Keith Jessup, George Mathews | |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson loses the dribble to Aaron Rook | 32-29 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Mack | 32-31 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (SF) Willie Reinoso | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Keith Jessup (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Robert Mack, Mark Dunford, Rudolf Mason, Stanford Anderson, Malawa Afshari | |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb drills a runner in the lane set up by Kyle Yonakor out of the doubleteam | 32-33 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses short on a jumper near the basket | 32-33 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison lays it in on a great pass from Archie McWalters | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Jessup (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Gerald Loeb (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kurt Varney (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rook - foul #2 on Aaron Rook, team foul #6 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Jesse Schwieson (PF) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook, Jeremy Daugherty, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), George Mathews (C) Kyle Yonakor, Keith Jessup, Troy Travis, Gerald Loeb, Kurt Varney | |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 34-33 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | George Mathews grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Schwieson - foul #4 on Jesse Schwieson, team foul #7 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Rook (SG), Jeremy Daugherty (PF) Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Robert Mack, Rudolf Mason, Stanford Anderson, George Mathews | |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Troy Travis gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari misses the runner from the left block | 34-35 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeremy Daugherty | 34-35 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Willie Reinoso | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Frank Morrison (C) Randy Crenshaw, Jesse Schwieson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Keith Jessup (PF), George Mathews (C) Kyle Yonakor, Dima Zeiger, Troy Travis, Gerald Loeb, Malawa Afshari | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rook - foul #3 on Aaron Rook, team foul #8 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson (PF) Keith Jessup | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Keith Jessup (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Robert Mack, Mark Dunford, Rudolf Mason, Stanford Anderson, George Mathews | |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-39 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 34-39 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Varney | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Reinoso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dima Zeiger (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Keith Jessup (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Kurt Varney (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Keith Jessup | 34-42 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Troy Travis can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Troy Travis gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 34-42 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso buries a jumper from the right block set up by Aaron Rook | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor is hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #4 on Frank Morrison, team foul #9 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Troy Travis, Keith Jessup, Kurt Varney | |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jeremy Daugherty | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Dima Zeiger is called for the reach on Archie McWalters - foul #2 on Dima Zeiger, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Stanford Anderson (PF) Kyle Yonakor, Gerald Loeb | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Stanford Anderson picks off the pass by Jeremy Daugherty | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger is hacked by Archie McWalters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Archie McWalters, team foul #10 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Gerald Loeb (PF) Robert Mack, Stanford Anderson | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Reinoso | 42-45 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Rook - foul #4 on Aaron Rook, team foul #11 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson (PF) Gerald Loeb | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |