| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Goff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gilroy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold West (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely jams it on a nice dish by Antonio Tam | 35-30 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hollis Sanford | 37-30 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Harold West misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Comacho is called for the reach on Antonio Tam - foul #3 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Hollis Sanford takes the ball from Harold West | 37-30 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | William Goff blows the layup but the foul's on Gregory McNeely - foul #2 on Gregory McNeely, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold West | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Morgan | 40-30 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gilroy - foul #1 on Christopher Gilroy, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance is hacked by Michael Collier - foul #1 on Michael Collier, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Harold West, Douglas Dance, Jason Brucker | |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Nixon | 40-30 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Michael Collier is called for the reach on Gregory McNeely - foul #2 on Michael Collier, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG) Hollis Sanford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG) Antonio Tam | |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Anthony Caffey steals the ball from Robert Johnson | 40-30 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey lays it in | 42-30 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery blows the layup | 42-30 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) PF - William Goff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gilroy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fresh) SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Lowery - foul #1 on Ralph Lowery, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Anthony Caffey, Michael Collier, William Goff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Thomas Britt (C) Ralph Lowery, Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Gregory McNeely | |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson tips it home | 44-34 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance loses the dribble to Jerald Louis | 44-34 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Harold West gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Harold West hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Morgan | 47-34 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-34 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Thomas Britt steps in front of the Jerald Louis pass | 47-34 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Antonio Tam | 47-36 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Thomas Britt blocks the short jumper by Jerald Louis | 47-36 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Robert Johnson is blocked by Thomas Comacho | 47-36 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (PG), James Howard (SG), Michael Collier (SF), William Goff (PF) Hollis Sanford, Mark Morgan, Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Gregory McNeely (PF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Douglas Dance, Robert Johnson, Thomas Britt | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy misses the floater from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) PF - William Goff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fresh) SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the floater from the left block | 47-38 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker blows the layup but he's fouled by William Goff - foul #1 on William Goff, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | William Goff scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Caffey | 49-40 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | William Goff pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Michael Collier can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-40 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker's layup is rejected by William Goff | 49-40 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | William Goff makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Howard | 51-40 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Bernie Langlois | 51-42 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Lowery | 51-44 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy knocks in the runner in the lane set up by William Goff | 53-44 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Howard (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Collier (fairly fresh) PF - William Goff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernie Langlois (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Brucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | William Goff snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Mark Morgan (SG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Anthony Caffey, James Howard, Michael Collier, Christopher Gilroy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Thomas Britt (C) Ralph Lowery, Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Gregory McNeely, Jason Brucker | |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Jerald Louis - foul #4 on Jerald Louis, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford's pass is intercepted by Harold West | 53-49 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Harold West hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Morgan | 56-51 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Comacho takes the ball from Thomas Britt | 56-51 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Comacho | 59-51 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | William Goff connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Morgan and he's fouled by Douglas Dance - foul #1 on Douglas Dance, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF), Christopher Gilroy (C) Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | William Goff makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | William Goff steals the ball from Douglas Dance | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy can't finish the layup | 62-51 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) PF - William Goff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Britt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG) Hollis Sanford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Douglas Dance, Thomas Britt | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan is fouled on the floor by Ralph Lowery - foul #2 on Ralph Lowery, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerald Louis (PF) William Goff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Morgan | 64-51 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely grabs the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Jerald Louis steals the ball from Ralph Lowery | 64-51 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan is hacked by Ralph Lowery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Lowery, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SG), William Goff (PF) Mark Morgan, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Johnson (PF) Gregory McNeely | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | William Goff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | William Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon loses the ball out of bounds | 65-51 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the easy layup | 65-51 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Christopher Gilroy is called for the reach on Jason Brucker - foul #2 on Christopher Gilroy, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bernie Langlois - foul #2 on Bernie Langlois, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ross Nixon | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey runs out the clock | 67-55 |