| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fernando Reyes (fresh) PF - Alan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses short on a runner in the paint | 32-23 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Jason Barela grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger is whistled for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), David Durazo (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Patrick Jackson, Fernando Reyes, Alan Thomas, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Keith Hayes - foul #1 on Keith Hayes, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Clark (PF) David Durazo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Like Tang misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Like Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger can't tip it in | 33-23 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-23 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Dewey Clark grabs the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Loomis - foul #1 on John Loomis, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Durazo (SG), Dave Wager (SF) Fred Cousins, Dewey Clark | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Gimenez | 34-25 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | David Durazo's pass is intercepted by John Loomis | 34-25 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Jason Barela scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Loomis | 34-27 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Dave Wager misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Dugger - foul #2 on Earl Dugger, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fred Cousins (SF), Dewey Clark (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Ignacio Gonzalez, David Durazo, Like Tang, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Keith Hayes, David Gimenez, Jason Barela | |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Dave Wager misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Dave Wager makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dave Wager (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Cousins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dewey Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg blows the layup | 35-29 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Dewey Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo is hacked by Aaron Spitsberg - foul #2 on Aaron Spitsberg, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Dave Wager, Fred Cousins, Dewey Clark, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Fernando Reyes | 37-29 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Jackson - foul #2 on Patrick Jackson, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SF), Dewey Clark (PF) Fernando Reyes, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Keith Hayes (SF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Aaron Spitsberg, William Cupples | |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart drills a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Dewey Clark - foul #1 on Dewey Clark, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Durazo (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Like Tang (PF), Alan Thomas (C) Patrick Jackson, Fred Cousins, Dewey Clark, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG) Brandon Chitty | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas's layup is rejected by Jason Barela | 37-33 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Like Tang gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Keith Hayes - foul #2 on Keith Hayes, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Dewey Clark (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) David Durazo, Fernando Reyes, Like Tang, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | David Gimenez's layup is rejected by Alfredo Russo | 40-33 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Patrick Jackson | 42-33 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | John Loomis hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Dugger | 42-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Cousins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dewey Clark (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fairly fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Barela (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Dewey Clark loses the dribble to John Loomis | 42-35 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Fred Cousins - foul #1 on Fred Cousins, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), David Durazo (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Like Tang (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Patrick Jackson, Fred Cousins, Dewey Clark, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Keith Hayes, Jason Barela | |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | David Durazo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes is called for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dave Wager (SF), Alan Thomas (PF) Fernando Reyes, Like Tang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (SG), Stanley Stewart (PF) Earl Dugger, David Gimenez | |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent is hacked by Ignacio Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ignacio Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Stewart | 42-40 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Stanley Stewart steals the ball from Dave Wager | 42-40 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | William Cupples buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Aaron Spitsberg | 42-42 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski is hacked by William Cupples - foul #1 on William Cupples, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Like Tang (PF) Ignacio Gonzalez, David Durazo, Dave Wager, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty, Aaron Spitsberg, William Cupples | |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson is fouled on the floor by Earl Dugger - foul #3 on Earl Dugger, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SF), Alfredo Russo (C) Fernando Reyes, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | John Loomis is hacked by Alfredo Russo - foul #2 on Alfredo Russo, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Durazo (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Patrick Jackson, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Hans Gliwski - foul #2 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF) Fernando Reyes, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Jason Barela makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Jason Barela makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Durazo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Cousins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Like Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes loses the dribble to Alan Thomas | 44-44 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Like Tang clanks a jumper from close range | 44-44 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Fred Cousins steps in front of the Jason Barela pass | 44-44 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins dunks the ball | 46-44 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-46 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Jason Barela can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alan Thomas - foul #1 on Alan Thomas, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Dewey Clark (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, David Durazo, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Keith Hayes, David Gimenez | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Jason Barela makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Dewey Clark drills a jump hook from the left block | 48-47 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ignacio Gonzalez | 51-47 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Chitty | 51-49 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes is hacked by Aaron Spitsberg - foul #3 on Aaron Spitsberg, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dave Wager (SF), Alfredo Russo (C) Patrick Jackson, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), William Cupples (C) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty, Jason Barela | |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Fernando Reyes steals the ball from Aaron Spitsberg | 52-49 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ignacio Gonzalez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fernando Reyes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Wager (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dewey Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | John Loomis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fernando Reyes - foul #2 on Fernando Reyes, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Ignacio Gonzalez, Fernando Reyes, Dave Wager, Dewey Clark, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Hayes (SF), David Gimenez (PF) Aaron Spitsberg, Stanley Stewart | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | John Loomis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | David Gimenez steals it from Rico Hernandez | 55-50 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dave Wager (SF), Like Tang (PF) Fred Cousins, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart (PF), Jason Barela (C) David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | John Loomis buries a shot from the right wing set up by Jason Barela | 55-52 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-52 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski tips it home | 57-52 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Jason Barela lays it in | 57-54 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Dave Wager, Like Tang, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Jason Barela is hacked by Rico Hernandez - foul #2 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo is hacked by John Loomis in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Loomis, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Earl Dugger is called for the reach on Fernando Reyes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Dugger, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Jason Barela clanks a fadeaway from close range | 59-57 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes tips it but misses | 59-57 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Fernando Reyes | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Earl Dugger is called for the reach on Fernando Reyes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Earl Dugger, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (SG) Earl Dugger | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 60-57 |