| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) SG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) SF - Earl Dugger (fresh) PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) C - Jason Barela (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) SG - Patrick Jackson (fresh) SF - Dave Wager (fresh) PF - Like Tang (fresh) C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jason Barela wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Dave Wager takes the ball from Earl Dugger | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Like Tang can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Wager | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Dave Wager is called for the reach on Gregory Vincent - foul #1 on Dave Wager, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Dave Wager knocks in the floater from the left block | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Jason Barela snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Vincent | 3-2 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Alfredo Russo steals the ball from Earl Dugger | 3-2 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), David Durazo (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Patrick Jackson, Dave Wager, Like Tang, Alfredo Russo | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | John Loomis is fouled on the floor by David Durazo - foul #1 on David Durazo, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Wagoner (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG) John Loomis, Gregory Vincent | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Mark Wagoner (fresh) SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) SF - Earl Dugger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) C - Jason Barela (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ignacio Gonzalez (fresh) SG - David Durazo (fresh) SF - Fred Cousins (fresh) PF - Alan Thomas (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Hans Gliwski - foul #1 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Jason Barela makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Jason Barela makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Mark Wagoner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Gimenez - foul #1 on David Gimenez, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Gregory Vincent (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF), William Cupples (C) Mark Wagoner, Brandon Chitty, Earl Dugger, David Gimenez, Jason Barela | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes (SF), Dewey Clark (PF) Fred Cousins, Alan Thomas | |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | David Durazo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 5-2 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Cupples | 5-2 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Hans Gliwski is called for the reach on John Loomis - foul #2 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Thomas (C) Hans Gliwski | |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gregory Vincent and he's hacked by Dewey Clark - foul #1 on Dewey Clark, team foul #5 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SF) Fernando Reyes | |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Cupples - foul #1 on William Cupples, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SF), Jason Barela (C) Keith Hayes, William Cupples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF) David Durazo, Fred Cousins | |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Jason Barela is whistled for a carry | 8-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Durazo (SG), Alfredo Russo (C) Rico Hernandez, Alan Thomas | |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Barela - foul #1 on Jason Barela, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SF) David Durazo | |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger is hacked by Dewey Clark - foul #2 on Dewey Clark, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), David Durazo (SG), Alan Thomas (PF) Ignacio Gonzalez, Fred Cousins, Dewey Clark | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) SG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Dugger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) SG - David Durazo (fresh) SF - Fernando Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Vincent | 11-5 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas misses the lay-in | 11-5 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 11-5 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Jason Barela pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-5 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Earl Dugger - foul #1 on Earl Dugger, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Wagoner (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Gregory Vincent, Stanley Stewart, Jason Barela | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF) Rico Hernandez, David Durazo, Alan Thomas, Alfredo Russo | |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | William Cupples gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | William Cupples snags the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Dugger | 14-5 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Cupples - foul #2 on William Cupples, team foul #5 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Keith Hayes (SF), Jason Barela (C) Mark Wagoner, Earl Dugger, William Cupples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Dave Wager (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Ignacio Gonzalez, Patrick Jackson, Fred Cousins, Like Tang | |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alfredo Russo | 14-6 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes is hacked by Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (SG), Stanley Stewart (PF) Brandon Chitty, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF) Rico Hernandez, Fernando Reyes, Dave Wager, Alan Thomas | |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Gregory Vincent is called for the reach on Patrick Jackson - foul #1 on Gregory Vincent, team foul #7 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SF) Keith Hayes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Jason Barela grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-6 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits the follow up shot | 16-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) SG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ignacio Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Patrick Jackson (fresh) SF - Fred Cousins (fresh) PF - Like Tang (fresh) C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Jackson out of a doubleteam | 16-8 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Jason Barela is denied on a layup by Like Tang | 16-8 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Like Tang grabs the board | 16-8 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Jason Barela takes the ball from Ignacio Gonzalez | 16-8 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Like Tang blocks the short jumper by Jason Barela | 16-8 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Dugger - foul #2 on Earl Dugger, team foul #8 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), David Gimenez (PF) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Jason Barela | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), David Durazo (SG), Dave Wager (SF), Alan Thomas (PF) Ignacio Gonzalez, Patrick Jackson, Like Tang, Alfredo Russo | |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins misses the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes blows the layup | 16-9 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | David Gimenez buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Vincent | 18-9 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Brandon Chitty takes the ball from Alan Thomas | 18-9 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Hayes, team foul #9 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Keith Hayes, Stanley Stewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Dewey Clark (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) David Durazo, Dave Wager, Alan Thomas, Fred Cousins | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Earl Dugger steals the ball from Ignacio Gonzalez | 18-9 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | John Loomis connects on the floater from close range set up by Jason Barela | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ignacio Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) SF - Fernando Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewey Clark (fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes clanks a floater from the right wing | 20-9 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | David Gimenez pulls down the rebound | 20-9 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | John Loomis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 20-9 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dewey Clark | 20-9 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Brandon Chitty is called for the reach on Fernando Reyes - foul #2 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #10 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (SG), Stanley Stewart (PF) Brandon Chitty, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Durazo (SG), Dave Wager (SF) Ignacio Gonzalez, Rico Hernandez | |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Jason Barela throws it down on a great pass from John Loomis | 22-11 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes's pass is intercepted by Gregory Vincent | 22-11 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Jason Barela knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by John Loomis and he's hacked by Dave Wager - foul #2 on Dave Wager, team foul #7 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Wagoner (PG) John Loomis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG) Fernando Reyes, David Durazo | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the free throw | 24-11 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Dewey Clark gets the rebound | 24-11 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Jason Barela | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG) Rico Hernandez | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Wagoner | 27-11 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Jackson | 27-13 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Mark Wagoner misses the halfcourt shot | 27-13 |