| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) C - Frank Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - George Mathews (fresh) PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Terence Sullivan | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Robert Mack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kelly Naquin | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Francis Plemons | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Robert Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Kurt Varney (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Douglas Williams, Malawa Afshari | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 4-2 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Timothy Hufnagel is called for the reach on Donald Clark - foul #1 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Scott Leff comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) SG - Kurt Varney (fresh) SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Francis Plemons | 7-2 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Scott Leff knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Jack Watson | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Scott Leff drills a floater from the right wing set up by Troy Travis | 7-6 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF) Jack Watson, Kurt Varney, Troy Travis | |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Timothy Hufnagel steals it from Rudolf Mason | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds's pass is intercepted by Donald Clark | 7-6 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Timothy Hufnagel steals it from George Mathews | 7-6 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Frank Morrison | 9-6 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terence Sullivan | 9-8 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-8 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Scott Leff snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Francis Plemons - foul #1 on Francis Plemons, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Kelly Naquin is called for the reach on Rudolf Mason - foul #1 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Robert Mack (SG) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #1 on Frank Morrison, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Troy Travis, Kurt Varney | |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Robert Mack connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Timothy Hufnagel blocks the short jumper by Robert Mack | 9-13 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Troy Travis misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Hufnagel | 12-13 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #2 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Kelly Naquin, Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Edwin Johnson | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Williams | 15-16 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Malawa Afshari - foul #1 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #1 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG) Francis Plemons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Douglas Williams, Malawa Afshari | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Scott Leff's pass is intercepted by Frank Morrison | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - James Woolley (fresh) C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Mathews (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Scott Leff steps in front of the Frederick Aker pass | 17-16 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Joseph Colletti is called for the reach on Terence Sullivan - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF) Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (PF) Rudolf Mason, Donald Clark | |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Frederick Aker | 17-16 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 17-16 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Scott Leff can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Morrison - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG), Joseph Colletti (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, George Mathews, Douglas Williams | |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Francis Plemons | 19-16 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Scott Leff comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 21-16 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Scott Leff connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Malawa Afshari | 21-18 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terence Sullivan - foul #1 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #2 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Kelly Naquin, Joseph Colletti, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Scott Leff, Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Plemons - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SF) Brian Hinds | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Rudolf Mason | |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Aker | 28-20 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Donald Clark is denied by Frank Morrison | 28-20 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't tip it in | 28-20 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF) Loyd Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Robert Mack (SG) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams | |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederick Aker - foul #1 on Frederick Aker, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | George Mathews steps in front of the Francis Plemons pass | 28-21 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Mack | 28-23 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Brian Hinds (SF) Francis Plemons, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Scott Leff (C) Rudolf Mason, Robert Mack, Edwin Johnson | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | George Mathews loses the dribble to Kelly Naquin | 28-23 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-23 |