| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | Andrew George comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Darnell Barnhill takes the ball from Miladen Kirilenko | 42-25 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts is hacked by Arthur Nichols - foul #3 on Arthur Nichols, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Harris (C) Arthur Nichols | |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts knocks in the runner from the baseline | 44-25 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Genao - foul #3 on Dennis Genao, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (C) Dennis Genao | |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Greg Mack can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Greg Mack makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Greg Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-30 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko pulls down the rebound | 46-30 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Brian Roberts steals it from Miladen Kirilenko | 46-30 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 49-30 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Robert Thomas denies the turnaround by Miladen Kirilenko | 49-30 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts grabs the board | 49-30 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts can't connect on a runner near the basket | 49-30 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | John Harris gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Michael Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-30 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | John Harris is called for the reach on Brian Roberts - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG), Frank Behr (SF), Antonio Arnett (PF) Hubert Lee, Darnell Barnhill, Carl McNurlen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), John Sundberg (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF), Thomas Coppock (C) Andrew George, Michael Cox, Miladen Kirilenko, John Harris | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is fouled on the floor by Greg Mack - foul #2 on Greg Mack, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Genao (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) Joe Prosienski, Greg Mack | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Sundberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the dunk attempt | 49-30 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett tips it back up and in | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Frank Behr steals it from John Sundberg | 51-30 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is whistled for traveling | 51-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen (PF) Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge loses the dribble to Antonio Arnett | 51-30 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Coppock - foul #1 on Thomas Coppock, team foul #5 | 51-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG), Darnell Barnhill (SF) Lloyd Stogner, Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF) Archie Rutledge, Thomas Coppock | |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | John Sundberg snags the defensive board | 51-30 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 51-30 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-30 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao grabs the board | 51-30 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | John Sundberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 51-30 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Robert Thomas, Antonio Arnett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), John Harris (C) John Sundberg, Arthur Nichols | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao clanks a floater from the right side | 51-30 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen pulls down the rebound | 51-30 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Harris - foul #3 on John Harris, team foul #6 | 51-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (C) Dennis Genao | |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-30 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | John Harris is whistled for traveling | 53-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Hubert Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF) Miladen Kirilenko | |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts blows the dunk | 53-30 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock pulls down the rebound | 53-30 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Frank Behr steals it from Greg Mack | 53-30 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Michael Cox is called for the reach on Darnell Barnhill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #7 | 53-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett (PF) Carl McNurlen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Arthur Nichols (C) Andrew George, Greg Mack | |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses the 2nd free throw | 54-30 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols grabs the board | 54-30 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Darnell Barnhill is called for the reach on John Sundberg - foul #1 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #2 | 54-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG) Darnell Barnhill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Dennis Genao (PF) Michael Cox, John Harris | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-30 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao tips it but misses | 54-30 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett gets the rebound | 54-30 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lloyd Stogner | 56-30 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-30 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 56-30 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas lays it up and in set up by Antonio Arnett | 58-30 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock's pass is intercepted by Brian Roberts | 58-30 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-30 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols grabs the board | 58-30 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Frank Behr picks off the pass by Arthur Nichols | 58-30 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Behr | 60-30 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Brian Roberts swats the layup by Miladen Kirilenko | 60-30 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-30 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock's floater is tipped away by Brian Roberts | 60-30 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Miladen Kirilenko | 60-30 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Antonio Arnett picks off the pass by Miladen Kirilenko | 60-30 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Thomas | 62-30 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | John Sundberg misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 62-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (PG), Norman Linscott (SG), Justin Henson (SF), Carl McNurlen (PF) Robert Thomas, Lloyd Stogner, Frank Behr, Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), Joe Prosienski (SF), John Harris (PF), Greg Mack (C) Thomas Coppock, Miladen Kirilenko, Dennis Genao, Arthur Nichols | |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-31 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | John Sundberg misses the 2nd free throw | 62-31 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen pulls down the rebound | 62-31 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill hits the finger roll | 64-31 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Antonio Arnett is called for the reach on John Sundberg - foul #3 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #4 | 64-31 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | John Sundberg scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-33 |
| 08:15 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-33 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 64-33 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | John Sundberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-33 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen gets the rebound | 64-33 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-33 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | John Harris grabs the board | 64-33 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | John Sundberg clanks a shot from the left side | 64-33 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen snags the defensive board | 64-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norman Linscott (fresh) SF - Justin Henson (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Sundberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) PF - John Harris (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-33 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Darnell Barnhill | 64-33 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill can't throw it down but he's fouled by Archie Rutledge - foul #1 on Archie Rutledge, team foul #8 | 64-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG), Frank Behr (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Norman Linscott, Justin Henson, Carl McNurlen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SG) John Sundberg | |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 65-33 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses the 2nd free throw | 65-33 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-33 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lloyd Stogner | 67-33 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 67-33 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts grabs the board | 67-33 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darnell Barnhill | 69-33 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock is whistled for traveling | 69-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG) Darnell Barnhill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), John Emerson (SF) Archie Rutledge, Joe Prosienski | |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-33 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock grabs the board | 69-33 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | John Sundberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 69-33 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts grabs the board | 69-33 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 71-33 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Stogner picks off the pass by John Sundberg | 71-33 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | John Harris swats the short shot by Brian Roberts | 71-33 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | John Emerson pulls down the rebound | 71-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | John Sundberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #5 on Robert Thomas, team foul #5 | 71-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (PG), Norman Linscott (SG), Carl McNurlen (PF) Robert Thomas, Lloyd Stogner, Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG) Thomas Coppock | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-34 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-35 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-35 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Harris | 71-35 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | John Sundberg buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Archie Rutledge | 71-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | John Sundberg steals the ball from Darnell Barnhill | 71-37 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge banks in the layup set up by John Sundberg | 71-39 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 71-39 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Harris | 71-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. SG - Norman Linscott (fresh) SF - Frank Behr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie Rutledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sundberg (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Emerson (fresh) PF - John Harris (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Greg Mack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Greg Mack lays it up and in | 71-41 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses badly on a shot from the left side | 71-41 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett tips it but misses | 71-41 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Norman Linscott snags the offensive board | 71-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Mack | 71-41 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | John Harris grabs the board | 71-41 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | John Emerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Frank Behr, Carl McNurlen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF) John Sundberg, John Emerson | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill is hacked by Archie Rutledge - foul #2 on Archie Rutledge, team foul #9 | 71-41 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses the 1st free throw | 71-41 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Harris | 71-41 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | John Harris knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Norman Linscott - foul #1 on Norman Linscott, team foul #6 | 71-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Norman Linscott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (SG) Joe Prosienski | |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | John Harris misses the free throw | 71-43 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts snags the defensive board | 71-43 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Archie Rutledge - foul #3 on Archie Rutledge, team foul #10 | 71-43 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 72-43 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 73-43 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock is hacked by Frank Behr - foul #1 on Frank Behr, team foul #7 | 73-43 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock makes the 1st free throw | 73-44 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock misses the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Frank Behr gets the rebound | 73-44 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Greg Mack - foul #3 on Greg Mack, team foul #11 | 73-44 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | John Sundberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-44 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett pulls down the rebound | 75-44 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner drills a shot from the left block set up by Darnell Barnhill and he's fouled by John Sundberg - foul #1 on John Sundberg, team foul #12 | 77-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Linscott (SG) Darnell Barnhill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner misses the free throw | 77-44 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Greg Mack snags the defensive board | 77-44 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Greg Mack hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 77-44 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | John Harris snags the offensive board | 77-44 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Lloyd Stogner steals the ball from Greg Mack | 77-44 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner runs out the clock | 77-44 |