| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Rene Romano drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 33-29 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the driving attempt from the left block | 35-29 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Mark Hattaway is blocked by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 35-29 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Hattaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Callahan | 35-31 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is hacked by Mark Hattaway - foul #3 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), William Philips (C) Michael Callahan, Mark Hattaway, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses long on a shot in the lane | 35-31 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Wilmes | 35-33 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Orville Farr knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mike Williams | 38-33 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Nathan Bonner, William Philips | |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Koch | 41-33 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Michael Callahan is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Michael Callahan, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) David Schiavo, Irving Snowden, Arthur Wilmes | |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Orville Farr is fouled on the floor by Mark Hattaway - foul #4 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SG) Mark Hattaway | |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-36 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Rene Romano steals it from Daniel Nichol | 41-36 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schiavo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Orville Farr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Michael Callahan, Jesse Nguyen | |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is called for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF) Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Arthur Wilmes | 41-38 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-38 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Danny Bump, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Irving Snowden, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | David Schiavo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | David Schiavo steps in front of the Orville Farr pass | 43-39 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol lays it up and in set up by David Schiavo | 43-41 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | David Schiavo takes the ball from Orville Farr | 43-41 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Orville Farr drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Gearhart | 46-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wilmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Harold Gearhart is called for the reach on Daniel Nichol - foul #2 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Irving Snowden (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) David Schiavo, Daniel Nichol, Arthur Wilmes | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen is denied on a layup by Manuel Koch | 46-43 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Walton Bell gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Williams | 48-43 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Mike Williams steals the ball from Irving Snowden | 48-43 |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden lays it in | 48-45 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 51-45 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | The jumper by Irving Snowden is denied by Jimoh Ahmadi | 51-45 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Nguyen | 51-45 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #1 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), David Schiavo (PF) Michael Callahan, Jesse Nguyen | |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | David Schiavo steps in front of the Rene Romano pass | 51-47 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol loses the dribble to Rene Romano | 51-47 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Schiavo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | David Schiavo comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski loses the dribble to Daniel Nichol | 51-49 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (SF) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Irving Snowden, David Schiavo | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Koch (PF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses short on a floater near the basket | 51-49 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-52 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Walton Bell scores on a floater from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the board | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Walton Bell lays it up and in on a great pass from Rene Romano and he's fouled by Kevin Hellberg - foul #1 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG) Rene Romano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Michael Callahan is called for the reach on Aleksandar Ptaszynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Callahan, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is hacked by Kevin Hellberg - foul #2 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Jesse Nguyen is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #2 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Aleksandar Ptaszynski steals it from Jesse Nguyen | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski runs out the clock | 58-52 |