| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Holmes - foul #3 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wally Banks (PF) Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend loses the dribble to John Rose | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 34-31 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | John Rose gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | John Rose blows the dunk but the foul's on Lonnie Hallett - foul #2 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a shot in the lane | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | John Rose buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Tony Roberts | 38-31 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Solomon Green | 38-31 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Ernest Cinnamon picks off the pass by Solomon Green in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | John Rose's layup is rejected by Nathan Tye | 38-31 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Jeter | 38-34 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | John Rose knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Brogan | 40-34 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Cinnamon | 40-36 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | John Cole blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Wally Banks (PF) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | John Rose steals it from Gerard Jeter | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Rose (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Hinds (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 18 pts. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the jumper near the basket | 40-36 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Wally Banks snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | John Rose is called for the reach on Lonnie Hallett - foul #2 on John Rose, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Phillip Townsend | |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | James Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Wally Banks - foul #2 on Wally Banks, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG) James Hicks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds's pass is intercepted by Charles Brogan | 40-39 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes is hacked by Phillip Townsend - foul #3 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Ernest Fisher (C) James Zellefrow, Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Solomon Green drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Roberts | 42-39 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | James Hicks steps in front of the Ernest Cinnamon pass | 42-39 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Ernest Cinnamon steals the ball from Jeffrey Holmes | 42-39 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon jams it | 42-41 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Ernest Cinnamon is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #5 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), John Rose (C) Solomon Green, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG), Phillip Townsend (PF) Ernest Cinnamon, Nathan Tye | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Lucy (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | James Hicks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | David Lucy's pass is intercepted by John Cole in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 42-41 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts can't tip it in | 42-41 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 42-41 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | John Rose comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | John Cole grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerard Jeter - foul #3 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (PF) John Cole, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG), Nathan Tye (C) David Lucy, Lonnie Hallett | |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Ernest Fisher swats the shot by Phillip Townsend | 44-41 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ernest Fisher | 44-41 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Solomon Green | 46-41 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | John Rose scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Hicks and he's fouled by Andrew Hinds - foul #3 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Wally Banks (PF) James Hicks, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Wally Banks steps in front of the Phillip Townsend pass | 49-43 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bob Buchman - foul #1 on Bob Buchman, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Solomon Green, John Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Bob Buchman, Phillip Townsend | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | David Lucy loses the dribble to Wally Banks | 50-43 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Charles Brogan | 52-43 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Holmes swats the layup by Nathan Tye | 52-43 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Lucy (fairly fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Tye (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | John Cole is fouled in the backcourt by David Lucy - foul #1 on David Lucy, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Ernest Fisher (PF) Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-43 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | John Cole is fouled on the floor by David Lucy - foul #2 on David Lucy, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) Ernest Fisher, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG), Phillip Townsend (PF) David Lucy, Lonnie Hallett | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | John Cole misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 58-45 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses the tip | 58-45 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Zellefrow | 61-45 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | The jumper by Phillip Townsend is denied by Jeffrey Holmes | 61-45 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Rose | 61-45 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Bob Buchman, Nathan Tye | |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is hacked by David Lucy in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Lucy, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Wally Banks - foul #3 on Wally Banks, team foul #4 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Charles Brogan (SG) Solomon Green, James Hicks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) David Lucy | |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Gerard Jeter is called for the reach on James Zellefrow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #10 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG) Charles Brogan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Nathan Tye | |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | James Zellefrow steals the ball from Andrew Hinds | 64-47 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow lays it up and in | 66-47 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Ernest Fisher - foul #1 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #5 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG) James Zellefrow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) David Lucy | |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Wally Banks | 68-50 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the board | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 23 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Tye (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Charles Brogan (SG) Solomon Green, James Hicks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Nathan Tye | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend connects on the shot from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Wally Banks drills a jumpshot from the left side | 70-52 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lonnie Hallett | 70-54 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Brogan and he's hacked by Gerard Jeter - foul #5 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #11 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG), Andrew Patterson (SG), Nathan Tye (PF) David Lucy, Gerard Jeter, Phillip Townsend | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson connects on the floater from the left wing | 72-56 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the driving attempt in the paint | 72-56 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Bob Buchman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses long on a floater from the right side | 72-56 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the offensive board | 72-56 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Tony Normandin swats the shot by Andrew Hinds | 72-56 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett misses the tip | 72-56 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ernest Fisher | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 72-56 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow runs out the clock | 72-56 |