| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Michael Spears can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Doug Curtis - foul #2 on Doug Curtis, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa drills a shot near the basket | 27-28 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Michael Spears picks off the pass by Allen Ordonez | 27-28 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Charles Walsh steals the ball from Doug Curtis | 27-28 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez lays it in set up by Charles Walsh | 27-30 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes can't connect on a floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Doug Curtis - foul #3 on Doug Curtis, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Doug Curtis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Espinosa | 27-31 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Michael Spears is whistled for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits a shot near the basket | 27-33 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Michael Spears knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Espinosa | 30-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Leonard Sumlin (fairly fresh) PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Ordonez | 30-36 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Anthony Westbrook steps in front of the Carmelo Reyes pass | 30-36 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Jan Barry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman tips it in | 30-38 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-38 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the shot from the left block | 30-38 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook tips it but misses | 30-38 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh tips it in | 30-40 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Jan Barry denies the turnaround by Robert Espinosa | 30-40 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Reyes | 30-40 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (PG), Doug Curtis (SG) Michael Spears, Richard Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Felix Lewis (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Joshua Camp (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Carter Foreman, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses short on a floater from close range | 30-40 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Curtis Lynn - foul #1 on Curtis Lynn, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Joshua Camp | |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the jumper in the paint | 31-43 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Curtis Lynn | 31-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Sumlin (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Felix Lewis (fresh) SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Felix Lewis | 31-45 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Espinosa | 33-45 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Felix Lewis and he's fouled by Robert Espinosa - foul #2 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Michael Jacobson (C) Leonard Sumlin, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Allen Ordonez (SF), Joshua Camp (C) Alan Oliverio, Curtis Lynn, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Anthony Westbrook is called for the reach on Michael Spears - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson is hacked by Joshua Camp - foul #2 on Joshua Camp, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Felix Lewis, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Walsh - foul #1 on Charles Walsh, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-48 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Barry | 35-48 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Doug Curtis | 35-48 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Michael Spears hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Doug Curtis | 38-48 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Michael Spears - foul #1 on Michael Spears, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Spafford (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Carmelo Reyes, Michael Jacobson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (SG), Gregory Skaggs (C) Allen Ordonez, Joshua Camp | |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Spafford | 38-48 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Skaggs - foul #2 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Carter Foreman, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry | |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Robert Espinosa blocks the short jumper by Gregory Skaggs | 39-48 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Spafford | 39-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Michael Spears comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Charles Spafford swats the shot by Alan Oliverio | 39-48 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs tips it home | 39-50 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa loses the ball out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Carmelo Reyes (PF) Michael Spears, Charles Spafford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Allen Ordonez (SF) Alan Oliverio, Curtis Lynn | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis misses the 3 from straight away | 39-50 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa connects on the floater in the lane set up by Doug Curtis | 41-50 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Richard Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Richard Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Leonard Sumlin (SF) Richard Fitzgerald, Oscar Figueroa | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Felix Lewis, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is fouled on the floor by Michael Spears - foul #2 on Michael Spears, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG) Carter Foreman | |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Carmelo Reyes denies the turnaround by Allen Ordonez | 43-53 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Doug Curtis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Allen Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 6 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Doug Curtis | 45-53 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Alan Oliverio steals it from Doug Curtis | 45-53 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Oliverio | 45-55 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa tips it in | 47-55 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SF) Leonard Sumlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh travels with the ball | 47-55 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-55 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Skaggs | 47-55 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Ordonez | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is hacked by Doug Curtis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Doug Curtis, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Spears | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is hacked by Doug Curtis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Doug Curtis, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Doug Curtis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes is hacked by Anthony Westbrook - foul #3 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Anthony Westbrook | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jan Barry - foul #3 on Jan Barry, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Richard Fitzgerald is called for the reach on Allen Ordonez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SF), Carmelo Reyes (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Leonard Sumlin, Charles Spafford, Michael Jacobson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes hits a turnaround from the right block | 55-64 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Spears - foul #3 on Michael Spears, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-66 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman grabs the board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman runs out the clock | 55-66 |