| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Robert Mason's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Stockdale | 30-34 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #3 on Alberto Romano, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Riley and he's hacked by Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Mason | 33-34 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Randall Hakala steals the ball from Luis Walker | 33-34 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai lays it in set up by Randall Hakala | 33-36 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley's fadeaway is rejected by Habimana Arai | 33-36 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 33-36 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Randall Hakala - foul #2 on Randall Hakala, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Mason | 34-36 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Luis Walker is fouled on the floor by Byron Stockdale - foul #2 on Byron Stockdale, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer (PF) Bryce Brown | |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Walter Stark steals it from Robert Mason | 34-36 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Lloyd Malizia is called for the reach on Habimana Arai - foul #3 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SG), Kim Smith (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Robinson (PG), James Levin (C) Randall Hakala, Byron Stockdale | |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is fouled on the floor by David Vinson - foul #1 on David Vinson, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | David Vinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Levin | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fairly fresh) SG - David Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kim Smith (fresh) PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Levin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Paul Robinson connects on the shot from the right side set up by James Levin | 34-38 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton buries a floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Luis Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, David Vinson, Kim Smith, Joseph Jenkins, Brock Cotton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Leon Morrison (SG), Bryce Brown (PF), Byron Stockdale (C) Paul Robinson, Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, James Levin | |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is hacked by Clinton Thayer - foul #1 on Clinton Thayer, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Clinton Thayer | |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Craig Alden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SF) Habimana Arai | |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | James Levin hits a runner from close range | 38-43 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Byron Stockdale - foul #3 on Byron Stockdale, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bryce Brown, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF) Leon Morrison, James Levin | |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Walter Stark connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randall Hakala | 40-46 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Alden | 43-46 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Mason | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Malizia | 46-46 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jimmy Riley | 48-46 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Walter Stark can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Walter Stark clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Lloyd Malizia is denied by Byron Stockdale | 50-48 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Craig Alden is fouled on the floor by Byron Stockdale - foul #4 on Byron Stockdale, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Alberto Romano (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Robinson (PG), Leon Morrison (SG), Clinton Thayer (SF), James Levin (PF), Roger Tan (C) Randall Hakala, Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Byron Stockdale | |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clinton Thayer | 52-50 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins travels with the ball | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SF) Craig Alden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-50 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Roger Tan misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Luis Walker scores on a 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Roger Tan grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Leon Morrison, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith, Joseph Jenkins, Brock Cotton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Byron Stockdale (C) Leon Morrison, James Levin, Roger Tan | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Robert Mason can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Byron Stockdale - foul #5 on Byron Stockdale, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Bryce Brown (PF) Paul Robinson, Byron Stockdale | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Stark | 57-53 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bryce Brown | 57-53 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Walter Stark grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai tips it in | 57-55 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the lay-in | 57-55 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Walter Stark blows the dunk | 57-55 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai tips it home | 57-57 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Walter Stark steals it from Lloyd Malizia | 57-57 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Walter Stark lays it up and in | 57-59 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Clinton Thayer steals the ball from Robert Mason | 57-59 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Lloyd Malizia is called for the reach on Habimana Arai - foul #4 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Alberto Romano (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Robinson (PG), James Levin (PF), Roger Tan (C) Randall Hakala, Bryce Brown, Clinton Thayer | |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai is hacked by Brock Cotton - foul #1 on Brock Cotton, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Paul Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Craig Alden grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Luis Walker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | James Levin snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is hacked by Craig Alden - foul #4 on Craig Alden, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Craig Alden clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roger Tan | 57-60 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Brock Cotton swats the short shot by Paul Robinson | 57-60 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Stark (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Habimana Arai (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Tan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins tips it in | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Joseph Jenkins picks off the pass by Roger Tan | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Alberto Romano, Joseph Jenkins, Brock Cotton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Bryce Brown (PF), Clinton Thayer (C) Paul Robinson, James Levin, Roger Tan | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough is whistled for a carry | 59-60 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Malizia - foul #5 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Riley | 61-62 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Stark | 61-65 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Randall Hakala | 61-67 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Alden and he's hacked by Bryce Brown - foul #4 on Bryce Brown, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clinton Thayer | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Robert Mason lays it up and in set up by Jimmy Riley | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Walter Stark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Walter Stark tips it in | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Jimmy Riley is called for the reach on Bryce Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Craig Alden clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-72 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer grabs the board | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer runs out the clock | 66-72 |