| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Camarillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hillery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Salter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | West Virginia | Danny Bump blows the layup | 27-26 |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi misses the lay-in | 27-26 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Ned Bond gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Jimmy Salter blocks the short jumper by Richard Glover | 27-26 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Ned Bond tips it home | 27-28 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Nathan Bonner is called for the reach on Jimmy Salter - foul #2 on Nathan Bonner, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (C) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Jimoh Ahmadi, Jimmy Salter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Orville Farr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 30-28 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan scores on a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Richard Flint buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Orville Farr - foul #3 on Orville Farr, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Jimmy Salter (C) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Ned Bond makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Danny Bump snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | James Hillery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Danny Bump tips it home | 34-32 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Ned Bond drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Glover | 34-34 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Danny Bump's fadeaway is rejected by Cesar Salinas | 34-34 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter tips it home | 36-34 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas clanks a jumper in the paint | 36-34 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimoh Ahmadi | 36-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Camarillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hillery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Salter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ned Bond (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi's pass is intercepted by Nathan Bonner | 36-34 |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Richard Glover lays it in on a great pass from Nathan Bonner | 36-36 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Nathan Bonner steals it from James Hillery | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | James Hillery connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Salter | 39-36 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Ronald Riley (C) Carl Camarillo, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Jimmy Salter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Allen Coleman (SG), Arthur Wilmes (SF), William Philips (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Michael Callahan, Nathan Bonner, Richard Glover, Ned Bond, Cesar Salinas | |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Richard Flint hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 41-36 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Allen Coleman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-36 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Thomas, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF) Robert Beckman, James Hillery, Harold Gearhart, Ronald Riley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SG) Allen Coleman | |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo's pass is intercepted by Nathan Bonner in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses the 3 from straight away | 44-36 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Danny Bump pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Danny Bump is hacked by Nathan Bonner - foul #3 on Nathan Bonner, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Hillery (SG), Jimmy Salter (C) Orville Farr, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Richard Glover (SF) Michael Thomas, Olin Zonker | |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi buries a floater from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | William Philips misses the turnaround from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Richard Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the fadeaway near the basket | 46-38 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Danny Bump connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Carl Camarillo | 48-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Camarillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hillery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Salter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner blows the layup but he's fouled by James Hillery - foul #1 on James Hillery, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Ronald Riley (C) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Jimmy Salter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Arthur Wilmes, William Philips | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Richard Flint tips it in | 50-40 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-40 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Richard Flint lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Beckman | 52-40 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Orville Farr grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Richard Flint clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ned Bond - foul #1 on Ned Bond, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Ronald Riley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Allen Coleman (SG), William Philips (SF) Michael Callahan, Nathan Bonner, Richard Glover | |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Richard Flint misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Richard Flint misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Philips | 52-40 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Allen Coleman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 52-40 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Danny Bump | 52-40 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | James Hillery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Jimoh Ahmadi steps in front of the Ned Bond pass | 52-40 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | James Hillery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jimoh Ahmadi | 52-40 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | James Hillery is fouled on the floor by William Philips - foul #3 on William Philips, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Jimmy Salter (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Arthur Wilmes (C) Michael Thomas, Allen Coleman, William Philips, Cesar Salinas | |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Danny Bump hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Wilmes - foul #2 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Harold Gearhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Ned Bond lays it in | 54-42 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Camarillo, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Philips (C) Ned Bond | |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Richard Glover connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Danny Bump travels with the ball | 54-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas (C) William Philips | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Carl Camarillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hillery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Salter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Danny Bump connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Camarillo | 56-45 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Glover | 56-48 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter comes up short on the shot from the right side | 56-48 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter tips it home | 58-48 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-48 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Jimmy Salter pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Danny Bump comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 58-48 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Richard Glover pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Richard Glover pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Danny Bump blocks the jumper by Arthur Wilmes | 58-48 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Richard Glover snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-51 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Cesar Salinas steals it from Carl Camarillo | 58-51 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes can't throw it down | 58-51 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Nathan Bonner takes the ball from Danny Bump | 58-53 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-53 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes snags the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner is whistled for a carry | 58-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Ronald Riley (C) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Jimmy Salter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Allen Coleman (SG), William Philips (SF), Ned Bond (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Michael Callahan, Nathan Bonner, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Orville Farr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Ronald Riley tips it in | 60-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Riley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Coleman (fresh) SF - William Philips (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Olin Zonker (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Allen Coleman's floater is knocked away by Richard Flint | 60-53 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Richard Flint banks in the layup | 62-53 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (PF) Ronald Riley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Allen Coleman, William Philips, Olin Zonker | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 62-53 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Danny Bump lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 64-55 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Ned Bond slams it home | 64-57 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses short on a jumper from the left side | 64-57 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Richard Glover snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Richard Flint is called for the reach on Michael Callahan - foul #2 on Richard Flint, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Jimmy Salter (C) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Callahan | 64-59 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ned Bond - foul #2 on Ned Bond, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Richard Flint (PF) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery, Danny Bump | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner is hacked by Orville Farr - foul #4 on Orville Farr, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG), Danny Bump (PF) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Nathan Bonner is called for the reach on Jimoh Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Bonner, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG) Carl Camarillo, James Hillery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Ned Bond is hacked by Danny Bump - foul #3 on Danny Bump, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Camarillo (PG), James Hillery (SG) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Richard Glover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimoh Ahmadi | 66-59 |