| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reggie Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Lesko (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 15-26 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius buries a 3 from straight away set up by Peter Capone | 18-26 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Capone - foul #1 on Peter Capone, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Thomas Schrantz - foul #2 on Thomas Schrantz, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Starcher | 21-31 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Anthony Harrison steals it from Peter Capone | 21-31 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is fouled on the floor by Reggie Goodman - foul #2 on Reggie Goodman, team foul #2 | 21-31 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Reggie Goodman - foul #3 on Reggie Goodman, team foul #3 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF) Reggie Goodman | |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Caldera | 22-34 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Carlos Lesko denies the turnaround by Cesar Bruno | 22-34 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko is whistled for a carry | 22-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Cesar Bruno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Key (C) Thomas Schrantz | |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch connects on the runner from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher is fouled on the floor by Harold Burns - foul #2 on Harold Burns, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Iverson (C) Carlos Lesko | |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison buries a 3 from the right wing | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) SG - Harold Burns (fresh) SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Harold Burns is called for traveling | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG) Morris Connally | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG), Reggie Goodman (SF) Anthony Harrison, Timothy Caldera | |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Peter Capone takes the ball from William Iverson | 24-37 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by William Iverson - foul #1 on William Iverson, team foul #4 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Stephen Welch (C) Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Lee Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SG), Thomas Schrantz (C) Larry Starcher, William Iverson | |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Derrick Key throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno (PF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Carlos Lesko (PF) Timothy Caldera, Derrick Key | |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Schrantz swats the layup by Peter Capone | 25-37 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius can't tip it in | 25-37 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius loses the dribble to Reggie Goodman | 25-39 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko's fadeaway is rejected by Cesar Bruno | 25-39 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz grabs the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Meredith | 25-39 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Reggie Goodman | 25-39 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 25-41 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius is whistled for traveling | 25-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Harold Burns (SG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Lee Young (C) Peter Capone, Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Cesar Bruno, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), Timothy Caldera (SF), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Thomas Fisher, Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-41 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) SG - Harold Burns (fresh) SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Derrick Key's fadeaway is rejected by Miladen Zimmerman | 25-41 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Derrick Key misses the tip | 25-41 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Burns | 25-41 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Lee Young comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by William Iverson - foul #2 on William Iverson, team foul #5 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Morris Connally | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG) Anthony Harrison | |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Lee Young makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Lee Young makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | William Iverson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett, Lee Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman (SF), Carlos Lesko (PF) Timothy Caldera, William Iverson | |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-43 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Clifford Julius - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #6 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG) Harold Burns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Thomas Schrantz (C) Thomas Fisher, Derrick Key | |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Capone | 29-43 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-43 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno connects on the jump hook near the basket | 31-43 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Starcher | 31-46 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Schrantz swats the shot by Cesar Bruno | 31-46 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Schrantz | 31-48 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch scores on a shot in the paint set up by Cesar Bruno | 33-48 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher loses the ball out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Harold Burns (SG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Cesar Bruno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Anthony Harrison steals it from Matthew Jarrett | 33-48 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Derrick Key lays it in set up by Anthony Harrison | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) SG - Harold Burns (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Iverson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett lays it in on a nice dish by Morris Connally | 35-50 |
| 06:29 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera is hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #2 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Lee Young (C) Morris Connally, Miladen Zimmerman, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (PG), Carlos Lesko (PF) Larry Starcher, William Iverson | |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera is hacked by Harold Burns - foul #3 on Harold Burns, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Harold Burns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman (SF), Thomas Schrantz (C) Anthony Harrison, Derrick Key | |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Lee Young steps in front of the Thomas Fisher pass | 35-50 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Peter Capone knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Young | 37-50 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher's pass is intercepted by Peter Capone | 37-50 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Lee Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Capone | 39-50 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Reggie Goodman | 39-52 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett scores on a floater in the lane set up by Clifford Julius | 41-52 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Matthew Jarrett, Lee Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), Anthony Harrison (SG) Thomas Fisher, Timothy Caldera | |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko is fouled on the floor by Cesar Bruno - foul #2 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz misses the dunk but the foul's on Peter Capone - foul #2 on Peter Capone, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses the runner from the baseline | 41-54 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith tips it in | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Starcher | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reggie Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Lesko (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Schrantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Peter Capone misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Harrison | 43-60 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cesar Bruno | 49-60 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Harrison and he's fouled by Cesar Bruno - foul #3 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Harold Burns (SG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Lee Young (C) Peter Capone, Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Cesar Bruno, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (PG), Timothy Caldera (SF), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Larry Starcher, Anthony Harrison, Reggie Goodman, Thomas Schrantz | |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko makes the free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Carlos Lesko - foul #2 on Carlos Lesko, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG) Carlos Lesko | |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Harrison | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Derrick Key | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Morris Connally misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-65 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Lee Young tips it back up and in | 52-65 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Lee Young swats the layup by William Iverson | 52-65 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison tips it home | 52-67 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on William Iverson - foul #3 on William Iverson, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman makes the 3rd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher runs out the clock | 54-67 |