| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Reggie Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Lesko (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch's layup is rejected by Carlos Lesko | 30-27 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Reggie Goodman | 32-27 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-27 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 34-27 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Reggie Goodman | 37-27 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-27 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch banks in the layup set up by Peter Capone | 37-29 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Reggie Goodman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Lesko (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Peter Capone drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Julius | 37-31 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Harrison | 39-31 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Clifford Julius | 39-33 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Cesar Bruno | 42-35 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko is hacked by Cesar Bruno - foul #2 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG), Timothy Caldera (SF), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Anthony Harrison, Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| 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 | |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | William Iverson buries a shot near the basket set up by Timothy Caldera and the foul's on Lee Young - foul #2 on Lee Young, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | William Iverson misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | William Iverson steals the ball from Lee Young | 44-35 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Derrick Key's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Young | 44-35 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Miladen Zimmerman | 44-35 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | William Iverson picks off the pass by Morris Connally | 44-35 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | William Iverson snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Derrick Key is hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #1 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG) Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Derrick Key misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Morris Connally | 44-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) PF - Derrick Key (fresh) C - William Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Lee Young is blocked by Timothy Caldera | 44-35 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | William Iverson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Miladen Zimmerman takes the ball from Anthony Harrison | 44-35 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Morris Connally misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Fisher | 47-35 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Harold Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), Reggie Goodman (SF), Carlos Lesko (PF), Gerald Swarthout (C) Thomas Fisher, Timothy Caldera, Derrick Key, William Iverson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Eric Clifton (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Morris Connally, Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett, Lee Young | |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Anthony Harrison | 49-35 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Larry Starcher picks off the pass by Eric Clifton | 49-35 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher can't finish the layup | 49-35 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz (C) Gerald Swarthout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno (PF) Eric Clifton | |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses the tip | 49-35 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher misses the shot from the right side | 49-35 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Schrantz - foul #2 on Thomas Schrantz, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG) Anthony Harrison | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher is called for traveling | 49-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF) Reggie Goodman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is whistled for traveling | 49-37 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Peter Capone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG) Peter Capone | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko throws it down | 51-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Caldera (fresh) PF - Carlos Lesko (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno double dribbles | 51-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Larry Starcher, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera snags the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Stephen Welch - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), Reggie Goodman (SF) Thomas Fisher, Timothy Caldera | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Cesar Bruno, Stephen Welch | |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Lee Young drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by William Iverson - foul #2 on William Iverson, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko (PF) William Iverson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Lee Young makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher lays it up and in on a great pass from Carlos Lesko | 53-40 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Harold Burns connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Capone | 53-42 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Harrison | 55-42 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Lee Young hits a jumper from the left block | 55-44 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carlos Lesko, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz (C) Carlos Lesko | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett, Lee Young | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Morris Connally | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Schrantz | 55-46 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Harrison (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reggie Goodman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Key (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Derrick Key | 57-46 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith buries a shot from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Jerry Meredith is called for the reach on Larry Starcher - foul #1 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG), Timothy Caldera (SF), Carlos Lesko (PF) Anthony Harrison, Reggie Goodman, Derrick Key | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Morris Connally, Cesar Bruno | |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Starcher | 59-48 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher misses short on a shot from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stephen Welch | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Carlos Lesko - foul #2 on Carlos Lesko, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Larry Starcher, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Harold Burns (SG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Lee Young (C) Peter Capone, Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Stephen Welch | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | William Iverson misses the jumper from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Morris Connally pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Morris Connally | 61-53 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), Reggie Goodman (SF), Carlos Lesko (PF), Thomas Schrantz (C) Thomas Fisher, Timothy Caldera, Derrick Key, William Iverson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Morris Connally, Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett, Lee Young | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Peter Capone is called for the reach on Anthony Harrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Capone, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (PG), Timothy Caldera (SF), Derrick Key (PF) Larry Starcher, Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher runs out the clock | 61-53 |