| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Charles Chang inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | John Davis hits a jumper near the basket set up by Kenneth Morley | 37-33 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is hacked by Kenneth Morley - foul #1 on Kenneth Morley, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Herbert Sadler is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #3 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor (PF) Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Charles Chang grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson clanks a shot near the basket | 40-33 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Morley | 40-35 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | John Davis gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado is hacked by Howard Epperson - foul #2 on Howard Epperson, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (PF) John Davis | |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz is hacked by Howard Epperson - foul #3 on Howard Epperson, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), William Garfield (C) Raymond Harder, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), Mitchell Wright (C) Kenneth Morley, Antonio Lantz | |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-35 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Garfield | 40-35 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Charles Chang tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Winterberg - foul #1 on James Winterberg, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (SG), Michael Barth (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Davis (PF) Earl Singletary | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | James Winterberg's fadeaway is rejected by John Davis | 40-37 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | George Simpson drills a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Goering (fresh) SF - William Garfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Barth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Mitchell Wright - foul #1 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Raymond Harder (SG), Charles Chang (SF), Howard Epperson (C) James Winterberg, Joel Goering, William Garfield, Michael Barth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Earl Singletary (SF), Antonio Lantz (C) Brian Coronado, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Morley | 43-42 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a jumper in the paint | 43-42 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Charles Chang grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Earl Singletary - foul #2 on Earl Singletary, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (PF) Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SG), Mitchell Wright (PF) Richard Ewert, John Davis | |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Herbert Sadler - foul #4 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Garfield (PF) Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Mitchell Wright | |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | George Simpson gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by William Garfield - foul #1 on William Garfield, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (PF) Earl Singletary | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | William Garfield grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Charles Chang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Barth (PF) Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Burford (SF) Antonio Lantz | |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Raymond Harder steals the ball from George Simpson | 43-46 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | James Winterberg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Harder | 45-46 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | The jumper by George Simpson is denied by Michael Barth | 45-46 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | William Garfield gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson blows the layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Wright - foul #2 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF) Raymond Harder, William Garfield, Michael Barth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), Earl Singletary (SF), John Davis (PF) Kenneth Morley, Charles Burford, George Simpson | |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Charles Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Charles Chang knocks in the jumper in the paint | 48-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert is fouled on the floor by James Winterberg - foul #2 on James Winterberg, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Barth (C) Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Antonio Lantz (C) Brian Coronado, Mitchell Wright | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Charles Chang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | John Davis snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Peter Veit makes the shot from the left wing set up by Earl Singletary | 48-50 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Charles Chang blows the layup | 48-50 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Charles Chang tips it home | 50-50 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Barth - foul #1 on Michael Barth, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), William Garfield (PF) James Winterberg, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), George Simpson (PF) Peter Veit, Richard Ewert, John Davis | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Charles Chang knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Earl Singletary - foul #3 on Earl Singletary, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) Michael Barth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (PF) Earl Singletary | |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Brian Coronado is called for the reach on Raymond Harder - foul #3 on Brian Coronado, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Barth (PF) Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Burford (SF) Antonio Lantz | |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 56-52 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Charles Burford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG), Joseph Taylor (PF) John Quackenbush, Michael Barth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (SF) Charles Burford | |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Winterberg | 61-52 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright loses the dribble to Howard Epperson | 61-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Garfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wright | 61-52 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Herbert Sadler (PF), Michael Barth (C) Raymond Harder, William Garfield, Joseph Taylor, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), John Davis (PF), Antonio Lantz (C) Kenneth Morley, Brian Coronado, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright | |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Chang | 64-52 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 64-52 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Barth | 64-52 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Charles Chang can't connect on a jumper from close range | 64-52 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | John Davis grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is fouled on the floor by Charles Chang - foul #1 on Charles Chang, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) Michael Barth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Peter Veit | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Charles Chang is hacked by Earl Singletary - foul #4 on Earl Singletary, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SF) Earl Singletary | |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz knocks in the runner in the paint | 66-56 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Charles Chang connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 69-56 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Raymond Harder | 71-56 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | John Davis misses short on a runner near the basket | 71-56 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Lantz | 71-56 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz can't throw it down | 71-56 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson drills a runner in the lane set up by John Quackenbush | 73-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 11 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Ewert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Lantz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 73-56 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is fouled on the floor by Brian Coronado - foul #4 on Brian Coronado, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), William Garfield (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF), Michael Barth (C) Raymond Harder, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Charles Burford (SF), Mitchell Wright (PF), Yo Hong (C) Brian Coronado, George Simpson, John Davis, Antonio Lantz | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Yo Hong is denied by William Garfield | 75-56 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | William Garfield grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | James Winterberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-56 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Peter Veit grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Peter Veit can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Garfield - foul #2 on William Garfield, team foul #10 | 75-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (SG) John Quackenbush | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Peter Veit makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Peter Veit makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | James Winterberg is called for 3 seconds | 75-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (PF) Yo Hong | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Peter Veit is hacked by William Garfield - foul #3 on William Garfield, team foul #11 | 75-58 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Peter Veit misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Peter Veit misses the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor pulls down the rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Joel Goering misses badly on a shot from the left side | 75-58 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Michael Barth tips it home | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Peter Veit is called for traveling | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Winterberg and he's hacked by Richard Ewert - foul #2 on Richard Ewert, team foul #9 | 79-58 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor misses the free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | George Simpson pulls down the rebound | 79-58 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Michael Barth is called for the reach on Mitchell Wright - foul #2 on Michael Barth, team foul #12 | 79-58 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Winterberg runs out the clock | 79-60 |