| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joshua Carstens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dino Zenk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 26-18 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dino Zenk | 26-18 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Frank Rowland out of the doubleteam | 26-20 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | George Price can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Rowland - foul #2 on Frank Rowland, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (PG), Cody Stone (SG), Jonathon Woods (C) Joshua Carstens, Thomas Davis, David Cook | |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Cody Stone is hacked by Jay Wong - foul #2 on Jay Wong, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG) Cody Stone | |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-20 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Frank Rowland blocks the jumper by Jay Wong | 28-20 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-20 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Eric Downs grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | George Price comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathon Woods - foul #1 on Jonathon Woods, team foul #2 | 28-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Stone (SG), Ray Ramsey (PF), David Cook (C) Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk, Jonathon Woods | |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | David Cook misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Eric Downs - foul #4 on Eric Downs, team foul #2 | 30-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Arthur (SF), Frank Westfall (PF), Loren Lanham (C) Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Jonathon Woods (PF) Walter Stewart, Ray Ramsey | |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Arthur | 32-22 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods connects on the floater from the right block | 32-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Arthur (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joshua Carstens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Stone (fresh) SF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Charles Arthur takes the ball from David Cook | 32-24 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Cody Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Charles Arthur - foul #2 on Charles Arthur, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF) Paul Franqui, George Price, Charles Arthur, Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Joshua Carstens, Cody Stone, Jonathon Woods | |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wes Hill | 32-28 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Fred Longworth swats the layup by Thomas Davis | 34-28 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Frank Rowland | 34-30 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham is called for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), George Price (SG), Eric Downs (C) Christopher Fisher, Charles Zuchowski, Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG), Ray Ramsey (SF), Jonathon Woods (C) Thomas Davis, Frank Rowland, David Cook | |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods lays it in set up by Wes Hill | 34-32 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Ramsey - foul #3 on Ray Ramsey, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Frank Rowland (SF) Walter Stewart, Ray Ramsey | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dino Zenk (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Dino Zenk | 36-34 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Jay Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Arthur (SF), Frank Westfall (PF) Fred Longworth, Jay Wong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey (PF) Dino Zenk | |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Paul Franqui picks off the pass by Wes Hill | 36-34 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | George Price jams it on a great pass from Paul Franqui | 38-34 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Westfall | 38-34 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Ray Ramsey denies the turnaround by Paul Franqui | 38-34 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Eric Downs can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Wes Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF) George Price, Charles Arthur, Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG), Dino Zenk (PF), David Cook (C) Thomas Davis, Ray Ramsey, Jonathon Woods | |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Jay Wong scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Zuchowski | 40-34 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | David Cook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Stewart | 40-36 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Loren Lanham (C) Charles Zuchowski, Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Jonathon Woods (C) Walter Stewart, David Cook | |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | George Price steals it from Thomas Davis | 40-36 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Jay Wong buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Loren Lanham | 42-36 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Jay Wong grabs the board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dino Zenk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is fouled on the floor by Dino Zenk - foul #1 on Dino Zenk, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Arthur (SF), Frank Westfall (PF), Eric Downs (C) Paul Franqui, Fred Longworth, Jay Wong, Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Stone (SG), Ray Ramsey (PF), David Cook (C) Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk, Jonathon Woods | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Eric Downs misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Wes Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Charles Arthur | 42-36 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | David Cook snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland is hacked by Charles Arthur - foul #3 on Charles Arthur, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG) Christopher Fisher, George Price | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Cody Stone, Ray Ramsey | |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | David Cook misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Frank Westfall - foul #1 on Frank Westfall, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF) Charles Arthur, Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG), Jonathon Woods (PF) Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk | |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | David Cook denies the turnaround by Paul Franqui | 42-38 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Eric Downs tips it in | 44-38 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Franqui - foul #1 on Paul Franqui, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Loren Lanham (C) Charles Zuchowski, Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Walter Stewart, David Cook | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth's dunk attempt is rejected by Dino Zenk | 44-40 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Davis | 44-42 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Franqui | 46-42 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Davis | 46-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dino Zenk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Price | 49-44 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods misses the open dunk | 49-44 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Wes Hill tips it in | 49-46 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk tips it home | 49-48 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Jay Wong hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Dino Zenk - foul #2 on Dino Zenk, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Downs (C) Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Cook (C) Jonathon Woods | |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-48 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Eric Downs grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Eric Downs tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | David Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-48 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Jay Wong gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Jay Wong is hacked by Wes Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wes Hill, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Westfall (PF), Loren Lanham (C) Jay Wong, Eric Downs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is fouled on the floor by Wes Hill - foul #5 on Wes Hill, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jay Wong (PF) Frank Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG) Wes Hill | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens travels in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Westfall (PF) Jay Wong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | George Price is fouled on the floor by Joshua Carstens - foul #2 on Joshua Carstens, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | George Price misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | David Cook grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Carstens - foul #3 on Joshua Carstens, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Cook | 56-51 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Joshua Carstens is called for the reach on Frank Westfall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Carstens, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Fred Longworth is called for the reach on Joshua Carstens - foul #3 on Fred Longworth, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Frank Westfall, Loren Lanham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Thomas Davis is called for the reach on George Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Davis, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG) Paul Franqui | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | George Price makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | George Price misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Cook | 58-53 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | David Cook hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-53 |