| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) SG - Zachary Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison misses long on a jump hook from close range | 44-32 |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | David Davis hits a shot from the left side set up by Thomas Francis and he's fouled by Gary Morrison - foul #2 on Gary Morrison, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | David Davis misses the free throw | 46-32 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Vaughn | 46-32 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 46-32 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Robert Turner snags the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Perry Crum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 46-32 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Perry Crum tips it home | 48-32 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-32 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Zachary Haefner - foul #1 on Zachary Haefner, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn's fadeaway is rejected by Perry Crum | 49-32 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Roy Brown gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Christopher Peterson blocks the short jumper by Perry Crum | 49-32 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Peterson | 49-32 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Francis picks off the pass by Zachary Haefner | 49-32 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Turner - foul #2 on Robert Turner, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Larry Dumais (SG), Eric Dixon (SF), Patrick Pounds (PF), Justin Alers (C) Robert Turner, Zachary Haefner, Gary Morrison, Donald Vaughn, Christopher Peterson | |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 50-35 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-35 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Roy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner (SG), Christopher Peterson (C) Larry Dumais, Justin Alers | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Crum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Pounds (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds travels with the ball | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Gary Morrison (SF) Stephen Hutchinson, Eric Dixon | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Frank Stubbs is blocked by Patrick Pounds | 50-35 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Zachary Haefner | 50-35 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Frank Stubbs steals the ball from Patrick Pounds | 50-35 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-35 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson grabs the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner is whistled for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Dixon (SF), Donald Vaughn (PF) Gary Morrison, Patrick Pounds | |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (SG) Zachary Haefner | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Mikell - foul #3 on William Mikell, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy (SF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Dumais (SG) Robert Turner | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon banks in the wide open layup set up by Stephen Hutchinson | 53-39 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | William Mikell is called for the reach on Stephen Hutchinson - foul #4 on William Mikell, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (SG), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Roy Brown, Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Zachary Haefner (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Patrick Pounds (C) Stephen Hutchinson, Larry Dumais, Eric Dixon, Christopher Peterson | |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-39 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Perry Crum grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Gary Morrison picks off the pass by Frank Stubbs | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Robert Turner drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Morrison | 58-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Perry Crum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zachary Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Pounds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Pounds | 58-44 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 58-44 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Pounds | 58-44 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Patrick Pounds | 58-46 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Perry Crum lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Bellamy | 60-46 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-46 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gary Morrison | 60-46 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gary Morrison | 60-48 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Perry Crum is whistled for traveling | 60-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), David Davis (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) Thomas Francis, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Larry Dumais (SG), Eric Dixon (SF), Justin Alers (PF), Christopher Peterson (C) Robert Turner, Zachary Haefner, Gary Morrison, Donald Vaughn, Patrick Pounds | |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 60-48 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Eric Dixon takes the ball from Michael Bellamy | 60-48 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon lays it in | 60-50 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson's pass is intercepted by Eric Dixon | 60-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Bellamy (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Alers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | David Davis picks off the pass by Justin Alers | 60-50 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-50 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Justin Alers grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | David Davis steals the ball from Eric Dixon | 60-50 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clyde Gooding | 63-50 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Clyde Gooding is called for the reach on Justin Alers - foul #1 on Clyde Gooding, team foul #3 | 63-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), William Mikell (C) Clyde Gooding, Michael Bellamy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Zachary Haefner (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Patrick Pounds (PF) Stephen Hutchinson, Larry Dumais, Eric Dixon, Justin Alers | |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Roy Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Robert Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | David Davis picks off the pass by Robert Turner | 63-50 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the lay-in | 63-50 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner clanks a shot from the baseline | 63-50 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | William Mikell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis clanks a shot from close range | 63-50 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis grabs the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Francis | 66-50 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds is fouled on the floor by Louis Johnson - foul #1 on Louis Johnson, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn (PF) Christopher Peterson | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds misses the jumper from the right block | 66-50 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | David Davis grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Roy Brown | 68-50 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Robert Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison grabs the offensive board | 68-50 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Perry Crum - foul #1 on Perry Crum, team foul #5 | 68-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Michael Bellamy (SG), Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, Roy Brown, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Eric Dixon (SF), Justin Alers (PF), Gary Farr (C) Robert Turner, Gary Morrison, Donald Vaughn, Patrick Pounds | |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | William Mikell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Farr - foul #2 on Gary Farr, team foul #4 | 68-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Dumais (SG) Zachary Haefner | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | William Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | William Mikell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Bellamy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Mikell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Alers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Gary Farr drills a runner from the right block | 70-54 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-54 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Roy Brown (SG), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Clyde Gooding, Michael Bellamy, Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Zachary Haefner (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Donald Vaughn (PF), Christopher Peterson (C) Stephen Hutchinson, Larry Dumais, Eric Dixon, Justin Alers, Gary Farr | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Peterson | 70-59 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is fouled on the floor by Gary Morrison - foul #3 on Gary Morrison, team foul #5 | 70-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Michael Bellamy (SG), Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, Roy Brown, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Larry Dumais (SG), Eric Dixon (SF), Patrick Pounds (PF), Justin Alers (C) Robert Turner, Zachary Haefner, Gary Morrison, Donald Vaughn, Christopher Peterson | |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | William Mikell's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Alers | 70-59 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Eric Dixon | 70-59 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-59 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | David Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Michael Bellamy picks off the pass by Stephen Hutchinson in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy lays it in | 75-59 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds misses badly on a jumper from close range | 75-59 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson grabs the board | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | William Mikell misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 75-59 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Hutchinson | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding runs out the clock | 75-62 |