| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Laine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Valeri Djordevic (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Wade Cha inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Wade Cha is fouled on the floor by Joshua White - foul #2 on Joshua White, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Morris | 42-46 |
| 19:12 | UC Irvine | Joshua White is fouled on the floor by Wade Cha - foul #2 on Wade Cha, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | Joshua White hits the finger roll set up by Duane Wong | 44-46 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Wade Cha misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Sesco - foul #2 on David Sesco, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Wade Cha makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Wade Cha misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | Ed Tiffany steals it from Timothy Daniels | 47-47 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joshua White | 47-47 |
| 16:51 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Joshua White is denied by Ed Tiffany | 47-47 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | James Lambert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Joshua White grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | David Sesco buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Duane Wong | 49-47 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Lambert | 49-50 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Laine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lambert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Valeri Djordevic (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 15:12 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-50 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Duane Wong is called for the reach on John Morris - foul #2 on Duane Wong, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (PG), Scott Wallace (SG), Joe Armstrong (SF), Alan Feldt (PF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Timothy Daniels, Joshua White, Ronald Laine, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Wayne Carrico (SG), Carl Farr (SF), Roderick Magnuson (PF), David Fenton (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Wade Cha, Ed Tiffany, Valeri Djordevic | |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Scott Wallace misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Scott Wallace clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Carrico - foul #2 on Wayne Carrico, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Scott Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Scott Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is hacked by Clyde Merrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Wallace gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Scott Wallace knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joe Armstrong | 55-50 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joe Armstrong | 55-50 |
| 12:44 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Carrico | 57-53 |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Alan Feldt picks off the pass by Roderick Magnuson | 57-53 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Waylon Williams steps in front of the Alan Feldt pass | 57-53 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Waylon Williams | 57-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joe Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Forrest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Carrico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fenton (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | John Forrest is called for the reach on Waylon Williams - foul #2 on John Forrest, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Timothy Daniels (SG), Joshua White (SF), Ronald Laine (PF), David Sesco (C) Clyde Merrick, Scott Wallace, Joe Armstrong, Alan Feldt, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Wade Cha (SF), Stanley Lewis (PF), Valeri Djordevic (C) Waylon Williams, Wayne Carrico, Carl Farr, Roderick Magnuson, David Fenton | |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | Joshua White grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 10:37 | UC Irvine | David Sesco banks in the layup set up by Timothy Daniels | 62-55 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | James Lambert can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Joshua White pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Sesco | 65-55 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | James Lambert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels misses long on a shot from the right block | 65-58 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | John Morris can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Joshua White - foul #3 on Joshua White, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong (C) David Sesco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF) Stanley Lewis | |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ronald Laine | 65-58 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine blows the layup | 65-58 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic is hacked by Joe Armstrong - foul #2 on Joe Armstrong, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-60 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | John Morris misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua White - foul #4 on Joshua White, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (PG), Scott Wallace (SG) Duane Wong, Timothy Daniels | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG), Roderick Magnuson (C) James Lambert, Valeri Djordevic | |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:37 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua White | 67-60 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Laine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Wade Cha comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-60 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | John Morris steps in front of the Joe Armstrong pass | 67-62 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Joshua White - foul #5 on Joshua White, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Timothy Daniels (SG), Alan Feldt (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), John Forrest (C) Clyde Merrick, Scott Wallace, Joshua White, Ronald Laine, Joe Armstrong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Carl Farr (SF), Valeri Djordevic (C) John Morris, Wade Cha, Roderick Magnuson | |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong drills a shot from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Carl Farr clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams can't tip it in | 69-64 |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 05:30 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels misses the easy layup | 69-64 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams connects on the shot from the free throw line | 69-66 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt hits a shot from the right side set up by Duane Wong | 71-66 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Wong - foul #3 on Duane Wong, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong (SF), Ronald Laine (PF), David Sesco (C) Alan Feldt, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), Wade Cha (SF), Roderick Magnuson (PF), David Fenton (C) James Lambert, Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany, Valeri Djordevic | |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:40 | UC Irvine | David Sesco makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong loses the dribble to John Morris in the backcourt | 74-68 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Wade Cha misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ronald Laine | 74-68 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on David Fenton - foul #2 on David Fenton, team foul #4 | 74-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (PG), Scott Wallace (SG) Duane Wong, Timothy Daniels | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Valeri Djordevic (C) Waylon Williams, David Fenton | |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joe Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Laine (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Valeri Djordevic (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-68 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic tips it but misses | 76-68 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Scott Wallace snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Wade Cha drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Roderick Magnuson | 76-70 |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Timothy Daniels (SG) Clyde Merrick, Scott Wallace | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF) Roderick Magnuson | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-70 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine gets the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels loses the dribble to James Lambert | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Joe Armstrong - foul #3 on Joe Armstrong, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| 01:42 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels is fouled on the floor by James Lambert - foul #1 on James Lambert, team foul #5 | 76-70 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Timothy Daniels hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Duane Wong | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Wade Cha drills a turnaround near the basket set up by John Morris and he's hacked by Joe Armstrong - foul #4 on Joe Armstrong, team foul #12 | 79-72 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Wade Cha makes the free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Ronald Laine can't connect on a floater from the right block | 79-73 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong is hacked by Valeri Djordevic - foul #1 on Valeri Djordevic, team foul #6 | 79-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (PG), Carroll Poteete (PF), Alan Feldt (C) Duane Wong, Ronald Laine, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Valeri Djordevic - foul #2 on Valeri Djordevic, team foul #7 | 79-73 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Joe Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | James Lambert travels with the ball | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | John Morris is called for the reach on Alan Feldt in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Morris, team foul #8 | 81-73 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Carroll Poteete steals the ball from Ed Tiffany | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-73 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt gets the offensive rebound | 83-73 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick runs out the clock | 83-73 |