| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Black (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Zerbe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | James Cooper inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Seton Hall | Steven Lessman picks off the pass by Robert Zerbe | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Robert Black misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Hickman - foul #2 on David Hickman, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Robert Black makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Robert Black misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:16 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:04 | Seton Hall | James Cooper can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-34 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | John Escoto snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 18:23 | Seton Hall | James Cooper makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 37-36 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Escoto | 40-36 |
| 17:42 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 17:41 | Seton Hall | David Hickman tips it in | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Robert Black misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:22 | Seton Hall | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:05 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Cooper | 40-41 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | David Hickman picks off the pass by Kevin Benjamin | 40-41 |
| 16:50 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Robert Zerbe | 40-43 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes tips it home | 42-43 |
| 16:13 | Seton Hall | David Hickman clanks a jumper from the left block | 42-43 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 15:54 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Lessman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Black (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Cortes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Zerbe (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Knight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Jonathon Thorpe (PF), Charles Sanders (C) John Escoto, Kevin Benjamin, Steven Lessman, Robert Black, Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG), Mike Ehret (SF), Ronald Matthews (PF), Monroe Olson (C) Robert Zerbe, James Cooper, David Hickman, Brent Knight | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery tips it home | 44-43 |
| 15:06 | Seton Hall | Mark Millsap steals the ball from Monroe Olson | 44-43 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Matthews - foul #1 on Ronald Matthews, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG) Mark Millsap | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:46 | Seton Hall | Mike Ehret is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG) Matthew Montgomery | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Mike Ehret picks off the pass by Jonathon Thorpe | 46-43 |
| 14:09 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Matthews - foul #2 on Ronald Matthews, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Lessman (SF), Henry Cortes (C) Curtis Montgomery, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe (PG), James Cooper (SF), David Hickman (PF), Brent Knight (C) Scott Arnold, Mike Ehret, Ronald Matthews, Monroe Olson | |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:26 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman blows the layup | 47-43 |
| 13:11 | Seton Hall | David Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:00 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-43 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Escoto | 47-43 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Benjamin | 49-43 |
| 12:16 | Seton Hall | James Cooper lays it in uncontested set up by Robert Zerbe | 49-45 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Zerbe (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (tiring) 14 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Zerbe | 49-48 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 11:04 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 10:43 | Seton Hall | David Hickman gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:30 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | John Escoto clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 10:22 | Seton Hall | David Hickman pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:09 | Seton Hall | James Cooper hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | James Cooper is called for the reach on Steven Lessman - foul #1 on James Cooper, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Robert Black (PF), Charles Sanders (C) John Escoto, Kevin Benjamin, Steven Lessman, Jonathon Thorpe, Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG), Robert Hebert (SG), Mike Ehret (SF), Ronald Matthews (PF), Monroe Olson (C) Robert Zerbe, Charles Wiggins, James Cooper, David Hickman, Brent Knight | |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Monroe Olson - foul #2 on Monroe Olson, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:05 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Mike Ehret | 53-50 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Scott Arnold - foul #1 on Scott Arnold, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Robert Black hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Montgomery | 55-50 |
| 08:19 | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Curtis Montgomery - foul #1 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #1 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Cooper (SF), David Hickman (PF) Mike Ehret, Ronald Matthews | |
| 08:19 | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:19 | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Robert Black misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Robert Hebert | 55-50 |
| 07:58 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Hebert | 55-52 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Robert Hebert steals it from Mark Millsap | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hebert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Monroe Olson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Seton Hall | Matthew Montgomery is called for the reach on Scott Arnold - foul #2 on Matthew Montgomery, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG), Steven Lessman (SF), Jonathon Thorpe (PF), Henry Cortes (C) Mark Millsap, Curtis Montgomery, Robert Black, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Brent Knight (C) Monroe Olson | |
| 07:24 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight makes the contested shot from the left block set up by Robert Hebert | 55-54 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes is fouled on the floor by Brent Knight - foul #1 on Brent Knight, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG) Matthew Montgomery | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 06:57 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Seton Hall | James Cooper is hacked by Steven Lessman - foul #1 on Steven Lessman, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe (PG), Charles Wiggins (SG) Scott Arnold, Robert Hebert | |
| 06:30 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Charles Wiggins | 55-56 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 06:13 | Seton Hall | David Hickman pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:50 | Seton Hall | James Cooper is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Wiggins | 55-58 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 05:35 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:19 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 55-58 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Benjamin | 55-58 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Escoto | 57-58 |
| 04:33 | Seton Hall | David Hickman is hacked by Jonathon Thorpe - foul #4 on Jonathon Thorpe, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Robert Black (PF), Charles Sanders (C) John Escoto, Kevin Benjamin, Steven Lessman, Jonathon Thorpe, Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG), Robert Hebert (SG), Mike Ehret (SF), Ronald Matthews (PF), Monroe Olson (C) Robert Zerbe, Charles Wiggins, James Cooper, David Hickman, Brent Knight | |
| 04:21 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson can't finish the layup | 57-58 |
| 04:20 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 03:51 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson is hacked by Charles Sanders - foul #3 on Charles Sanders, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| 03:42 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold is fouled on the floor by Robert Black - foul #1 on Robert Black, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG), Jonathon Thorpe (PF) Mark Millsap, Robert Black | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hebert (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mike Ehret (fresh) PF - Ronald Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Monroe Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 03:26 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Hebert - foul #2 on Robert Hebert, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Steven Lessman (SF) Matthew Montgomery, Curtis Montgomery | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe (PG) Scott Arnold | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 02:59 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| 02:40 | Seton Hall | Mike Ehret connects on the shot from the left side | 57-64 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Benjamin | 59-64 |
| 02:28 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cortes (C) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins (SG), James Cooper (SF), David Hickman (PF), Brent Knight (C) Robert Hebert, Mike Ehret, Ronald Matthews, Monroe Olson | |
| 02:05 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Wiggins | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | John Escoto makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Benjamin | 62-67 |
| 01:18 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Wiggins and he's hacked by Henry Cortes - foul #2 on Henry Cortes, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 01:18 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | John Escoto comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 01:03 | Seton Hall | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Seton Hall | John Escoto steals the ball from James Cooper | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe is fouled in the backcourt by John Escoto - foul #1 on John Escoto, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| 00:30 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:30 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Charles Wiggins picks off the pass by Kevin Benjamin | 65-71 |
| 00:22 | Seton Hall | John Escoto is called for the reach on Robert Zerbe in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Escoto, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 00:22 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:22 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 00:06 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins is hacked by John Escoto in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Escoto, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert (SG) David Hickman | |
| 00:06 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin is fouled on the floor by Robert Hebert - foul #3 on Robert Hebert, team foul #9 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Hickman (PF) Robert Hebert | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |