| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Stobierski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dangerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Gray inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Smith - foul #1 on Bernard Smith, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Bernard Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Dangerfield - foul #1 on Michael Dangerfield, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | David Gray is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Bernard Smith hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | David Gray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Bernard Smith snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Rodney Lay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Rodney Lay buries a 3 from the left corner set up by James Taylor | 47-34 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Rodney Lay picks off the pass by David Gray in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Rodney Lay banks in the layup | 49-34 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Rodney Lay, Bernard Smith, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Antonio Eells (SF), Bryan Burke (PF), Jason Barela (C) Willy Stobierski, Daniel Collins, David Gray, Michael Dangerfield, Troy Anderson | |
| 17:40 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the jump hook from the baseline | 51-34 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Bryan Burke can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 51-34 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Bryan Burke - foul #1 on Bryan Burke, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG) Claude Headrick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:07 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Jason Barela scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Vincent | 51-36 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Bryan Burke picks off the pass by John King | 51-36 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Buch, Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor, John King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), David Gray (SF), Michael Dangerfield (PF) Gregory Vincent, Earl Dugger, Antonio Eells, Bryan Burke | |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Rodney Lay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | James Taylor tips it but misses | 51-36 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | David Gray gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Rodney Lay steals it from Daniel Collins in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Stobierski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dangerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Barela (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Xavier | James Taylor comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 51-36 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | David Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski is fouled on the floor by Rodney Lay - foul #1 on Rodney Lay, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG) Claude Headrick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Troy Anderson (C) Jason Barela | |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | David Gray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 51-36 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Rodney Lay is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | David Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Rodney Lay | 51-36 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Jurica Zank is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jurica Zank, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Bernard Smith (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG), Antonio Eells (SF), Bryan Burke (PF) Daniel Collins, David Gray, Michael Dangerfield | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Bernard Smith steals the ball from Earl Dugger in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | James Taylor knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 53-36 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski misses long on a runner from the baseline | 53-36 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jonathan Johnson | 53-36 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Bernard Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-36 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Antonio Eells pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | James Taylor picks off the pass by Antonio Eells | 53-36 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson blows the layup | 53-36 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Robert Buch tips it in | 55-36 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-36 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski tips it home | 55-38 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | James Taylor can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-38 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bryan Burke | 55-38 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Timothy Traylor picks off the pass by Bryan Burke | 55-38 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the easy layup | 55-38 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Buch | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Stobierski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Earl Dugger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Eells (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Xavier | James Taylor scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Buch | 57-38 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson makes the floater from the baseline | 57-40 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the lay-in | 57-40 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Robert Buch misses the tip | 57-40 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Bryan Burke snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Antonio Eells is called for traveling | 57-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Robert Buch, Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), David Gray (SF), Michael Dangerfield (PF), Jason Barela (C) Willy Stobierski, Earl Dugger, Antonio Eells, Bryan Burke, Troy Anderson | |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-40 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Jason Barela pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | David Gray hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Vincent | 57-43 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | James Taylor is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 57-43 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins is fouled on the floor by Claude Headrick - foul #2 on Claude Headrick, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Jason Barela is denied by John King | 57-43 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the tip | 57-43 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Rodney Lay can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes tips it but misses | 57-43 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Rodney Lay steps in front of the Gregory Vincent pass in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | James Taylor evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Lay | 59-43 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield is whistled for a carry | 59-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Claude Headrick, Stephen Matthes, John King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski (PG), Stanley Stewart (PF), Troy Anderson (C) Gregory Vincent, Michael Dangerfield, Jason Barela | |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Rodney Lay is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Taylor | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bernard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Stobierski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) C - Troy Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | David Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Rodney Lay clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Smith | 62-43 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Rodney Lay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG) Timothy Traylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG), Antonio Eells (SF) Daniel Collins, David Gray | |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski misses the shot from the right side | 62-43 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Stewart | 62-43 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-43 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Rodney Lay grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Antonio Eells misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-43 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Antonio Eells snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Antonio Eells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-43 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson grabs the board | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski misses short on a turnaround from close range | 62-43 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson hits the follow up shot | 62-45 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Rodney Lay loses the dribble to Earl Dugger | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jurica Zank - foul #5 on Jurica Zank, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Bernard Smith, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), David Gray (SF), Michael Dangerfield (PF) Willy Stobierski, Earl Dugger, Antonio Eells, Stanley Stewart | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - John King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Dangerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | James Taylor lays it in | 64-46 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson hits a jumper in the paint set up by David Gray | 64-48 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gregory Vincent - foul #1 on Gregory Vincent, team foul #3 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jason Barela (C) Troy Anderson | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Dangerfield | 64-48 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Buch - foul #1 on Robert Buch, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Gregory Vincent is called for the reach on Robert Buch - foul #2 on Gregory Vincent, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | James Taylor hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Claude Headrick | 66-49 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | David Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:48 | Xavier | James Taylor dunks the ball set up by Robert Buch | 68-49 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | David Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | David Gray misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Buch - foul #2 on Robert Buch, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG) Claude Headrick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski (PG), Troy Anderson (C) Gregory Vincent, Jason Barela | |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | David Gray makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | David Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | James Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Gray - foul #3 on David Gray, team foul #5 | 68-51 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Troy Anderson grabs the board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | David Gray misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-51 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Robert Buch is whistled for a carry | 68-51 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | David Gray scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Willy Stobierski and the foul's on Timothy Traylor - foul #2 on Timothy Traylor, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | David Gray makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Robert Buch runs out the clock | 68-54 |