| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold West (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Britt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Donalson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Sroka (fresh) PF - James Murph (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Pelham (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Harold West hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | James Murph grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Gregory Donalson drills a runner from close range | 31-39 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Donalson takes the ball from Douglas Dance | 31-39 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Arthur Sroka dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gregory Donalson | 31-41 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely drills a driving attempt from the right block | 33-41 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Gregory Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | James Murph tips it in | 33-43 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Harold West can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | James Murph snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Gregory Jones misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Britt - foul #2 on Thomas Britt, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Warren (PG), Harry Chamberlin (SF), Wilfred Hammons (PF) Gregory Donalson, Arthur Sroka, James Murph | |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Britt | 36-44 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Tam - foul #2 on Antonio Tam, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Douglas Dance, Thomas Britt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely is whistled for traveling | 36-46 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Gregory Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Hammons - foul #1 on Wilfred Hammons, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Johnson (PF) Gregory McNeely | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lucas Pelham | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fresh) SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Bernard Warren (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harry Chamberlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lucas Pelham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Bernard Warren misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Lowery - foul #2 on Ralph Lowery, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Thomas Britt (C) Ralph Lowery, Jason Brucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Murph (PF) Wilfred Hammons | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Bernard Warren misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Bernard Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam buries a 3 from straight away set up by Bernie Langlois | 39-47 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Harry Chamberlin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 41-47 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois can't finish the layup | 41-47 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | James Murph pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Murph | 41-49 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham jams it | 41-51 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Gregory Jones steals it from Bernie Langlois | 41-51 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses long on a jumper near the basket | 41-51 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Johnson | 43-51 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Bernie Langlois takes the ball from Bernard Warren | 43-51 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-51 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | James Murph grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Bernard Warren | 43-53 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernie Langlois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Britt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Bernard Warren (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Harry Chamberlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lucas Pelham (tiring) 15 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Antonio Tam - foul #3 on Antonio Tam, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Gregory McNeely (PF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Robert Johnson, Thomas Britt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Donalson (PG), Arthur Sroka (SF), Wilfred Hammons (PF) Bernard Warren, Harry Chamberlin, James Murph | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Harold West misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Sroka - foul #2 on Arthur Sroka, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Harold West makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Harold West makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham's pass is intercepted by Jason Brucker | 45-54 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery comes up short on the floater from the right side | 45-54 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Arthur Sroka grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Gregory Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Murph (PF) Lucas Pelham | |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely knocks in the jumper near the basket | 47-54 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Ralph Lowery steps in front of the Gregory Donalson pass in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Harold West throws it down set up by Douglas Dance | 49-54 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Gregory Jones hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gregory Donalson | 49-56 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely is hacked by James Murph - foul #2 on James Murph, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Ralph Lowery, Harold West, Douglas Dance, Jason Brucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucas Pelham (C) James Murph | |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-56 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely can't tip it in | 49-56 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Arthur Sroka | 49-56 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Arthur Sroka misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson is denied on a layup by Wilfred Hammons | 49-56 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Gregory Donalson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Bernie Langlois | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Donalson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Jones (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Sroka (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfred Hammons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lucas Pelham (tiring) 16 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Arthur Sroka scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Donalson | 51-59 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam is fouled on the floor by Gregory Jones - foul #3 on Gregory Jones, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Thomas Britt (C) Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Gregory McNeely | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Warren (SF), James Murph (PF) Arthur Sroka, Wilfred Hammons | |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Murph - foul #3 on James Murph, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (PG) Antonio Tam | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Sroka (SF) Bernard Warren | |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Arthur Sroka is hacked by Douglas Dance - foul #2 on Douglas Dance, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jason Brucker (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Warren (SF) Arthur Sroka | |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Gregory Donalson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-59 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | James Murph tips it but misses | 53-59 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Britt | 53-59 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Harold West misses short on a turnaround from close range | 53-59 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Gregory Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Britt - foul #3 on Thomas Britt, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Gregory McNeely (PF) Bernie Langlois, Jason Brucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Sroka (SF) Bernard Warren | |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | Antonio Tam steals it from Lucas Pelham | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Harold West misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #4 on Gregory Jones, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ross Nixon (SF) Douglas Dance | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Warren (PG), Wilfred Hammons (C) Gregory Donalson, Lucas Pelham | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Harold West misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Harold West misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Arthur Sroka | 53-60 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Gregory Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Warren | 53-63 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Harold West hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio Tam | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Bernard Warren hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Sroka | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Harold West scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Antonio Tam | 58-66 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | James Murph buries a shot from the right wing set up by Bernard Warren | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold West (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Britt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Bernard Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (tired) 15 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Sroka (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Murph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilfred Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold West | 61-68 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (SG), Douglas Dance (SF) Harold West, Ross Nixon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Donalson (PG), Harry Chamberlin (SF), Lucas Pelham (C) Bernard Warren, Arthur Sroka, Wilfred Hammons | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Gregory Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-68 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Bernie Langlois | 63-68 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Gregory Donalson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-68 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam's pass is intercepted by Gregory Jones | 63-68 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Gregory McNeely steals the ball from Lucas Pelham | 63-68 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | James Murph is called for the reach on Bernie Langlois - foul #4 on James Murph, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold West (SG) Antonio Tam | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Sroka (SF) Harry Chamberlin | |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | James Murph snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Arthur Sroka throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG) Bernie Langlois | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lucas Pelham - foul #3 on Lucas Pelham, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Tam - foul #4 on Antonio Tam, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harry Chamberlin (SG) Gregory Jones | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Arthur Sroka steps in front of the Gregory McNeely pass | 64-68 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Harry Chamberlin lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Sroka | 64-70 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Harold West comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | James Murph grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Antonio Tam is called for the reach on James Murph in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antonio Tam, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (PG) Antonio Tam | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | James Murph makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | James Murph misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Harold West buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Douglas Dance | 67-71 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham is hacked by Bernie Langlois in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernie Langlois, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely's pass is intercepted by James Murph | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham is hacked by Harold West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold West, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Lucas Pelham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 67-74 |