| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lloyd Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Silas Keener (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Meier (fresh) PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lewis Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold West (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Britt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Harold West | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | IPFW | Larry Meier buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lewis Lowery | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Lloyd Webb - foul #2 on Lloyd Webb, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:37 | IPFW | Lewis Lowery can't throw it down | 34-34 |
| 18:36 | IPFW | Lewis Lowery tips it in | 36-34 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:08 | IPFW | Lloyd Webb clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Patrick Walton steals the ball from Thomas Britt | 36-37 |
| 17:50 | IPFW | Larry Meier loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt misses the turnaround from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 17:26 | IPFW | Patrick Walton gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:22 | IPFW | Lloyd Webb is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Lloyd Webb, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy (PG), Don Hayward (SG), Robert Ashcroft (SF), Mark Bates (PF) Lloyd Webb, Silas Keener, Larry Meier, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (SG) Harold West | |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 36-37 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 16:48 | IPFW | Mark Bates hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ashcroft | 39-39 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt is fouled on the floor by Lewis Lowery - foul #3 on Lewis Lowery, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | IPFW | Carlos Regan (C) Lewis Lowery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Ross Nixon (SF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Douglas Dance, Thomas Britt | |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Robert Ashcroft denies the turnaround by Ross Nixon | 39-39 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 16:00 | IPFW | Mark Bates misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ross Nixon | 39-41 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Jeffrey Sheehy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Hayward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ashcroft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mark Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Regan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fresh) SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory McNeely (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Bates - foul #2 on Mark Bates, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lloyd Webb (PG), Silas Keener (SG), Larry Meier (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Jeffrey Sheehy, Don Hayward, Mark Bates, Carlos Regan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold West (SG) Ralph Lowery | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:31 | IPFW | Silas Keener can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 15:21 | IPFW | Silas Keener pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:59 | IPFW | Patrick Walton drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Lloyd Webb steals it from Harold West | 42-43 |
| 14:20 | IPFW | Larry Meier makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lloyd Webb | 45-43 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Lloyd Webb is called for the reach on Bernie Langlois - foul #4 on Lloyd Webb, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy (PG), Lewis Lowery (C) Lloyd Webb, Robert Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Douglas Dance (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Thomas Britt (C) Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Gregory McNeely, Jason Brucker | |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Silas Keener steals the ball from Douglas Dance | 45-43 |
| 13:24 | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy is hacked by Douglas Dance - foul #2 on Douglas Dance, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | IPFW | Don Hayward (SG), Sherman Flagg (SF), Mark Bates (PF) Silas Keener, Larry Meier, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Sutton (SG) Harold West | |
| 13:08 | IPFW | Don Hayward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson misses long on a shot from the left block | 48-43 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt makes the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Sherman Flagg - foul #1 on Sherman Flagg, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Ashcroft (SF) Sherman Flagg | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (SG) Greg Sutton | |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:22 | IPFW | Don Hayward misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 12:22 | IPFW | Don Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:22 | IPFW | Don Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Britt, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | IPFW | Silas Keener (SG), Larry Meier (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Don Hayward, Robert Ashcroft, Mark Bates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold West (SG) Bernie Langlois | |
| 11:38 | IPFW | Patrick Walton drills a floater in the lane set up by Silas Keener | 52-46 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Jeffrey Sheehy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Silas Keener (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Meier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Lewis Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Harold West buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gregory McNeely | 52-48 |
| 11:14 | IPFW | Larry Meier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory McNeely | 52-51 |
| 10:34 | IPFW | Larry Meier can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Britt | 52-51 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance is hacked by Patrick Walton - foul #1 on Patrick Walton, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Campbell (PG), Don Hayward (SG), Robert Ashcroft (SF), Mark Bates (PF), Carlos Regan (C) Jeffrey Sheehy, Silas Keener, Larry Meier, Patrick Walton, Lewis Lowery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (PG), Ross Nixon (SG), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Thomas Britt | |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:17 | IPFW | Mark Bates grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 10:02 | IPFW | Robert Ashcroft travels with the ball | 52-51 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Robert Johnson (PF) Douglas Dance, Gregory McNeely | |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 09:41 | IPFW | Don Hayward pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:33 | IPFW | Don Hayward misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Lowery and he's hacked by William Campbell - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:04 | IPFW | William Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 09:03 | IPFW | Robert Ashcroft tips it home | 54-54 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-54 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 08:26 | IPFW | Robert Ashcroft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 08:24 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bates | 54-56 |
| 08:07 | IPFW | Mark Bates double dribbles | 54-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy (PG), Silas Keener (SG), Larry Meier (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Lewis Lowery (C) William Campbell, Don Hayward, Robert Ashcroft, Mark Bates, Carlos Regan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Thomas Britt (C) Ralph Lowery, Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Jason Brucker | |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Tam | 54-58 |
| 07:33 | IPFW | Silas Keener double dribbles | 54-58 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lloyd Webb (PG) Jeffrey Sheehy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lloyd Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Silas Keener (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Meier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Lewis Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold West (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Dance and he's fouled by Lewis Lowery - foul #4 on Lewis Lowery, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam misses the free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:22 | IPFW | Patrick Walton gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 07:09 | IPFW | Lewis Lowery double dribbles | 54-60 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Johnson (PF) Gregory McNeely | |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Webb - foul #5 on Lloyd Webb, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy (PG) Lloyd Webb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:47 | IPFW | Silas Keener snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 06:21 | IPFW | Patrick Walton hits a jumper from the right side | 56-61 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Harold West misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt hits the follow up shot | 56-63 |
| 05:32 | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy is fouled on the floor by Antonio Tam - foul #1 on Antonio Tam, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | IPFW | Don Hayward (SG), Robert Ashcroft (SF), Mark Bates (PF), Carlos Regan (C) Silas Keener, Larry Meier, Patrick Walton, Lewis Lowery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Gregory McNeely (PF), Jason Brucker (C) Harold West, Douglas Dance, Robert Johnson, Thomas Britt | |
| 05:19 | IPFW | Carlos Regan hits a turnaround from the left block | 58-63 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois double dribbles | 58-63 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG) Antonio Tam | |
| 04:47 | IPFW | Carlos Regan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 04:45 | IPFW | Mark Bates grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 04:29 | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy loses the ball out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | IPFW | Silas Keener (SG), Larry Meier (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Don Hayward, Mark Bates, Carlos Regan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold West (SG) Ralph Lowery | |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Harold West misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 04:06 | IPFW | Robert Ashcroft snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 03:54 | IPFW | Silas Keener buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Sheehy | 61-63 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker tips it in | 61-65 |
| 03:26 | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Jeffrey Sheehy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Silas Keener (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Meier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Ashcroft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold West (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Bernie Langlois | 64-67 |
| 02:58 | IPFW | Robert Ashcroft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Harold West pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lewis Lowery (C) Robert Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Douglas Dance (SF), Thomas Britt (C) Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Jason Brucker | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 02:28 | IPFW | Jeffrey Sheehy drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Silas Keener | 67-70 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 02:21 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Patrick Walton | 67-70 |
| 02:10 | IPFW | Larry Meier scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Sheehy and he's fouled by Gregory McNeely - foul #2 on Gregory McNeely, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| 02:10 | IPFW | Larry Meier makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Antonio Tam | 70-72 |
| 01:39 | IPFW | Larry Meier hits the finger roll and the foul's on Thomas Britt - foul #3 on Thomas Britt, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| 01:39 | IPFW | Larry Meier makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold West | 73-74 |
| 01:01 | IPFW | Lewis Lowery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Douglas Dance | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam's pass is intercepted by Silas Keener in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| 00:55 | IPFW | Silas Keener misses the lay-in | 73-74 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely connects on the shot from the left block set up by Douglas Dance | 73-76 |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Patrick Walton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt is hacked by Silas Keener in the backcourt - foul #2 on Silas Keener, team foul #11 | 73-76 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance gets the offensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Lewis Lowery is called for the reach on Douglas Dance - foul #5 on Lewis Lowery, team foul #12 | 73-77 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Ashcroft (C) Lewis Lowery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:06 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-79 |
| 00:03 | IPFW | Gregory McNeely steps in front of the Larry Meier pass | 73-79 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Harold West is fouled in the backcourt by Silas Keener - foul #3 on Silas Keener, team foul #13 | 73-79 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ross Nixon (SF), Jason Brucker (C) Douglas Dance, Thomas Britt | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Harold West makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Harold West misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely gets the offensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 73-80 |