| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Dewey Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Theodore Breslawski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Rundle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - James Buffington (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Felix Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Rockwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Theodore Breslawski inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 19:43 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:37 | Gordon | James Buffington hits a shot from the left side set up by Michael Elliott | 39-36 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Breslawski | 41-36 |
| 19:17 | Gordon | Todd Rockwood clanks a floater in the lane | 41-36 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 18:38 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 18:36 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:30 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Theodore Breslawski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Felix Thomas - foul #1 on Felix Thomas, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:04 | Gordon | James Buffington knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Elliott | 43-38 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Felix Thomas is called for the reach on Lon Pearson - foul #2 on Felix Thomas, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Sylvester (PF) Lance Rundle | |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| 17:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 43-38 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas misses the runner from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 17:27 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | Gordon | Felix Thomas is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ronald Elliott (PG), James Willie (SF), David Jones (C) Dewey Ross, Theodore Breslawski, Lon Pearson | |
| Subs | Gordon | Chester Smith (PG), James Burns (SG), Marty Patel (SF), Stephen Farmer (PF), Roger Alfaro (C) James Buffington, Michael Elliott, Felix Thomas, Ronnie Phillips, Todd Rockwood | |
| 16:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Sylvester scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Elliott | 45-38 |
| 16:48 | Gordon | Chester Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers at Newark | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Sylvester double dribbles | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Watson (PG), Lance Rundle (PF) Antonio Douglas, David Jones | |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| 16:25 | Gordon | Kenneth Watson picks off the pass by Stephen Farmer | 45-38 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Stephen Farmer is called for the reach on Lance Rundle - foul #1 on Stephen Farmer, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross (PG), Lon Pearson (C) Kenneth Watson, Patrick Sylvester | |
| Subs | Gordon | James Buffington (PG), Ronnie Phillips (PF), Todd Rockwood (C) James Burns, Stephen Farmer, Roger Alfaro | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers at Newark | James Willie banks in the layup set up by Ronald Elliott | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Dewey Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Willie (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lance Rundle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - James Buffington (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Chester Smith (fresh) SF - Marty Patel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Rockwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Gordon | Marty Patel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 15:45 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross's fadeaway is rejected by Marty Patel | 47-40 |
| 15:38 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:18 | Gordon | Chester Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Chester Smith takes the ball from Lance Rundle | 47-43 |
| 14:51 | Gordon | Ronald Elliott steps in front of the Chester Smith pass | 47-43 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Ronald Elliott hits the finger roll | 49-43 |
| 14:28 | Gordon | Lon Pearson picks off the pass by Todd Rockwood | 49-43 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Lance Rundle clanks a turnaround in the lane | 49-43 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers at Newark | James Willie pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson tips it but misses | 49-43 |
| 13:54 | Gordon | James Buffington gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:43 | Gordon | Marty Patel drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 13:25 | Gordon | The rebound goes to Marty Patel | 49-46 |
| 13:11 | Gordon | Marty Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Lance Rundle pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Patel is called for the reach on James Willie - foul #1 on Marty Patel, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Watson (PG), Antonio Douglas (SG), Theodore Breslawski (SF), Shad Vanderhoff (PF), Patrick Sylvester (C) Dewey Ross, Ronald Elliott, James Willie, Lance Rundle, Lon Pearson | |
| Subs | Gordon | Michael Johnson (PG), Michael Elliott (SG), Felix Thomas (SF), Stephen Farmer (PF), Roger Alfaro (C) James Buffington, Chester Smith, Marty Patel, Ronnie Phillips, Todd Rockwood | |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Sylvester is fouled on the floor by Roger Alfaro - foul #2 on Roger Alfaro, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 12:03 | Gordon | Stephen Farmer snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Kenneth Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Theodore Breslawski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shad Vanderhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Sylvester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Farmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Alfaro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Gordon | Stephen Farmer is hacked by Patrick Sylvester - foul #3 on Patrick Sylvester, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| 11:24 | Gordon | Felix Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 11:23 | Gordon | Roger Alfaro gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:14 | Gordon | Stephen Farmer comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Shad Vanderhoff - foul #4 on Shad Vanderhoff, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Jones (C) Shad Vanderhoff | |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| 11:14 | Gordon | Stephen Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:14 | Gordon | Stephen Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Felix Thomas swats the layup by Patrick Sylvester | 49-48 |
| 10:57 | Gordon | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:45 | Gordon | Roger Alfaro drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Elliott | 49-50 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Watson makes the jumper from the left side set up by Theodore Breslawski | 51-50 |
| 09:59 | Gordon | Michael Elliott connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers at Newark | David Jones scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Theodore Breslawski | 53-53 |
| 09:15 | Gordon | Michael Elliott connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Felix Thomas | 53-56 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers at Newark | 3 seconds is called on David Jones | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross (PG), Ronald Elliott (SG), James Willie (SF), Lance Rundle (PF), Lon Pearson (C) Kenneth Watson, Antonio Douglas, Theodore Breslawski, Patrick Sylvester, David Jones | |
| Subs | Gordon | James Buffington (PG), Chester Smith (SG), Marty Patel (SF), Ronnie Phillips (PF), Todd Rockwood (C) Michael Johnson, Michael Elliott, Felix Thomas, Stephen Farmer, Roger Alfaro | |
| 08:42 | Gordon | Todd Rockwood misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Ronald Elliott | 53-56 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Rockwood is called for the reach on Lon Pearson - foul #1 on Todd Rockwood, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Chester Smith picks off the pass by Lance Rundle | 53-56 |
| 08:03 | Gordon | James Willie picks off the pass by Ronnie Phillips | 53-56 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Ronald Elliott lays it in on a nice dish by James Willie | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Dewey Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Willie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lance Rundle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - James Buffington (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Chester Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Marty Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Rockwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:49 | Gordon | Marty Patel connects on the shot from the left side | 55-58 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Ronald Elliott connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dewey Ross | 57-58 |
| 07:07 | Gordon | The short jumper by Todd Rockwood is denied by Lance Rundle | 57-58 |
| 07:05 | Gordon | Marty Patel tips it in | 57-60 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Lance Rundle | 59-60 |
| 06:22 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Chester Smith | 59-62 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 06:06 | Gordon | Todd Rockwood grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 05:54 | Gordon | Chester Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Watson (PG), Antonio Douglas (SG), Theodore Breslawski (SF), Shad Vanderhoff (PF), Patrick Sylvester (C) Dewey Ross, Ronald Elliott, James Willie, Lance Rundle, Lon Pearson | |
| Subs | Gordon | Michael Johnson (PG), Michael Elliott (SG), Felix Thomas (SF), Stephen Farmer (PF), Roger Alfaro (C) James Buffington, Chester Smith, Marty Patel, Ronnie Phillips, Todd Rockwood | |
| 05:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas is called for traveling | 59-62 |
| 05:11 | Gordon | Roger Alfaro loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 04:53 | Gordon | Roger Alfaro pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:34 | Gordon | The pull-up jumper by Michael Johnson is blocked by Kenneth Watson | 59-62 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Shad Vanderhoff snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Elliott - foul #2 on Michael Elliott, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross (PG), Lon Pearson (C) Kenneth Watson, Patrick Sylvester | |
| Subs | Gordon | James Buffington (PG), Ronnie Phillips (PF), Todd Rockwood (C) Michael Johnson, Stephen Farmer, Roger Alfaro | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas makes the 3rd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:20 | Gordon | Todd Rockwood clanks a floater from the left side | 62-62 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-62 |
| 03:58 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips grabs the board | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Dewey Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Theodore Breslawski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shad Vanderhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - James Buffington (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Michael Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Felix Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Todd Rockwood (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:43 | Gordon | Felix Thomas misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Dewey Ross - foul #3 on Dewey Ross, team foul #3 | 62-62 |
| 03:43 | Gordon | Felix Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:43 | Gordon | Felix Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Elliott - foul #3 on Michael Elliott, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Willie (SF), Patrick Sylvester (PF) Theodore Breslawski, Shad Vanderhoff | |
| Subs | Gordon | Chester Smith (SG), Marty Patel (SF) Michael Elliott, Felix Thomas | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:00 | Gordon | Marty Patel can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Antonio Douglas - foul #3 on Antonio Douglas, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ronald Elliott (SG) Antonio Douglas | |
| Subs | Gordon | Stephen Farmer (PF), Roger Alfaro (C) Ronnie Phillips, Todd Rockwood | |
| 03:00 | Gordon | Marty Patel makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | Gordon | Marty Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas (SG), Theodore Breslawski (SF), Lance Rundle (PF) Ronald Elliott, James Willie, Patrick Sylvester | |
| Subs | Gordon | Michael Elliott (SG), Felix Thomas (SF), Ronnie Phillips (PF), Todd Rockwood (C) Chester Smith, Marty Patel, Stephen Farmer, Roger Alfaro | |
| 02:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Breslawski | 66-66 |
| 02:24 | Gordon | Felix Thomas misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Theodore Breslawski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Theodore Breslawski and the foul's on Michael Elliott - foul #4 on Michael Elliott, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:40 | Gordon | Felix Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Buffington | 69-68 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Antonio Douglas hits a floater from close range set up by Dewey Ross | 71-68 |
| 01:19 | Gordon | Dewey Ross is called for the reach on James Buffington - foul #4 on Dewey Ross, team foul #5 | 71-68 |
| 01:12 | Gordon | Lance Rundle steps in front of the Michael Elliott pass | 71-68 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Lance Rundle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Lance Rundle, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| 00:48 | Gordon | Felix Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 71-68 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson is hacked by Ronnie Phillips - foul #1 on Ronnie Phillips, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Willie (SF) Theodore Breslawski | |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Lon Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Lance Rundle gets the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers at Newark | James Buffington is called for the reach on Lance Rundle - foul #2 on James Buffington, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Lance Rundle makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Lance Rundle misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:17 | Gordon | Todd Rockwood grabs the board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Gordon | Michael Elliott misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Gordon | Ronnie Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Gordon | Michael Elliott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross is fouled in the backcourt by James Buffington - foul #3 on James Buffington, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Dewey Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:00 | Gordon | Felix Thomas misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 74-68 |