| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Britton (fresh) SG - David Bobbitt (fresh) SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) C - Alexander Yokota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Ramsey (fresh) SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) SF - Michael Valley (fresh) PF - Donald Echols (fresh) C - Richard Leath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Joseph Pine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Alexander Yokota blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Leath | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alexander Yokota | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Alexander Yokota banks in the layup and the foul's on Bobby McKinney - foul #1 on Bobby McKinney, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Alexander Yokota makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney hits a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | UConn | David Bobbitt is fouled on the floor by Bobby McKinney - foul #2 on Bobby McKinney, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Bowers (SG) Bobby McKinney | |
| 18:10 | UConn | Alexander Yokota misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Alexander Yokota tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Richard Leath misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | UConn | David Bobbitt pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Echols | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Richard Leath gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Michael Valley is denied by Alexander Yokota | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey tips it home | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit double dribbles | 5-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Chuioke Orji (SG), Lupe Lopez (C) Eric Britton, David Bobbitt, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Doug Perdue (C) Paul Ramsey, Michael Valley, Donald Echols, Richard Leath | |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Edward Bowers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Pine - foul #1 on Joseph Pine, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zieser (SF), John Headrick (PF) Maurice Nesbit, Joseph Pine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Edward Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Edward Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones clanks a jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | UConn | John Headrick grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) SF - Hans Zieser (fresh) PF - John Headrick (fresh) C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) SF - Edward Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Doug Perdue (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Chuioke Orji makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jones | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso is hacked by Chuioke Orji - foul #1 on Chuioke Orji, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Nesbit (SF), Joseph Pine (PF) Hans Zieser, John Headrick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Echols (PF) Edward Bowers | |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Donald Echols's layup is rejected by Lupe Lopez | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Lupe Lopez pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Joseph Pine tips it home | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue clanks a jumper in the lane | 9-6 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole tips it home | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Echols - foul #1 on Donald Echols, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Britton (PG), David Bobbitt (SG), Alexander Yokota (C) Jeffrey Jones, Chuioke Orji, Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Michael Valley (SG), Chad Robards (C) Ronald Poole, Ebo Amoroso, Doug Perdue | |
| 14:28 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Chad Robards gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Eric Britton pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Joseph Pine hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 10-8 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Valley | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Joseph Pine swats the short shot by Donald Echols | 10-8 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Alexander Yokota pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Carl McKinney - foul #1 on Carl McKinney, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Richard Leath (C) Paul Ramsey, Donald Echols, Chad Robards | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Michael Valley misses long on a jump hook from close range | 12-8 |
| 12:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joseph Pine | 12-8 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Ebo Amoroso is called for the reach on Maurice Nesbit - foul #1 on Ebo Amoroso, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Chuioke Orji (SG), Hans Zieser (SF), John Headrick (PF), Lupe Lopez (C) David Bobbitt, Maurice Nesbit, Joseph Pine, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Edward Bowers (SG) Ronald Poole, Ebo Amoroso | |
| 12:10 | UConn | John Headrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Richard Leath grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Edward Bowers double dribbles | 12-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Maurice Nesbit (SF) Eric Britton, Hans Zieser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Echols (PF), Doug Perdue (C) Carl McKinney, Richard Leath | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Headrick (fresh) C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Valley (fresh) PF - Donald Echols (fresh) C - Doug Perdue (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | UConn | John Headrick misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Valley - foul #1 on Michael Valley, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Yokota (C) Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Carl McKinney (SF), Richard Leath (C) Edward Bowers, Michael Valley, Doug Perdue | |
| 11:27 | UConn | John Headrick misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:27 | UConn | John Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ebo Amoroso | 13-11 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Jones | 16-11 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Britton (PG), David Bobbitt (SG), Joseph Pine (PF) Jeffrey Jones, Chuioke Orji, John Headrick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Edward Bowers (SG), Michael Valley (SF), Doug Perdue (C) Paul Ramsey, Ebo Amoroso, Carl McKinney, Richard Leath | |
| 10:15 | UConn | Joseph Pine lays it up and in set up by Maurice Nesbit and he's fouled by Edward Bowers - foul #1 on Edward Bowers, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Joseph Pine makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Donald Echols slams it home and he's fouled by David Bobbitt - foul #1 on David Bobbitt, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Lupe Lopez (C) Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG) Ronald Poole | |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Donald Echols misses the free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Joseph Pine grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Joseph Pine makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bobbitt | 21-13 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | David Bobbitt steals it from Donald Echols | 21-13 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Lupe Lopez is whistled for a carry | 21-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Hans Zieser (SF) Eric Britton, Maurice Nesbit | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Richard Leath (C) Paul Ramsey, Edward Bowers, Donald Echols, Doug Perdue | |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Michael Valley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Ronald Poole is called for the reach on Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Ronald Poole, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Chuioke Orji (SG), Alexander Yokota (C) David Bobbitt, Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Edward Bowers (SG), Donald Echols (PF) Ronald Poole, Ebo Amoroso, Michael Valley | |
| 08:19 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Donald Echols connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Ramsey | 23-18 |
| 07:34 | UConn | Jeffrey Jones can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Edward Bowers snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hans Zieser (fresh) PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Yokota (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Leath (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Britton (PG), Maurice Nesbit (SF), John Headrick (PF) Jeffrey Jones, Hans Zieser, Joseph Pine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Michael Valley (SF), Doug Perdue (C) Paul Ramsey, Edward Bowers, Carl McKinney, Richard Leath | |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Chuioke Orji takes the ball from Ebo Amoroso | 23-18 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit is fouled on the floor by Donald Echols - foul #2 on Donald Echols, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (SG) Chuioke Orji | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey (PG), Edward Bowers (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Richard Leath (C) Ronald Poole, Ebo Amoroso, Donald Echols, Doug Perdue | |
| 06:31 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Eric Britton steps in front of the Michael Valley pass | 25-18 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Michael Valley steals the ball from David Bobbitt | 25-18 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Maurice Nesbit steals the ball from Carl McKinney | 25-18 |
| 05:25 | UConn | David Bobbitt dunks the ball set up by Maurice Nesbit | 27-18 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Michael Valley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-18 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Alexander Yokota pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 04:40 | UConn | John Headrick misses the floater from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit hits the follow up shot | 29-18 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Britton - foul #1 on Eric Britton, team foul #5 | 29-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Chuioke Orji (SG), Joseph Pine (PF), Lupe Lopez (C) Eric Britton, David Bobbitt, John Headrick, Alexander Yokota | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Doug Perdue (C) Edward Bowers, Carl McKinney | |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Paul Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Joseph Pine connects on the runner near the basket | 31-20 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue jams it on a great pass from Ebo Amoroso | 31-22 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Joseph Pine can't connect on a runner in the lane | 31-22 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Maurice Nesbit steals the ball from Michael Valley | 31-22 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Joseph Pine throws it down on a nice dish by Maurice Nesbit | 33-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuioke Orji (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Nesbit (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Pine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Ramsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Valley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Leath (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Doug Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Joseph Pine blocks the jumper by Paul Ramsey | 33-22 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Doug Perdue tips it back up and in | 33-24 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Chuioke Orji comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Michael Valley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Michael Valley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 02:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chuioke Orji | 33-24 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Joseph Pine can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Leath - foul #1 on Richard Leath, team foul #10 | 33-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Britton (PG), David Bobbitt (SG), Hans Zieser (SF) Jeffrey Jones, Chuioke Orji, Maurice Nesbit | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Carl McKinney (SF), Donald Echols (PF), Chad Robards (C) Paul Ramsey, Ebo Amoroso, Michael Valley, Richard Leath, Doug Perdue | |
| 02:03 | UConn | Joseph Pine makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Joseph Pine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Donald Echols misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Joseph Pine - foul #2 on Joseph Pine, team foul #6 | 35-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Yokota (C) Lupe Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Hans Zieser is denied on a layup by Chad Robards | 35-26 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Alexander Yokota tips it back up and in | 37-26 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole is fouled on the floor by Eric Britton - foul #2 on Eric Britton, team foul #7 | 37-26 |
| Subs | UConn | John Headrick (PF) Joseph Pine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Valley (SF) Carl McKinney | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Eric Britton grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 00:37 | UConn | David Bobbitt travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Nesbit (SF) Hans Zieser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (SF) Michael Valley | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Donald Echols comes up short on the shot from the right block | 37-27 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Eric Britton grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 00:02 | UConn | The jump hook by John Headrick is blocked by Chad Robards | 37-27 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Maurice Nesbit pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |