| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Christopher Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Adkins (fresh) PF - Bruce Mandujano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Holz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien double dribbles | 20-34 |
| 19:19 | Wagner | Craig O'Brien blocks the short jumper by Jerry Holz | 20-34 |
| 19:18 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano snags the offensive board | 20-34 |
| 19:13 | Wagner | Thomas Heller's pass is intercepted by Stanley Lewis | 20-34 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses the lay-in | 20-34 |
| 19:08 | Wagner | Jerry Holz gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 18:53 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Adkins | 23-34 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | James Lambert hits the finger roll set up by Ed Tiffany | 23-36 |
| 18:13 | Wagner | Charles Adkins can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Lewis - foul #2 on Stanley Lewis, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 18:13 | Wagner | Charles Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:13 | Wagner | Charles Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 17:51 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Jerry Holz | 25-36 |
| 17:22 | Wagner | Jerry Holz's pass is intercepted by John Morris | 25-36 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Heller steals it from John Morris | 25-36 |
| 16:55 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | James Lambert gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis drills a 3 from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 16:32 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Adkins and the foul's on Stanley Lewis - foul #3 on Stanley Lewis, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Wagner | Al Ward (PG), James Lee (SG), Robert Barksdale (SF), Melvin Cotton (C) Christopher Alexander, Thomas Heller, Charles Adkins, Jerry Holz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (SF), Nelson Strum (PF), Ronald Foor (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 16:32 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Carl Farr drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 15:51 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Lee | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Al Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Mandujano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Strum (fresh) C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits the follow up shot | 30-44 |
| 15:06 | Wagner | Waylon Williams is called for the reach on Al Ward - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Wagner | Christopher Alexander (PG), Thomas Heller (SG), Jerry Holz (C) Al Ward, James Lee, Bruce Mandujano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Waylon Williams, Carl Farr, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 14:54 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 14:53 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale misses the tip | 30-44 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | David Fenton clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-44 |
| 14:27 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 14:16 | Wagner | Jerry Holz makes the jumper from the right block set up by Christopher Alexander | 32-44 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Melvin Cotton blocks the short jumper by Ed Tiffany | 32-44 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Fenton | 32-46 |
| 13:46 | Wagner | The jump hook by Christopher Alexander is blocked by James Lambert | 32-46 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Barksdale - foul #2 on Robert Barksdale, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Wagner | Charles Adkins (SF) Melvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF), Ronald Foor (C) David Fenton, Craig O'Brien | |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:24 | Wagner | Jerry Holz grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 13:20 | Wagner | Thomas Heller clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the floater from the free throw line set up by James Lambert | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:42 | Wagner | Charles Adkins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Alexander | 35-50 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 12:18 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Jerry Holz | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:01 | Wagner | Thomas Heller misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 35-50 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | James Lambert is hacked by Jerry Holz - foul #2 on Jerry Holz, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Al Ward (PG), James Lee (SG), Bruce Mandujano (PF), Melvin Cotton (C) Christopher Alexander, Thomas Heller, Robert Barksdale, Jerry Holz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Ed Tiffany, Ronald Foor | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 11:36 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Al Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Mandujano (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Fenton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-50 |
| 11:18 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 11:03 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton misses short on a runner near the basket | 35-50 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Carl Farr drills a floater from the baseline | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:30 | Wagner | James Lee buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Al Ward | 38-52 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 10:13 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:48 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano is called for 3 seconds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Wagner | Christopher Alexander (PG), Thomas Heller (SG), Robert Barksdale (SF), Jerry Holz (C) Al Ward, James Lee, Charles Adkins, Melvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Waylon Williams, Stanley Lewis, David Fenton, Craig O'Brien | |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lambert | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:07 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Holz | 41-55 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | James Lambert lays it in set up by John Morris | 41-57 |
| 08:32 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is hacked by Robert Barksdale - foul #3 on Robert Barksdale, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Wagner | Melvin Cotton (PF) Bruce Mandujano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) Carl Farr, Ronald Foor | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany clanks a floater from the right side | 44-57 |
| 08:07 | Wagner | Jerry Holz grabs the board | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:55 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale is hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #3 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Wagner | Charles Adkins (SF) Melvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF) Ed Tiffany | |
| 07:40 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 07:38 | Wagner | Jerry Holz grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 07:22 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Barksdale | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Christopher Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Holz (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Christopher Alexander steps in front of the David Fenton pass | 46-57 |
| 06:52 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander lays it up and in | 48-57 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | James Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 48-57 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | David Fenton's floater is tipped away by Jerry Holz | 48-57 |
| 06:21 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Jerry Holz | 48-57 |
| 06:14 | Wagner | Thomas Heller is fouled on the floor by James Lambert - foul #1 on James Lambert, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Wagner | Al Ward (PG), James Lee (SG), Melvin Cotton (SF), Bruce Mandujano (PF), Kevin Hodson (C) Christopher Alexander, Thomas Heller, Charles Adkins, Robert Barksdale, Jerry Holz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF) John Morris, James Lambert, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 06:00 | Wagner | Craig O'Brien steals the ball from Melvin Cotton | 48-57 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Carl Farr scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Waylon Williams and the foul's on James Lee - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:38 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:23 | Wagner | Al Ward hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hodson - foul #2 on Kevin Hodson, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Wagner | Charles Adkins (SF), Jerry Holz (C) Melvin Cotton, Kevin Hodson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Ronald Foor (C) Carl Farr, Waylon Williams, Craig O'Brien | |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 51-59 |
| 04:55 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 04:51 | Wagner | James Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Adkins | 54-59 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | James Lambert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Mandujano - foul #2 on Bruce Mandujano, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Wagner | Christopher Alexander (PG), Robert Barksdale (PF) James Lee, Bruce Mandujano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (C) Ronald Foor | |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:19 | Wagner | Jerry Holz misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 04:18 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | James Lambert comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 04:09 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:49 | Wagner | Al Ward drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Alexander picks off the pass by Ed Tiffany | 59-61 |
| 03:39 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander banks in the layup | 61-61 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | David Fenton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Morris | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Christopher Alexander (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Al Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Holz (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fenton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | James Lambert tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 02:49 | Wagner | Wagner calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Wagner | Thomas Heller (SG), Bruce Mandujano (PF) Al Ward, Robert Barksdale | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) David Fenton | |
| 02:31 | Wagner | Jerry Holz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Bruce Mandujano swats the layup by John Morris | 64-66 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Tiffany | 64-66 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Stanley Lewis is blocked by Bruce Mandujano | 64-66 |
| 02:00 | Wagner | Charles Adkins snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 01:55 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Holz | 66-66 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| 01:25 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Jerry Holz | 66-66 |
| 01:14 | Wagner | James Lambert is called for the reach on Thomas Heller - foul #2 on James Lambert, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| 01:02 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Lewis - foul #4 on Stanley Lewis, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| 01:02 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:02 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by James Lambert is blocked by Charles Adkins | 67-66 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis's pass is intercepted by Charles Adkins | 67-66 |
| 00:12 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander misses the lay-in | 67-66 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | John Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 67-66 |