| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Ricky Lane (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - John Coleman (fresh) PF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) C - Shannon Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) SF - Jacob Hagen (fresh) PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) C - Tim Scruggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza's fadeaway is rejected by Shannon Morgan | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Occidental | Ricky Lane steals the ball from Gregg Taylor | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Occidental | Shannon Morgan takes the ball from Tim Scruggs | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Stanley Carter - foul #1 on Stanley Carter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:04 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses the 3rd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by John Coleman and the foul's on Keith Iorio - foul #1 on Keith Iorio, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays (SF), Mark Mosley (PF), Joseph Ingram (C) John Coleman, Jonathan Smith, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 17:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Occidental | Ricky Lane swats the shot by Gregg Taylor | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregg Taylor steps in front of the Ron Bays pass | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ingram | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Iorio takes the ball from Ricky Lane in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza tips it home | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Bobby Penaloza steals the ball from Stanley Carter | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Ricky Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fairly fresh) SF - Ron Bays (fresh) PF - Mark Mosley (fresh) C - Joseph Ingram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fairly fresh) SG - Gregg Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jacob Hagen (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Penaloza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Scruggs (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 5-7 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter tips it in | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob Hagen | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:35 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen is hacked by Mark Mosley - foul #1 on Mark Mosley, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer (PG), Christopher Steelman (SG), John Coleman (SF), Jonathan Smith (PF), Shannon Morgan (C) Ricky Lane, Stanley Carter, Ron Bays, Mark Mosley, Joseph Ingram | |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG), Edward Yamasaki (SG), Ronald Spencer (SF), Brett Becker (PF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Keith Iorio, Gregg Taylor, Jacob Hagen, Bobby Penaloza, Tim Scruggs | |
| 14:25 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 14:23 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Smith | 11-9 |
| 13:23 | Occidental | Eric Lotts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Mercer - foul #1 on Brian Mercer, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| 13:23 | Occidental | Eric Lotts makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Occidental | Eric Lotts misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Occidental | Eric Lotts makes the 3rd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Yamasaki steals it from John Coleman | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki is hacked by Shannon Morgan - foul #1 on Shannon Morgan, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| 12:29 | Occidental | Brett Becker scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ronald Spencer and he's hacked by Jonathan Smith - foul #1 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley (PF) Jonathan Smith | |
| Subs | Occidental | Gregg Taylor (SG) Edward Yamasaki | |
| 12:29 | Occidental | Brett Becker makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Spencer | 11-14 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan hits the follow up shot | 13-14 |
| 11:50 | Occidental | Brett Becker loses the ball out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Ron Bays (SF), Joseph Ingram (C) Brian Mercer, Christopher Steelman, John Coleman, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki (PG), Jacob Hagen (SF), Bobby Penaloza (PF), Tim Scruggs (C) Eric Lotts, Brett Becker, Ronald Spencer, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Ricky Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ron Bays (fresh) PF - Mark Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Ingram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Edward Yamasaki (fresh) SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jacob Hagen (fresh) PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Scruggs (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 11:32 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:11 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley loses the dribble to Edward Yamasaki | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Occidental | Joseph Ingram denies the turnaround by Bobby Penaloza | 13-14 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Joseph Ingram | 13-14 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gregg Taylor - foul #1 on Gregg Taylor, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman (SF), Shannon Morgan (C) Ron Bays, Mark Mosley | |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Eric Lotts (SG), Ronald Spencer (SF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Edward Yamasaki, Gregg Taylor, Jacob Hagen, Tim Scruggs | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:55 | Occidental | Keith Iorio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram makes the floater near the basket | 17-14 |
| 09:21 | Occidental | Keith Iorio misses long on a floater from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Shannon Morgan | 17-14 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Poniatoski - foul #1 on Larry Poniatoski, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer (PG), Jonathan Smith (PF) Ricky Lane, Joseph Ingram | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki (SG), Brett Becker (PF) Ronald Spencer, Bobby Penaloza | |
| 08:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:37 | Occidental | Eric Lotts misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Smith - foul #2 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Christopher Steelman (SG), Mark Mosley (PF), James Ward (C) Stanley Carter, Jonathan Smith, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | Occidental | Gregg Taylor (SG) Edward Yamasaki | |
| 08:37 | Occidental | Eric Lotts makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:37 | Occidental | Eric Lotts makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers at Newark | James Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 08:20 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:12 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers at Newark | James Ward is hacked by Larry Poniatoski - foul #2 on Larry Poniatoski, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane (PG), Ron Bays (SF) Christopher Steelman, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza (PF), Tim Scruggs (C) Eric Lotts, Larry Poniatoski | |
| 07:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregg Taylor picks off the pass by James Ward | 19-19 |
| 07:43 | Occidental | Brett Becker banks in the layup set up by Gregg Taylor | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Ricky Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Mercer (fresh) SF - Ron Bays (fresh) PF - Mark Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Becker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Scruggs (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Iorio is called for the reach on Ricky Lane - foul #2 on Keith Iorio, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter (SG), Shannon Morgan (C) Brian Mercer, James Ward | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki (PG), Ronald Spencer (SF) Keith Iorio, Brett Becker | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan's floater is knocked away by Bobby Penaloza | 19-21 |
| 07:00 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:50 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley is hacked by Ronald Spencer - foul #1 on Ronald Spencer, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman (SF) Ron Bays | |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG), Jacob Hagen (SF), Brett Becker (PF) Gregg Taylor, Bobby Penaloza, Tim Scruggs | |
| 06:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Lotts - foul #1 on Eric Lotts, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:53 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Stanley Carter - foul #2 on Stanley Carter, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer (PG), Christopher Steelman (SG), Joseph Ingram (C) Ricky Lane, Stanley Carter, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | Occidental | Tim Scruggs (C) Ronald Spencer | |
| 05:53 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:53 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Ward (C) Mark Mosley | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 05:15 | Occidental | Eric Lotts makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Becker | 20-25 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers at Newark | James Ward drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-25 |
| 04:18 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs hits a jumper in the lane | 22-27 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram lays it in | 24-27 |
| 03:50 | Occidental | Eric Lotts is hacked by James Ward - foul #1 on James Ward, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Ron Bays (SF), Jonathan Smith (PF), Shannon Morgan (C) Brian Mercer, Christopher Steelman, John Coleman, Joseph Ingram, James Ward | |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Gregg Taylor (SG), Bobby Penaloza (PF), Ronald Spencer (C) Edward Yamasaki, Jacob Hagen, Brett Becker, Tim Scruggs | |
| 03:50 | Occidental | Eric Lotts makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:50 | Occidental | Eric Lotts misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 03:29 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer grabs the board | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Ricky Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ron Bays (fresh) PF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shannon Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Lotts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Occidental | The pull-up jumper by Keith Iorio is blocked by Shannon Morgan | 24-28 |
| 03:23 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer tips it back up and in | 24-30 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 24-30 |
| 03:17 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 03:02 | Occidental | Eric Lotts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 03:00 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski (C) Eric Lotts | |
| 02:25 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bobby Penaloza | 24-35 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith is fouled on the floor by Bobby Penaloza - foul #1 on Bobby Penaloza, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman (SF) Ron Bays | |
| Subs | Occidental | Jacob Hagen (SF) Larry Poniatoski | |
| 02:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:43 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 26-35 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Shannon Morgan | 26-35 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith misses short on a runner from close range | 26-35 |
| 01:34 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 01:28 | Occidental | Keith Iorio clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane is hacked by Bobby Penaloza - foul #2 on Bobby Penaloza, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley (PF), Joseph Ingram (C) Jonathan Smith, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki (PG), Larry Poniatoski (C) Keith Iorio, Ronald Spencer | |
| 01:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:14 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Gregg Taylor | 26-35 |
| 00:50 | Occidental | Ricky Lane is called for the reach on Edward Yamasaki - foul #1 on Ricky Lane, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Occidental | David Carpenter (SG), Brett Becker (SF), Tim Scruggs (C) Gregg Taylor, Jacob Hagen, Bobby Penaloza | |
| 00:50 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Larry Poniatoski steps in front of the Stanley Carter pass | 26-35 |
| 00:37 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Joseph Ingram - foul #1 on Joseph Ingram, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer (PG), Christopher Steelman (SG) Ricky Lane, Stanley Carter | |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG) David Carpenter | |
| 00:37 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 00:22 | Occidental | Brett Becker pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:04 | Occidental | Joseph Ingram steals the ball from Tim Scruggs | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 26-38 |