| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses badly on a jumper from close range | 31-31 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Johnny Koster snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brock Perkins | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| 18:47 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Gary Lowry | 31-31 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson can't finish the layup | 31-31 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Johnny Koster clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Kennedy | 31-31 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Johnny Koster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Hunt | 31-31 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brock Perkins | 31-31 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brock Perkins | 31-33 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Harrison - foul #1 on Paul Harrison, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Paul Parsons (C) Joe Kennedy, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham (SF) Gary Lowry | |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Javier Perez | 32-36 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Abraham - foul #2 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Robert Galvin (PF) Javier Perez, Paul Harrison | |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 33-39 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) C - Patrick Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Abraham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Galvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Parsons | 33-39 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Parsons | 35-39 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brock Perkins | 35-41 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 38-41 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Patrick Odom | 38-41 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Abraham - foul #3 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), James Schroer (C) Floyd Wilson, Bradley Burgos, Thomas Abraham, Robert Galvin, Brock Perkins | |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans is whistled for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Gary Lowry steps in front of the Geoffrey Hunt pass | 42-41 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry is denied on a dunk by Wayne Gentle | 42-41 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Terry Fitch double dribbles | 42-41 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Cowans | 42-44 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | James Schroer gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Javier Perez can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-44 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy is hacked by Javier Perez - foul #2 on Javier Perez, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF) Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Brock Perkins (C) Henry Cowans, James Schroer | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Parsons | 44-44 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins tips it in | 44-46 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brock Perkins | 44-46 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Javier Perez | 44-48 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joe Kennedy | 47-48 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Hunt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Terry Fitch (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Robert Galvin (PF) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison | |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Sheldon Taylor steps in front of the Thomas Abraham pass | 47-48 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Paul Parsons knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Mains and he's fouled by Robert Galvin - foul #2 on Robert Galvin, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson is fouled on the floor by Wallace Mishler - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Wallace Mishler, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Wayne Gentle is called for the reach on Bradley Burgos - foul #3 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Javier Perez (SG), James Schroer (C) Bradley Burgos, Brock Perkins | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Paul Parsons steps in front of the James Schroer pass | 50-48 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Johnny Koster drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 53-48 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Paul Parsons is called for the reach on Thomas Abraham - foul #1 on Paul Parsons, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Henry Cowans, Thomas Abraham, Robert Galvin, James Schroer | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Wilson | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 17 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #2 on Johnny Koster, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (SF), Wallace Mishler (PF) Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Johnny Koster is fouled on the floor by Paul Harrison - foul #2 on Paul Harrison, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison blows the layup | 53-50 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 53-52 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Johnny Koster connects on the floater from the right side | 55-52 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF) Johnny Koster, Terry Fitch, Wallace Mishler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG) Javier Perez | |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bradley Burgos | 55-54 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses long on a floater in the lane | 55-54 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos is called for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Robert Galvin (PF), James Schroer (C) Floyd Wilson, Bradley Burgos, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Brock Perkins | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Cowans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Abraham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Galvin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Schroer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Patrick Odom can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Schroer - foul #2 on James Schroer, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Patrick Odom makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Patrick Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Galvin | 56-59 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Henry Cowans, Thomas Abraham, Robert Galvin, James Schroer | |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Sheldon Taylor and the foul's on Gary Lowry - foul #1 on Gary Lowry, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison misses the easy layup | 59-59 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-59 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Javier Perez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Lowry and he's fouled by Joe Kennedy - foul #1 on Joe Kennedy, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Javier Perez makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses the floater from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison is hacked by Johnny Koster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Koster, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham (SF) Gary Lowry | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Joe Kennedy | 61-62 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Koster - foul #4 on Johnny Koster, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Hunt | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Abraham - foul #4 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |