| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - James Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Leroy Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rafael Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Armstead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Johnson and Wales | Johnson and Wales is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Johnson and Wales | Thomas Dudley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 19:34 | Johnson and Wales | Joseph Tyson snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 19:19 | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta jams it | 43-32 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Rafael Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 19:00 | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:54 | Johnson and Wales | Joseph Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey (PG), Don Hansard (PF) James Akers, Henry Perrotta | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 18:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Billy Forsythe | 43-35 |
| 18:18 | Johnson and Wales | Thomas Dudley clanks a jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Armstead | 43-35 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 43-35 |
| 17:34 | Johnson and Wales | Joseph Tyson gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:28 | Johnson and Wales | Thomas Dudley is hacked by Billy Forsythe - foul #1 on Billy Forsythe, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | James Akers (PG), Donald Bright (SG), Roy Schwartzwalde (SF), Henry Perrotta (PF), Michael Kay (C) Wendell Wilsey, Thomas Dudley, Bryan Bradley, Don Hansard, Joseph Tyson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Stirling (PG), Tony Backes (SF), Andrew Lauritsen (PF), Gerald Robinson (C) Leroy Long, Rafael Clark, Robert Armstead, Kyle Smith | |
| 17:17 | Johnson and Wales | James Akers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-35 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers at Newark | The jump hook by Andrew Lauritsen is blocked by Michael Kay | 43-35 |
| 17:00 | Johnson and Wales | Michael Kay snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 16:56 | Johnson and Wales | Gerald Robinson is called for the reach on James Akers - foul #2 on Gerald Robinson, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| 16:51 | Johnson and Wales | Donald Bright hits a runner near the basket set up by Roy Schwartzwalde and the foul's on Billy Forsythe - foul #2 on Billy Forsythe, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 16:51 | Johnson and Wales | Donald Bright makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe drills a fadeaway from the left side | 46-37 |
| 16:10 | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Tony Backes | 46-37 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Donald Bright takes the ball from Kenneth Stirling in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 16:02 | Johnson and Wales | Donald Bright misses the easy layup | 46-37 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - James Akers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Bright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Schwartzwalde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Perrotta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Kenneth Stirling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Forsythe (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Backes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Lauritsen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Gerald Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Stirling can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 15:53 | Johnson and Wales | Roy Schwartzwalde grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 15:48 | Johnson and Wales | Roy Schwartzwalde loses the dribble to Billy Forsythe | 46-37 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Schwartzwalde - foul #3 on Roy Schwartzwalde, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey (PG), Don Hansard (SG), Bryan Bradley (SF), Robert Crutcher (C) James Akers, Donald Bright, Roy Schwartzwalde, Michael Kay | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis (PG), Leroy Long (SG), Andrew Pritt (SF), George Thompson (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Kenneth Stirling, Billy Forsythe, Tony Backes, Andrew Lauritsen, Gerald Robinson | |
| 15:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith makes the jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 15:21 | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Crutcher and he's hacked by George Thompson - foul #4 on George Thompson, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead (PF) George Thompson | |
| 15:21 | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sylvester Davis | 49-42 |
| 14:42 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley double dribbles | 49-42 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Howard Tyree (PG), Thomas Dudley (SG), Joseph Tyson (PF) Wendell Wilsey, Don Hansard, Henry Perrotta | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Stirling (SG), Rafael Clark (SF) Leroy Long, Andrew Pritt | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Rafael Clark can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 14:22 | Johnson and Wales | The rebound goes to Robert Crutcher | 49-42 |
| 14:05 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 14:03 | Johnson and Wales | Joseph Tyson snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:51 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley buries a 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Rafael Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Stirling | 52-45 |
| 13:08 | Johnson and Wales | Howard Tyree clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Stirling | 52-48 |
| 12:46 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Crutcher banks in the layup and he's hacked by Rafael Clark - foul #3 on Rafael Clark, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | James Akers (PG), Donald Bright (SG), Roy Schwartzwalde (SF), Don Hansard (PF) Howard Tyree, Thomas Dudley, Bryan Bradley, Joseph Tyson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long (SG), Tony Backes (SF), Andrew Lauritsen (PF), Gerald Robinson (C) Kenneth Stirling, Rafael Clark, Robert Armstead, Kyle Smith | |
| 12:46 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Crutcher misses the free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Andrew Lauritsen | 54-48 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Backes is hacked by Roy Schwartzwalde - foul #4 on Roy Schwartzwalde, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta (PF), Michael Kay (C) Roy Schwartzwalde, Robert Crutcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe (SG) Sylvester Davis | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Backes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 11:57 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard grabs the board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - James Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Bright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Hansard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Perrotta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kay (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Leroy Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Forsythe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Backes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Lauritsen (fresh) 7 reb. C - Gerald Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Johnson and Wales | Donald Bright's floater is tipped away by Andrew Lauritsen | 54-48 |
| 11:51 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 11:44 | Johnson and Wales | Billy Forsythe is called for the reach on Henry Perrotta - foul #3 on Billy Forsythe, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey (PG) James Akers | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 11:26 | Johnson and Wales | Donald Bright is denied on a layup by Andrew Lauritsen | 54-48 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Robinson pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Kay is called for the reach on Billy Forsythe - foul #1 on Michael Kay, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Thomas Dudley (SG), Bryan Bradley (SF), Joseph Tyson (C) Donald Bright, Don Hansard, Michael Kay | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis (PG), Andrew Pritt (SF), Robert Armstead (PF) Leroy Long, Tony Backes, Gerald Robinson | |
| 10:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Pritt misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 10:47 | Johnson and Wales | Thomas Dudley gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:42 | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Pritt scores on a jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 10:17 | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Pritt grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Henry Perrotta picks off the pass by Billy Forsythe | 54-50 |
| 09:21 | Johnson and Wales | Joseph Tyson banks in the layup and the foul's on Andrew Lauritsen - foul #2 on Andrew Lauritsen, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | James Akers (PG), Don Hansard (SF), Michael Kay (C) Wendell Wilsey, Bryan Bradley, Henry Perrotta | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long (PG), Kenneth Stirling (SG), Rafael Clark (SF), Gerald Robinson (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Sylvester Davis, Billy Forsythe, Andrew Pritt, Robert Armstead, Andrew Lauritsen | |
| 09:21 | Johnson and Wales | Joseph Tyson makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Kay steals it from Kenneth Stirling | 57-50 |
| 08:39 | Johnson and Wales | Kyle Smith picks off the pass by James Akers | 57-50 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Rafael Clark scores on a 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:05 | Johnson and Wales | James Akers clanks a floater from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:03 | Johnson and Wales | Joseph Tyson tips it but misses | 57-53 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Leroy Long | 57-53 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith loses the dribble to Thomas Dudley in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 07:59 | Johnson and Wales | Thomas Dudley misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - James Akers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Dudley (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Hansard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Tyson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Kay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Leroy Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Stirling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kyle Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Dudley picks off the pass by Rafael Clark | 57-53 |
| 07:27 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:25 | Johnson and Wales | Michael Kay grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 07:13 | Johnson and Wales | Michael Kay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Howard Tyree (PG), Donald Bright (SG), Roy Schwartzwalde (SF), Robert Crutcher (C) James Akers, Thomas Dudley, Joseph Tyson, Michael Kay | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis (PG), Billy Forsythe (SG), Tony Backes (SF), George Thompson (PF), Andrew Lauritsen (C) Leroy Long, Kenneth Stirling, Rafael Clark, Gerald Robinson, Kyle Smith | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 07:00 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:54 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard is hacked by Tony Backes - foul #1 on Tony Backes, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 06:54 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bright - foul #1 on Donald Bright, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta (PF) Don Hansard | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 06:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:35 | Johnson and Wales | Roy Schwartzwalde snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 06:28 | Johnson and Wales | Roy Schwartzwalde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis is hacked by Howard Tyree in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Tyree, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Pritt (SF) Billy Forsythe | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers at Newark | George Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Pritt can't tip it in | 57-53 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Backes | 57-53 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers at Newark | George Thompson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Lauritsen | 57-55 |
| 05:31 | Johnson and Wales | Andrew Pritt is called for the reach on Roy Schwartzwalde - foul #1 on Andrew Pritt, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey (PG), Bryan Bradley (SF), Don Hansard (PF) Howard Tyree, Donald Bright, Henry Perrotta | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long (PG), Kenneth Stirling (SG), Kyle Smith (C) Sylvester Davis, Tony Backes, Andrew Lauritsen | |
| 05:31 | Johnson and Wales | Roy Schwartzwalde makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:31 | Johnson and Wales | Roy Schwartzwalde makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Stirling is called for 5 seconds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Thomas Dudley (SG) Roy Schwartzwalde | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Rafael Clark (SF) Andrew Pritt | |
| 04:58 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley is fouled on the floor by Rafael Clark - foul #4 on Rafael Clark, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Robinson (C) Kyle Smith | |
| 04:58 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:58 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:58 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:44 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Crutcher lays it in | 62-55 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | George Thompson can't finish the layup | 62-55 |
| 04:27 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 04:23 | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-55 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Rafael Clark grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Rafael Clark connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Long | 62-58 |
| 03:52 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard is fouled on the floor by George Thompson - foul #5 on George Thompson, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | James Akers (PG), Henry Perrotta (PF), Joseph Tyson (C) Wendell Wilsey, Thomas Dudley, Robert Crutcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis (PG), Billy Forsythe (SG), Tony Backes (SF), Robert Armstead (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Leroy Long, Kenneth Stirling, Rafael Clark, George Thompson, Gerald Robinson | |
| 03:52 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:52 | Johnson and Wales | Don Hansard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Tony Backes | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Johnson and Wales | PG - James Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Don Hansard (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. SF - Bryan Bradley (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Perrotta (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Sylvester Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Forsythe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Backes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Armstead (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Roy Schwartzwalde (SG) Don Hansard | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 03:08 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Backes pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Roy Schwartzwalde is called for the reach on Billy Forsythe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Schwartzwalde, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Donald Bright (SG) Roy Schwartzwalde | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen (C) Kyle Smith | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Sylvester Davis | 63-60 |
| 02:37 | Johnson and Wales | Andrew Lauritsen denies the turnaround by Bryan Bradley | 63-60 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Michael Kay (C) Joseph Tyson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long (SG), Rafael Clark (SF), Gerald Robinson (C) Billy Forsythe, Tony Backes, Andrew Lauritsen | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Donald Bright is called for the reach on Leroy Long - foul #2 on Donald Bright, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | Wendell Wilsey (PG), Don Hansard (PF) James Akers, Henry Perrotta | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Long misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Robinson blows the wide open layup | 63-61 |
| 01:56 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:50 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley knocks in the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Rafael Clark - foul #5 on Rafael Clark, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Johnson and Wales | James Akers (PG), Thomas Dudley (SG), Henry Perrotta (PF), Robert Crutcher (C) Wendell Wilsey, Donald Bright, Don Hansard, Michael Kay | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Forsythe (SG), Andrew Lauritsen (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Leroy Long, Rafael Clark, Gerald Robinson | |
| 01:50 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Smith and the foul's on Bryan Bradley - foul #2 on Bryan Bradley, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | Johnson and Wales | Henry Perrotta grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 01:33 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Crutcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Crutcher - foul #4 on Robert Crutcher, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley is hacked by Sylvester Davis - foul #4 on Sylvester Davis, team foul #13 | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Davis buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Billy Forsythe | 66-67 |
| 00:24 | Johnson and Wales | Bryan Bradley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Akers | 69-67 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-67 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Armstead misses short on a floater from the right side | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen tips it but misses | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Andrew Lauritsen tips it back up and in | 69-69 |
| 00:07 | Johnson and Wales | Johnson and Wales calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Johnson and Wales | Johnson and Wales is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Johnson and Wales | Robert Crutcher knocks in the shot from the right side | 71-69 |