| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins blows the layup | 31-40 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Stevens - foul #2 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 31-40 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Wiley Stevens drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stanley Wadkins - foul #1 on Stanley Wadkins, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Hai Xie snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Hai Xie hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens | 33-46 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Darley - foul #1 on Charles Darley, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Hai Xie misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds's fadeaway is rejected by Hai Xie | 35-46 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Charles Darley hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Aker | 37-46 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Kevin Mondor connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Wadkins | 37-48 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel is fouled on the floor by Kevin Mondor - foul #1 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Kelly Naquin, Frederick Aker, Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SG), James Reeves (SF), Jack Wood (PF), David Elsea (C) Wiley Stevens, Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Tristan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) SF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jack Wood (fresh) C - David Elsea (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | James Woolley clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-48 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | James Woolley tips it in | 39-48 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Jack Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Loyd Young | 42-48 |
| 14:38 | UMass | David Elsea's pass is intercepted by Loyd Young | 42-48 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Loyd Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Brian Hinds (SF), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Loyd Young, Joseph Colletti, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) James Tristan, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Jack Wood, David Elsea | |
| 13:57 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens | 42-51 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kelly Naquin | 44-51 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Kevin Mondor can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 44-51 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Charles Darley swats the dunk try by Brian Hinds | 44-53 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Kevin Mondor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Francis Plemons steals it from Charles Darley | 44-53 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 46-53 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Charles Darley loses the dribble to Francis Plemons | 46-53 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Kelly Naquin and he's hacked by Wiley Stevens - foul #3 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Kelly Naquin, Francis Plemons, Brian Hinds, James Woolley | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG), James Reeves (SF), David Elsea (PF) Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Hai Xie lays it in on a nice dish by James Tristan | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 7 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Tristan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is hacked by David Elsea - foul #1 on David Elsea, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (PF) Hai Xie | |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Jack Wood gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 10:55 | UMass | James Reeves hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses the tip | 49-57 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison tips it home | 51-57 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Jack Wood blows the wide open layup | 51-57 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Elsea - foul #2 on David Elsea, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Brian Hinds (SF), James Woolley (PF) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Joseph Colletti, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) Wiley Stevens, James Reeves, Jack Wood, David Elsea | |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Hai Xie snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Charles Darley connects on the open jumper near the basket | 52-59 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses the easy layup | 52-59 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Charles Darley pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Kevin Mondor - foul #4 on Francis Plemons, team foul #1 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Joseph Colletti (C) Francis Plemons, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:51 | UMass | James Woolley steals it from Kevin Mondor | 52-59 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin lays it up and in set up by Frederick Aker and the foul's on James Tristan - foul #3 on James Tristan, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG) James Tristan | |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Wiley Stevens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederick Aker - foul #1 on Frederick Aker, team foul #2 | 55-59 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Wiley Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel lays it in on a great pass from Kelly Naquin | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UMass | Charles Darley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Mondor | 57-62 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Hai Xie gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Wiley Stevens misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-62 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kelly Naquin | 57-62 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 59-62 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Charles Darley is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #3 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF) Brian Hinds | |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Charles Darley | |
| 05:11 | UMass | Kevin Mondor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Naquin | 59-65 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | James Reeves steals it from Frank Morrison | 59-65 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Kevin Mondor clanks a floater from the right side | 59-65 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 03:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wiley Stevens | 59-65 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Kelly Naquin steals the ball from Kevin Mondor | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Mondor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hai Xie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Kevin Mondor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wiley Stevens | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel is hacked by James Reeves - foul #2 on James Reeves, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Brian Hinds (SF) Kelly Naquin, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG), Charles Darley (PF), David Elsea (C) Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Wiley Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frederick Aker | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 02:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (C) James Tristan, James Reeves, David Elsea | |
| 02:35 | UMass | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Wiley Stevens - foul #5 on Francis Plemons, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Francis Plemons | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:24 | UMass | Hai Xie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Hai Xie, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Wiley Stevens is called for the reach on Brian Hinds - foul #4 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Kevin Mondor - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #5 | 63-67 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Charles Darley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Hufnagel - foul #2 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Charles Darley makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Charles Darley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses badly on a floater in the lane | 63-69 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds tips it home | 65-69 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Wadkins | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-71 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the offensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-71 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Charles Darley gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Charles Darley is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #7 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG) Kevin Mondor | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Charles Darley misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Aker | 68-71 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Kelly Naquin is called for the reach on Stanley Wadkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Charles Darley | |
| 00:15 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:15 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:15 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| 00:13 | UMass | James Reeves is fouled on the floor by Brian Hinds - foul #2 on Brian Hinds, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| 00:13 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:13 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on James Reeves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Aker, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-75 |