| 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 | New Jersey City | PG - Tomas Gram (fresh) SG - James Felan (fresh) SF - Michael Tuggle (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Greg Carver (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 | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman drills a shot from the right side set up by Stanley Carter | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | New Jersey City | Jonathan Smith blocks the jumper by James Felan | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan drills a driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 18:20 | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram is whistled for traveling | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 6-2 |
| 17:58 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to James Felan | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:16 | New Jersey City | A charge is called on Michael Tuggle - foul #1 on Michael Tuggle, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer (SG), Ron Bays (SF), Mark Mosley (PF), Joseph Ingram (C) Stanley Carter, John Coleman, Jonathan Smith, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Louis Booker (C) Greg Carver | |
| 16:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Tuggle takes the ball from Ricky Lane | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | New Jersey City | James Felan hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Booker | 6-4 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tomas Gram - foul #1 on Tomas Gram, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter (SG) Ricky Lane | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Robert Hodgins (SF) Michael Tuggle | |
| 16:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | New Jersey City | Robert Hodgins knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by James Felan | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Brian Mercer (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Bays (fresh) PF - Joseph Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Mosley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Tomas Gram (fresh) SG - James Felan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hodgins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Booker (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Mercer | 9-6 |
| 15:42 | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram is hacked by Brian Mercer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Mercer, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman (SF), Shannon Morgan (C) Ron Bays, Joseph Ingram | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Gerald Reilly (PG), Houston Wolf (SG), Greg Carver (C) Tomas Gram, James Felan, Richard Yeager | |
| 15:32 | New Jersey City | Greg Carver hits a shot from close range set up by Gerald Reilly | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Mercer | 11-8 |
| 14:52 | New Jersey City | Robert Hodgins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Reilly | 11-11 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer is hacked by Louis Booker - foul #1 on Louis Booker, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane (PG), Christopher Steelman (SG), Jonathan Smith (PF) Brian Mercer, Stanley Carter, Mark Mosley | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram (PG), James Felan (SG), Michael Tuggle (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), John Brown (C) Gerald Reilly, Houston Wolf, Robert Hodgins, Louis Booker, Greg Carver | |
| 14:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:15 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to John Brown | 12-11 |
| 14:08 | New Jersey City | John Coleman steps in front of the Tomas Gram pass | 12-11 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Christopher Steelman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-11 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Morgan | 12-11 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith drills a runner from close range | 14-11 |
| 13:14 | New Jersey City | James Felan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to John Coleman | 14-11 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Christopher Steelman drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Coleman | 16-11 |
| 12:30 | New Jersey City | James Felan's pass is intercepted by Ricky Lane | 16-11 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith lays it up and in set up by Ricky Lane | 18-11 |
| 12:11 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Tuggle | 18-13 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Christopher Steelman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Lane and he's fouled by James Felan - foul #1 on James Felan, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter (SG), Ron Bays (SF), Mark Mosley (C) Ricky Lane, John Coleman, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Robert Hodgins (SF), Louis Booker (PF), Greg Carver (C) Michael Tuggle, Richard Yeager, John Brown | |
| 12:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Christopher Steelman misses the free throw | 20-13 |
| 12:00 | New Jersey City | Greg Carver pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Christopher Steelman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Bays (fresh) PF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Tomas Gram (fresh) SG - James Felan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hodgins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Booker (fresh) C - Greg Carver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | New Jersey City | Louis Booker clanks a floater from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 20-13 |
| 11:10 | New Jersey City | Louis Booker snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:54 | New Jersey City | Ron Bays is called for the reach on Robert Hodgins - foul #1 on Ron Bays, team foul #2 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane (PG), Joseph Ingram (C) Christopher Steelman, Jonathan Smith | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Houston Wolf (PG), Michael Tuggle (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Tomas Gram, James Felan, Louis Booker | |
| 10:41 | New Jersey City | Houston Wolf clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Lane - foul #1 on Ricky Lane, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| 10:41 | New Jersey City | Houston Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | New Jersey City | Houston Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 20-15 |
| 10:26 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:21 | New Jersey City | Robert Hodgins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane is hacked by Houston Wolf - foul #1 on Houston Wolf, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman (SF) Ron Bays | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | | |
| 09:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Yeager steals the ball from Ricky Lane | 20-15 |
| 09:37 | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hodgins | 20-17 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley blows the layup | 20-17 |
| 09:19 | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:14 | New Jersey City | Houston Wolf can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman is fouled on the floor by Richard Yeager - foul #1 on Richard Yeager, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer (SG), Jonathan Smith (PF), Shannon Morgan (C) Stanley Carter, Mark Mosley, Joseph Ingram | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram (PG), James Felan (SG), Louis Booker (PF), John Brown (C) Robert Hodgins, Michael Tuggle, Richard Yeager, Greg Carver | |
| 08:52 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:36 | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Brian Mercer makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ricky Lane | 24-17 |
| 08:04 | New Jersey City | James Felan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Shannon Morgan | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Ricky Lane (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shannon Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Tomas Gram (fresh) SG - James Felan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Houston Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Booker (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:54 | Rutgers at Newark | John Brown picks off the pass by Shannon Morgan | 24-17 |
| 07:30 | New Jersey City | John Brown hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Louis Booker | 24-19 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Tomas Gram takes the ball from Ricky Lane | 24-19 |
| 07:00 | New Jersey City | Ricky Lane is called for the reach on Houston Wolf - foul #2 on Ricky Lane, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter (SG), Ron Bays (SF), Mark Mosley (PF), Joseph Ingram (C) Ricky Lane, John Coleman, Jonathan Smith, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Houston Wolf, John Brown | |
| 06:39 | New Jersey City | James Felan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Carter - foul #1 on Stanley Carter, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| 06:39 | New Jersey City | James Felan misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:39 | New Jersey City | James Felan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 06:14 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:54 | New Jersey City | Brian Mercer is called for the reach on Tomas Gram - foul #2 on Brian Mercer, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Christopher Steelman (PG), Shannon Morgan (C) Brian Mercer, Joseph Ingram | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Greg Carver (C) Louis Booker | |
| 05:39 | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Steelman - foul #1 on Christopher Steelman, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| 05:39 | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:39 | New Jersey City | Michael Tuggle makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers at Newark | The jumper by Ron Bays is denied by Tomas Gram | 24-22 |
| 05:23 | New Jersey City | Greg Carver pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:14 | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Steelman - foul #2 on Christopher Steelman, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ronnie Bernstein (PG), Jonathan Smith (PF) Christopher Steelman, Mark Mosley | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Robert Hodgins (SG) James Felan | |
| 05:14 | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:14 | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Shannon Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Greg Carver - foul #1 on Greg Carver, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Gerald Reilly (PG), James Felan (SG) Tomas Gram, Michael Tuggle | |
| 04:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:58 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to James Felan | 25-23 |
| 04:41 | New Jersey City | James Felan buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Reilly | 25-25 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 04:16 | New Jersey City | Greg Carver snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 04:11 | New Jersey City | Gerald Reilly connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Hodgins | 25-28 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 25-28 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays tips it home | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Ronnie Bernstein (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Bays (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shannon Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Gerald Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Felan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hodgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Carver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | New Jersey City | Ron Bays steps in front of the Richard Yeager pass | 27-28 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:22 | New Jersey City | Greg Carver pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 03:15 | New Jersey City | Gerald Reilly is hacked by Ronnie Bernstein - foul #1 on Ronnie Bernstein, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Lane (PG), Brian Mercer (SG), John Coleman (SF), Mark Mosley (PF), Joseph Ingram (C) Ronnie Bernstein, Stanley Carter, Ron Bays, Jonathan Smith, Shannon Morgan | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Houston Wolf (SG), Michael Tuggle (SF), Louis Booker (PF), John Brown (C) James Felan, Robert Hodgins, Richard Yeager, Greg Carver | |
| 03:15 | New Jersey City | Gerald Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:15 | New Jersey City | Gerald Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram loses the dribble to John Brown | 27-30 |
| 02:39 | New Jersey City | Houston Wolf misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-30 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram (PG) Gerald Reilly | |
| 02:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:19 | New Jersey City | John Brown grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 02:03 | New Jersey City | Tomas Gram hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Mosley grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 27-30 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers at Newark | John Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Ingram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter (SG), Jonathan Smith (PF) Brian Mercer, Joseph Ingram | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James Felan (SG), Richard Yeager (PF) Houston Wolf, John Brown | |
| 01:03 | New Jersey City | James Felan buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Tomas Gram | 27-33 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Jonathan Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Coleman | 29-33 |
| 00:30 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Smith - foul #1 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays (SF), Shannon Morgan (C) John Coleman, Mark Mosley | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Robert Hodgins (SF), John Brown (C) Michael Tuggle, Louis Booker | |
| 00:30 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:30 | New Jersey City | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Carter scores on a floater from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | New Jersey City | James Felan knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Bays misses the fullcourt shot | 31-38 |