| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (fresh) SG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) SF - Todd Harrison (fresh) PF - Zoran Semshov (fresh) C - Henry Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) C - Frank Morrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:36 | UCLA | James Richards is hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #1 on Frank Morrison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Joseph Brooks picks off the pass by Kelly Naquin | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | UCLA | Henry Rogers hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Harrison | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Todd Harrison - foul #1 on Todd Harrison, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | UCLA | Henry Rogers misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Morrison - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Frank Morrison | |
| 17:53 | UCLA | Henry Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | UCLA | Henry Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | UCLA | Todd Harrison pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | UCLA | Todd Harrison hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Brian Hinds - foul #1 on Brian Hinds, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | UCLA | Todd Harrison misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | James Woolley gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kelly Naquin | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | UCLA | James Richards comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel comes up short on the shot near the basket | 6-5 |
| 15:40 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks grabs the board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (fresh) SG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) SF - Todd Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zoran Semshov (fresh) C - Henry Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) C - James Woolley (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | UCLA | James Richards drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Brooks | 8-5 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | UCLA | Norman Wolff (PF) Zoran Semshov | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:38 | UCLA | Brian Hinds steps in front of the James Richards pass | 8-5 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds lays it up and in | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Kelly Naquin steals it from Todd Harrison | 8-7 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kelly Naquin | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | UCLA | Timothy Hufnagel takes the ball from Todd Harrison | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | James Richards takes the ball from Francis Plemons | 8-9 |
| 13:27 | UCLA | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Joseph Brooks - foul #1 on Francis Plemons, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UCLA | Zoran Semshov (PF) Henry Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Kelly Naquin, Francis Plemons, Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 13:03 | UCLA | Norman Wolff misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 8-9 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Woolley | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Todd Harrison picks off the pass by Joseph Colletti | 8-9 |
| 12:39 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (PF) James Woolley | |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:17 | UCLA | James Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 11:51 | UCLA | James Richards comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #1 on Frederick Aker, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Lane (SF) Todd Harrison | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Brian Hinds (SF) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 11:51 | UCLA | James Richards makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:51 | UCLA | James Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 10-11 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) PF - Zoran Semshov (fairly fresh) C - Norman Wolff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | UCLA | Robert Lane makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Brooks | 13-11 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | James Richards takes the ball from Timothy Hufnagel | 13-11 |
| 10:48 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Richards | 15-11 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Vaughn (SG), Todd Harrison (SF), Henry Rogers (C) Joseph Brooks, Robert Lane, Zoran Semshov | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel, Joseph Colletti | |
| 09:52 | UCLA | Norman Wolff scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Vaughn | 17-11 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Richards - foul #1 on James Richards, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (SG) James Richards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SF), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Brian Hinds, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:55 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | James Woolley's floater is tipped away by Henry Rogers | 20-13 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Todd Harrison hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-15 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Henry Rogers - foul #1 on Henry Rogers, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Richards (PG), Robert Lane (SF), Zoran Semshov (PF) Joseph Brooks, Todd Harrison, Norman Wolff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF) Kelly Naquin | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:24 | UCLA | James Richards scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Vaughn | 22-17 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Richards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zoran Semshov (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) SG - Loyd Young (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the jumper from the left side set up by Brian Hinds | 22-19 |
| 06:43 | UCLA | James Richards hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Vaughn | 24-19 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Zoran Semshov is called for the reach on Timothy Hufnagel - foul #1 on Zoran Semshov, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | UCLA | Norman Wolff (C) Henry Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Joseph Colletti (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Frederick Aker, Timothy Hufnagel, James Woolley | |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Norman Wolff is called for the reach on Kelly Naquin - foul #1 on Norman Wolff, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kelly Naquin | 24-21 |
| 05:12 | UCLA | James Richards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 05:10 | UCLA | Norman Wolff misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 05:09 | UCLA | Zoran Semshov hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is called for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Brooks (SG), Todd Harrison (SF) James Richards, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF), James Woolley (C) Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Norman Wolff clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Woolley - foul #1 on James Woolley, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Henry Rogers (C) Zoran Semshov | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Norman Wolff misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Norman Wolff makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 04:16 | UCLA | Todd Harrison gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 03:55 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Aker - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Zoran Semshov (PF) Norman Wolff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG), Frank Morrison (C) Kelly Naquin, James Woolley | |
| 03:55 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:55 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 28-21 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Todd Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 03:05 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 03:04 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Zoran Semshov | 28-21 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Paul Vaughn (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zoran Semshov (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) | |
| 02:41 | UCLA | Joseph Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Richards (PG), Norman Wolff (PF) Paul Vaughn, Zoran Semshov | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG), Brian Hinds (SF) Frederick Aker, Joseph Colletti | |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-21 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Loyd Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brian Hinds | 28-23 |
| 01:29 | UCLA | Todd Harrison is whistled for a carry | 28-23 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Lane (SF), Zoran Semshov (PF) Todd Harrison, Henry Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG) Loyd Young | |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Hinds | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | UCLA | Robert Lane works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Paul Vaughn (SG), Henry Rogers (C) Joseph Brooks, Norman Wolff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Robert Lane misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Henry Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |