| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fresh) SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) SF - Bob Good (fresh) PF - Eric Whetstone (fresh) C - Barry Teems (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) SG - James Lambert (fresh) SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Barry Teems gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Providence | Bob Good knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | James Weber is called for the reach on Ed Tiffany - foul #1 on James Weber, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | John Morris banks in the layup on a great pass from Ed Tiffany | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Providence | Dennis Latham misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | James Weber steals it from John Morris | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Providence | James Lambert steals the ball from Dennis Latham | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | James Lambert throws it down | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Providence | Dennis Latham buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Whetstone | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Eric Whetstone picks off the pass by John Morris | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Providence | Bob Good scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | John Morris misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 16:45 | Providence | James Weber pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Dennis Latham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ed Tiffany | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Bob Good is called for the reach on Stanley Lewis - foul #1 on Bob Good, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Anderson (PF) Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (SF), Nelson Strum (PF), Ronald Foor (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | David Fenton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Waylon Williams | 8-6 |
| 16:05 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | Providence | Albert Anderson tips it home | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Teems (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Strum (fresh) C - Ronald Foor (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor double dribbles | 10-6 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:40 | Providence | Ronald Foor steals the ball from Matthew Burrier | 10-6 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Carl Farr comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 15:23 | Providence | The rebound goes to Albert Anderson | 10-6 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Matthew Burrier is hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF) Dennis Latham, Bob Good | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Waylon Williams, Carl Farr, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 15:02 | Providence | Lester Long buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Hoff | 12-6 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | John Morris misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-6 |
| 14:34 | Providence | Lester Long pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:18 | Providence | Gregory Hoff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | David Fenton pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 14:09 | Providence | Lester Long gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:04 | Providence | Gregory Hoff knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Long | 15-6 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is whistled for traveling | 15-6 |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), Dennis Latham (SG), Bob Good (SF), Eric Whetstone (PF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, John Keith, Lester Long, Albert Anderson, Matthew Burrier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF), Ronald Foor (C) David Fenton, Craig O'Brien | |
| 13:34 | Providence | Eric Whetstone misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Lambert - foul #1 on James Lambert, team foul #2 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (C) Ed Tiffany | |
| 13:34 | Providence | Eric Whetstone misses the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:34 | Providence | Eric Whetstone makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Barry Teems blocks the jumper by Stanley Lewis | 16-6 |
| 13:11 | Providence | The rebound goes to Barry Teems | 16-6 |
| 13:09 | Providence | James Weber is fouled in the backcourt by James Lambert - foul #2 on James Lambert, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (PF) James Lambert | |
| 13:00 | Providence | Bob Good knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Weber | 19-6 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-6 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the offensive rebound | 19-6 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-6 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | John Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 19-6 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum is fouled on the floor by Eric Whetstone - foul #1 on Eric Whetstone, team foul #3 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) John Morris, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-6 |
| 12:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to Bob Good | 19-6 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 1 pts. C - Barry Teems (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Stanley Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Providence | Dennis Latham scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Barry Teems | 22-6 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Weber - foul #2 on James Weber, team foul #4 | 22-6 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Keith (SG), Albert Anderson (PF), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, Dennis Latham, Eric Whetstone, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 22-7 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 11:24 | Providence | Bob Good misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-8 |
| 11:22 | Providence | Albert Anderson tips it but misses | 22-8 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 22-8 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-8 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), David Fenton (SF) Carl Farr, Stanley Lewis | |
| 10:51 | Providence | John Keith is hacked by David Fenton - foul #1 on David Fenton, team foul #4 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) Bob Good | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:43 | Providence | Gregory Hoff misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-8 |
| 10:41 | Providence | Albert Anderson tips it in | 24-8 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-8 |
| 10:24 | Providence | Albert Anderson snags the defensive board | 24-8 |
| 10:05 | Providence | Albert Anderson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Hoff | 26-8 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | John Morris hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ed Tiffany | 26-11 |
| 09:32 | Providence | Craig O'Brien steals it from Albert Anderson | 26-11 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien double dribbles | 26-11 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG), Bob Good (SF), Eric Whetstone (PF), Barry Teems (C) John Keith, Lester Long, Albert Anderson, Matthew Burrier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Nelson Strum (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Waylon Williams, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 09:14 | Providence | Gregory Hoff is whistled for a carry | 26-11 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | John Morris lays it in and the foul's on Gregory Hoff - foul #1 on Gregory Hoff, team foul #5 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF) Nelson Strum | |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:30 | Providence | Dennis Latham connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Barry Teems | 29-14 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-14 |
| 08:18 | Providence | Bob Good snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 07:58 | Providence | Dennis Latham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-14 |
| 07:56 | Providence | Barry Teems gets the offensive rebound | 29-14 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 1 pts. C - Barry Teems (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fenton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Providence | Eric Whetstone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-14 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the board | 29-14 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Carl Farr connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Foor | 29-16 |
| 06:56 | Providence | Gregory Hoff connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bob Good | 32-16 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-18 |
| 06:19 | Providence | Dennis Latham drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-18 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | John Morris is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hoff - foul #2 on Gregory Hoff, team foul #6 | 35-18 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (PG), Lester Long (SF), Albert Anderson (PF), Matthew Burrier (C) Gregory Hoff, Bob Good, Eric Whetstone, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) John Morris, Carl Farr, Stanley Lewis, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits a shot from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 05:45 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-20 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Dennis Latham grabs the offensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 05:38 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses long on a floater near the basket | 35-20 |
| 05:37 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Anderson | 35-20 |
| 05:17 | Providence | John Keith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-20 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-20 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the offensive board | 35-20 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Carson | 35-22 |
| 04:29 | Providence | Dennis Latham misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-22 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Hanson | 35-24 |
| 03:56 | Providence | Lester Long misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-24 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Keith (fresh) SG - Dennis Latham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Burrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien's pass is intercepted by Dennis Latham | 35-24 |
| 03:30 | Providence | Albert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Waylon Williams - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #5 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), Bob Good (SF), Barry Teems (C) John Keith, Dennis Latham, Matthew Burrier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF) Waylon Williams, Jeremiah Carson, Walter Hanson | |
| 03:30 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:30 | Providence | Albert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | John Morris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-24 |
| 03:10 | Providence | Bob Good snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 02:47 | Providence | Lester Long is fouled on the floor by Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #6 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG), Eric Whetstone (PF) Lester Long, Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 02:26 | Providence | Stanley Lewis steals the ball from Bob Good | 36-24 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Bob Good steals the ball from Stanley Lewis | 36-24 |
| 02:02 | Providence | Dennis Latham connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bob Good | 39-24 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | David Fenton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Fenton, team foul #7 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG) Dennis Latham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SF) Stanley Lewis | |
| 01:44 | Providence | Bob Good hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-24 |
| 01:42 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Good | 39-24 |
| 01:33 | Providence | Carl Farr picks off the pass by James Weber | 39-24 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 01:04 | Providence | Eric Whetstone snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Bob Good hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Foor - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #8 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) John Morris, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 00:59 | Providence | Bob Good misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Bob Good makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is whistled for a carry | 40-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF) Carl Farr | |
| 00:28 | Providence | Bob Good scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Hoff | 42-24 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Lambert is fouled on the floor by John Keith - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #7 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG), Lester Long (SF), Albert Anderson (PF) John Keith, Bob Good, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG) Waylon Williams | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 42-24 |