| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Robert Williams inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Montana | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Mathews | 23-23 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel misses the dunk | 23-23 |
| 19:07 | Montana | Andreas Russo grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Andreas Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 19:02 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Clark | 23-23 |
| 18:47 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 18:45 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Clark | 23-23 |
| 18:29 | Montana | Christopher Williamson steals the ball from Jacob Clark | 23-23 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Kirkland and he's fouled by Leland Fisher - foul #2 on Leland Fisher, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-23 |
| 17:48 | Montana | Leland Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Jacob Clark drills a driving attempt from the left block | 26-25 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez hits the finger roll set up by Brent Kirkland | 28-25 |
| 16:40 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 16:22 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 15:54 | Montana | Andreas Russo's pass is intercepted by Brent Kirkland | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Wilson - foul #3 on Nicholas Wilson, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Jay Milsap (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Brent Kirkland, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (SG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Robert Matte (PF), Michael Golden (C) Nicholas Wilson, Robert Williams, Leland Fisher, Jacob Clark | |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Jay Milsap hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Benefiel | 30-28 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Rankin - foul #1 on Paul Rankin, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG) Norman Benefiel | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:47 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Andreas Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin is fouled on the floor by Andreas Russo - foul #1 on Andreas Russo, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Tom Roberts, Jay Milsap, Michael Fuqua | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Williams (SF), Leland Fisher (PF) Michael Ratliff, Robert Matte | |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Paul Rankin - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews tips it but misses | 30-29 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews tips it in | 32-29 |
| 12:59 | Montana | Paul Rankin is called for the reach on Leland Fisher - foul #2 on Paul Rankin, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Julio Rodriguez (C) Paul Rankin, Ronald Nees | |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Wilson (SG), Jacob Clark (C) Merle Murphy, Michael Golden | |
| 12:45 | Montana | Julio Rodriguez picks off the pass by Andreas Russo | 32-29 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 12:26 | Montana | Jacob Clark snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 11:57 | Montana | Leland Fisher dunks the ball | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Wilson - foul #4 on Nicholas Wilson, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (SG) Nicholas Wilson | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:15 | Montana | Leland Fisher lays it in | 34-33 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Julio Rodriguez | 36-33 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Jacob Clark misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Jay Milsap (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Brent Kirkland, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (PG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Robert Matte (PF) Andreas Russo, Robert Williams, Leland Fisher | |
| 10:22 | Montana | Jacob Clark misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Jacob Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Norman Benefiel | 39-33 |
| 09:29 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the jump hook in the paint | 39-35 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees misses the dunk | 39-35 |
| 09:05 | Montana | The rebound goes to Merle Murphy | 39-35 |
| 08:43 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Fuqua - foul #1 on Michael Fuqua, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Paul Rankin, Jay Milsap, Ronald Nees, Michael Fuqua | |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Robert Williams (SF), Leland Fisher (PF), Michael Golden (C) Harry Haley, Michael Ratliff, Robert Matte, Jacob Clark | |
| 08:43 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:43 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Julio Rodriguez | 42-37 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Michael Mathews steals the ball from Robert Williams | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Golden (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Brent Kirkland | 44-37 |
| 07:08 | Montana | Michael Golden is hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG) Norman Benefiel | |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Wilson (SG) Merle Murphy | |
| 06:49 | Montana | Leland Fisher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Robert Williams tips it home | 44-39 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Leland Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Ronald Nees (C) Paul Rankin, Julio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana | Jacob Clark (C) Michael Golden | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Benefiel | 48-39 |
| 04:57 | Montana | Jacob Clark comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Jacob Clark tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:22 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 04:21 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 04:09 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson's pass is intercepted by Brent Kirkland | 51-41 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 03:53 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Williamson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Nees (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leland Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Montana | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 51-41 |
| 03:41 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Clark | 51-41 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Jacob Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Nees - foul #2 on Ronald Nees, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Jay Milsap (SF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Brent Kirkland, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (PG), Merle Murphy (SG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Robert Matte (PF) Andreas Russo, Nicholas Wilson, Robert Williams, Leland Fisher | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Jacob Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Jacob Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Jay Milsap blows the layup but he's hacked by Merle Murphy - foul #1 on Merle Murphy, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Golden (C) Jacob Clark | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Jay Milsap misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Jay Milsap makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 02:53 | Montana | Michael Ratliff drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Haley | 52-45 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Paul Rankin, Jay Milsap, Ronald Nees | |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Nicholas Wilson (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Leland Fisher (PF) Harry Haley, Merle Murphy, Michael Ratliff, Robert Matte | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Leland Fisher grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:31 | Montana | Michael Golden connects on the jump hook near the basket | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is open and scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Brent Kirkland | 54-47 |
| 01:40 | Montana | Andreas Russo is fouled on the floor by Norman Benefiel - foul #1 on Norman Benefiel, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jacob Clark (C) Michael Golden | |
| 01:40 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Mathews | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 01:21 | Montana | Andreas Russo grabs the board | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:03 | Montana | Jacob Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Montana | Andreas Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-47 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Mathews | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel runs out the clock | 57-47 |