| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Tabor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Timpson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Marine (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Blaha (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso hits a floater from the left wing set up by Donald Echols and he's hacked by James Timpson - foul #1 on James Timpson, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SF) Ronald Poole, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor scores on a jump hook from the right block | 30-32 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Donald Echols misses long on a shot in the lane | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Charles Blaha snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Charles Blaha jams it on a great pass from James Timpson | 30-34 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Donald Echols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, Bill Quincy, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Carl McKinney denies the turnaround by Richard Marine | 30-34 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Richard Marine steps in front of the William Singleton pass | 30-34 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | James Perkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl McKinney | 33-34 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor is hacked by Ronald Poole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Poole, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Donald Echols (PF), Brady Pilcher (C) Bobby McKinney, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG), Frank Parker (PF) James Timpson, James Perkins | |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Richard Marine is hacked by William Singleton - foul #3 on William Singleton, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG) William Singleton | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Donald Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Donald Echols connects on the shot near the basket set up by Ronald Poole and he's hacked by Raymond Eaton - foul #2 on Raymond Eaton, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG) Ebo Amoroso | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Charles Blaha hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Brady Pilcher - foul #1 on Brady Pilcher, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF) Ronald Poole, Bill Quincy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Marshall (PF) Frank Parker | |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Charles Blaha misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Brady Pilcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Tabor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Raymond Eaton (fresh) SF - Richard Marine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Blaha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Charles Blaha swats the layup by Donald Echols | 36-36 |
| 15:36 | UTEP | Charles Blaha grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is called for a charge - foul #4 on Chris Marshall, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bobby McKinney, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Chris Marshall | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled on the floor by Raymond Eaton - foul #3 on Raymond Eaton, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Carl McKinney (PF) Ebo Amoroso, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (SG) Raymond Eaton | |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole is hacked by James Timpson - foul #2 on James Timpson, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Perkins (PF) Frank Parker | |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Singleton | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | James Perkins hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Donald Echols can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Donald Echols gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the shot from the right side | 38-38 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | James Timpson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 38-38 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Echols | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Donald Echols misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Blaha - foul #1 on Charles Blaha, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), Carl McKinney (C) Ronald Poole, Bill Quincy, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Raymond Eaton (SG), Frank Parker (SF), John Garner (C) Thomas Tabor, James Timpson, Richard Marine, Charles Blaha | |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Echols (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Eaton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Garner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso is fouled on the floor by Mario Ellenburg - foul #2 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher (C) Donald Echols | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | James Perkins is fouled on the floor by William Singleton - foul #4 on William Singleton, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SF) William Singleton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Marine (SF) James Perkins | |
| 10:58 | UTEP | John Garner connects on the runner from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 44-40 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Richard Marine steps in front of the Brady Pilcher pass | 44-43 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton lays it in set up by Richard Marine | 44-45 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | John Garner picks off the pass by Craig Brooks | 44-45 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brady Pilcher - foul #2 on Brady Pilcher, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Shawn Baldwin (SF), Donald Echols (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, Bill Quincy, Carl McKinney, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (SG), James Perkins (PF), Charles Blaha (C) Raymond Eaton, Frank Parker, John Garner | |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Echols | 46-46 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | James Timpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (C) Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Tabor (PG) Mario Ellenburg | |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Shawn Baldwin connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ronald Poole | 48-46 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | James Timpson is whistled for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Bobby McKinney, Shawn Baldwin, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Marshall (PF) James Perkins | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Tabor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Timpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Marine (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Charles Blaha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Charles Blaha gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Echols - foul #2 on Donald Echols, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG) Ebo Amoroso | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG), Frank Parker (SF), John Garner (C) James Timpson, Richard Marine, Charles Blaha | |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Donald Echols scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronald Poole | 50-47 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Garner | 50-50 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Donald Echols tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | John Garner can't throw it down but the foul's on William Singleton - foul #5 on William Singleton, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Bill Quincy (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Bobby McKinney, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Mario Ellenburg (SF) Thomas Tabor, Frank Parker | |
| 05:52 | UTEP | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | John Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Donald Echols gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney is hacked by Mario Ellenburg - foul #3 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Marine (SF), Charles Blaha (C) Raymond Eaton, John Garner | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Charles Blaha | 54-51 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Chris Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Brady Pilcher (PF) Ronald Poole, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG) Mario Ellenburg | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher blows the layup but he's hacked by Chris Marshall - foul #5 on Chris Marshall, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Ebo Amoroso, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Perkins (PF) Chris Marshall | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Richard Marine buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Timpson | 56-53 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Craig Brooks is denied by Richard Marine | 56-53 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Charles Blaha pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Quincy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Eaton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Marine (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Blaha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Charles Blaha connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Timpson | 56-55 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | James Timpson is called for the reach on Craig Brooks - foul #3 on James Timpson, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Shawn Baldwin (SF), Donald Echols (PF), Carl McKinney (C) Bobby McKinney, Bill Quincy, Brady Pilcher, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Tabor (PG), Frank Parker (SF), John Garner (C) James Timpson, Richard Marine, Charles Blaha | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | James Perkins misses long on a floater from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Donald Echols snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bill Quincy (SF) Craig Brooks, Shawn Baldwin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Blaha (C) John Garner | |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (SG) Raymond Eaton | |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-55 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | James Perkins tips it home | 59-57 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Donald Echols lays it in on a great pass from Bill Quincy | 61-57 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Bill Quincy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Marine (SF) Frank Parker | |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Thomas Tabor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Perkins | 61-60 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Donald Echols blows the layup | 61-60 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney tips it home | 63-60 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Richard Marine buries a shot from the left block set up by Charles Blaha | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso's pass is intercepted by James Timpson | 63-62 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Ronald Poole takes the ball from Thomas Tabor | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney is hacked by Thomas Tabor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Tabor, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | James Timpson snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Aaron Butler blocks the short jumper by Thomas Tabor | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The clock runs out | 63-62 |