| Lineup | Maine | PG - Parker Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Garden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Scholl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko hits the finger roll | 25-33 |
| 19:25 | Maine | Andrew George is called for the reach on Parker Turner - foul #3 on Andrew George, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG) Andrew George | |
| 19:01 | Maine | Austin Heffernan scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Scholl | 27-33 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | John Sundberg misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-33 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | John Sundberg clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 18:30 | Maine | Austin Heffernan snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:12 | Maine | Austin Heffernan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Michael Cox gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao blows the layup | 27-33 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Cox | 27-35 |
| 17:13 | Maine | Russell Garden scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Parker Turner | 29-35 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao is whistled for a carry | 29-35 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SG), John Harris (C) Michael Cox, Arthur Nichols | |
| 16:50 | Maine | John Humphery double dribbles | 29-35 |
| Subs | Maine | Gary Aparicio (SG), Travis Stormer (PF) Russell Garden, Austin Heffernan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 16:30 | Maine | John Humphery pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:20 | Maine | Parker Turner connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Scholl | 32-35 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to John Harris | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Parker Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Aparicio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Scholl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Stormer (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Humphery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Coppock (fresh) SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 15:18 | Maine | Parker Turner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 15:16 | Maine | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Stormer | 32-37 |
| 15:05 | Maine | Travis Stormer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 15:04 | Maine | John Humphery snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 14:41 | Maine | Parker Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | John Sundberg tips it in | 32-39 |
| 13:58 | Maine | Parker Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Harris - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Maine | Russell Garden (SG), Austin Heffernan (PF) John Scholl, John Humphery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF), Arthur Nichols (C) John Sundberg, Thomas Coppock, Miladen Kirilenko, Dennis Genao | |
| 13:58 | Maine | Parker Turner makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:58 | Maine | Parker Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | John Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Parker Turner - foul #2 on Parker Turner, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Maine | Nathan Tressler (SF), James Lott (C) Parker Turner, Travis Stormer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (PF) John Harris | |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:17 | Maine | Greg Mack is called for the reach on Austin Heffernan - foul #2 on Greg Mack, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Maine | Charles McMahon (PG) Gary Aparicio | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:57 | Maine | Russell Garden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Andrew George | 36-43 |
| 12:17 | Maine | Charles McMahon is fouled on the floor by Arthur Nichols - foul #1 on Arthur Nichols, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Maine | Gary Aparicio (PG), Travis Stormer (C) Charles McMahon, James Lott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF), John Harris (PF) Joe Prosienski, Greg Mack | |
| 11:53 | Maine | Russell Garden is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Russell Garden, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Maine | John Scholl (SF), John Humphery (C) Nathan Tressler, Travis Stormer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Gary Aparicio (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Garden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Scholl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Heffernan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) PF - John Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | The jumper by John Harris is denied by John Humphery | 36-43 |
| 11:31 | Maine | John Scholl snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 11:12 | Maine | Gary Aparicio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 10:45 | Maine | John Scholl grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 10:41 | Maine | John Scholl misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-43 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Andrew George | 36-43 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock is fouled on the floor by Russell Garden - foul #2 on Russell Garden, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Maine | Parker Turner (PG), Travis Stormer (PF) Russell Garden, Austin Heffernan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (SG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Dennis Genao (PF) Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, Arthur Nichols | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | John Sundberg scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew George and the foul's on Parker Turner - foul #3 on Parker Turner, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG) Andrew George | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:03 | Maine | Parker Turner knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gary Aparicio | 38-46 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | John Sundberg is hacked by Gary Aparicio - foul #2 on Gary Aparicio, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Maine | Charles McMahon (SG), Nathan Tressler (SF), James Lott (C) Gary Aparicio, John Scholl, John Humphery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (C) John Harris | |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:15 | Maine | Parker Turner snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 09:11 | Maine | Nathan Tressler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Travis Stormer - foul #1 on Travis Stormer, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Maine | Russell Garden (SG), John Scholl (SF), Austin Heffernan (PF), John Humphery (C) Charles McMahon, Nathan Tressler, Travis Stormer, James Lott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Michael Cox (SG) Archie Rutledge, John Sundberg | |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:25 | Maine | Russell Garden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols (C) Greg Mack | |
| 07:56 | Maine | John Scholl misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| 07:56 | Maine | John Scholl makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:56 | Maine | John Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Parker Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Garden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Scholl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Austin Heffernan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Miladen Kirilenko | 43-50 |
| 07:22 | Maine | Russell Garden knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Andrew George makes the fadeaway in the paint | 45-52 |
| 06:57 | Maine | Parker Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-52 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Miladen Kirilenko is blocked by John Humphery | 45-52 |
| 06:37 | Maine | Parker Turner pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:15 | Maine | John Scholl's floater is tipped away by Arthur Nichols | 45-52 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Michael Cox drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 05:25 | Maine | Parker Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Andrew George misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 04:58 | Maine | John Humphery snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:40 | Maine | Austin Heffernan hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Scholl | 50-55 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Michael Cox is hacked by John Humphery - foul #1 on John Humphery, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Maine | Gary Aparicio (PG), Charles McMahon (SG), Nathan Tressler (SF), Travis Stormer (PF), James Lott (C) Parker Turner, Russell Garden, John Scholl, Austin Heffernan, John Humphery | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Thomas Coppock (SF), John Harris (PF), Greg Mack (C) Andrew George, Miladen Kirilenko, Dennis Genao, Arthur Nichols | |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Michael Cox makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Michael Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:00 | Maine | Michael Cox steals it from Nathan Tressler | 50-57 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Travis Stormer takes the ball from Michael Cox | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Gary Aparicio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McMahon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Tressler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Stormer (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Lott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) PF - John Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mack (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Maine | Charles McMahon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Lott | 53-57 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Sundberg | 53-59 |
| 02:59 | Maine | Maine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Maine | Parker Turner (PG), Russell Garden (SG), John Scholl (SF), Austin Heffernan (PF), John Humphery (C) Gary Aparicio, Charles McMahon, Nathan Tressler, Travis Stormer, James Lott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Dennis Genao (PF) Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, Greg Mack | |
| 02:39 | Maine | Parker Turner makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Russell Garden | 56-59 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols (C) John Harris | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao's pass is intercepted by Russell Garden | 56-59 |
| 01:52 | Maine | John Scholl clanks a floater from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Arthur Nichols | 56-59 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Andrew George loses the dribble to Austin Heffernan | 56-59 |
| 01:16 | Maine | Parker Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG) John Sundberg | |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Andrew George comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 00:59 | Maine | The rebound goes to John Humphery | 56-59 |
| 00:54 | Maine | Russell Garden buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Parker Turner | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Michael Cox blows the layup but he's hacked by Austin Heffernan - foul #1 on Austin Heffernan, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Michael Cox makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Michael Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:08 | Maine | Parker Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao is fouled in the backcourt by Parker Turner - foul #4 on Parker Turner, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG) Andrew George | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Maine | Parker Turner hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-63 |