| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) SG - Michael Cox (fresh) SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fresh) PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (fresh) SG - Abraham Frazier (fresh) SF - Matthew Guglielmo (fresh) PF - Richard Dunnam (fresh) C - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Andrew George pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Andrew George connects on the open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Cox | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Dunnam | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Johnny Faulkner swats the shot by Michael Cox | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko tips it in | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Faulkner | 4-6 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Andrew George misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Dunnam | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Michael Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Ernest Evans (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Jermaine King (PF), Kenny Tostado (C) Charles Hillman, Abraham Frazier, Matthew Guglielmo, Richard Dunnam, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 16:54 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Jeffery Lewis is called for the reach on Andrew George - foul #1 on Jeffery Lewis, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (SG), John Harris (C) Michael Cox, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | John Sundberg is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 4-6 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | John Sundberg tips it in | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sundberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fairly fresh) C - John Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) SG - Ernest Evans (fresh) SF - Lawrence Love (fresh) PF - Jermaine King (fresh) C - Kenny Tostado (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | John Sundberg is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:38 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:31 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis misses the tip | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Sundberg | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 15:02 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:49 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:47 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest Evans | 6-8 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Lewis - foul #2 on Jeffery Lewis, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF), Arthur Nichols (C) Andrew George, John Sundberg, Miladen Kirilenko, Dennis Genao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Abraham Frazier (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF), Richard Dunnam (PF), Johnny Faulkner (C) Jeffery Lewis, Ernest Evans, Lawrence Love, Jermaine King, Kenny Tostado | |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | John Harris is hacked by Abraham Frazier - foul #1 on Abraham Frazier, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (PF) John Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Michael Cox throws it down | 8-8 |
| 13:23 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG) Archie Rutledge | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Matthew Guglielmo steps in front of the Arthur Nichols pass | 8-8 |
| 12:56 | Texas Southern | Greg Mack takes the ball from Matthew Guglielmo | 8-8 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Greg Mack lays it in | 10-8 |
| 12:34 | Texas Southern | John Sundberg steals it from Charles Hillman in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Michael Cox makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Sundberg | 13-8 |
| 11:55 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Abraham Frazier | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Mack (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (fairly fresh) SG - Abraham Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Guglielmo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Dunnam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Faulkner (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | John Sundberg connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 11:22 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 11:21 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Greg Mack gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Matthew Guglielmo is called for the reach on Michael Cox - foul #1 on Matthew Guglielmo, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Archie Rutledge (SG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Dennis Genao (PF), John Harris (C) John Sundberg, Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, Greg Mack, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (PG), Ernest Evans (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Jermaine King (PF), Kenny Tostado (C) Charles Hillman, Abraham Frazier, Matthew Guglielmo, Richard Dunnam, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Andrew George is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew George, team foul #1 | 16-10 |
| 10:20 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jermaine King | 16-13 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao comes up short on the shot from the left side | 16-13 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | John Harris tips it but misses | 16-13 |
| 09:52 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-13 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko loses the dribble to Stanley Eisenhower | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stanley Eisenhower | 16-15 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko's pass is intercepted by Ernest Evans in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans misses the easy layup | 16-15 |
| 09:03 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Stanley Eisenhower is called for the reach on Andrew George - foul #1 on Stanley Eisenhower, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF), Greg Mack (C) Archie Rutledge, Miladen Kirilenko, John Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (PG), Abraham Frazier (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF), Richard Dunnam (PF), Johnny Faulkner (C) Stanley Eisenhower, Ernest Evans, Lawrence Love, Jermaine King, Kenny Tostado | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Dunnam - foul #1 on Richard Dunnam, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:10 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier's pass is intercepted by Greg Mack | 18-17 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Richard Dunnam is called for the reach on Dennis Genao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Dunnam, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (SG) Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jermaine King (PF) Richard Dunnam | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:08 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jermaine King | 18-17 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King is hacked by Dennis Genao - foul #1 on Dennis Genao, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sundberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) PF - Dennis Genao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Willie Padron (fresh) SG - Abraham Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Guglielmo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jermaine King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Faulkner (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Greg Mack - foul #1 on Greg Mack, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Arthur Nichols (C) Andrew George, Joe Prosienski, Dennis Genao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG) Willie Padron | |
| 07:25 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:25 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | John Sundberg can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:48 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Greg Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), John Harris (PF) John Sundberg, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (SG), Ernest Evans (SF), Lawrence Love (PF) Abraham Frazier, Matthew Guglielmo, Jermaine King | |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 18-19 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Charles Hillman is called for the reach on Archie Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hillman, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), Dennis Genao (PF) Thomas Coppock, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo (SF) Charles Hillman | |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:19 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Johnny Faulkner | 18-19 |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 18-19 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao lays it up and in on a nice dish by Archie Rutledge | 20-19 |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo misses short on a shot in the paint | 20-19 |
| 05:25 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | Miladen Kirilenko is called for the reach on Matthew Guglielmo - foul #1 on Miladen Kirilenko, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Joe Prosienski (SF), Greg Mack (C) Archie Rutledge, Miladen Kirilenko, Dennis Genao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Abraham Frazier (SG), Jermaine King (PF), Kenny Tostado (C) Stanley Eisenhower, Ernest Evans, Lawrence Love, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 05:02 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Jermaine King is denied by Greg Mack | 20-19 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | John Harris pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski knocks in the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Kenny Tostado - foul #1 on Kenny Tostado, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (SG), Thomas Coppock (C) Michael Cox, John Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:38 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-19 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Greg Mack pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski lays it up and in set up by Thomas Coppock | 25-19 |
| 04:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas Coppock takes the ball from Jermaine King | 25-19 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Kenny Tostado is called for the reach on Andrew George in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Tostado, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols (C) Joe Prosienski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (PG), Ernest Evans (SF), Johnny Faulkner (C) Charles Hillman, Matthew Guglielmo, Kenny Tostado | |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Andrew George makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Andrew George makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Willie Padron travels with the ball | 27-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski (SF) Thomas Coppock | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Stanley Eisenhower (SG), Richard Dunnam (PF) Willie Padron, Abraham Frazier, Jermaine King | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski misses badly on a runner near the basket | 27-19 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Stanley Eisenhower | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Sundberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) SG - Stanley Eisenhower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunnam (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Faulkner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Texas Southern | Joe Prosienski steps in front of the Richard Dunnam pass | 27-19 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | John Sundberg banks in the layup set up by Joe Prosienski | 29-19 |
| 02:57 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Greg Mack - foul #2 on Greg Mack, team foul #5 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Dennis Genao (PF), John Harris (C) Andrew George, John Sundberg, Joe Prosienski, Greg Mack, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love (SF), Kenny Tostado (C) Ernest Evans, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 02:57 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:57 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Jeffery Lewis picks off the pass by Michael Cox | 29-20 |
| 02:22 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao banks in the layup | 31-20 |
| 01:46 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado is hacked by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SG) Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Abraham Frazier (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF), Jermaine King (C) Jeffery Lewis, Stanley Eisenhower, Lawrence Love, Kenny Tostado | |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Coppock | 33-23 |
| 00:36 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam snags the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jermaine King | 33-25 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Abraham Frazier is called for the reach on Thomas Coppock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abraham Frazier, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), John Sundberg (SG), Greg Mack (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) Archie Rutledge, Miladen Kirilenko, Dennis Genao, John Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans (SF), Lawrence Love (C) Matthew Guglielmo, Jermaine King | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier is hacked by Greg Mack - foul #3 on Greg Mack, team foul #7 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF), Dennis Genao (PF) John Sundberg, Thomas Coppock, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Kenny Tostado (C) Charles Hillman, Richard Dunnam | |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Michael Cox misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-27 |