| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Landrum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Sykes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Fairbanks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Matthew Landrum inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Sykes | 37-31 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole is hacked by Michael Bollin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bollin, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Shawn Baldwin (SF), Carl McKinney (C) Ebo Amoroso, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney tips it home | 39-31 |
| 19:14 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | James Sykes is called for the reach on Donald Echols - foul #3 on James Sykes, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Brady Pilcher (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Shawn Baldwin, Donald Echols, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Esteban Barron (PF) James Sykes | |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole is fouled on the floor by Matthew Landrum - foul #2 on Matthew Landrum, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Singleton | 42-31 |
| 18:15 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Esteban Barron | 42-34 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Poole | 45-34 |
| 17:32 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 17:31 | Arizona State | Esteban Barron tips it in | 45-36 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Donald Echols (PF), Carl McKinney (C) Ronald Poole, William Singleton, Brady Pilcher, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Terrell (SG), Louis Lightner (SF) Kevin Wilcoxon, Matthew Landrum | |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Donald Echols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 17:03 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Esteban Barron | 45-36 |
| 16:46 | Arizona State | Ebo Amoroso is called for the reach on William Terrell - foul #2 on Ebo Amoroso, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (SG) Michael Bollin | |
| 16:37 | Arizona State | Ebo Amoroso steps in front of the Thomas Fairbanks pass | 45-36 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Donald Echols hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 45-36 |
| 16:27 | Arizona State | Esteban Barron snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:08 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG), Matthew Landrum (SF), Peter Wickman (PF) Charles Nelson, Louis Lightner, Esteban Barron | |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby McKinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - William Terrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Landrum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Wickman (fresh) C - Thomas Fairbanks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is fouled on the floor by Peter Wickman - foul #1 on Peter Wickman, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Carl McKinney (C) Bobby McKinney, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG), James Sykes (PF) William Terrell, Thomas Fairbanks | |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Donald Echols knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Ebo Amoroso | 47-36 |
| 15:02 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Donald Echols can't connect on a floater near the basket | 47-36 |
| 14:42 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 14:27 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Sykes | 47-38 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole is whistled for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Ronald Poole, Bill Quincy, Ebo Amoroso, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Terrell (SG), Louis Lightner (SF), Thomas Fairbanks (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Matthew Landrum, Peter Wickman | |
| 13:59 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 13:58 | Arizona State | James Sykes gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:38 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Terrell | 47-41 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | The jump hook by William Singleton is blocked by Thomas Fairbanks | 47-41 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Donald Echols hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 13:01 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Brady Pilcher (C) Craig Brooks, Bobby McKinney, Donald Echols, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG) William Terrell | |
| 13:01 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:01 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shawn Baldwin (SF), Donald Echols (PF), Aaron Butler (C) William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Terrell (PG), Matthew Landrum (SF) Michael Bollin, Louis Lightner | |
| 12:16 | Arizona State | A charge is called on Kevin Wilcoxon - foul #3 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Shawn Baldwin, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 11:51 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Echols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - William Terrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Landrum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Sykes (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fairbanks (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Arizona State | William Terrell hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Landrum | 49-45 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | William Terrell steals the ball from Brady Pilcher | 49-45 |
| 10:54 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Terrell | 49-47 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | William Terrell steals it from Bobby McKinney | 49-47 |
| 10:17 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 10:15 | Arizona State | Matthew Landrum tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Donald Echols scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Poole and he's fouled by Matthew Landrum - foul #3 on Matthew Landrum, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Ronald Poole, Bobby McKinney, Ebo Amoroso, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG), Louis Lightner (SF), Esteban Barron (PF) Kevin Wilcoxon, Matthew Landrum, James Sykes | |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:36 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin is fouled on the floor by Craig Brooks - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Peter Wickman (C) Thomas Fairbanks | |
| 09:18 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Louis Lightner | 52-52 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | Arizona State | Carl McKinney takes the ball from Peter Wickman | 52-52 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Bollin - foul #2 on Michael Bollin, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Matthew Landrum (SF), Thomas Fairbanks (C) William Terrell, Peter Wickman | |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:14 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 53-52 |
| 08:06 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 07:45 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Lightner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Landrum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Esteban Barron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fairbanks (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Lightner, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Shawn Baldwin (SF), Donald Echols (PF) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG), James Sykes (PF) Louis Lightner, Esteban Barron | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Donald Echols hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Donald Echols grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-52 |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | James Sykes snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:40 | Arizona State | James Sykes knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Shawn Baldwin - foul #1 on Shawn Baldwin, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Bill Quincy, Shawn Baldwin, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Louis Lightner (SF) Matthew Landrum | |
| 06:40 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | William Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Bobby McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Terrell (PG) Michael Bollin | |
| 05:59 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Sykes | 53-57 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-57 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 05:17 | Arizona State | James Sykes is fouled on the floor by William Singleton - foul #2 on William Singleton, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Carl McKinney (C) Ronald Poole, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG), Matthew Landrum (SF), Esteban Barron (C) William Terrell, Louis Lightner, Thomas Fairbanks | |
| 05:09 | Arizona State | Esteban Barron loses the dribble to Craig Brooks | 55-57 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Donald Echols buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ebo Amoroso | 57-57 |
| 04:23 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | Donald Echols snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney is hacked by Kevin Wilcoxon - foul #4 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), William Singleton (SF), Brady Pilcher (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, Donald Echols, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Terrell (SG), Thomas Fairbanks (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Esteban Barron | |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:38 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 03:36 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Landrum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fairbanks (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-57 |
| 03:22 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:01 | Arizona State | William Singleton picks off the pass by James Sykes | 58-57 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 02:41 | Arizona State | William Terrell gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:26 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Donald Echols (PF), Carl McKinney (C) Bobby McKinney, William Singleton, Brady Pilcher, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG), Louis Lightner (SF), Esteban Barron (PF) Michael Bollin, Matthew Landrum, James Sykes | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Donald Echols's floater is tipped away by Thomas Fairbanks | 58-57 |
| 02:05 | Arizona State | Esteban Barron grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:05 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shawn Baldwin (SF) Ebo Amoroso | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG), James Sykes (PF) William Terrell, Esteban Barron | |
| 01:44 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks lays it up and in | 58-59 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole misses the jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Donald Echols hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 01:15 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Shawn Baldwin snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Shawn Baldwin is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Bill Quincy, Shawn Baldwin, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Matthew Landrum (SF) Louis Lightner | |
| 00:36 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | William Singleton pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | William Singleton is hacked by Kevin Wilcoxon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Terrell (SG) Kevin Wilcoxon | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:32 | Arizona State | James Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | William Terrell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Singleton | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bollin - foul #3 on Michael Bollin, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:08 | Arizona State | Thomas Fairbanks is hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin double dribbles | 62-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG) William Singleton | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole runs out the clock | 62-59 |