| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dudley Beams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Riter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Robert Jones inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Jamie Riter can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by John Harris - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 19:39 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 19:39 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Andrew George makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Friedman | 26-37 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | John Harris misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Dudley Beams gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Dudley Beams misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronnie Friedman | 26-39 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Andrew George can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Eric Barnes grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Dudley Beams drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Barnes | 26-41 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Michael Cox buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew George | 29-41 |
| 16:40 | UConn | Dudley Beams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-41 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Michael Cox gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Michael Cox's floater is knocked away by Dudley Beams | 29-41 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cox | 29-41 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Andrew George is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), John Sundberg (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF), Greg Mack (C) Andrew George, Michael Cox, Miladen Kirilenko, John Harris | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jeffrey Reese (SF), Jack Dickerson (PF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Dudley Beams, Jamie Riter | |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Genao | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sundberg (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) PF - Dennis Genao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Mack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Stark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese misses badly on a shot in the paint | 31-41 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Greg Mack | 31-41 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | John Sundberg buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Stark and the foul's on Archie Rutledge - foul #1 on Archie Rutledge, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Arthur Nichols (C) Archie Rutledge, Thomas Coppock, Dennis Genao | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jamie Riter (C) Joseph Stark, Jim Ross | |
| 15:02 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese misses the free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Greg Mack gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Greg Mack buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew George | 36-43 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese clanks a turnaround from close range | 36-43 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Arthur Nichols | 36-43 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Riter | 36-43 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Jack Dickerson gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese is fouled on the floor by John Sundberg - foul #3 on John Sundberg, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), John Harris (PF) John Sundberg, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dudley Beams (PF) Brian Webber, Jeffrey Reese, Jack Dickerson | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the shot in the lane set up by Ronnie Friedman and the foul's on Miladen Kirilenko - foul #2 on Miladen Kirilenko, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Genao (PF) John Harris | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG) Eric Barnes | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols can't finish the layup | 36-45 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Genao | 36-45 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Michael Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 12:41 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dudley Beams | 36-45 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Robert Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Stark | 36-47 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Dudley Beams pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joseph Stark (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dudley Beams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Riter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | UConn | Dennis Genao steals the ball from Dudley Beams | 36-47 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses the lay-in | 36-47 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Joseph Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Dudley Beams can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-47 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dennis Genao | 36-47 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Michael Cox misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Nichols | 36-47 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Andrew George and he's hacked by Dudley Beams - foul #1 on Dudley Beams, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), John Sundberg (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF), John Harris (C) Andrew George, Michael Cox, Miladen Kirilenko, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jeffrey Reese (SF), Jack Dickerson (PF), Jim Ross (C) Joseph Stark, Robert Jones, Dudley Beams, Jamie Riter | |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Coppock - foul #1 on Thomas Coppock, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (C) Dennis Genao | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Ronnie Friedman | |
| 10:09 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Harris | 39-48 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | John Sundberg is fouled on the floor by Jim Ross - foul #1 on Jim Ross, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock double dribbles | 39-48 |
| 09:11 | UConn | John Harris is called for the reach on Brian Webber - foul #3 on John Harris, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dudley Beams (PF) Brian Webber, Jeffrey Reese, Jack Dickerson | |
| 08:59 | UConn | Robert Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG) Archie Rutledge | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Michael Cox buries a runner from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Robert Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-48 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Greg Mack | 41-48 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Michael Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Greg Mack tips it home | 43-48 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Thomas Coppock blocks the short jumper by Robert Jones | 43-48 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Dudley Beams gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) PF - John Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dudley Beams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Dudley Beams's pass is intercepted by John Sundberg | 43-48 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | John Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 07:09 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eric Barnes | 43-48 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Dudley Beams misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Archie Rutledge (SG), Miladen Kirilenko (SF), Dennis Genao (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) John Sundberg, Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, John Harris, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jeffrey Reese (SF), Jamie Riter (C) Eric Barnes, Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Jim Ross | |
| 06:40 | UConn | Dudley Beams makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Dudley Beams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols lays it up and in set up by Andrew George | 45-50 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Dudley Beams makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Stark | 45-53 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Andrew George misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Jeffrey Reese buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Brian Webber | 45-55 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Jamie Riter picks off the pass by Miladen Kirilenko | 45-55 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Dudley Beams misses long on a jumper near the basket | 45-55 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Brian Webber tips it back up and in | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew George | 47-57 |
| 04:19 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG) Archie Rutledge | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Ronnie Friedman (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Jack Dickerson (PF) Joseph Stark, Brian Webber, Jeffrey Reese, Dudley Beams | |
| 03:52 | UConn | Robert Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Jack Dickerson picks off the pass by Arthur Nichols | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Kirilenko (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Riter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter is hacked by Andrew George - foul #3 on Andrew George, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko gets the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Jack Dickerson denies the turnaround by Arthur Nichols | 47-59 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Miladen Kirilenko grabs the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Eric Barnes takes the ball from Andrew George | 47-59 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Michael Cox steals the ball from Jack Dickerson | 47-59 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao jams it on a nice dish by Michael Cox | 49-59 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Jack Dickerson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Barnes | 49-62 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Andrew George is hacked by Eric Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Barnes, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (PG), John Sundberg (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF), John Harris (PF), Greg Mack (C) Andrew George, Michael Cox, Miladen Kirilenko, Dennis Genao, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Stark (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jeffrey Reese (SF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Jamie Riter | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | John Harris makes the fadeaway from the left side | 51-62 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Greg Mack pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | John Harris is hacked by Jim Ross - foul #2 on Jim Ross, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | The jump hook by John Harris is blocked by Jim Ross | 51-62 |
| 00:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joseph Stark | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Jack Dickerson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Coppock | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | John Sundberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Brian Webber gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joseph Stark runs out the clock | 51-62 |