| Lineup | Springfield | PG - David Sheely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Venuti (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Delbert Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Baver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchel Douse (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Baver | 28-36 |
| 19:23 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Mitchel Douse - foul #2 on Mitchel Douse, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:23 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Delbert Mitchell | 31-39 |
| 18:34 | Springfield | John Peterson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:33 | Springfield | John Peterson tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis is fouled on the floor by Michael Venuti - foul #3 on Michael Venuti, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Springfield | Randy Poulin (PF) Michael Venuti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 18:02 | Rutgers at Newark | William Green is called for the reach on Delbert Mitchell - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Springfield | Scott Herzog (C) Clyde Wittig | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 17:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Peter Baver loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Springfield | Edward Threadgill (SG) William Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leo Salzer (SG), Jeff Lonergan (SF) Peter Baver, Gregory Davis | |
| 17:25 | Springfield | John Peterson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeff Lonergan - foul #2 on Jeff Lonergan, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown (SG), Avery Rogan (C) Delbert Mitchell, Mitchel Douse | |
| 17:25 | Springfield | John Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:25 | Springfield | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown is hacked by David Sheely - foul #3 on David Sheely, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Springfield | Edwin Schulz (PG), Manuel Lueras (SF) David Sheely, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Gregory (PF) Tommy Ellis | |
| 16:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown's pass is intercepted by Edwin Schulz | 35-39 |
| 16:37 | Springfield | Edward Threadgill is hacked by Jeff Lonergan - foul #3 on Jeff Lonergan, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Peter Baver (SG), Gregory Davis (SF) Russell Brown, Jeff Lonergan | |
| 16:21 | Springfield | Scott Herzog misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 16:20 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Avery Rogan grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Leo Salzer makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-42 |
| 15:56 | Springfield | Randy Poulin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Manuel Lueras | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Edwin Schulz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Threadgill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Lueras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Poulin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Herzog (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Leo Salzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Baver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Avery Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Leo Salzer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 15:41 | Springfield | Edwin Schulz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:32 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Davis - foul #3 on Gregory Davis, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Springfield | David Sheely (PG), William Green (SG), Michael Venuti (PF), Clyde Wittig (C) Edwin Schulz, Edward Threadgill, Randy Poulin, Scott Herzog | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell (PG), Tommy Ellis (PF), Mitchel Douse (C) Peter Baver, Thomas Gregory, Avery Rogan | |
| 15:32 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:32 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leo Salzer | 40-44 |
| 15:05 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Springfield | John Peterson (SF) Manuel Lueras | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown (SG), Jeff Lonergan (SF) Leo Salzer, Gregory Davis | |
| 14:27 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig's floater is knocked away by Tommy Ellis | 40-44 |
| 14:25 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig tips it home | 42-44 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-44 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Tommy Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Venuti - foul #4 on Michael Venuti, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Springfield | Randy Poulin (PF), Manuel Lueras (C) Michael Venuti, Clyde Wittig | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Peter Baver (SG) Russell Brown | |
| 13:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeff Lonergan buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Delbert Mitchell and he's hacked by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeff Lonergan misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:35 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:16 | Springfield | Randy Poulin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeff Lonergan clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Ellis | 42-46 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Peter Baver scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Mitchell | 42-49 |
| 12:21 | Springfield | Randy Poulin makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Sheely and he's hacked by Jeff Lonergan - foul #4 on Jeff Lonergan, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Springfield | Edwin Schulz (PG), Edward Threadgill (SG), Scott Herzog (C) David Sheely, William Green, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leo Salzer (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Thomas Gregory (PF), Avery Rogan (C) Delbert Mitchell, Jeff Lonergan, Tommy Ellis, Mitchel Douse | |
| 12:21 | Springfield | Randy Poulin misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Avery Rogan pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Gregory clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Edwin Schulz - foul #1 on Edwin Schulz, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Springfield | Clyde Wittig (C) Manuel Lueras | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 12:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:03 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 11:44 | Springfield | Edward Threadgill scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Schulz | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Edwin Schulz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Threadgill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Poulin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Scott Herzog (fresh) C - Clyde Wittig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Leo Salzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Baver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Avery Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis hits a jumpshot from the right side | 47-52 |
| 11:07 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig clanks a shot from the baseline | 47-52 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Avery Rogan snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott Herzog swats the short shot by Avery Rogan | 47-52 |
| 10:46 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Scott Herzog | 47-52 |
| 10:23 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig is hacked by Thomas Gregory - foul #1 on Thomas Gregory, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Springfield | David Sheely (PG), John Peterson (SF), Manuel Lueras (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Edwin Schulz, Randy Poulin, Scott Herzog, Clyde Wittig | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell (PG), Tommy Ellis (PF), Mitchel Douse (C) Peter Baver, Thomas Gregory, Avery Rogan | |
| 10:06 | Springfield | Edward Threadgill clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Tommy Ellis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 09:49 | Springfield | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:34 | Springfield | David Sheely hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 09:32 | Springfield | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Lueras | 47-52 |
| 09:13 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Threadgill | 49-52 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse travels with the ball | 49-52 |
| Subs | Springfield | William Green (SG) Edward Threadgill | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown (SG), Avery Rogan (SF) Leo Salzer, Gregory Davis | |
| 08:53 | Springfield | Stephen Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| 08:53 | Springfield | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:53 | Springfield | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:53 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:35 | Springfield | Avery Rogan blocks the short jumper by Stephen Smith | 49-52 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse tips it in | 49-54 |
| 07:57 | Springfield | William Green's layup is rejected by Avery Rogan | 49-54 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Tommy Ellis snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Springfield | Edward Threadgill (PG), Randy Poulin (SF), Michael Venuti (PF), Clyde Wittig (C) David Sheely, John Peterson, Manuel Lueras, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Hathaway (PG), Peter Baver (SG), Jeff Lonergan (SF) Delbert Mitchell, Russell Brown, Mitchel Douse | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Edward Threadgill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Poulin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Venuti (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Clyde Wittig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Matthew Hathaway (fresh) SG - Peter Baver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Lonergan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Tommy Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Avery Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Springfield | Matthew Hathaway steals the ball from William Green | 49-54 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Avery Rogan misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 06:52 | Springfield | Randy Poulin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:28 | Springfield | Edward Threadgill is whistled for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Springfield | David Sheely (PG) William Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Mitchel Douse (C) Matthew Hathaway, Tommy Ellis, Avery Rogan | |
| 06:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Poulin picks off the pass by Jeff Lonergan | 49-54 |
| 05:49 | Springfield | Edward Threadgill double dribbles | 49-54 |
| Subs | Springfield | John Peterson (SF), Scott Herzog (C) Edward Threadgill, Clyde Wittig | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leo Salzer (SG) Peter Baver | |
| 05:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeff Lonergan makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Delbert Mitchell | 49-56 |
| 05:09 | Springfield | David Sheely is fouled on the floor by Mitchel Douse - foul #3 on Mitchel Douse, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Springfield | Edwin Schulz (SG), Manuel Lueras (C) Randy Poulin, Michael Venuti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Tommy Ellis (PF) Jeff Lonergan | |
| 05:09 | Springfield | David Sheely makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:09 | Springfield | David Sheely misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Delbert Mitchell | 50-58 |
| 04:36 | Springfield | Edwin Schulz clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Leo Salzer - foul #2 on Leo Salzer, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Springfield | William Green (SG) David Sheely | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Peter Baver (SG), Thomas Gregory (SF), Avery Rogan (C) Delbert Mitchell, Gregory Davis, Mitchel Douse | |
| 04:36 | Springfield | Edwin Schulz makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:36 | Springfield | Edwin Schulz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Gregory makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Peter Baver and he's fouled by John Peterson - foul #3 on John Peterson, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Springfield | Edward Threadgill (PG), Clyde Wittig (C) Edwin Schulz, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 04:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Gregory makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:05 | Springfield | Edward Threadgill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Tommy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Peter Baver misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-61 |
| 03:41 | Springfield | Scott Herzog snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras's layup is rejected by Avery Rogan | 52-61 |
| 03:24 | Springfield | Manuel Lueras tips it but misses | 52-61 |
| 03:22 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig misses the tip | 52-61 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Thomas Gregory | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Edward Threadgill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Herzog (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clyde Wittig (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Leo Salzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Baver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Avery Rogan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Peter Baver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 02:52 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 02:52 | Springfield | Springfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Springfield | David Sheely (PG), John Peterson (SF), Michael Venuti (PF) Edward Threadgill, Manuel Lueras, Scott Herzog | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Mitchel Douse (C) Leo Salzer, Thomas Gregory, Avery Rogan | |
| 02:40 | Springfield | David Sheely misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Delbert Mitchell - foul #2 on Delbert Mitchell, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| 02:40 | Springfield | David Sheely makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:40 | Springfield | David Sheely misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Tommy Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| 02:09 | Springfield | John Peterson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Tommy Ellis grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Baver | 53-63 |
| 01:09 | Springfield | Michael Venuti can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-63 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Mitchel Douse grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Venuti picks off the pass by Peter Baver | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Springfield | Michael Venuti misses the easy layup | 53-63 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitchel Douse | 53-65 |
| 00:11 | Springfield | Clyde Wittig's pass is intercepted by Tommy Ellis | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Delbert Mitchell runs out the clock | 53-65 |