| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Charles Hidalgo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert O'Donell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Bergeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Houston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 19:29 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:14 | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 19:12 | San Francisco St. | Kenneth Lewis snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 18:45 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell is denied on a layup by Sammy Carrington | 25-25 |
| 18:44 | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Robert Manly | 27-27 |
| 18:01 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell is fouled on the floor by Albert Coughlin - foul #1 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:43 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-27 |
| 17:42 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:25 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sammy Carrington - foul #2 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 17:25 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:25 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Robert Manly tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 16:57 | San Francisco St. | Kenneth Lewis banks in the layup set up by Benjamin Bergeman | 29-30 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Bergeman - foul #2 on Benjamin Bergeman, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Ray Zahradnik (SF), Ronald Lamberth (PF) Charles Hidalgo, Kenneth Lewis, Benjamin Bergeman | |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | James Savage can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 16:17 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:13 | San Francisco St. | Francis Franson steals it from Ray Zahradnik | 29-30 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Stephen Chapman (fresh) SG - Robert O'Donell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Zahradnik (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Lamberth (fresh) C - Joe Houston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston can't connect on a shot from the left block | 31-30 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 31-30 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Stephen Chapman is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdulla - foul #1 on Stephen Chapman, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Sammy Carrington (C) James Savage, Francis Franson, Donald Duncan, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Adam Horne (C) Robert O'Donell, Ray Zahradnik, Joe Houston | |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Ligon - foul #1 on Douglas Ligon, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo (PG), Benjamin Bergeman (PF) Stephen Chapman, Ronald Lamberth | |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:38 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne misses the shot from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 14:37 | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman tips it in | 32-32 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 14:13 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 13:56 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Coughlin - foul #2 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF) Brandon Fairchild | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell (SG) Douglas Ligon | |
| 13:56 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:56 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:56 | San Francisco St. | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Bergeman | 32-33 |
| 13:42 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Bergeman | 32-36 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Horne - foul #1 on Adam Horne, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Joe Houston (C) Charles Hidalgo, Adam Horne | |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:25 | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 12:59 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston banks in the layup set up by Robert O'Donell | 33-38 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Brandon Fairchild (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik (SF), Ronald Lamberth (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Benjamin Bergeman | |
| 12:17 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Brandon Fairchild - foul #2 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo (PG) Stephen Chapman | |
| 12:17 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Francis Franson's floater is tipped away by Joe Houston | 33-41 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson can't tip it in | 33-41 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Savage | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Charles Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert O'Donell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Zahradnik (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Lamberth (fresh) C - Joe Houston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | James Savage scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Fairchild | 39-41 |
| 11:01 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Hidalgo | 39-44 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | James Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Sammy Carrington (C) James Savage, Francis Franson, Donald Duncan, Freddie Johnson | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Benjamin Bergeman (PF) Robert O'Donell, Ray Zahradnik, Ronald Lamberth | |
| 10:25 | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 39-44 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Robert Manly snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Hidalgo - foul #2 on Charles Hidalgo, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (PF) Brandon Fairchild | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Adam Horne (C) Charles Hidalgo, Joe Houston | |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:57 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:36 | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Ligon | 40-46 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Coughlin | 43-46 |
| 08:36 | San Francisco St. | Sammy Carrington denies the turnaround by Benjamin Bergeman | 43-46 |
| 08:35 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 08:23 | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Kenneth Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Manly - foul #2 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF), Brandon Fairchild (C) Albert Coughlin, Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo (PG), Robert O'Donell (SG), Ray Zahradnik (SF), Ronald Lamberth (PF), Joe Houston (C) Stephen Chapman, Douglas Ligon, Kenneth Lewis, Benjamin Bergeman, Adam Horne | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Robert Manly clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 07:43 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Charles Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert O'Donell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Zahradnik (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Lamberth (fresh) C - Joe Houston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Zahradnik | 43-48 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Donald Duncan (SF) Roberto Yazzie, Francis Franson, Robert Manly | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Kenneth Lewis (SF) Ray Zahradnik | |
| 06:34 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington (C) Brandon Fairchild | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman (PF) Ronald Lamberth | |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Sammy Carrington is denied by Benjamin Bergeman | 43-48 |
| 06:21 | San Francisco St. | The rebound goes to Joe Houston | 43-48 |
| 06:16 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 06:15 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington's layup is rejected by Benjamin Bergeman | 43-50 |
| 05:45 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 05:27 | San Francisco St. | Kenneth Lewis is fouled on the floor by Sammy Carrington - foul #3 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Francis Franson (SF) James Savage, Donald Duncan | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG) Charles Hidalgo | |
| 05:16 | San Francisco St. | Kenneth Lewis is hacked by Francis Franson - foul #1 on Francis Franson, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF) Francis Franson, Freddie Johnson | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 04:51 | San Francisco St. | Albert Coughlin is called for the reach on Robert O'Donell - foul #3 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth (PF) Benjamin Bergeman | |
| 04:51 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:51 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roberto Yazzie | 45-51 |
| 04:20 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 04:19 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:04 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Chapman | 45-53 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brandon Fairchild | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Stephen Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert O'Donell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Lamberth (fresh) C - Joe Houston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Chapman | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-56 |
| 03:01 | San Francisco St. | Joe Houston gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 02:59 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo (PG), Benjamin Bergeman (PF) Stephen Chapman, Ronald Lamberth | |
| 02:36 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Hidalgo | 48-59 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 02:24 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 02:10 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-59 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sammy Carrington | 51-59 |
| 01:33 | San Francisco St. | Sammy Carrington blocks the short jumper by Charles Hidalgo | 51-59 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 01:11 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 00:51 | San Francisco St. | The short jumper by Benjamin Bergeman is denied by Robert Manly | 51-59 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Freddie Johnson | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin double dribbles | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Coughlin - foul #4 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| 00:41 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:41 | San Francisco St. | Robert O'Donell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the floater in the paint | 51-61 |
| 00:34 | San Francisco St. | Benjamin Bergeman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:07 | San Francisco St. | Kenneth Lewis drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Bergeman | 51-63 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Robert Manly comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | San Francisco St. | The rebound goes to Joe Houston | 51-63 |