| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Von Swietoniowski (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Beeson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Littlejohn (fresh) PF - Andy Walker (fresh) 1 ast. C - Jose Trevino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Anthony Littlejohn inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Seton Hall | Andy Walker knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Paul Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:47 | Seton Hall | Andy Walker misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Jose Trevino swats the layup by Loyd Young | 41-38 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson tips it in | 41-40 |
| 19:03 | Seton Hall | Anthony Littlejohn is whistled for traveling | 41-40 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Loyd Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gerald Gary (C) Jose Trevino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:16 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Andy Walker - foul #2 on Andy Walker, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia (SG), Antwan Williams (SF), Lawrence Overby (PF) David Beeson, Anthony Littlejohn, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (PG) James Sherwin | |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:27 | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Von Swietoniowski | 43-42 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols (PG), Jose Trevino (C) Von Swietoniowski, Gerald Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:03 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:02 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Overby tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Renaldo Garcia steps in front of the Richard Burdine pass in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 16:54 | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia throws it down | 47-42 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Nichols | 47-42 |
| 16:17 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Richard Burdine - foul #1 on Richard Burdine, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski (PG), Anthony Littlejohn (SF), Andy Walker (PF), Gerald Gary (C) Renaldo Garcia, Antwan Williams, Lawrence Overby, Jose Trevino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG) Richard Burdine | |
| 16:17 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:17 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:17 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols makes the 3rd free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Wilson | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Von Swietoniowski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Littlejohn (fresh) PF - Andy Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Gerald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dennis Nichols, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Beeson (SG) Dennis Nichols | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) James Sherwin | |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 14:55 | Seton Hall | Andy Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Littlejohn - foul #1 on Anthony Littlejohn, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia (SF), Jose Trevino (C) Anthony Littlejohn, Gerald Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong (C) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong misses long on a floater from the left block | 50-48 |
| 14:32 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:19 | Seton Hall | David Beeson lays it up and in on a great pass from Von Swietoniowski and the foul's on Nicholas Strong - foul #1 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols (PG), Antwan Williams (SF), Lawrence Overby (PF) Von Swietoniowski, Renaldo Garcia, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 14:19 | Seton Hall | David Beeson makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Lawrence Overby steals the ball from James Sherwin | 53-48 |
| 13:41 | Seton Hall | David Beeson's layup is rejected by Nicholas Strong | 53-48 |
| 13:39 | Seton Hall | Antwan Williams gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:22 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Beeson | 56-48 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is fouled in the backcourt by David Beeson - foul #3 on David Beeson, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia (SG), Anthony Littlejohn (SF), Andy Walker (PF), Gerald Gary (C) David Beeson, Antwan Williams, Lawrence Overby, Jose Trevino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (SF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Joseph Colletti, Paul Wilson | |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | James Sherwin connects on the 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 12:54 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ryan Grimshaw | 56-51 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Sherwin | 56-53 |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Sherwin - foul #3 on James Sherwin, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski (PG) Dennis Nichols | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) James Sherwin, Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Renaldo Garcia steals the ball from Ryan Grimshaw | 58-53 |
| 11:37 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Littlejohn | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Von Swietoniowski (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Renaldo Garcia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andy Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Gerald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Loyd Young tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 11:05 | Seton Hall | Renaldo Garcia is fouled on the floor by Loyd Young - foul #2 on Loyd Young, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Beeson (SG), Antwan Williams (SF), Lawrence Overby (PF), Morgan Saad (C) Renaldo Garcia, Anthony Littlejohn, Andy Walker, Gerald Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (C) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 10:52 | Seton Hall | David Beeson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Overby and he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #3 on Loyd Young, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jose Trevino (C) Morgan Saad | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (PF), Richard Burdine (C) Joseph Colletti, Paul Wilson | |
| 10:52 | Seton Hall | David Beeson makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Loyd Young lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 63-57 |
| 10:01 | Seton Hall | The jumper by Von Swietoniowski is denied by Richard Burdine | 63-57 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the lay-in | 63-57 |
| 09:34 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Overby pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 09:20 | Seton Hall | David Beeson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 09:19 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Overby misses the tip | 63-57 |
| 09:17 | Seton Hall | Antwan Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 09:00 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 63-57 |
| 08:59 | Seton Hall | Jose Trevino hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Loyd Young drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jurica Bujarski | 65-60 |
| 08:09 | Seton Hall | Loyd Young steals it from Lawrence Overby | 65-60 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jurica Bujarski | 65-63 |
| 07:19 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Antwan Williams | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Von Swietoniowski (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Beeson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antwan Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Overby (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Trevino (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Loyd Young (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jurica Bujarski (fairly fresh) C - Richard Burdine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | David Beeson steals it from Richard Burdine | 67-63 |
| 06:53 | Seton Hall | Antwan Williams lays it up and in set up by David Beeson | 69-63 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Loyd Young is blocked by Jose Trevino | 69-63 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Loyd Young snags the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad drills a shot from the right block | 69-65 |
| 05:53 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-65 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Burdine | 69-65 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols (PG), Renaldo Garcia (SG), Anthony Littlejohn (SF), Andy Walker (PF), Gerald Gary (C) Von Swietoniowski, David Beeson, Antwan Williams, Lawrence Overby, Jose Trevino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard McMullen (PG), James Sherwin (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Paul Wilson (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Loyd Young, Jonathan Conrad, Jurica Bujarski, Richard Burdine | |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Gerald Gary steals it from Ryan Grimshaw | 69-65 |
| 05:19 | Seton Hall | Andy Walker scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Nichols | 72-65 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | James Sherwin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-65 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-65 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson can't tip it in | 72-65 |
| 04:29 | Seton Hall | Gerald Gary grabs the board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Grimshaw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Seton Hall | Paul Wilson takes the ball from Dennis Nichols | 72-67 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw's layup is rejected by Andy Walker | 72-67 |
| 03:32 | Seton Hall | Gerald Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:25 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bernard McMullen - foul #1 on Bernard McMullen, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski (PG), Morgan Saad (C) Renaldo Garcia, Gerald Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Loyd Young (SG) Bernard McMullen, James Sherwin | |
| 03:25 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:25 | Seton Hall | Dennis Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Loyd Young connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-69 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Von Swietoniowski (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Nichols (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andy Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Morgan Saad (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Von Swietoniowski, team foul #5 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Beeson (SG) Dennis Nichols | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Andy Walker steals it from Jonathan Trombetta in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| 02:44 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski is hacked by Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| 02:44 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Loyd Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 02:21 | Seton Hall | Morgan Saad snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | Andy Walker knocks in the floater from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Colletti - foul #2 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gerald Gary (C) Morgan Saad | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | Andy Walker makes the free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Burdine | 76-72 |
| 01:45 | Seton Hall | Loyd Young steals the ball from David Beeson | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Loyd Young | 76-74 |
| 01:05 | Seton Hall | Andy Walker misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 76-74 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-74 |
| 00:43 | Seton Hall | Gerald Gary pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Seton Hall | Von Swietoniowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Burdine | 76-74 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Loyd Young and he's hacked by Gerald Gary - foul #2 on Gerald Gary, team foul #6 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) Richard Burdine | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | The jump hook by Andy Walker is blocked by Ryan Grimshaw | 76-77 |