| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Benny Blackburn swats the layup by Daniel Blackmon | 28-36 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Richard Walker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 19:17 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Walker | 28-36 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Darin Trombly knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Richard Walker | 28-38 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Benny Blackburn | 30-38 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Richard Walker evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hockett | 30-40 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Daniel Blackmon is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Daniel Blackmon, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Morris Montano | 33-40 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG) Morris Montano | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:31 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (PG) Richard Walker | |
| 16:45 | UConn | Darin Trombly loses the dribble to James Corbin | 33-42 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jan Heppner | 35-42 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the baseline | 35-42 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Darin Trombly tips it back up and in | 35-44 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner is whistled for traveling | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG) Thomas Clark, James Corbin | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SG), Robert Palazzolo (PF), Eugene Gabor (C) Kevin Bey, Robert Hockett, Darin Trombly, Daniel Blackmon | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo is hacked by Jan Heppner - foul #2 on Jan Heppner, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Richard Walker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ulysses Stafford | 35-47 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the shot from the left block | 35-47 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Eugene Gabor grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ulysses Stafford | 35-49 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Palazzolo - foul #2 on Robert Palazzolo, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG), Daniel Blackmon (C) Ulysses Stafford, Woodrow Scribner | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF) Eugene Gabor | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Robert Palazzolo blocks the short jumper by James Corbin | 37-49 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Morris Montano tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Richard Walker is hacked by Richard Vallo - foul #1 on Richard Vallo, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (PG) Richard Walker | |
| 13:48 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Clark - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SF) Robert Palazzolo | |
| 13:48 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner drills a runner from the baseline set up by Nelson Wakefield and he's hacked by Darin Trombly - foul #2 on Darin Trombly, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Robert Hockett travels with the ball | 40-51 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis's floater is tipped away by Robert Hockett | 40-51 |
| 12:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kevin Bey | 40-51 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-51 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Kevin Bey snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hockett | 40-53 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-53 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Darin Trombly grabs the board | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hockett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darin Trombly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-53 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon can't tip it in | 40-53 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark is fouled on the floor by Robert Hockett - foul #1 on Robert Hockett, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, Thomas Clark, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SG), Robert Palazzolo (PF) Kevin Bey, Robert Hockett, Darin Trombly | |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Morris Montano tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Benny Blackburn blocks the short jumper by Ulysses Stafford | 42-53 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Fagundes | 44-53 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Blackmon | 44-55 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Morris Montano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF), Eugene Gabor (C) Woodrow Scribner, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 10:28 | UConn | John Fagundes is called for the reach on Richard Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Fagundes, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:08 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly can't tip it in | 44-55 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Darin Trombly tips it back up and in | 44-57 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Eugene Gabor grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Benny Blackburn is called for the reach on Eugene Gabor - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG), Woodrow Scribner (SF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Ulysses Stafford, Robert Palazzolo, Darin Trombly | |
| 09:27 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 44-58 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Richard Walker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the lane | 44-58 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Robert Hockett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Richard Walker loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 44-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Bernard Esteban (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (PG), Darin Trombly (PF) Richard Walker, Eugene Gabor | |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Daniel Blackmon swats the short shot by Jan Heppner | 44-58 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Darin Trombly gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | UConn | Darin Trombly comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jan Heppner - foul #3 on Jan Heppner, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:46 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Daniel Blackmon steals the ball from John Fagundes | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Darin Trombly is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Blackmon | 44-62 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 46-62 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jan Heppner - foul #4 on Jan Heppner, team foul #9 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) John Fagundes, Thomas Clark, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SG), Robert Palazzolo (SF) Kevin Bey, Robert Hockett, Woodrow Scribner | |
| 06:13 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 06:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daniel Blackmon | 46-63 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo's pass is intercepted by Nelson Wakefield | 46-63 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the finger roll | 48-63 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo scores on a floater from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Morris Montano buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 50-65 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Benny Blackburn steps in front of the Darin Trombly pass | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 04:24 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG), Woodrow Scribner (SF) Ulysses Stafford, Robert Palazzolo | |
| 03:55 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Walker | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo double dribbles | 50-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (PG), Kevin Bey (SG), Robert Palazzolo (SF), Eugene Gabor (PF), Ulysses Stafford (C) Richard Walker, Robert Hockett, Woodrow Scribner, Darin Trombly, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Joshua Doud comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 50-67 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 50-67 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Morris Montano's pass is intercepted by Ulysses Stafford | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Richard Vallo picks off the pass by Eugene Gabor | 50-67 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Morris Montano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Eugene Gabor snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 01:57 | UConn | Eugene Gabor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-67 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | James Corbin grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is called for a charge - foul #4 on Morris Montano, team foul #10 | 50-67 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Eugene Gabor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eugene Gabor, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Nelson Wakefield | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford makes the floater in the lane | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | James Corbin is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Joshua Doud runs out the clock | 55-69 |