| Lineup | Kean | PG - Henry Cotton (fresh) SG - Gary Chaffins (fresh) SF - Michael Cannon (fresh) PF - Willie Anderson (fresh) C - Michael Blanche (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) SG - John Holliman (fresh) SF - Robert Burchett (fresh) PF - Paul Bangert (fresh) C - Leroy Colvard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kean | Kean is playing a motion 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Kean | Willie Anderson misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Leroy Colvard | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Chaffins - foul #1 on Gary Chaffins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Kean | Michael Cannon's floater is knocked away by Paul Bangert | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Kean | Gary Chaffins tips it in | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Kean | Henry Cotton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Kean | Michael Blanche tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Kean | Willie Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Kean | Willie Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kean | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey (PF) Paul Bangert | |
| 17:27 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Burchett | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Kean | Willie Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:00 | Kean | Michael Cannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Kean | Michael Cannon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Henry Cotton steps in front of the Leroy Colvard pass | 4-6 |
| 16:25 | Kean | Henry Cotton hits the finger roll | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett tips it home | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Henry Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Chaffins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Cannon (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Michael Blanche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fairly fresh) SG - John Holliman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Burchett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Massey (fresh) C - Leroy Colvard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Kean | Gary Chaffins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kean | Russell Kelly (PG), Jerome Collis (SG), Gerard Dixon (SF), James Mankin (PF), Richard Biggs (C) Henry Cotton, Gary Chaffins, Michael Cannon, Willie Anderson, Michael Blanche | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William King (PG), Howard Buckle (SG), Emmanuel Jones (SF), Paul Bangert (PF) Keith Allen, John Holliman, Robert Burchett, Leroy Colvard | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerard Dixon is called for the reach on William King - foul #1 on Gerard Dixon, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerard Dixon is called for the reach on Richard Massey - foul #2 on Gerard Dixon, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kean | John Lundeen (SF) Gerard Dixon | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers at Newark | William King connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Jones | 6-10 |
| 14:39 | Kean | James Mankin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Buckle | 6-13 |
| 13:48 | Kean | Jerome Collis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Kean | Henry Cotton (PG), Gary Chaffins (SG), Michael Cannon (SF), Willie Anderson (PF), Michael Blanche (C) Russell Kelly, Jerome Collis, John Lundeen, James Mankin, Richard Biggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen (PG), John Holliman (SG), Robert Burchett (SF), Jean Strickland (PF), James Hicks (C) William King, Howard Buckle, Emmanuel Jones, Paul Bangert, Richard Massey | |
| 13:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Chaffins is called for the reach on Keith Allen - foul #2 on Gary Chaffins, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Kean | Victor Mitchell (SG) Gary Chaffins | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard (C) James Hicks | |
| 13:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Holliman | 6-15 |
| 12:49 | Kean | Victor Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-15 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett can't connect on a runner from the right block | 6-15 |
| 12:41 | Kean | Michael Blanche pulls down the rebound | 6-15 |
| 12:21 | Kean | Michael Blanche can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leroy Colvard - foul #1 on Leroy Colvard, team foul #1 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Kean | Russell Kelly (PG), Jerome Collis (SG) Henry Cotton, Victor Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert (PF) Jean Strickland | |
| 12:21 | Kean | Michael Blanche makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:21 | Kean | Michael Blanche misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman is fouled on the floor by Michael Blanche - foul #1 on Michael Blanche, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Kean | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William King (SG) John Holliman | |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Russell Kelly (fresh) SG - Jerome Collis (fresh) SF - Michael Cannon (fresh) PF - Willie Anderson (fresh) C - Michael Blanche (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Burchett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bangert (fresh) C - Leroy Colvard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers at Newark | William King misses badly on a shot from the right side | 7-15 |
| 11:26 | Kean | Jerome Collis grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 11:12 | Kean | Jerome Collis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-15 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Keith Allen | 7-15 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William King | 7-18 |
| 10:46 | Kean | Jerome Collis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-18 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Leroy Colvard | 7-18 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-18 |
| 10:33 | Kean | Willie Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:13 | Kean | Willie Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-18 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-18 |
| 10:05 | Kean | Michael Blanche gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 09:40 | Kean | Michael Blanche connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Cannon | 9-18 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Russell Kelly takes the ball from Paul Bangert | 9-18 |
| 09:20 | Kean | Jerome Collis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Kelly | 11-18 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers at Newark | William King clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Anderson - foul #1 on Willie Anderson, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kean | Henry Cotton (PG), Victor Mitchell (SG), John Lundeen (SF), James Mankin (PF), Richard Biggs (C) Russell Kelly, Jerome Collis, Michael Cannon, Willie Anderson, Michael Blanche | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman (SG), Emmanuel Jones (SF), Richard Massey (PF), Jean Strickland (C) Keith Allen, Robert Burchett, Paul Bangert, Leroy Colvard | |
| 09:06 | Rutgers at Newark | William King makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers at Newark | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:46 | Kean | John Lundeen's fadeaway is rejected by Jean Strickland | 11-20 |
| 08:44 | Kean | James Mankin can't tip it in | 11-20 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers at Newark | William King gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers at Newark | William King connects on the floater from the left block set up by Jean Strickland | 11-22 |
| 08:14 | Kean | Henry Cotton is hacked by Emmanuel Jones - foul #1 on Emmanuel Jones, team foul #2 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Kean | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle (PG) William King | |
| 07:55 | Kean | John Holliman is called for the reach on Victor Mitchell - foul #1 on John Holliman, team foul #3 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Kean | Jerome Collis (SG) Victor Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen (PG) Howard Buckle | |
| 07:36 | Kean | Henry Cotton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Henry Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Collis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lundeen (fresh) PF - James Mankin (fresh) C - Richard Biggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Holliman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Massey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jean Strickland (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-22 |
| 07:23 | Kean | The rebound goes to James Mankin | 11-22 |
| 07:09 | Kean | James Mankin comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 11-22 |
| 07:08 | Kean | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Biggs | 11-22 |
| 06:44 | Kean | Jerome Collis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Cotton and he's fouled by Richard Massey - foul #1 on Richard Massey, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Kean | Michael Cannon (SF), Michael Blanche (C) John Lundeen, Richard Biggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett (SF), James Hicks (C) Emmanuel Jones, Jean Strickland | |
| 06:44 | Kean | Jerome Collis makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Henry Cotton is called for the reach on Keith Allen - foul #1 on Henry Cotton, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Kean | Russell Kelly (PG), Willie Anderson (PF) Henry Cotton, James Mankin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert (PF) James Hicks | |
| 06:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:15 | Kean | Willie Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Cannon is called for the reach on Keith Allen - foul #1 on Michael Cannon, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Kean | Victor Mitchell (SG) Jerome Collis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William King (SG), Leroy Colvard (C) John Holliman, Richard Massey | |
| 05:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 05:54 | Kean | Willie Anderson snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 05:42 | Kean | Russell Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-25 |
| 05:41 | Kean | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cannon | 14-25 |
| 05:26 | Kean | Victor Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 05:24 | Kean | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cannon | 14-25 |
| 05:12 | Kean | Michael Cannon double dribbles | 14-25 |
| Subs | Kean | Henry Cotton (PG), James Mankin (PF) Victor Mitchell, Willie Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle (SG), Jean Strickland (PF) Keith Allen, Paul Bangert | |
| 04:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Kean | Richard Biggs (C) Michael Blanche | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 04:38 | Kean | Russell Kelly buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Cotton | 16-25 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-25 |
| 04:21 | Kean | Henry Cotton snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 04:09 | Kean | Richard Biggs drills a floater in the lane set up by Henry Cotton | 18-25 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers at Newark | William King scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jean Strickland | 18-27 |
| 03:24 | Kean | Michael Cannon can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Burchett - foul #1 on Robert Burchett, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Kean | Jerome Collis (PG), Gary Chaffins (SG), Willie Anderson (PF), Michael Blanche (C) Henry Cotton, Russell Kelly, James Mankin, Richard Biggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen (PG), John Holliman (SG), Emmanuel Jones (SF), Paul Bangert (PF), Richard Massey (C) William King, Howard Buckle, Robert Burchett, Jean Strickland, Leroy Colvard | |
| 03:24 | Kean | Michael Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:24 | Kean | Michael Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Jerome Collis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Chaffins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Cannon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Blanche (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Holliman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Bangert (fresh) C - Richard Massey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Kean | Gerard Dixon (SF) Michael Cannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 03:01 | Kean | Gerard Dixon is hacked by Paul Bangert - foul #1 on Paul Bangert, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| 02:48 | Kean | Gary Chaffins knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Dixon | 21-27 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert makes the jumper from the right block | 21-29 |
| 02:16 | Kean | Emmanuel Jones steals the ball from Michael Blanche | 21-29 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerard Dixon steals it from Keith Allen | 21-29 |
| 01:49 | Kean | Gary Chaffins is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gary Chaffins, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Kean | Henry Cotton (PG), Russell Kelly (SG), Michael Cannon (SF) Jerome Collis, Gary Chaffins, Gerard Dixon | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett (SF), Leroy Colvard (C) Emmanuel Jones, Richard Massey | |
| 01:39 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Cannon - foul #2 on Michael Cannon, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 01:17 | Kean | John Holliman takes the ball from Henry Cotton | 21-31 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Holliman | 21-33 |
| 00:48 | Kean | Willie Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Paul Bangert - foul #2 on Paul Bangert, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Kean | James Mankin (C) Michael Blanche | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey (PF) Paul Bangert | |
| 00:48 | Kean | Willie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:48 | Kean | Willie Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Henry Cotton - foul #2 on Henry Cotton, team foul #11 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Kean | Richard Biggs (C) Willie Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William King (SG) John Holliman | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 00:35 | Kean | James Mankin grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 00:11 | Kean | Michael Cannon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 24-34 |
| 00:01 | Kean | Michael Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Kean | Michael Cannon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 24-34 |