| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) SG - Manuel Randolph (fresh) SF - Mike Woods (fresh) PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) C - Matthew Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Gregory Carson (fresh) SG - Edward Newell (fresh) SF - Steven Rohrbaugh (fresh) PF - Roy Petrovich (fresh) C - Daniel Hopper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kalamazoo | Roy Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Newell | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Carson is called for the reach on Glen Zich - foul #1 on Gregory Carson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams is fouled on the floor by Gregory Carson - foul #2 on Gregory Carson, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley (PG) Gregory Carson | |
| 18:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Manuel Randolph - foul #1 on Manuel Randolph, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerald Horsley | 2-8 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hopper - foul #1 on Daniel Hopper, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams loses the dribble to Edward Newell | 2-8 |
| 17:13 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell lays it up and in | 2-10 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Manuel Randolph | 4-10 |
| 16:38 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh is hacked by Mike Woods - foul #1 on Mike Woods, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop (SF), Jason Parsons (PF), Jason Wild (C) Mike Woods, Kurt Adams, Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 16:25 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:24 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:13 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Throop - foul #1 on Randy Throop, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Franklin Winn (SG) Glen Zich, Manuel Randolph | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 16:13 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:13 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Edwards | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Winn (fresh) SF - Randy Throop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Parsons (fresh) C - Jason Wild (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jerald Horsley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Newell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Rohrbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Petrovich (fresh) C - Daniel Hopper (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 15:30 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh hits the follow up shot | 6-14 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Wild gets the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Roy Petrovich denies the turnaround by Randy Throop | 6-14 |
| 14:46 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 14:38 | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Newell, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Manuel Randolph (SG), Mike Woods (SF), Kurt Adams (PF), Matthew Blair (C) Michael Edwards, Franklin Winn, Randy Throop, Jason Parsons, Jason Wild | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Sutton (PG), John Ruyle (SG), Alton Lofton (SF), Joseph Burke (PF), Timothy Dean (C) Jerald Horsley, Edward Newell, Steven Rohrbaugh, Roy Petrovich, Daniel Hopper | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Burke steps in front of the Mike Woods pass | 6-14 |
| 13:51 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Blair - foul #1 on Matthew Blair, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| 13:51 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:51 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Glen Zich | 8-15 |
| 13:15 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Blair steals the ball from Joseph Burke | 8-15 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Matthew Blair | 10-15 |
| 12:46 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Blair denies the turnaround by Joseph Burke | 10-15 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Burke - foul #1 on Joseph Burke, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons (C) Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley (PG), Edward Newell (SG), Steven Rohrbaugh (SF), Roy Petrovich (PF), Daniel Hopper (C) John Sutton, John Ruyle, Alton Lofton, Joseph Burke, Timothy Dean | |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:57 | Kalamazoo | Roy Petrovich misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-15 |
| 11:55 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Randolph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Parsons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jerald Horsley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Rohrbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Petrovich (fresh) C - Daniel Hopper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Kalamazoo | Kurt Adams swats the short shot by Edward Newell | 11-15 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Parsons | 13-15 |
| 11:12 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Newell | 13-17 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 10:58 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:44 | Kalamazoo | 3 seconds is called on Roy Petrovich | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Franklin Winn (SG), Randy Throop (SF), Jason Wild (C) Glen Zich, Manuel Randolph, Mike Woods, Kurt Adams | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons's floater is tipped away by Daniel Hopper | 13-17 |
| 10:24 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Steven Rohrbaugh | 13-17 |
| 10:09 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 13-17 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Jason Wild | 13-17 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-17 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards makes the shot in the paint set up by Jason Wild and he's fouled by Daniel Hopper - foul #2 on Daniel Hopper, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph (SG), Matthew Blair (C) Franklin Winn, Jason Parsons | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Sutton (SG), Alton Lofton (SF), Joseph Burke (PF), Timothy Dean (C) Edward Newell, Steven Rohrbaugh, Roy Petrovich, Daniel Hopper | |
| 09:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:12 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean banks in the layup and he's fouled by Matthew Blair - foul #2 on Matthew Blair, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Jason Willis (C) Michael Edwards, Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 09:12 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 16-19 |
| 08:50 | Kalamazoo | Alton Lofton pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:42 | Kalamazoo | Jason Wild steals the ball from Alton Lofton | 16-19 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Randolph | 18-19 |
| 08:10 | Kalamazoo | Jason Wild is called for the reach on Joseph Burke - foul #1 on Jason Wild, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods (SF), Kurt Adams (PF) Randy Throop, Jason Wild | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle (SG), Steven Rohrbaugh (SF) Jerald Horsley, Alton Lofton | |
| 08:03 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Burke loses the dribble to Manuel Randolph | 18-19 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 07:51 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Randolph (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Sutton (fresh) SG - John Ruyle (fresh) SF - Steven Rohrbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burke (fresh) C - Timothy Dean (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Kalamazoo | John Sutton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods is hacked by Joseph Burke - foul #2 on Joseph Burke, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (SG), Jason Parsons (C) Manuel Randolph, Jason Willis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Roy Petrovich (PF) Joseph Burke | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:33 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:23 | Kalamazoo | Roy Petrovich is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Edward Newell (SG) John Ruyle | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards misses long on a shot in the lane | 18-19 |
| 07:04 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Roy Petrovich | 18-19 |
| 06:49 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh blows the layup | 18-19 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Glen Zich | 20-19 |
| 06:26 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean is hacked by Kurt Adams - foul #1 on Kurt Adams, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph (SG), Jason Wild (C) Glen Zich, Kurt Adams | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley (PG) John Sutton | |
| 06:26 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 05:51 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh scores on a runner in the lane set up by Jerald Horsley | 23-21 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerald Horsley picks off the pass by Jason Parsons | 23-21 |
| 05:32 | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley lays it in | 23-23 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Edwards and the foul's on Steven Rohrbaugh - foul #1 on Steven Rohrbaugh, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop (SF) Mike Woods | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Sutton (SG), John Ruyle (SF), Alton Lofton (PF), Jimmie O'Hara (C) Edward Newell, Steven Rohrbaugh, Roy Petrovich, Timothy Dean | |
| 05:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Manuel Randolph - foul #2 on Manuel Randolph, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Kurt Adams (PF) Manuel Randolph, Jason Parsons | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 04:53 | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Wild can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 04:36 | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:30 | Kalamazoo | Alton Lofton misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-23 |
| 04:28 | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley tips it back up and in | 26-25 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glen Zich | 28-25 |
| 03:32 | Kalamazoo | Alton Lofton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich grabs the board | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Throop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Wild (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jerald Horsley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sutton (fresh) SF - John Ruyle (fresh) PF - Alton Lofton (fresh) C - Jimmie O'Hara (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 03:22 | Kalamazoo | John Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:07 | Kalamazoo | John Ruyle is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (PG), Manuel Randolph (SG), Mike Woods (SF), Jason Willis (PF), Matthew Blair (C) Glen Zich, Michael Edwards, Randy Throop, Kurt Adams, Jason Wild | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson (PG), Edward Newell (SG), Steven Rohrbaugh (SF), Roy Petrovich (PF), Daniel Hopper (C) Jerald Horsley, John Sutton, John Ruyle, Alton Lofton, Jimmie O'Hara | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Blair | 31-25 |
| 02:24 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Hopper connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Gregory Carson | 31-27 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair is hacked by Daniel Hopper - foul #3 on Daniel Hopper, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Jason Parsons (PF) Franklin Winn, Jason Willis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Joseph Burke (C) Daniel Hopper | |
| 02:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:44 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh is fouled on the floor by Manuel Randolph - foul #3 on Manuel Randolph, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (SG) Manuel Randolph | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Sutton (SG), Timothy Dean (C) Edward Newell, Roy Petrovich | |
| 01:44 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:44 | Kalamazoo | Steven Rohrbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (SG), Kurt Adams (PF) Franklin Winn, Jason Parsons | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 01:14 | Kalamazoo | John Sutton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams's pass is intercepted by Steven Rohrbaugh | 33-32 |
| 00:39 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean is hacked by Matthew Blair - foul #3 on Matthew Blair, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons (SF), Jason Wild (C) Mike Woods, Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jerald Horsley (SG), Alton Lofton (SF), Roy Petrovich (PF) John Sutton, Steven Rohrbaugh, Joseph Burke | |
| 00:39 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:39 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Edwards | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Kalamazoo | Gregory Carson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-33 |