| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Samuel Gray (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) C - Mark Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Kopp (fresh) SG - William Glenn (fresh) SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) PF - Joel Price (fresh) C - John Olivier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by John Olivier - foul #1 on John Olivier, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mark Thompson | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | UNC Wilmington | John Olivier gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | UNC Wilmington | John Olivier double dribbles | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Samuel Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | UNC Wilmington | Ramiro Flores denies the turnaround by John Olivier | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Joel Price steals it from Terry Moberly | 1-0 |
| 18:30 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Price | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Owens - foul #1 on Ronald Owens, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Owens | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ramiro Flores - foul #1 on Ramiro Flores, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SG), Peter Kaiser (SF), Ronald Irvin (PF), Shen Xiong (C) Samuel Gray, Daniel Eichner, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Farr (PF) Joel Price | |
| 17:10 | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | UNC Wilmington | John Olivier grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens is whistled for a carry | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Glenn - foul #1 on William Glenn, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trask (PG), Bruce Hoffman (PF), Jerry Kennedy (C) Thomas Kopp, William Glenn, John Olivier | |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Jerry Kennedy | 3-6 |
| 16:21 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens buries a floater from the baseline set up by Bruce Hoffman | 3-8 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski clanks a floater from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 15:54 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fresh) SG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) C - Shen Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James Trask (fresh) SG - John Farr (fresh) SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Hoffman (fresh) C - Jerry Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | UNC Wilmington | James Trask is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Klawinski - foul #1 on Robert Klawinski, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Mark Thompson (C) Peter Kaiser, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price (PF) Jerry Kennedy | |
| 15:33 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens is hacked by Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Terry Moberly (PF) Robert Klawinski, Ronald Irvin | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn (SG), John Olivier (C) Ronald Owens, Bruce Hoffman | |
| 15:23 | UNC Wilmington | John Olivier misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-8 |
| 15:21 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price tips it but misses | 3-8 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:45 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Samuel Gray hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:20 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gilberto Ricci - foul #1 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Gilberto Ricci | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG), Ronald Owens (SF) James Trask, John Farr | |
| 14:20 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG) Samuel Gray | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman (PF) Joel Price | |
| 14:00 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin (PF) Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Farr (PF) Bruce Hoffman | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | William Glenn steals the ball from Daniel Eichner | 7-9 |
| 13:20 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (SG), Peter Kaiser (C) Daniel Eichner, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trask (SG), Bruce Hoffman (C) William Glenn, John Olivier | |
| 13:20 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:20 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores hits a turnaround in the lane | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Hoffman | 9-13 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:04 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Terry Moberly (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Robert Klawinski, Shen Xiong, Ronald Irvin, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn (SG), Joel Price (PF), John Olivier (C) James Trask, John Farr, Bruce Hoffman | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Olivier - foul #2 on John Olivier, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (SF) Ramiro Flores | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman (C) John Olivier | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:40 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Bruce Hoffman | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Samuel Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Price (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bruce Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:23 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens tips it home | 13-15 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Samuel Gray buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Ricci | 16-15 |
| 10:47 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp is hacked by Samuel Gray - foul #1 on Samuel Gray, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trask (PG) Thomas Kopp | |
| 10:21 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:19 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:12 | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Joel Price and he's hacked by Daniel Eichner - foul #2 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF), Ronald Irvin (C) Daniel Eichner, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Farr (SF) Ronald Owens | |
| 10:12 | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Irvin, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Kennedy (C) William Glenn | |
| 09:31 | UNC Wilmington | James Trask connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses the tip | 16-21 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin can't finish the layup | 16-21 |
| 08:54 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:37 | UNC Wilmington | Gilberto Ricci is called for the reach on Jerry Kennedy - foul #2 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Shen Xiong (SG), Peter Kaiser (SF), Mark Thompson (C) Samuel Gray, Gilberto Ricci, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG), Ronald Owens (SF) Bruce Hoffman, Joel Price | |
| 08:37 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:37 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin double dribbles | 16-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn (SG) James Trask | |
| 08:05 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-22 |
| 08:03 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:36 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr loses the dribble to Shen Xiong | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fresh) SG - Shen Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Farr (fresh) C - Jerry Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong is hacked by John Farr - foul #1 on John Farr, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Morrison (C) Jerry Kennedy | |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 07:13 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:07 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Morrison | 16-24 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Ronald Irvin is denied by Donald Morrison | 16-24 |
| 06:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:44 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr drills a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Klawinski - foul #2 on Robert Klawinski, team foul #10 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Terry Moberly (PF) Robert Klawinski, Ronald Irvin | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman (C) Donald Morrison | |
| 06:44 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 18-27 |
| 06:20 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-27 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | John Farr steals the ball from Samuel Gray | 18-27 |
| 05:49 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-27 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ramiro Flores | 18-27 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 18-27 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 05:07 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:57 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Glenn | 18-29 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-29 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson tips it home | 20-29 |
| 04:18 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 20-29 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores loses the ball out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Ronald Irvin (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) Samuel Gray, Shen Xiong, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trask (PG), David Gittens (SG), Jerry Kennedy (SF), Joel Price (PF), John Olivier (C) Thomas Kopp, William Glenn, Ronald Owens, John Farr, Bruce Hoffman | |
| 03:33 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Kennedy clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Kaiser - foul #1 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| 03:33 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:33 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James Trask (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Gittens (fresh) SF - Jerry Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Price (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Olivier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Irvin | 20-31 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | James Trask steps in front of the Gilberto Ricci pass | 20-31 |
| 02:32 | UNC Wilmington | David Gittens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Kennedy | 20-34 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner scores on a 3 from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 02:06 | UNC Wilmington | Daniel Eichner steals it from James Trask in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | David Gittens is called for the reach on Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on David Gittens, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Terry Moberly (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Robert Klawinski, Ronald Irvin, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG), John Farr (SG), Ronald Owens (SF) James Trask, David Gittens, Jerry Kennedy | |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 01:43 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 01:30 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Price | 23-36 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 01:04 | UNC Wilmington | John Olivier gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:43 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:18 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens drills a jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Kopp and he's fouled by Gilberto Ricci - foul #3 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #12 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Shen Xiong (SG), Ramiro Flores (SF) Samuel Gray, Daniel Eichner, Gilberto Ricci | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Glenn (SG), Bruce Hoffman (C) Joel Price, John Olivier | |
| 00:18 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens misses the free throw | 23-38 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 23-38 |