| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford is fouled on the floor by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 32-30 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Max Smith tips it in | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is called for traveling | 32-32 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Joshua Doud drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Max Smith is called for the reach on Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Max Smith, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Morris Montano connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the lane set up by Joshua Doud and he's hacked by Thomas Clark - foul #3 on Thomas Clark, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:17 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bernard Esteban | 40-36 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Max Smith | 40-39 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Doud - foul #1 on Joshua Doud, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (PF) Morris Montano, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Paul Lewis (SF), Kevin Marasco (PF) Richard Burney, Ulysses Stafford, Nelson Kelly | |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Joshua Doud is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Max Smith swats the short shot by Bernard Esteban | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Paul Bowne grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Marasco (fresh) C - Max Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UConn | Kevin Marasco is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 42-39 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Joshua Doud hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | William Tran misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua Doud - foul #2 on Joshua Doud, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Benny Blackburn (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SF), Nelson Kelly (PF) Joshua Doud, Paul Lewis, Max Smith | |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | William Tran makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | William Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:16 | UConn | Nelson Kelly pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Kevin Marasco is hacked by Lewis Willis - foul #4 on Lewis Willis, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SF), Jan Heppner (C) William Tran, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:43 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Morris Montano snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Paul Bowne snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Nelson Kelly is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 43-41 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Kevin Marasco tips it home | 43-43 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Kevin Marasco steals it from Joshua Fitch | 43-43 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Marasco - foul #1 on Kevin Marasco, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), William Tran (SG) Morris Montano, Joshua Fitch | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (SG), Max Smith (C) Paul Bowne, Kevin Marasco | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Max Smith grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Benny Blackburn is called for the reach on Nelson Kelly - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Thomas Clark, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lewis (PF) Nelson Kelly | |
| 12:18 | UConn | Joshua Doud knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Burney | 43-48 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Burney | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Max Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 11:29 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Schroeder | 43-51 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Joshua Doud is called for the reach on Anthony Schroeder - foul #3 on Joshua Doud, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Thomas Clark (SF) William Tran, Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Nelson Kelly (PF) Richard Burney, Ulysses Stafford | |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses the floater from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Paul Bowne grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Max Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Max Smith is called for the reach on Morris Montano - foul #2 on Max Smith, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Nelson Kelly blocks the jumper by Morris Montano | 43-51 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the floater in the lane | 45-53 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jan Heppner | 47-53 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Max Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Max Smith grabs the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the jump hook from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Joshua Doud snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Anthony Schroeder - foul #1 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (PG), William Tran (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Benny Blackburn (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, Thomas Clark, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SF), Kevin Marasco (C) Paul Bowne, Joshua Doud, Max Smith | |
| 08:21 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (SG), Samuel Sebastian (C) Paul Lewis, Nelson Kelly | |
| 07:47 | UConn | Joshua Doud shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Marasco | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Marasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Schroeder is blocked by Samuel Sebastian | 47-57 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | William Tran grabs the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-57 |
| 07:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Samuel Sebastian | 47-57 |
| 06:57 | UConn | Joshua Doud evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benny Blackburn | 47-57 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | William Tran is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Tran, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Lewis Willis (C) William Tran, Joshua Fitch, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG), Nelson Kelly (PF), Max Smith (C) Joshua Doud, Kevin Marasco, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 06:49 | UConn | Nelson Wakefield picks off the pass by Richard Burney in the backcourt | 47-57 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Max Smith gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford is fouled on the floor by Bernard Esteban - foul #1 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SF) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:06 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Morris Montano gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn is called for a charge - foul #3 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Nelson Kelly buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Bowne | 47-61 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a floater from the left side | 47-61 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis tips it in | 49-61 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford misses the dunk attempt | 49-61 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Nelson Kelly tips it in | 49-63 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Morris Montano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Richard Burney snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Max Smith buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nelson Kelly | 49-65 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn blows the dunk but he's hacked by Nelson Kelly - foul #1 on Nelson Kelly, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (C) Morris Montano, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Kevin Marasco (PF), Samuel Sebastian (C) Richard Burney, Ulysses Stafford, Nelson Kelly, Max Smith | |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:28 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jan Heppner - foul #2 on Jan Heppner, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Thomas Clark, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:28 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 6 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Marasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Kevin Marasco pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Doud - foul #4 on Joshua Doud, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Kevin Marasco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Joshua Doud steps in front of the William Tran pass | 53-65 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Kevin Marasco can't throw it down | 53-65 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Tran | 53-65 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | William Tran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 01:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kevin Marasco | 53-65 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Kevin Marasco is fouled on the floor by Lewis Willis - foul #5 on Lewis Willis, team foul #10 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (C) Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:20 | UConn | Kevin Marasco makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Kevin Marasco misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner can't finish the layup | 53-66 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-66 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Kevin Marasco tips it back up and in | 53-68 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Paul Bowne picks off the pass by Joshua Fitch | 53-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-70 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Paul Bowne is called for the reach on William Tran - foul #1 on Paul Bowne, team foul #9 | 53-70 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | William Tran makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | William Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Bowne runs out the clock | 54-70 |