| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Rick Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roderick Maestas (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ryan Plant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Laws (fresh) 4 reb. C - William McConahy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer inbounds the ball | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Welch | 22-41 |
| 19:25 | UCLA | Rick Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Allen Welch snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | William McConahy swats the layup by Allen Welch | 22-41 |
| 19:18 | UCLA | The rebound goes to James Laws | 22-41 |
| 19:01 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas is called for traveling | 22-41 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Terry Morton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 18:35 | UCLA | James Laws grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 18:23 | UCLA | Rick Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-41 |
| 18:22 | UCLA | Rick Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 18:17 | UCLA | Rick Anderson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Lancaster - foul #2 on Gary Lancaster, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| 18:17 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 18:17 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Allen Welch buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gary Lancaster | 24-43 |
| 17:46 | UCLA | William McConahy comes up short on the floater from the left side | 24-43 |
| 17:45 | UCLA | Ryan Plant tips it but misses | 24-43 |
| 17:43 | UCLA | James Laws tips it but misses | 24-43 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Piao Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Terry Morton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Lancaster | 27-43 |
| 17:10 | UCLA | Rick Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Walter Pointer | 27-43 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Piao Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Bryan Sayers (SG), Sammy Tolbert (SF) Gary Lancaster, Allen Welch, Walter Pointer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marcus Perkins (SG), James Baxter (PF), Wallace Bartholomew (C) Roderick Maestas, James Laws, William McConahy | |
| 16:36 | UCLA | Rick Anderson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Marcus Perkins | 27-45 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 16:16 | UCLA | James Baxter snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 15:59 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew buries a fadeaway from the left side | 27-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Piao Hong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Rick Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Plant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sammy Tolbert | 30-47 |
| 15:33 | UCLA | James Baxter is fouled on the floor by Scott Crowder - foul #2 on Scott Crowder, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Welch (SG), Walter Pointer (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (C) Sammy Tolbert, Terry Morton, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG), Randolph Prewitt (SF) Rick Anderson, Ryan Plant | |
| 15:15 | UCLA | Allen Welch is called for the reach on Marcus Perkins - foul #1 on Allen Welch, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG) Scott Crowder | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roderick Maestas (SG), William McConahy (C) Marcus Perkins, Wallace Bartholomew | |
| 15:01 | UCLA | James Baxter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Walter Pointer - foul #3 on Walter Pointer, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| 15:01 | UCLA | James Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 15:01 | UCLA | James Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Pointer | 32-49 |
| 14:21 | UCLA | William McConahy connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Lee | 32-51 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro loses the ball out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Morton (PF), Piao Hong (C) Bryan Sayers, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | UCLA | Rick Anderson (PG), Ryan Plant (SF), James Laws (PF) Michael Lee, Randolph Prewitt, James Baxter | |
| 13:47 | UCLA | Ryan Plant scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rick Anderson | 32-54 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Piao Hong makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Terry Morton | 34-54 |
| 13:12 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-54 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Terry Morton grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-54 |
| 12:49 | UCLA | William McConahy pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:29 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-54 |
| 12:28 | UCLA | William McConahy can't tip it in | 34-54 |
| 12:27 | UCLA | James Laws pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:18 | UCLA | Ryan Plant misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 34-54 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Rick Anderson is called for the reach on Gary Lancaster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Bryan Sayers (SG), Sammy Tolbert (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (C) Gary Lancaster, Allen Welch, Walter Pointer, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG), Marcus Perkins (SG), Wallace Bartholomew (C) Rick Anderson, Roderick Maestas, William McConahy | |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro travels with the ball | 34-54 |
| 11:44 | UCLA | James Laws hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 34-54 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Plant (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Laws (fresh) 8 reb. C - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Sayers and the foul's on Wallace Bartholomew - foul #1 on Wallace Bartholomew, team foul #2 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Baxter (PF) James Laws | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro makes the free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Marcus Perkins's pass is intercepted by Terry Morton | 37-54 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Wallace Bartholomew steps in front of the Terry Morton pass | 37-54 |
| 10:43 | UCLA | Ryan Plant misses the easy layup | 37-54 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Crowder | 40-54 |
| 10:10 | UCLA | James Baxter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 10:08 | UCLA | Ryan Plant tips it home | 40-56 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Terry Morton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert tips it home | 42-56 |
| 09:41 | UCLA | James Baxter misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Morton - foul #1 on Terry Morton, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Walter Pointer (SF), Piao Hong (C) Scott Crowder, Sammy Tolbert, Terry Morton, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | UCLA | Rick Anderson (PG), Roderick Maestas (SG), Randolph Prewitt (SF), William McConahy (C) Michael Lee, Marcus Perkins, Ryan Plant, Wallace Bartholomew | |
| 09:41 | UCLA | James Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:41 | UCLA | James Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Allen Welch grabs the board | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Maestas - foul #1 on Roderick Maestas, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Laws (PF) James Baxter | |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Randolph Prewitt - foul #2 on Randolph Prewitt, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:22 | UCLA | The rebound goes to William McConahy | 43-57 |
| 09:03 | UCLA | Randolph Prewitt clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-57 |
| 09:01 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas grabs the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:47 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer makes the 3 from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 08:19 | UCLA | Randolph Prewitt hits the finger roll | 46-59 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer hits the finger roll | 48-59 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | The jump hook by Roderick Maestas is blocked by Piao Hong | 48-59 |
| 07:50 | UCLA | William McConahy tips it back up and in | 48-61 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Sayers out of a doubleteam | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Sayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Rick Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roderick Maestas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randolph Prewitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Laws (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - William McConahy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Roderick Maestas steals the ball from Walter Pointer | 50-61 |
| 06:40 | UCLA | William McConahy is fouled on the floor by Piao Hong - foul #3 on Piao Hong, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Toni Tuczynski (SG), Terry Morton (PF) Gary Lancaster, Allen Welch, Bryan Sayers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marcus Perkins (SG), Ryan Plant (SF), James Baxter (PF), Wallace Bartholomew (C) Roderick Maestas, Randolph Prewitt, James Laws, William McConahy | |
| 06:21 | UCLA | James Baxter misses the dunk | 50-61 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Toni Tuczynski | 50-61 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Rick Anderson pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:58 | UCLA | Scott Crowder is called for the reach on Rick Anderson - foul #3 on Scott Crowder, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (C) Walter Pointer, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:58 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:58 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Terry Morton grabs the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder buries a shot from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 05:04 | UCLA | Ryan Plant loses the dribble to Stephen Taliaferro | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 04:44 | UCLA | James Baxter pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:38 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew misses the lay-in | 52-63 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Terry Morton grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Terry Morton misses the floater from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 04:23 | UCLA | Ryan Plant snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 03:59 | UCLA | Ryan Plant knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Marcus Perkins | 52-65 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Walter Pointer (SF), Piao Hong (C) Scott Crowder, Toni Tuczynski, Sammy Tolbert, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roderick Maestas (SG), James Laws (PF), William McConahy (C) Marcus Perkins, James Baxter, Wallace Bartholomew | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 03:40 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Rick Anderson | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:25 | UCLA | Rick Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG) Rick Anderson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roderick Maestas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Plant (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Laws (fresh) 8 reb. C - William McConahy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Welch | 54-65 |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas hits a floater from the right side set up by Michael Lee | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Roderick Maestas steps in front of the Piao Hong pass | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:19 | UCLA | Ryan Plant misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Walter Pointer | 54-67 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster is whistled for traveling | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Toni Tuczynski (SG), Bryan Sayers (SF), Sammy Tolbert (PF), Stephen Taliaferro (C) Gary Lancaster, Allen Welch, Walter Pointer, Terry Morton, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | UCLA | Rick Anderson (PG) Michael Lee | |
| 01:35 | UCLA | Toni Tuczynski is called for the reach on Rick Anderson - foul #1 on Toni Tuczynski, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| 01:35 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:35 | UCLA | Rick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder is whistled for a carry | 54-69 |
| 00:59 | UCLA | Rick Anderson loses the dribble to Bryan Sayers | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro's floater is tipped away by James Laws | 54-69 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro tips it home | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UCLA | Rick Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Rick Anderson tips it in | 56-71 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder's floater is tipped away by William McConahy | 56-71 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Roderick Maestas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Rick Anderson runs out the clock | 56-71 |