| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) C - John Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts double dribbles | 21-21 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Jeffrey Holmes picks off the pass by James Flanagan | 21-21 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses short on a turnaround from close range | 21-21 |
| 18:58 | UMass | James Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Brown - foul #1 on Albert Brown, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 18:15 | UMass | James Flanagan gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Michael Turner clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Solomon Green - foul #1 on Solomon Green, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Michael Turner misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Michael Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Paul Nicely swats the short shot by John Rose | 22-21 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Albert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Albert Brown misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Holmes - foul #2 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #2 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Roger Whetzel (SG) Michael Turner, James Flanagan | |
| 17:13 | UMass | Albert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Albert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Solomon Green | 25-22 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Solomon Green is called for the reach on Robert Vose - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #3 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Eric Sauer (C) Herbert Skibisky, Paul Nicely | |
| 16:15 | UMass | Roger Whetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 25-22 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Flanagan - foul #3 on James Flanagan, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG) James Hicks | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Ruben Hudson (C) James Flanagan, Albert Brown | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Vose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Whetzel (fresh) PF - Eric Sauer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-22 |
| 15:24 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Turner | 27-22 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Ruben Hudson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Zellefrow - foul #1 on James Zellefrow, team foul #4 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Skibisky (SF), Paul Nicely (PF) Robert Vose, Eric Sauer | |
| 15:03 | UMass | Ruben Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Holmes | 27-23 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is fouled on the floor by Michael Turner - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #3 | 27-23 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Paul Nicely steals it from James Zellefrow | 27-23 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Ruben Hudson lays it up and in set up by Michael Turner | 27-25 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the easy layup | 27-25 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Ruben Hudson pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Ruben Hudson's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Holmes | 27-25 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | John Rose is fouled on the floor by Ruben Hudson - foul #4 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Hicks (SG), Wally Banks (PF) Solomon Green, James Zellefrow, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), James Flanagan (SG), Albert Brown (PF), Eric Sauer (C) Michael Turner, Roger Whetzel, Paul Nicely, Ruben Hudson | |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | John Cole misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Eric Sauer snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Wally Banks steals the ball from Herbert Skibisky | 27-25 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | John Cole's pass is intercepted by Robert Vose in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Albert Brown connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Wally Banks - foul #2 on Wally Banks, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (C) John Cole, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:51 | UMass | Albert Brown makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Vose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Sauer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is hacked by Robert Vose - foul #1 on Robert Vose, team foul #5 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SF), Paul Nicely (PF) Herbert Skibisky, Albert Brown | |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Solomon Green | 29-28 |
| 10:49 | UMass | James Flanagan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Paul Nicely hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Eric Sauer is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #2 on Eric Sauer, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Albert Brown (PF) James Flanagan, Eric Sauer | |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the runner in the lane | 29-30 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Hicks | 31-30 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Jeffrey Holmes is called for the reach on Michael Turner - foul #3 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Charles Brogan (SG) Solomon Green, James Hicks | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Herbert Skibisky (SF) Robert Vose, Roger Whetzel | |
| 09:05 | UMass | John Rose swats the dunk try by Paul Nicely | 31-30 |
| 09:04 | UMass | Michael Turner grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Paul Nicely misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Holmes - foul #4 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wally Banks (PF) Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Sauer (C) Albert Brown | |
| 08:40 | UMass | Paul Nicely makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Paul Nicely misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Wally Banks | 34-31 |
| 07:49 | UMass | James Flanagan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | John Rose scores on a floater in the lane | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) SF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Nicely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Sauer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:53 | UMass | James Flanagan clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 06:52 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Sauer | 36-34 |
| 06:37 | UMass | James Flanagan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Flanagan - foul #4 on James Flanagan, team foul #7 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) James Zellefrow, Charles Brogan, John Rose | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Roger Whetzel (SF), Albert Brown (PF), Ruben Hudson (C) Michael Turner, Herbert Skibisky, Paul Nicely, Eric Sauer | |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Tony Roberts is called for the reach on Roger Whetzel - foul #2 on Tony Roberts, team foul #8 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF) Tony Roberts | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:51 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Albert Brown - foul #2 on Albert Brown, team foul #8 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Fisher - foul #1 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #9 | 40-36 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Ruben Hudson snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Roger Whetzel's pass is intercepted by Ernest Fisher | 40-37 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Ruben Hudson pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 03:59 | UMass | James Hicks picks off the pass by Robert Vose | 40-37 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | James Hicks lays it up and in | 42-37 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Flanagan | 42-40 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ruben Hudson - foul #5 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #9 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Skibisky (SF), Eric Sauer (C) James Flanagan, Ruben Hudson | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Vose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Sauer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Albert Brown knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Vose | 44-42 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts jams it on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 46-42 |
| 02:32 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Paul Nicely (PF) Robert Vose, Albert Brown | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Michael Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Nicely | 46-42 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | John Rose tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | UMass | The short jumper by Eric Sauer is denied by Jeffrey Holmes | 48-42 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-42 |
| 01:47 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Albert Brown (PF) Roger Whetzel, Eric Sauer | |
| 01:38 | UMass | James Flanagan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 50-42 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Skibisky - foul #2 on Herbert Skibisky, team foul #10 | 50-42 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Michael Turner drills a 3 from the left corner set up by James Flanagan | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by James Flanagan in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Flanagan, team foul #11 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG) James Flanagan | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Michael Turner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Michael Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 53-45 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Tony Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Turner, team foul #12 | 53-45 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Paul Nicely grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Michael Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Paul Nicely snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Michael Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | John Rose is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Whetzel - foul #1 on Roger Whetzel, team foul #13 | 54-45 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-45 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Solomon Green runs out the clock | 55-45 |