| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Manz (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on William Manz - foul #2 on William Manz, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | John Rose travels with the ball | 28-42 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | William Manz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-42 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Holmes | 28-42 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | James Quon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Rose | 28-42 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Solomon Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Quon - foul #1 on James Quon, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Quon | 30-44 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Aaron Wade - foul #2 on Aaron Wade, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (C) Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | James Quon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Solomon Green's pass is intercepted by Bill Jenkins | 33-46 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | James Quon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | James Hicks gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Solomon Green hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG) James Quon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | William Manz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-50 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins tips it in | 35-50 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Samuel Wright - foul #1 on Samuel Wright, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Manz | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carlos Weber | 38-51 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses long on a shot from the baseline | 38-51 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow snags the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carlos Weber | 38-51 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade snags the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Wade - foul #3 on Aaron Wade, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Ronnie Graney (C) Samuel Wright, William Manz, Bill Jenkins, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) James Zellefrow, Charles Brogan, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Solomon Green - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF) Tony Normandin | |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | John Rose misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Graney - foul #3 on Ronnie Graney, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) Earl Mitchem, Aaron Wade | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Solomon Green loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG) Marc Breslawski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Tony Roberts, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson lays it up and in set up by James Quon | 43-55 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | John Rose lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hicks | 43-57 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | William Manz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Jenkins - foul #3 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Aaron Wade (PF), Carlos Weber (C) James Quon, Bill Jenkins, Jack Robinson, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade hits a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Wally Banks - foul #1 on Wally Banks, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG) William Manz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF) James Hicks, Tony Roberts | |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-58 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Fisher | 49-58 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-58 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Wally Banks snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin banks in the layup and he's hacked by Marc Breslawski - foul #1 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF) Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) Charles Brogan, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Tony Normandin is called for the reach on Bill Jenkins - foul #2 on Tony Normandin, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (C) Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Wright and the foul's on Solomon Green - foul #3 on Solomon Green, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | John Rose gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | John Rose connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Tony Normandin | 51-62 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Holmes steps in front of the Ronnie Graney pass | 51-62 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Solomon Green takes the ball from Bill Jenkins | 51-65 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is hacked by Marc Breslawski - foul #2 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), William Manz (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) James Quon, Marc Breslawski, Bill Jenkins, Aaron Wade, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Wally Banks (PF) James Zellefrow, Tony Normandin, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | William Manz grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Tony Roberts is called for the reach on Earl Mitchem - foul #2 on Tony Roberts, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, John Rose | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) SG - James Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | John Cole misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-65 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jack Robinson | 53-65 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | James Hicks gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Roberts | 53-68 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is hacked by Ernest Fisher - foul #2 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Aaron Wade (PF) Samuel Wright, Earl Mitchem, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes lays it up and in | 55-70 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Manz | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | John Rose knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Zellefrow and he's hacked by Carlos Weber - foul #1 on Carlos Weber, team foul #10 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG), Ronnie Graney (C) William Manz, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Normandin (SF) James Zellefrow, Tony Roberts | |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins's layup is rejected by John Rose | 57-73 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Solomon Green snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes blows the layup | 57-73 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes snags the offensive board | 57-73 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | John Rose comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 57-73 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Holmes picks off the pass by Aaron Wade | 57-73 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes drills a turnaround from the baseline | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-75 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 57-75 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Wade (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-75 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade gets the rebound | 57-75 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | John Rose can't finish the layup | 59-75 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the tip | 59-75 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Solomon Green tips it home | 59-77 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-77 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins can't tip it in | 59-77 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-77 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | James Quon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-77 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Solomon Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) James Quon, Bill Jenkins, Aaron Wade | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-77 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright gets the offensive rebound | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 59-77 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses the tip | 59-77 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Wally Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Earl Mitchem steals the ball from Wally Banks | 59-77 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-77 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow runs out the clock | 62-77 |