| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts scores on a floater from the left side set up by James Hicks | 35-41 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Greg Morgan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Greg Morgan grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 18:56 | Samford | John Reader hits a 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | John Rose scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Holmes | 38-43 |
| 18:21 | Samford | John Reader clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-43 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | John Rose gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Gale Greene takes the ball from Jeffrey Holmes | 38-43 |
| 17:46 | Samford | James Hicks is called for the reach on Martin Wood - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG) James Hicks | |
| 17:29 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | John Cole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin tips it in | 38-45 |
| 16:24 | Samford | John Reader misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 16:00 | Samford | John Reader gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Samford | John Reader is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) John Reader, Gale Greene, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Holmes | 38-48 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Rodney Bryant is whistled for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Wood (C) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Tony Roberts | 38-50 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | John Rose snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | James Hicks lays it in | 38-52 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Hecht | 41-52 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | John Rose buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 41-54 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Rodney Bryant comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-54 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht tips it home | 43-54 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is whistled for a carry | 43-54 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Billy Doyle (SF), Richard Allen (PF) Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 12:49 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the turnaround from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Wally Banks grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | John Cole misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | James Hicks tips it back up and in | 43-56 |
| 12:06 | Samford | Richard Allen is denied on a layup by Tony Normandin | 43-56 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | John Cole snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Wood - foul #2 on Martin Wood, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Westfall (C) Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG) James Hicks | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | John Cole is hacked by John Reader - foul #3 on John Reader, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | John Rose snags the offensive board | 43-57 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Hecht is called for the reach on John Rose - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) John Cole, Wally Banks | |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | John Rose blows the layup but he's fouled by Billy Doyle - foul #2 on Billy Doyle, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 43-59 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-59 |
| 10:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Billy Doyle | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:49 | Samford | A charge is called on Billy Doyle - foul #3 on Billy Doyle, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Gale Greene, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG), Wally Banks (C) James Zellefrow, John Rose | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks is fouled on the floor by Billy Shaw - foul #1 on Billy Shaw, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Wood (C) Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF) Tony Roberts | |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Reader | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | James Hicks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-61 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Martin Wood snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:37 | Samford | Billy Shaw travels with the ball | 46-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Richard Allen (PF) John Reader, Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) Solomon Green, Tony Normandin, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Wally Banks clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Rodney Bryant gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:50 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | James Hicks loses the dribble to Billy Shaw | 46-61 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Billy Shaw hits the finger roll | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Cole | 48-63 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | John Cole gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | James Hicks clanks a driving attempt from close range | 48-63 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | John Cole gets the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 48-63 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the follow up shot | 48-65 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Rodney Bryant scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Allen | 50-65 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-65 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) John Cole, Wally Banks | |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | James Hicks can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-65 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | John Rose tips it but misses | 50-65 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes travels with the ball | 50-65 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Jeffrey Holmes - foul #3 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #2 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (C) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF) Tony Roberts | |
| 04:44 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Gale Greene - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Wood (C) Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wally Banks (C) John Rose | |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | James Hicks grabs the board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #5 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Samford | Martin Wood lays it in | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 3 from straight away | 55-72 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tony Normandin - foul #2 on Tony Normandin, team foul #3 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) John Reader, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 02:59 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Billy Doyle is called for the reach on Ernest Fisher - foul #4 on Billy Doyle, team foul #10 | 56-72 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Billy Doyle clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Wally Banks - foul #2 on Wally Banks, team foul #4 | 56-74 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-74 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Normandin | 58-74 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin travels with the ball | 58-74 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Richard Letendre double dribbles | 58-74 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-74 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the board | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Samford | Billy Shaw knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Letendre and he's fouled by Ernest Fisher - foul #1 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #5 | 60-74 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the free throw | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | John Cole misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Shaw - foul #2 on Billy Shaw, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-76 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the tip | 61-76 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Cole runs out the clock | 61-76 |