| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) PF - Charles Schriver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | James Hicks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 19:38 | Lamar | William Wright gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:11 | Lamar | Solomon Green is called for the reach on Jerry Kesterson - foul #1 on Solomon Green, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:44 | Lamar | Charles Schriver slams it home | 27-32 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Ingram - foul #1 on Thomas Ingram, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:58 | Lamar | Charles Schriver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 31-32 |
| 17:18 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 17:17 | Lamar | William Wright gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:52 | Lamar | Charles Schriver is fouled on the floor by Tony Roberts - foul #3 on Tony Roberts, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| Subs | Lamar | Chris Barraza (SF) Carl Manzi | |
| 16:28 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson buries a floater from close range | 31-34 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 15:48 | Lamar | William Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ingram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Barraza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Schriver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | John Rose drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Tony Roberts | 33-34 |
| 15:05 | Lamar | Chris Barraza misses long on a runner in the paint | 33-34 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Wally Banks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 14:45 | Lamar | William Wright gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:18 | Lamar | The jump hook by Charles Schriver is blocked by Tony Roberts | 33-34 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Wally Banks pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Ingram - foul #2 on Thomas Ingram, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Wally Banks, John Rose | |
| Subs | Lamar | Carl Manzi (SF) Chris Barraza | |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:30 | Lamar | William Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Kesterson | 34-36 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 12:52 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Fisher | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ernest Fisher | 36-36 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Schriver - foul #3 on Charles Schriver, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Tony Roberts, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:19 | Lamar | William Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 12:17 | Lamar | William Wright hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | James Hicks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 11:29 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ingram (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) PF - Charles Schriver (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Wright (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | James Hicks scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Solomon Green | 41-38 |
| 10:58 | Lamar | William Wright is fouled on the floor by James Hicks - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), Wally Banks (PF) Solomon Green, Tony Normandin, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | Lamar | Chris Barraza (SF) Carl Manzi | |
| 10:34 | Lamar | Chris Barraza can't connect on a shot from the right block | 41-38 |
| 10:33 | Lamar | William Wright gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:23 | Lamar | William Wright dunks the ball on a great pass from Jerry Kesterson | 41-40 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | John Rose is called for 5 seconds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Ernest Fisher (C) John Cole, John Rose | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 09:38 | Lamar | The jump hook by Chris Barraza is blocked by Wally Banks | 41-40 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ernest Fisher | 41-40 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | James Hicks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ingram - foul #3 on Thomas Ingram, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Lamar | Carl Manzi (SF) Chris Barraza | |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 43-40 |
| 08:31 | Lamar | Carl Manzi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Carl Manzi steps in front of the Wally Banks pass | 43-40 |
| 08:08 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson banks in the layup set up by Carl Manzi | 43-42 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Solomon Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 07:27 | Lamar | Charles Schriver's floater is tipped away by Tony Roberts | 45-42 |
| 07:25 | Lamar | William Wright can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Ingram (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) PF - Charles Schriver (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), John Rose (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 06:49 | Lamar | William Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (PF) Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | Lamar | Chris Barraza (SF) Carl Manzi | |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | John Rose clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:12 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Charles Brogan - foul #1 on Charles Brogan, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 06:12 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 05:47 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 05:43 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | John Cole clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 05:26 | Lamar | Chris Barraza grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:26 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Lamar | Carl Manzi (SF) Chris Barraza | |
| 05:06 | Lamar | William Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Holmes | 46-45 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | John Rose gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Kesterson - foul #3 on Jerry Kesterson, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:25 | Lamar | Carl Manzi buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| 03:49 | Lamar | Charles Schriver misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Rose | 48-48 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | John Rose buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Tony Roberts | 50-48 |
| 03:05 | Lamar | Charles Schriver hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Manzi | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ingram (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Schriver (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Wright (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | James Hicks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 02:48 | Lamar | Carl Manzi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:48 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| 02:24 | Lamar | A charge is called on William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 50-50 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to John Rose | 50-50 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Solomon Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | William Wright steals the ball from Tony Roberts | 50-50 |
| 01:11 | Lamar | Tony Roberts picks off the pass by Thomas Ingram | 50-50 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits the finger roll | 52-50 |
| 00:41 | Lamar | Charles Schriver is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Holmes | 52-50 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | John Rose misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Jerry Kesterson is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #4 on Jerry Kesterson, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 00:06 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Carl Manzi buries a 3 from the left corner | 54-53 |