| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Jared Zimit (fresh) SG - Felix White (fresh) SF - Bob Webb (fresh) PF - Ron Barefield (fresh) C - Carl McKernan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fresh) SG - David Gunderson (fresh) SF - Mike Woods (fresh) PF - David Metzinger (fresh) C - Ellis Niebuhr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Ron Barefield | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Johnson State | Carl McKernan's fadeaway is rejected by David Metzinger | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mike Woods | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Johnson State | Ellis Niebuhr takes the ball from Jared Zimit | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Johnson State | Carl McKernan snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Johnson State | Carl McKernan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carl McKernan, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr slams it home on a great pass from Mike Woods and he's hacked by Carl McKernan - foul #2 on Carl McKernan, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Wells (C) Carl McKernan | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 17:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | Johnson State | John Wells comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:45 | Johnson State | Ron Barefield grabs the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | Johnson State | Felix White can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to David Gunderson | 0-6 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair (C) Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 17:18 | Johnson State | Mike Woods steals it from Bob Webb | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair can't connect on a jumper from close range | 0-6 |
| 17:04 | Johnson State | Bob Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:39 | Johnson State | Felix White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Barefield swats the layup by Mike Woods | 0-6 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair tips it back up and in | 0-8 |
| 16:08 | Johnson State | David Gunderson is called for the reach on Jared Zimit - foul #1 on David Gunderson, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Nathan Turner (PG), Theodore Bailey (SG), Jerry Stringer (C) Jared Zimit, Felix White, Ron Barefield | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), Eric Edens (SG), Jason Willis (SF), James Saunders (PF) David Dunlap, David Gunderson, Mike Woods, David Metzinger | |
| 15:57 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner's pass is intercepted by Joseph Foley | 0-8 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley blows the layup | 0-8 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Nathan Turner (fresh) SG - Theodore Bailey (fresh) SF - Bob Webb (fairly fresh) PF - John Wells (fresh) C - Jerry Stringer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Joseph Foley (fresh) SG - Eric Edens (fresh) SF - Jason Willis (fresh) PF - James Saunders (fresh) C - Scott O'Hair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley misses the lay-in | 0-8 |
| 15:41 | Johnson State | Bob Webb snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 15:24 | Johnson State | Jerry Stringer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 15:22 | Johnson State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Turner | 0-8 |
| 15:03 | Johnson State | John Wells misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair misses the floater from the left side | 0-8 |
| 14:41 | Johnson State | Bob Webb grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 14:23 | Johnson State | The short jumper by Theodore Bailey is denied by James Saunders | 0-8 |
| 14:21 | Johnson State | John Wells tips it home | 2-8 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Nathan Turner - foul #1 on Nathan Turner, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jared Zimit (PG), Felix White (SG), Ron Barefield (PF) Theodore Bailey, Bob Webb, John Wells | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap (PG), David Gunderson (SG), David Metzinger (PF), Ellis Niebuhr (C) Joseph Foley, Eric Edens, James Saunders, Scott O'Hair | |
| 14:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:01 | Johnson State | Ron Barefield grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 13:39 | Johnson State | David Metzinger blocks the short jumper by Ron Barefield | 2-8 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Stringer takes the ball from Ellis Niebuhr | 2-8 |
| 12:51 | Johnson State | Felix White misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Willis | 2-11 |
| 12:12 | Johnson State | Felix White's pass is intercepted by David Metzinger | 2-11 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Zimit - foul #1 on Jared Zimit, team foul #4 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bob Webb (SF), Chad Dearth (C) Nathan Turner, Jerry Stringer | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods (SF), James Saunders (PF) Jason Willis, David Metzinger | |
| 12:05 | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-11 |
| 12:03 | Johnson State | Ron Barefield grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 11:48 | Johnson State | Bob Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Wells (C) Chad Dearth | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), Scott O'Hair (C) David Dunlap, Ellis Niebuhr | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Jared Zimit (fresh) SG - Felix White (fresh) SF - Bob Webb (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ron Barefield (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Joseph Foley (fresh) SG - David Gunderson (fresh) SF - Mike Woods (fresh) PF - James Saunders (fresh) C - Scott O'Hair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley's layup is rejected by Ron Barefield | 2-11 |
| 11:32 | Johnson State | Bob Webb snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| 11:13 | Johnson State | John Wells lays it up and in on a great pass from Felix White | 4-11 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair grabs the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley loses the dribble to John Wells | 4-11 |
| 10:27 | Johnson State | Joseph Foley is called for the reach on Jared Zimit - foul #1 on Joseph Foley, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Nathan Turner (PG), Theodore Bailey (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Jared Zimit, Felix White, Ron Barefield | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap (PG), Eric Edens (SG), David Metzinger (PF), Ellis Niebuhr (C) Joseph Foley, David Gunderson, James Saunders, Scott O'Hair | |
| 10:18 | Johnson State | Ellis Niebuhr swats the short shot by Thomas Johnson | 4-11 |
| 10:16 | Johnson State | Theodore Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 10:06 | Johnson State | Eric Edens is called for the reach on Theodore Bailey - foul #1 on Eric Edens, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Chad Dearth (PF), Jerry Stringer (C) Bob Webb, John Wells | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 10:00 | Johnson State | Theodore Bailey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ellis Niebuhr | 7-14 |
| 09:33 | Johnson State | Theodore Bailey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-14 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ellis Niebuhr, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair (C) Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 08:58 | Johnson State | Thomas Johnson lays it in and he's hacked by Mike Woods - foul #1 on Mike Woods, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jared Zimit (PG), Felix White (SG), Ron Barefield (PF) Nathan Turner, Theodore Bailey, Chad Dearth | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis (SF) Mike Woods | |
| 08:58 | Johnson State | Thomas Johnson misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Edens | 9-16 |
| 08:16 | Johnson State | Jerry Stringer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-16 |
| 08:14 | Johnson State | Jared Zimit misses the tip | 9-16 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-16 |
| 07:51 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Ron Barefield | 9-16 |
| 07:37 | Johnson State | Jared Zimit is denied on a layup by Jason Willis | 9-16 |
| 07:36 | Johnson State | Jared Zimit hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Jared Zimit (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Felix White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Barefield (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Stringer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Edens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Metzinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott O'Hair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger drills a runner near the basket set up by David Dunlap | 11-18 |
| 07:04 | Johnson State | Ron Barefield makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Scott O'Hair - foul #1 on Scott O'Hair, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Nathan Turner (PG), Theodore Bailey (SG), Bob Webb (SF), John Wells (C) Jared Zimit, Felix White, Thomas Johnson, Jerry Stringer | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), David Gunderson (SG), Mike Woods (SF), James Saunders (PF), Ellis Niebuhr (C) David Dunlap, Eric Edens, Jason Willis, David Metzinger, Scott O'Hair | |
| 07:04 | Johnson State | Ron Barefield makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods misses the easy layup | 14-18 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley tips it in | 14-20 |
| 06:24 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner connects on the jumper from the right side | 16-20 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Theodore Bailey denies the turnaround by James Saunders | 16-20 |
| 06:01 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Bob Webb | 16-20 |
| 05:56 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner is fouled on the floor by Ellis Niebuhr - foul #2 on Ellis Niebuhr, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jared Zimit (PG), Chad Dearth (C) Theodore Bailey, Ron Barefield | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis (C) Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 05:56 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:56 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Foley and the foul's on Bob Webb - foul #1 on Bob Webb, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Felix White (SG) Nathan Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Scott O'Hair (C) Jason Willis | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods misses the free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:38 | Johnson State | Chad Dearth snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:25 | Johnson State | John Wells is denied on a layup by Scott O'Hair | 18-22 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley is hacked by Jared Zimit - foul #2 on Jared Zimit, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Nathan Turner (PG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Jared Zimit, Chad Dearth | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap (PG) Joseph Foley | |
| 05:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Felix White steps in front of the David Dunlap pass | 18-22 |
| 05:03 | Johnson State | Felix White misses the lay-in | 18-22 |
| 05:01 | Johnson State | Thomas Johnson tips it in | 20-22 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 04:43 | Johnson State | John Wells gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:24 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by James Saunders - foul #1 on James Saunders, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jerry Stringer (C) John Wells | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger (PF) James Saunders | |
| 04:24 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to David Metzinger | 22-22 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Dunlap | 22-24 |
| 03:42 | Johnson State | Bob Webb comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mike Woods - foul #2 on Mike Woods, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Jared Zimit (PG), Ron Barefield (PF), Carl McKernan (C) Felix White, Thomas Johnson, Jerry Stringer | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens (SG), Jason Willis (SF), Ellis Niebuhr (C) David Gunderson, Mike Woods, Scott O'Hair | |
| 03:42 | Johnson State | Bob Webb misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:42 | Johnson State | Bob Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis clanks a floater from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 03:23 | Johnson State | Carl McKernan pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Jared Zimit (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathan Turner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bob Webb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ron Barefield (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl McKernan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Edens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Metzinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ellis Niebuhr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bob Webb | 25-24 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Dunlap | 25-27 |
| 02:35 | Johnson State | Eric Edens takes the ball from Nathan Turner | 25-27 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger's floater is knocked away by Jared Zimit | 25-27 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 02:04 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Ron Barefield | 25-27 |
| 01:39 | Johnson State | Nathan Turner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Barefield denies the turnaround by Eric Edens | 28-27 |
| 01:26 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Bob Webb | 28-27 |
| 01:08 | Johnson State | Carl McKernan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Edens and he's hacked by Carl McKernan - foul #3 on Carl McKernan, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Theodore Bailey (PG), Felix White (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), John Wells (PF), Jerry Stringer (C) Jared Zimit, Nathan Turner, Bob Webb, Ron Barefield, Carl McKernan | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Gunderson (SG), Mike Woods (SF), James Saunders (PF), Scott O'Hair (C) Eric Edens, Jason Willis, David Metzinger, Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:44 | Johnson State | John Wells misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Saunders - foul #2 on James Saunders, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG) David Dunlap | |
| 00:44 | Johnson State | John Wells makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:44 | Johnson State | John Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Johnson steals it from James Saunders | 30-30 |
| 00:11 | Johnson State | James Saunders steals it from Theodore Bailey | 30-30 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joseph Foley | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | Thomas Johnson clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-32 |