| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Romo | 43-26 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Phillip Romo is called for the reach on Brian Coronado - foul #1 on Phillip Romo, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Andres Bianchi steps in front of the Brian Coronado pass | 43-26 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi lays it up and in | 45-26 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the offensive board | 45-26 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zingg | 45-26 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Melvin Pangburn | 47-28 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Neil Smith steps in front of the Melvin Pangburn pass | 47-28 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn's fadeaway is rejected by Damek Zeminski | 49-28 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-28 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-28 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Coronado | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-31 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado's pass is intercepted by Phillip Romo | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg can't finish the layup | 52-31 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-31 |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Davis | 52-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andres Bianchi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Singletary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | John Davis clanks a floater from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge snags the offensive board | 52-31 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is fouled on the floor by Neil Smith - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Oscar Macias (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), George Simpson (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Melvin Pangburn, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, John Davis, Thomas Dodge | |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses the jumper from the right block | 52-31 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang gets the rebound | 52-31 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 52-31 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | George Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Chung Tang is called for the reach on Viktor Zirker - foul #2 on Chung Tang, team foul #3 | 52-31 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Oscar Macias blocks the jumper by Richard Ewert | 52-31 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts grabs the offensive board | 52-31 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts clanks a turnaround from close range | 52-31 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Roberts | 52-31 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lawrence Roberts, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF) Kenneth Bader | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), Thomas Dodge (C) Richard Ewert, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright | |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 52-31 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Roberts | 52-33 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) James Gould, Chung Tang, Steven Cranston, Oscar Macias | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Mitchell Wright (PF) Viktor Zirker, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andres Bianchi - foul #3 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado misses the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:01 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-34 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andres Bianchi (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Damek Zeminski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses the floater from the baseline | 52-34 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zingg | 52-34 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Coronado - foul #1 on Brian Coronado, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (SG), Lawrence Roberts (PF) Brian Coronado, Thomas Dodge | |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 54-34 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg lays it in on a nice dish by Phillip Romo | 56-34 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is fouled on the floor by Andres Bianchi - foul #4 on Andres Bianchi, team foul #5 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Chung Tang (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SF), John Davis (PF) Earl Singletary, Mitchell Wright | |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-34 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith gets the rebound | 56-34 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Damek Zeminski | 58-34 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-34 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski pulls down the rebound | 58-34 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | James Gould makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Chung Tang | 61-34 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | George Simpson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Viktor Zirker | 61-36 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Damek Zeminski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 61-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Oscar Macias (C) James Gould, Neil Smith, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), Mitchell Wright (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Melvin Pangburn, Viktor Zirker, George Simpson, John Davis, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-36 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang tips it home | 63-36 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado clanks a floater from the left side | 63-36 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg snags the defensive board | 63-36 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Chung Tang | 65-36 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Romo - foul #2 on Phillip Romo, team foul #6 | 65-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Daniel Baumgardner (SG), Kenneth Bader (SF) Phillip Romo, Chung Tang, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (SG), George Simpson (SF), Michael Otey (C) Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Thomas Dodge | |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 1st free throw | 65-37 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston pulls down the rebound | 65-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Gould (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Macias (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Peter Veit (fresh) SF - George Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Otey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-37 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Simpson | 65-37 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | George Simpson buries a shot from the left block | 65-39 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | James Gould is hacked by Mitchell Wright - foul #2 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #4 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem (C) Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Lawrence Roberts (PF) Peter Veit, Michael Otey | |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Bader | 67-39 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts is fouled on the floor by James Gould - foul #1 on James Gould, team foul #7 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chung Tang (SG) Daniel Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias gets the rebound | 67-39 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | James Gould is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Gould, team foul #8 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (SF) George Simpson | |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Roberts | 67-41 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | James Gould misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-41 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem misses the tip | 67-41 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader grabs the offensive board | 67-41 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias lays it up and in on a great pass from James Gould | 69-41 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker is whistled for a carry | 69-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Steven Cranston (PF) James Gould, Oscar Macias | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SF), Michael Otey (PF) Richard Ewert, Mitchell Wright | |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Chung Tang | 72-41 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Peter Veit buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from George Simpson | 72-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Viktor Zirker steps in front of the Daniel Baumgardner pass | 72-43 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker banks in the layup | 72-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chung Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Bader (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ojore Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Viktor Zirker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Veit (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Otey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner is hacked by Peter Veit - foul #1 on Peter Veit, team foul #5 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG), Oscar Macias (C) Chung Tang, Ojore Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG) Viktor Zirker | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Bader, team foul #9 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (SG), Mitchell Wright (PF) Peter Veit, Lawrence Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Oscar Macias denies the turnaround by Mitchell Wright | 72-45 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the tip | 72-45 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner gets the rebound | 72-45 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Bader | 74-45 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | George Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 74-45 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston pulls down the rebound | 74-45 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Macias | 76-45 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-45 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | George Simpson can't tip it in | 76-45 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Michael Otey pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-45 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Michael Otey lays it up and in set up by Viktor Zirker and the foul's on Oscar Macias - foul #2 on Oscar Macias, team foul #10 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chung Tang (SG) Daniel Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts (C) Mitchell Wright | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Michael Otey makes the free throw | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) Michael Otey | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-48 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Oscar Macias | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | James Gould runs out the clock | 76-48 |