| Lineup | Rowan | PG - James Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Overbeck (fresh) SF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Biron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Goosby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Montgomery (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott McCarvill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Rice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rowan | Kevin Crawford inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rowan | James Biron misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 19:40 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby hits the follow up shot | 27-19 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery tips it in | 27-21 |
| 19:00 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 18:37 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 18:32 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Kevin Crawford is called for the reach on John Montgomery - foul #1 on Kevin Crawford, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers at Newark | James Murray clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 30-21 |
| 18:08 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 17:44 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Cecil Goosby blocks the short jumper by James Fellman | 30-21 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Scott McCarvill | 30-21 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman lays it up and in set up by James Murray | 30-23 |
| 16:43 | Rowan | James Biron hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ken Overbeck | 32-23 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers at Newark | James Murray is hacked by James Forman - foul #2 on James Forman, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Rowan | Abe McCurdy (PG), Paul Crispin (SG), Ralph Large (SF), Roy Burch (PF), Don Crabtree (C) James Forman, Ken Overbeck, Kevin Crawford, James Biron, Cecil Goosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Seabrook (PG), Ferman Henry (SG), Kenny Schmalz (SF), Matthew Warren (PF), Robert Kulinski (C) James Murray, John Montgomery, James Fellman, Scott McCarvill, Calvin Rice | |
| 16:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 16:22 | Rowan | Paul Crispin gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:05 | Rowan | Abe McCurdy is called for traveling | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Abe McCurdy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Crispin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Large (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Burch (fresh) C - Don Crabtree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Edward Seabrook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ferman Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenny Schmalz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Warren (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Kulinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Seabrook | 32-25 |
| 15:30 | Rowan | Abe McCurdy drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Large | 35-25 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Seabrook buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenny Schmalz | 35-28 |
| 15:08 | Rowan | Robert Kulinski steals the ball from Ralph Large | 35-28 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski is fouled on the floor by Don Crabtree - foul #1 on Don Crabtree, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Rowan | Kevin Crawford (SF), James Biron (PF), John Briganti (C) Ralph Large, Roy Burch, Don Crabtree | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery (SG), James Fellman (SF), Scott McCarvill (PF) Ferman Henry, Matthew Warren, Robert Kulinski | |
| 14:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Fellman and the foul's on John Briganti - foul #4 on John Briganti, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Rowan | Ken Overbeck (SG), Cecil Goosby (C) Paul Crispin, John Briganti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Murray (PG) Edward Seabrook | |
| 14:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:39 | Rowan | Kevin Crawford clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-31 |
| 14:37 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 14:35 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:22 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck is hacked by James Murray - foul #1 on James Murray, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Rowan | James Forman (PG) Abe McCurdy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice (C) Kenny Schmalz | |
| 14:02 | Rowan | James Biron buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Calvin Rice - foul #3 on Calvin Rice, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rowan | Roy Burch (C) Cecil Goosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 14:02 | Rowan | James Biron makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Crawford - foul #2 on Kevin Crawford, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:30 | Rowan | Roy Burch's fadeaway is rejected by Scott McCarvill | 38-32 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers at Newark | James Murray misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 13:10 | Rowan | Kevin Crawford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 13:08 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | Rowan | James Biron misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Roy Burch picks off the pass by James Murray | 38-34 |
| 12:15 | Rowan | James Forman is whistled for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rowan | Abe McCurdy (PG), Paul Crispin (SG), Ralph Large (SF), Cecil Goosby (C) James Forman, Ken Overbeck, Kevin Crawford, James Biron | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Seabrook (PG), Kenny Schmalz (SF), Matthew Warren (PF), Robert Kulinski (C) James Murray, James Fellman, Scott McCarvill, Calvin Rice | |
| 12:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ferman Henry (SG) John Montgomery | |
| 11:55 | Rowan | Paul Crispin misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-34 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Abe McCurdy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Crispin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Large (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roy Burch (fresh) C - Cecil Goosby (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Edward Seabrook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ferman Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenny Schmalz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Warren (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Kulinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rowan | Don Crabtree (PF) Roy Burch | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 11:23 | Rowan | Ralph Large knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Abe McCurdy | 41-34 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Large - foul #1 on Ralph Large, team foul #6 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rowan | James Forman (PG) Paul Crispin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery (SG), Scott McCarvill (PF) Ferman Henry, Robert Kulinski | |
| 10:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:41 | Rowan | Edward Seabrook is called for the reach on James Forman - foul #2 on Edward Seabrook, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rowan | Ken Overbeck (SG), Kevin Crawford (SF) Abe McCurdy, Ralph Large | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman (SF) Matthew Warren | |
| 10:28 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-36 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Seabrook snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery drills a 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 09:42 | Rowan | Edward Seabrook steals the ball from Ken Overbeck | 41-39 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Seabrook misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 09:09 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenny Schmalz - foul #3 on Kenny Schmalz, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rowan | Abe McCurdy (PG), Paul Crispin (SG), James Biron (PF) James Forman, Ken Overbeck, Don Crabtree | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Murray (PG), Matthew Warren (SF), Calvin Rice (C) Edward Seabrook, James Fellman, Kenny Schmalz | |
| 09:09 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:09 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Crawford - foul #3 on Kevin Crawford, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rowan | Ralph Large (SF), Roy Burch (C) Kevin Crawford, Cecil Goosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 08:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:27 | Rowan | James Biron's pass is intercepted by Matthew Warren | 43-43 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 08:08 | Rowan | Ralph Large snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 07:50 | Rowan | Abe McCurdy can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on James Murray - foul #2 on James Murray, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Rowan | Ken Overbeck (SG), Kevin Crawford (SF), John Briganti (C) Paul Crispin, Ralph Large, Roy Burch | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz (SG), James Fellman (SF) John Montgomery, Scott McCarvill | |
| 07:50 | Rowan | Abe McCurdy makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:50 | Rowan | Abe McCurdy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:50 | Rowan | Abe McCurdy makes the 3rd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Abe McCurdy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Overbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Biron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Briganti (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Schmalz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Fellman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Rice (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-43 |
| 07:31 | Rowan | The rebound goes to Kevin Crawford | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | Rowan | Matthew Warren blocks the jumper by James Biron | 45-43 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers at Newark | John Briganti swats the short shot by Matthew Warren | 45-43 |
| 06:41 | Rowan | James Biron grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 06:22 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Abe McCurdy | 48-43 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice is hacked by John Briganti - foul #5 on John Briganti, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rowan | James Forman (PG), Ralph Large (SF), Roy Burch (PF), Cecil Goosby (C) Abe McCurdy, Kevin Crawford, James Biron, John Briganti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Seabrook (PG), John Montgomery (SG), Scott McCarvill (PF) James Murray, Kenny Schmalz, Matthew Warren | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:12 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 05:54 | Rowan | James Forman scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Large | 50-43 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman is hacked by Ralph Large - foul #2 on Ralph Large, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Rowan | Paul Crispin (SG) Ken Overbeck | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz (C) Calvin Rice | |
| 05:43 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:43 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 05:27 | Rowan | Paul Crispin is fouled on the floor by John Montgomery - foul #1 on John Montgomery, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski (C) James Fellman | |
| 05:07 | Rowan | Kenny Schmalz steals the ball from Cecil Goosby | 50-44 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery throws it down on a great pass from Kenny Schmalz | 50-46 |
| 04:55 | Rowan | Roy Burch can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:54 | Rowan | Cecil Goosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:43 | Rowan | James Forman drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Crispin | 52-46 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Cecil Goosby - foul #1 on Cecil Goosby, team foul #10 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rowan | Ken Overbeck (SG), Kevin Crawford (SF), James Biron (PF) Paul Crispin, Ralph Large, Cecil Goosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Murray (PG) Edward Seabrook | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:28 | Rowan | James Biron grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 04:09 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 04:08 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 03:58 | Rowan | James Forman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Murray - foul #3 on James Murray, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman (SF), Matthew Warren (C) Robert Kulinski, Scott McCarvill | |
| 03:58 | Rowan | James Forman makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 03:58 | Rowan | James Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - James Forman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Overbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Biron (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Burch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fellman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenny Schmalz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rowan | James Forman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Warren - foul #1 on Matthew Warren, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rowan | Don Crabtree (C) Roy Burch | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski (PF), Calvin Rice (C) John Montgomery, Kenny Schmalz | |
| 03:29 | Rowan | James Forman makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:29 | Rowan | James Forman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren is hacked by James Biron - foul #1 on James Biron, team foul #11 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rowan | Abe McCurdy (PG) James Forman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:03 | Rowan | James Biron misses the shot from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kulinski gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rowan | James Forman (PG), Cecil Goosby (C) Abe McCurdy, Don Crabtree | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery (SG), Scott McCarvill (PF) Matthew Warren, Robert Kulinski | |
| 02:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Fellman | 55-52 |
| 02:23 | Rowan | Kevin Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman lays it in on a nice dish by James Murray | 55-54 |
| 01:49 | Rowan | James Murray is called for the reach on Kevin Crawford - foul #4 on James Murray, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| 01:49 | Rowan | Kevin Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:49 | Rowan | Kevin Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice is fouled on the floor by Cecil Goosby - foul #2 on Cecil Goosby, team foul #12 | 57-54 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:39 | Rowan | James Biron snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 01:23 | Rowan | Ken Overbeck connects on the jumper in the paint | 59-55 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Ken Overbeck is called for the reach on John Montgomery - foul #1 on Ken Overbeck, team foul #13 | 59-55 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Rowan | Scott McCarvill denies the turnaround by James Biron | 59-57 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Calvin Rice snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Murray | 59-59 |
| 00:04 | Rowan | James Forman hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Crawford | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | John Montgomery can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 61-59 |