| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fresh) SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) SF - William Keller (fresh) PF - Daniel Lisle (fresh) C - Luciano Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Keller | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is hacked by Mark Hamon - foul #1 on Mark Hamon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jared Morgan - foul #1 on Jared Morgan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Seton Hall | William Keller drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses the floater from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Sullivan | 6-0 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Brown | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is whistled for a carry | 6-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Robert Sewell (SF), Kent Lutz (PF), Scot Haynes (C) Mark Hamon, William Keller, Daniel Lisle, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| 16:46 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Sewell | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | George Chambers can't connect on a runner from the right block | 8-3 |
| 16:32 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Vernon Sims | 8-3 |
| 16:21 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | James Brown misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kent Lutz - foul #1 on Kent Lutz, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Keller (SG), Daniel Lisle (PF) Vernon Sims, Kent Lutz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Gregory Childress (SF), Terry Dean (C) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - William Keller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sewell (fresh) PF - Daniel Lisle (fresh) C - Scot Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) PF - George Chambers (fresh) C - Terry Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes drills a fadeaway near the basket | 13-5 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress misses long on a jumper from the left side | 13-5 |
| 15:22 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 15:13 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | George Chambers snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | James Brown misses short on a shot from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 14:54 | Seton Hall | William Keller gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:50 | Seton Hall | William Keller is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), Vernon Sims (SG) Dennis Graham, William Keller | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) James Brown, Gregory Childress, Terry Dean | |
| 14:41 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 13-5 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Daniel Lisle swats the shot by Bobby Spillman | 13-5 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Ernest Sullivan | 13-7 |
| 13:55 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle misses the lay-in | 13-7 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses the 3 from straight away | 13-7 |
| 13:49 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:45 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims misses the 3 from straight away | 13-7 |
| 13:43 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes tips it back up and in | 15-7 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 15-7 |
| 13:27 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:19 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Keller (SG), Kent Lutz (PF), Luciano Conti (C) Vernon Sims, Daniel Lisle, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Richard Dykes (C) Larry Kruse, George Chambers | |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 12:44 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 12:43 | Seton Hall | William Keller tips it but misses | 15-10 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-10 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Sewell (fairly fresh) PF - Kent Lutz (fresh) C - Luciano Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Spillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steve Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Seton Hall | William Keller misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:22 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Luciano Conti | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Luciano Conti | 18-12 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes slams it home on a great pass from Ernest Sullivan and the foul's on Luciano Conti - foul #1 on Luciano Conti, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Vernon Sims (SG), Juan Martin (SF), Daniel Lisle (PF), Scot Haynes (C) Mark Hamon, William Keller, Robert Sewell, Kent Lutz, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Gregory Childress (SF) Bobby Spillman, Ernest Sullivan | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:00 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:47 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes buries a jump hook from close range | 20-14 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 10:28 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 10:19 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-14 |
| 10:17 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 10:12 | Seton Hall | Richard Dykes swats the short shot by Daniel Lisle | 20-14 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Brown | 20-17 |
| 09:43 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #2 on Jared Morgan, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), William Keller (SF), Luciano Conti (C) Dennis Graham, Juan Martin, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (PG), George Chambers (PF), Terry Dean (C) Jared Morgan, Steve Barnes, Richard Dykes | |
| 09:43 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Terry Dean connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Larry Kruse | 23-19 |
| 09:12 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Vernon Sims | 26-19 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 08:59 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 08:57 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 08:51 | Seton Hall | Terry Dean is called for the reach on Vernon Sims - foul #1 on Terry Dean, team foul #4 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (SF), Scot Haynes (C) Vernon Sims, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Ernest Sullivan (SF) Larry Kruse, Gregory Childress | |
| 08:36 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-22 |
| 08:34 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes tips it in | 28-22 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (SG), Luciano Conti (C) William Keller, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG) James Brown | |
| 07:56 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-22 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Terry Dean snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Vernon Sims is called for the reach on Larry Kruse - foul #1 on Vernon Sims, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), William Keller (SF), Scot Haynes (C) Mark Hamon, Robert Sewell, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dykes (C) Terry Dean | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lisle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scot Haynes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Chambers (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Dennis Graham is called for the reach on Larry Kruse - foul #1 on Dennis Graham, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (SF), Luciano Conti (C) Dennis Graham, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Connery (PF) George Chambers | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse loses the dribble to William Keller | 28-22 |
| 06:55 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Edward Connery grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan is hacked by Robert Sewell - foul #1 on Robert Sewell, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), Scot Haynes (C) Vernon Sims, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Terry Dean (PF) Bobby Spillman, Ernest Sullivan, Edward Connery | |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | James Brown clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-22 |
| 06:16 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:14 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (SG), Luciano Conti (C) William Keller, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Terry Dean | |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Brown | 28-25 |
| 05:53 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Sewell | 30-25 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress connects on the floater from close range set up by Larry Kruse | 30-27 |
| 05:23 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | George Chambers comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 04:51 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 04:32 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 30-27 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Brown | 30-29 |
| 03:48 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Childress | 30-29 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Kruse | 30-31 |
| 03:33 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Hamon | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sewell (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lisle (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Luciano Conti (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Larry Kruse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Chambers (fairly fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Luciano Conti is called for the reach on Richard Dykes - foul #2 on Luciano Conti, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), William Keller (SG), Juan Martin (SF), Scot Haynes (C) Mark Hamon, Vernon Sims, Robert Sewell, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Bobby Spillman (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) Larry Kruse, James Brown, Gregory Childress, George Chambers | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:14 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:07 | Seton Hall | Steve Barnes steals it from William Keller | 32-31 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Scot Haynes swats the dunk try by Ernest Sullivan | 32-31 |
| 02:40 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 02:35 | Seton Hall | William Keller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 02:33 | Seton Hall | Juan Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:21 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (SG), Robert Sewell (PF) Juan Martin, Daniel Lisle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Dean (C) Richard Dykes | |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Dean | 32-31 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes clanks a turnaround in the paint | 32-31 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 01:33 | Seton Hall | A charge is called on Robert Sewell - foul #2 on Robert Sewell, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), Daniel Lisle (PF) Dennis Graham, Vernon Sims | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Keller - foul #1 on William Keller, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (SG) Robert Sewell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG) Jared Morgan | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:58 | Seton Hall | William Keller misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | James Brown buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Dean | 32-37 |
| 00:27 | Seton Hall | William Keller misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Terry Dean blows the layup but he's fouled by William Keller - foul #2 on William Keller, team foul #10 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Robert Sewell (SF), Luciano Conti (C) Mark Hamon, Vernon Sims, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Gregory Childress (SF), George Chambers (C) Bobby Spillman, Ernest Sullivan, Steve Barnes | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Terry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Terry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-39 |