| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Stillwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elden Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Charles Alexander inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Robert Mason - foul #3 on Robert Mason, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins (PF) Robert Mason | |
| 19:44 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:44 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:44 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 3rd free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins drills a jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 19:26 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Malizia - foul #1 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 19:09 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell hits a turnaround in the paint | 39-39 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Issac Stillwell is called for the reach on Craig Alden - foul #1 on Issac Stillwell, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 39-41 |
| 18:20 | Lehigh | Jimmy Riley takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 39-41 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-41 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia tips it in | 39-43 |
| 17:39 | Lehigh | Elden Turner scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Alexander | 42-43 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 17:16 | Lehigh | Charles Alexander pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:57 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Roy Bona (SF), Walter Hanley (PF), Lloyd Christensen (C) Charles Alexander, Michael Johnson, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Kim Smith (SF), Alberto Romano (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Joseph Jenkins, David Kimbrough | |
| 16:57 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:57 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Craig Alden scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Walker | 44-46 |
| 16:11 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alberto Romano - foul #1 on Alberto Romano, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (PG), Michael Anchondo (SF) Tibor Gonsiewski, Issac Stillwell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:11 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:11 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Luis Walker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roy Bona (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Anchondo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kim Smith (fresh) PF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Kim Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 15:24 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 15:14 | Lehigh | Michael Anchondo is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Michael Johnson (PF) Michael Anchondo, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Craig Alden, Kim Smith, Brock Cotton | |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 15:01 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Walter Hanley | 46-46 |
| 14:45 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 14:43 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:30 | Lehigh | Roy Bona scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley double dribbles | 49-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Charles Alexander (SF), Elden Turner (C) Dikembe Diop, Roy Bona, Walter Hanley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| 13:33 | Lehigh | Elden Turner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jimmy Riley - foul #4 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| 13:33 | Lehigh | Elden Turner makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:33 | Lehigh | Elden Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Elden Turner is called for the reach on David Kimbrough - foul #3 on Elden Turner, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia hits the finger roll | 51-48 |
| 12:32 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 12:31 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Luis Walker pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough is hacked by Lloyd Christensen - foul #1 on Lloyd Christensen, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (PG), Michael Johnson (PF) Tibor Gonsiewski, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Lloyd Malizia, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Alexander - foul #2 on Charles Alexander, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:43 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell's floater is tipped away by Joseph Jenkins | 51-50 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Issac Stillwell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elden Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton scores on a turnaround in the paint | 51-52 |
| 11:06 | Lehigh | Charles Alexander loses the dribble to Craig Alden | 51-52 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano throws it down on a great pass from Craig Alden | 51-54 |
| 10:40 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop is hacked by Luis Walker - foul #1 on Luis Walker, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Roy Bona (SF), Walter Hanley (PF), Lloyd Christensen (C) Issac Stillwell, Charles Alexander, Michael Johnson, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Alberto Romano, Joseph Jenkins, Brock Cotton | |
| 10:28 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 51-54 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 09:57 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop is fouled on the floor by Craig Alden - foul #3 on Craig Alden, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) Craig Alden | |
| 09:57 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:57 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Robert Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 09:20 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen scores on a runner from close range set up by Dikembe Diop | 54-54 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Dikembe Diop, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Craig Alden (SG) David Vinson, Alberto Romano | |
| 08:39 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 08:16 | Lehigh | Roy Bona gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:57 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 07:55 | Lehigh | Roy Bona pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:50 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Robert Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough tips it home | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Stillwell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Hanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Luis Walker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lloyd Malizia | 57-59 |
| 06:39 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 06:38 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hanley | 57-59 |
| 06:17 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Luis Walker can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 06:02 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 05:58 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Alexander (SF), Elden Turner (C) Roy Bona, Walter Hanley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Alberto Romano (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Luis Walker, Lloyd Malizia, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| 05:55 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski's pass is intercepted by Alberto Romano | 57-59 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 05:21 | Lehigh | Elden Turner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jenkins - foul #2 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 05:21 | Lehigh | Elden Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:21 | Lehigh | Elden Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is hacked by Tibor Gonsiewski - foul #1 on Tibor Gonsiewski, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (SG), Walter Hanley (PF) Issac Stillwell, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Kimbrough (C) Brock Cotton | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Dikembe Diop steals the ball from Jimmy Riley | 59-62 |
| 04:05 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop banks in the layup | 61-62 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Craig Alden loses the dribble to Tibor Gonsiewski | 61-62 |
| 03:37 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Hanley | 64-62 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Elden Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Lehigh | Craig Alden is called for the reach on Dikembe Diop - foul #4 on Craig Alden, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Roy Bona (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Tibor Gonsiewski, Charles Alexander, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF) Jimmy Riley, Alberto Romano, Joseph Jenkins | |
| 03:00 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:00 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 02:46 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Walter Hanley | 66-64 |
| 02:46 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG) Dikembe Diop | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG) Luis Walker | |
| 02:29 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Tibor Gonsiewski | 68-64 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Craig Alden buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Lloyd Malizia | 68-67 |
| 01:59 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Robert Mason drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Craig Alden | 68-69 |
| 01:34 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Alexander (SF), Elden Turner (C) Roy Bona, Walter Hanley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:13 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-69 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Robert Mason is whistled for a carry | 68-69 |
| 00:37 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell is fouled on the floor by Craig Alden - foul #5 on Craig Alden, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) Craig Alden | |
| 00:37 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:37 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Robert Mason is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 70-69 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 70-69 |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 70-69 |