| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tim Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Rhea (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Granda (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Felix (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-29 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Billy Wood snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Edward Rhea evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Alvin Granda tips it but misses | 44-29 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Rose | 44-29 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | James Hicks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Billy Wood travels with the ball | 44-29 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | John Rose's layup is rejected by John Felix | 44-29 |
| 18:21 | UConn | John Felix gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 18:10 | UConn | John Felix double dribbles | 44-29 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | John Rose comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | James Hicks tips it back up and in | 46-29 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Billy Wood comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-29 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Edward Rhea pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Tony Roberts swats the layup by Edward Rhea | 46-29 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Wally Banks grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-29 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the offensive board | 46-29 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | John Rose can't tip it in | 46-29 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Alvin Granda pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:23 | UConn | John Felix dunks the ball set up by Edward Rhea | 46-31 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Rose | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tim Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Rhea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Granda (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Felix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:52 | UConn | Alvin Granda hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tim Lowe | 49-34 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | James Hicks jams it | 51-34 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Alvin Granda makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Tim Lowe | 51-36 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Alvin Granda is called for the reach on John Rose - foul #4 on Alvin Granda, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks, John Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | James Fonville (SG), Paul Lomonaco (SF), Richard Ferrero (PF), John Mullis (C) Edward Rhea, Alvin Granda, John Felix, Billy Wood | |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | John Cole scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 14:26 | UConn | James Fonville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-36 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the jump hook from the right block | 56-36 |
| 13:48 | UConn | James Fonville connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the lay-in | 56-39 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes snags the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Ferrero | 56-39 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow grabs the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Tim Lowe is hacked by Ernest Fisher - foul #2 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG) James Zellefrow | |
| Subs | UConn | Edward Rhea (PG), Alvin Granda (SF), John Felix (PF) Tim Lowe, Paul Lomonaco, John Mullis | |
| 12:38 | UConn | Richard Ferrero knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Rhea | 56-41 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cole | 59-41 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Tony Normandin is called for the reach on Alvin Granda - foul #2 on Tony Normandin, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:56 | UConn | Edward Rhea clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Alvin Granda gets the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Rose (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Edward Rhea (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Fonville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Granda (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Felix (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Ferrero (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Edward Rhea works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Felix | 59-44 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits a turnaround from close range | 61-44 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Edward Rhea shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 10:57 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Ferrero | 61-44 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Alvin Granda makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Fonville - foul #1 on James Fonville, team foul #2 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wally Banks (PF) Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | UConn | Tim Lowe (PG), Paul Lomonaco (SF), John Mullis (PF), Billy Wood (C) James Fonville, Alvin Granda, John Felix, Richard Ferrero | |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tim Lowe | 62-50 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Rose | 62-50 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Tim Lowe is called for the reach on Solomon Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Lowe, team foul #3 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | Alvin Granda (SF), John Felix (PF) Paul Lomonaco, John Mullis | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alvin Granda - foul #5 on Alvin Granda, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Fonville (SG), Paul Lomonaco (SF) Edward Rhea, Alvin Granda | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:53 | UConn | James Fonville clanks a jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Billy Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 08:42 | UConn | John Felix buries a runner from the baseline | 63-52 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 08:12 | UConn | James Fonville pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:59 | UConn | James Fonville comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 63-52 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Wally Banks snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tim Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fonville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lomonaco (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Felix (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin is fouled on the floor by Paul Lomonaco - foul #2 on Paul Lomonaco, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Ferrero (C) Billy Wood | |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Paul Lomonaco steals it from Solomon Green | 63-52 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Richard Ferrero is fouled on the floor by John Rose - foul #3 on John Rose, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Edward Rhea (PG), John Mullis (C) Tim Lowe, Paul Lomonaco | |
| 06:56 | UConn | Richard Ferrero comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Hicks - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tim Lowe (PG) James Fonville | |
| 06:56 | UConn | Richard Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Richard Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes hits the finger roll | 65-54 |
| 06:16 | UConn | James Hicks is called for the reach on Tim Lowe - foul #4 on James Hicks, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Billy Wood (C) John Felix | |
| 06:11 | UConn | Edward Rhea splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Billy Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Richard Ferrero knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Tim Lowe | 65-56 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Rose out of the doubleteam | 67-56 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Richard Ferrero drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Edward Rhea | 67-58 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | James Hicks travels with the ball | 67-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | James Fonville (PG), Paul Lomonaco (SF), John Felix (PF) Tim Lowe, Richard Ferrero, John Mullis | |
| 04:26 | UConn | Tony Normandin is called for the reach on Paul Lomonaco - foul #3 on Tony Normandin, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Wally Banks snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Wally Banks can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Felix - foul #2 on John Felix, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tim Lowe (PG), John Mullis (C) Edward Rhea, Billy Wood | |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | UConn | John Felix can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Cole - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Wally Banks | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Ferrero (C) John Mullis | |
| 03:40 | UConn | John Felix makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:40 | UConn | John Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tim Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Fonville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lomonaco (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Felix (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Ferrero (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes is hacked by Richard Ferrero - foul #3 on Richard Ferrero, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:11 | UConn | John Felix pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 02:57 | UConn | James Fonville drills a shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 02:31 | UConn | John Felix snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 02:31 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Edward Rhea (PG), Billy Wood (C) Tim Lowe, Richard Ferrero | |
| 02:19 | UConn | John Felix can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 02:17 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Fonville | 70-62 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Edward Rhea loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 70-62 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Holmes is blocked by James Fonville | 70-62 |
| 01:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Felix | 70-62 |
| 01:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tim Lowe (PG) James Fonville | |
| 01:35 | UConn | John Felix misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Hicks - foul #5 on James Hicks, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG) James Hicks | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:35 | UConn | John Felix makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:35 | UConn | John Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Solomon Green lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Roberts | 72-64 |
| 01:00 | UConn | John Felix knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Tim Lowe | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Lowe - foul #2 on Tim Lowe, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | John Felix misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Edward Rhea is called for the reach on James Zellefrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Rhea, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Edward Rhea evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Zellefrow - foul #1 on James Zellefrow, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:40 | UConn | Edward Rhea makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Edward Rhea misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ernest Fisher | 76-67 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | John Cole is hacked by Tim Lowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Lowe, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:32 | UConn | John Felix connects on the open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Rhea | 78-69 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Lowe - foul #4 on Tim Lowe, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG) John Cole | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Billy Wood gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Edward Rhea splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 79-69 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Solomon Green runs out the clock | 79-69 |