| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | John Rose misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-29 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Lawrence Pough swats the layup by Solomon Green | 25-29 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pough | 25-29 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Charles Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Tony Roberts, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | John Rose comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Lavoie - foul #3 on John Lavoie, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG) John Lavoie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Solomon Green - foul #1 on Solomon Green, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Roy Mann - foul #1 on Roy Mann, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Pough - foul #1 on Lawrence Pough, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 28-34 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | John Rose loses the dribble to Lawrence Pough | 28-34 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | William Grosvenor can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-34 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Charles Williams snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | William Grosvenor connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard King | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by William Grosvenor - foul #2 on William Grosvenor, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG) Roy Mann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Brogan | 30-37 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | William Grosvenor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Wally Banks buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Cole | 30-39 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough's pass is intercepted by Charles Brogan | 30-39 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses long on a shot from the left block | 30-39 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | William Grosvenor grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Charles Williams connects on the turnaround from the left block | 32-39 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | John Lavoie clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Wally Banks can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 11:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard King | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the floater from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is hacked by William Grosvenor - foul #3 on William Grosvenor, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (SG), James Richmond (SF), Thomas Butterfield (PF) William Grosvenor, Charles Williams, Lawrence Pough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Solomon Green buries a turnaround from close range | 34-43 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | James Richmond comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-43 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Givens | 34-43 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Walter Givens knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Richmond - foul #3 on James Richmond, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Grosvenor (SG), Lawrence Pough (PF) Walter Givens, Richard King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | William Grosvenor banks in the layup and he's fouled by Tony Roberts - foul #2 on Tony Roberts, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Williams (SF) James Richmond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:19 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 39-45 |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-45 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 39-45 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | John Rose travels with the ball | 39-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard King (C) Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Charles Williams hits a shot from the left block set up by William Grosvenor | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | John Rose connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Solomon Green | 41-47 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Richard King tips it home | 43-47 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Solomon Green knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Charles Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Auburn | William Grosvenor buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard King | 45-49 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG), Walter Givens (SG), James Richmond (SF), Thomas Butterfield (PF) John Lavoie, William Grosvenor, Charles Williams, Lawrence Pough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | James Richmond clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Fisher - foul #2 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG) Solomon Green | |
| 05:11 | Auburn | James Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | James Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | John Cole clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Tony Normandin steals the ball from James Richmond | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the easy layup | 47-53 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Richard King grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Walter Givens is called for traveling | 47-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), William Grosvenor (SG), Lawrence Pough (PF) Roy Mann, Walter Givens, Richard King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin connects on the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Thomas Butterfield - foul #1 on Thomas Butterfield, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG) Charles Brogan | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:44 | Auburn | James Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 03:27 | Auburn | James Richmond buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Butterfield | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | William Grosvenor is called for the reach on James Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Grosvenor, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF) Tony Normandin | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | John Lavoie drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Grosvenor | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Williams (SF), Richard King (C) James Richmond, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 52-57 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pough | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Auburn | William Grosvenor can't finish the layup | 52-57 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | John Rose can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Richard King grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | John Rose misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Richard King - foul #1 on Richard King, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lavoie | 55-59 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | James Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Richard King is hacked by John Rose - foul #3 on John Rose, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Auburn | John Rose denies the turnaround by Charles Williams | 55-59 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is hacked by John Lavoie in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Lavoie, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG) Solomon Green | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses short on an open shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG) James Zellefrow | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by William Grosvenor in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Grosvenor, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (SG) William Grosvenor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG) Solomon Green | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | John Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | John Rose is hacked by John Lavoie in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Lavoie, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG) John Lavoie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG) James Zellefrow | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Walter Givens misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-64 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Solomon Green runs out the clock | 57-64 |