| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) SG - Allen Welch (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Terry Morton (fresh) C - Piao Hong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Larry Reynolds (fresh) SG - William Corchado (fresh) SF - Jacob Granado (fresh) PF - Clyde McInally (fresh) C - Joseph Rose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Terry Morton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Michael Brown connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Scott Crowder | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | DePaul | Clyde McInally can't connect on a shot near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | DePaul | William Corchado tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Terry Morton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Joseph Rose pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Joseph Rose comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Joseph Rose misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Joseph Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Terry Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Terry Morton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Allen Welch | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | DePaul | Joseph Rose's pass is intercepted by Michael Brown | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Piao Hong's pass is intercepted by Jacob Granado | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | DePaul | Clyde McInally hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Reynolds | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Allen Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Joseph Rose pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Terry Morton is called for the reach on Clyde McInally - foul #1 on Terry Morton, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro (SF), Patrick Andre (C) Michael Brown, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | DePaul | Al Camire (PG), Paul Flynn (SG), Douglas Otero (SF), Chad Aiello (PF) Larry Reynolds, William Corchado, Jacob Granado, Clyde McInally | |
| 16:48 | DePaul | Douglas Otero makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Rose | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre makes the shot from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | Joseph Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Jerry Kornegay (SF) Scott Crowder, Allen Welch, Terry Morton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Clyde McInally (C) Joseph Rose | |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster is hacked by Al Camire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Al Camire, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Piao Hong (C) Jerry Kornegay | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jacob Granado (SF) Chad Aiello | |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Jacob Granado takes the ball from Gary Lancaster | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SF - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) PF - Patrick Andre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Piao Hong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Al Camire (fresh) SG - Paul Flynn (fresh) SF - Jacob Granado (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Clyde McInally (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Otero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Piao Hong steals the ball from Al Camire | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Piao Hong hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Piao Hong tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Jacob Granado misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Stephen Taliaferro - foul #1 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Terry Morton (PF) Gary Lancaster, Robert Anderson, Stephen Taliaferro, Patrick Andre | |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Reynolds (PG), Joseph Rose (C) Paul Flynn, Clyde McInally | |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Jacob Granado makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Jacob Granado makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Terry Morton misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 9-8 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Morton | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Allen Welch connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Brown and the foul's on Douglas Otero - foul #1 on Douglas Otero, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay (C) Piao Hong | |
| Subs | DePaul | Clyde McInally (PF) Jacob Granado | |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Allen Welch makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Joseph Rose misses short on a jumper in the paint | 12-8 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | Joseph Rose pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Al Camire hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Reynolds | 12-10 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Allen Welch loses the dribble to Al Camire | 12-10 |
| 13:09 | DePaul | Larry Reynolds blows the layup | 12-10 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Scott Crowder | 12-10 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Terry Morton hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Scott Crowder | 15-10 |
| 12:45 | DePaul | Larry Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (SG), Piao Hong (C) Allen Welch, Jerry Kornegay | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Corchado (SG), Jacob Granado (SF), Chad Aiello (PF) Al Camire, Douglas Otero, Clyde McInally | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Larry Reynolds makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Granado | 17-13 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 12:01 | DePaul | Joseph Rose pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Larry Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Corchado (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Granado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Aiello (fresh) C - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:57 | DePaul | Larry Reynolds scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Corchado | 17-16 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster loses the dribble to Larry Reynolds | 17-16 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Jacob Granado misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 17-16 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Piao Hong pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-16 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Jacob Granado grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Larry Reynolds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 10:59 | DePaul | Chad Aiello tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Terry Morton is fouled on the floor by Chad Aiello - foul #1 on Chad Aiello, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Welch (SG), Stephen Taliaferro (SF), Patrick Andre (PF) Scott Crowder, Michael Brown, Terry Morton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Al Camire (PG), Douglas Otero (SF), Paul Flynn (PF), Clyde McInally (C) Larry Reynolds, Jacob Granado, Chad Aiello, Joseph Rose | |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Clyde McInally swats the short shot by Gary Lancaster | 17-18 |
| 10:31 | DePaul | William Corchado snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Douglas Otero can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 17-18 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Patrick Andre | 17-18 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Corchado - foul #1 on William Corchado, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (PG), Jerry Kornegay (SF) Gary Lancaster, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jacob Granado (SF), Joseph Rose (C) Douglas Otero, Paul Flynn | |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:51 | DePaul | Joseph Rose buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jacob Granado | 19-20 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Anderson | 22-20 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Clyde McInally misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Taliaferro - foul #2 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Terry Morton (PF) Robert Anderson, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Reynolds (PG), Paul Flynn (SG) Al Camire, William Corchado | |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Clyde McInally misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Clyde McInally misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Jacob Granado pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Joseph Rose can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 22-20 |
| 08:51 | DePaul | Jacob Granado tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Joseph Rose denies the turnaround by Jerry Kornegay | 22-22 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre tips it home | 24-22 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Larry Reynolds misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Piao Hong (C) Allen Welch, Jerry Kornegay, Patrick Andre | |
| Subs | DePaul | Al Camire (PG), William Corchado (SG), Douglas Otero (SF) Larry Reynolds, Paul Flynn, Jacob Granado | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Al Camire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Corchado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Otero (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde McInally (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Clyde McInally is hacked by Piao Hong - foul #1 on Piao Hong, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Reynolds (PG), Jacob Granado (SF) William Corchado, Joseph Rose | |
| 07:02 | DePaul | Piao Hong steals it from Clyde McInally | 24-22 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster is fouled on the floor by Douglas Otero - foul #2 on Douglas Otero, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Corchado (SG), Joseph Rose (C) Jacob Granado, Douglas Otero | |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Al Camire - foul #2 on Al Camire, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (SG) Scott Crowder | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jacob Granado (SF) Al Camire | |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Piao Hong makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Piao Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Joseph Rose scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Larry Reynolds and he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Welch (SG), Jerry Kornegay (SF) Robert Anderson, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Joseph Rose makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Allen Welch is denied on a layup by Clyde McInally | 26-25 |
| 05:57 | DePaul | Jacob Granado gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:36 | DePaul | William Corchado misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jerry Kornegay, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Patrick Andre (PF) Gary Lancaster, Terry Morton | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Clyde McInally misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Kornegay - foul #2 on Jerry Kornegay, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Moore (SF) Jerry Kornegay | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Flynn (SF) Jacob Granado | |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Clyde McInally makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Clyde McInally makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Leonard Moore hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Crowder | 28-27 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | Joseph Rose knocks in the shot near the basket | 28-29 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Leonard Moore makes the 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Paul Flynn is hacked by Leonard Moore - foul #1 on Leonard Moore, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Terry Morton (PF), Stephen Taliaferro (C) Allen Welch, Leonard Moore, Patrick Andre, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | DePaul | Al Camire (PG), Jacob Granado (SF), Douglas Otero (PF) Larry Reynolds, William Corchado, Clyde McInally | |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Paul Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Paul Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Jacob Granado pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Al Camire (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Flynn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jacob Granado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Otero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Rose (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | DePaul | Al Camire misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 03:32 | DePaul | Douglas Otero grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Douglas Otero misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Morton - foul #2 on Terry Morton, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Reynolds (PG), Clyde McInally (C) Paul Flynn, Joseph Rose | |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Douglas Otero misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Douglas Otero makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Terry Morton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | Al Camire grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:38 | DePaul | Douglas Otero connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Clyde McInally | 31-33 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Crowder | 33-33 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | Larry Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (PG), Allen Welch (SG) Scott Crowder, Gary Lancaster | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Corchado (SG), Joseph Rose (C) Larry Reynolds, Jacob Granado | |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Michael Brown misses the jumper from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Douglas Otero grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 01:35 | DePaul | Joseph Rose misses badly on a runner from the left block | 33-33 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Allen Welch can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | William Corchado clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Joseph Rose tips it in | 36-35 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Allen Welch loses the ball out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Jerry Kornegay (SF), Piao Hong (C) Robert Anderson, Michael Brown, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Reynolds (PG), Jacob Granado (SF) William Corchado, Clyde McInally | |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Piao Hong swats the dunk try by Jacob Granado | 36-35 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-35 |