| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Regan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Oberlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Lawrence Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeromy Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Noel Agee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Moore inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Oberlin - foul #1 on John Oberlin, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith drills a floater from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 19:12 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan misses short on a shot from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 19:05 | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:56 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 18:42 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:36 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin's pass is intercepted by Tommy Evans | 34-31 |
| 18:13 | W. Connecticut St. | Tommy Evans lays it up and in | 36-31 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Hendricks | 36-34 |
| 17:35 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-34 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Earl Christensen | 36-36 |
| 17:06 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes (PG), Dan Strickland (SG), Shane Rennick (PF), Gary Bauman (C) Arthur Smith, Tommy Evans, Ryan Gilliam, John Oberlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock (PG), Cedric Weise (SG), Marcus Markham (PF), Bobby Price (C) Lawrence Hendricks, Earl Christensen, Jeromy Melvin, Noel Agee | |
| 17:06 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:06 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Cedric Weise hits a jump hook in the lane | 37-38 |
| 16:33 | W. Connecticut St. | Gary Bauman connects on the shot from the right block | 39-38 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock is called for 10 seconds | 39-38 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | John Thurman (C) William Regan | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 16:04 | W. Connecticut St. | Dan Strickland loses the dribble to Marcus Markham | 39-38 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock connects on the jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Stanley Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shane Rennick (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Bauman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - John Thurman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Edward Rock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedric Weise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marcus Markham (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bobby Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | W. Connecticut St. | Gary Bauman is fouled on the floor by Edward Rock - foul #1 on Edward Rock, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Tommy Evans (SG), Ryan Gilliam (PF), John Oberlin (C) Dan Strickland, Gary Bauman, John Thurman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks (PG), Jeromy Melvin (SF), Scott Fortin (PF) Edward Rock, Michael Moore, Marcus Markham | |
| 15:06 | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin banks in the layup | 41-40 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Cedric Weise can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 14:39 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:25 | W. Connecticut St. | Tommy Evans can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Bobby Price | 41-40 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Cedric Weise buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lawrence Hendricks | 41-42 |
| 14:00 | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:58 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Rennick tips it home | 43-42 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Holmes picks off the pass by Lawrence Hendricks | 43-42 |
| 13:26 | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Oberlin | 45-42 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott Fortin tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott Fortin tips it home | 45-44 |
| 12:41 | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Shane Rennick | 48-44 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Bobby Price makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Cedric Weise | 48-46 |
| 11:55 | W. Connecticut St. | Tommy Evans misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:54 | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Rennick grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:43 | W. Connecticut St. | Bobby Price steals the ball from John Oberlin | 48-46 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Stanley Holmes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Rennick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Gilliam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Oberlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Lawrence Hendricks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedric Weise (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeromy Melvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Fortin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Price (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Cedric Weise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith (PG), Dan Strickland (SG), William Regan (SF), Gary Bauman (PF), John Thurman (C) Stanley Holmes, Tommy Evans, Shane Rennick, Ryan Gilliam, John Oberlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock (PG), Earl Christensen (SG), Michael Moore (SF), Marcus Markham (PF), Noel Agee (C) Lawrence Hendricks, Cedric Weise, Jeromy Melvin, Scott Fortin, Bobby Price | |
| 11:02 | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Thurman | 51-46 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Noel Agee loses the dribble to John Thurman | 51-46 |
| 10:26 | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Earl Christensen | 51-46 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock blows the layup but the foul's on Arthur Smith - foul #1 on Arthur Smith, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | W. Connecticut St. | John Thurman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:05 | W. Connecticut St. | Dan Strickland misses short on a runner in the lane | 51-47 |
| 10:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Strickland - foul #1 on Dan Strickland, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin (C) John Thurman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks (PG) Edward Rock | |
| 09:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:24 | W. Connecticut St. | Dan Strickland is hacked by Lawrence Hendricks - foul #2 on Lawrence Hendricks, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Hunziker (PG), James Johnson (SG) Arthur Smith, Dan Strickland | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kevin Coulter (SG) Earl Christensen | |
| 09:02 | W. Connecticut St. | James Johnson hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hunziker | 55-49 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks scores on a 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 08:39 | W. Connecticut St. | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hendricks - foul #3 on Lawrence Hendricks, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Shane Rennick (SF), Ryan Gilliam (PF) William Regan, Gary Bauman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Scott Fortin (PF), Max Page (C) Marcus Markham, Noel Agee | |
| 08:23 | W. Connecticut St. | A charge is called on John Oberlin - foul #2 on John Oberlin, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | John Thurman (C) John Oberlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin (SF) Michael Moore | |
| 08:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 08:03 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to John Thurman | 55-52 |
| 07:48 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam lays it in and the foul's on Kevin Coulter - foul #1 on Kevin Coulter, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith (PG), Tommy Evans (SG) Michael Hunziker, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock (PG), Earl Christensen (SG) Lawrence Hendricks, Kevin Coulter | |
| 07:48 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tommy Evans - foul #3 on Tommy Evans, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan (SF), John Oberlin (C) Shane Rennick, John Thurman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Cedric Weise (SF) Scott Fortin | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tommy Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Regan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Oberlin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Edward Rock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Christensen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cedric Weise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeromy Melvin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Max Page (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | W. Connecticut St. | Tommy Evans is hacked by Edward Rock - foul #2 on Edward Rock, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks (PG), Marcus Markham (PF), Noel Agee (C) Edward Rock, Cedric Weise, Max Page | |
| 06:47 | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-53 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Marcus Markham | 58-53 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-53 |
| 06:40 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Arthur Smith | 58-53 |
| 06:28 | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin lays it up and in | 60-53 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-53 |
| 06:16 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam's dunk attempt is rejected by Marcus Markham | 60-53 |
| 05:58 | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Noel Agee grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers at Newark | John Oberlin blocks the jumper by Noel Agee | 60-53 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Noel Agee grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen is fouled on the floor by William Regan - foul #1 on William Regan, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes (PG), Dan Strickland (SG), Shane Rennick (SF), Gary Bauman (PF), John Thurman (C) Arthur Smith, Tommy Evans, William Regan, Ryan Gilliam, John Oberlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock (PG), Cedric Weise (SG), Michael Moore (SF), Scott Fortin (PF), Bobby Price (C) Lawrence Hendricks, Earl Christensen, Jeromy Melvin, Marcus Markham, Noel Agee | |
| 05:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Bauman steps in front of the Scott Fortin pass | 60-53 |
| 05:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes lays it in on a nice dish by John Thurman and he's hacked by Edward Rock - foul #3 on Edward Rock, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 05:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes misses the free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Bobby Price pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Bobby Price makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Gary Bauman - foul #1 on Gary Bauman, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Bobby Price makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:21 | W. Connecticut St. | The jump hook by Gary Bauman is blocked by Michael Moore | 62-56 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Cedric Weise | 62-56 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Edward Rock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 03:58 | W. Connecticut St. | Dan Strickland grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 03:37 | W. Connecticut St. | John Thurman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Price - foul #2 on Bobby Price, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan (SF), Ryan Gilliam (PF) Dan Strickland, Gary Bauman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks (PG), Noel Agee (C) Edward Rock, Bobby Price | |
| 03:37 | W. Connecticut St. | John Thurman misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:37 | W. Connecticut St. | John Thurman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Noel Agee gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Cedric Weise is denied on a layup by John Thurman | 62-56 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Fortin | 62-56 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Stanley Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Rennick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Regan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thurman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Lawrence Hendricks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cedric Weise (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Fortin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Noel Agee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott Fortin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-56 |
| 03:07 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:49 | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stanley Holmes, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith (PG), Tommy Evans (SG), John Oberlin (C) Stanley Holmes, Shane Rennick, John Thurman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Christensen (SG), Jeromy Melvin (SF), Marcus Markham (PF) Cedric Weise, Michael Moore, Scott Fortin | |
| 02:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Jeromy Melvin scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Earl Christensen | 62-58 |
| 02:14 | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Earl Christensen - foul #2 on Earl Christensen, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Moore (SF), Scott Fortin (PF) Jeromy Melvin, Marcus Markham | |
| 02:14 | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:14 | W. Connecticut St. | John Oberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott Fortin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 64-60 |
| 01:37 | W. Connecticut St. | Ryan Gilliam hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Oberlin | 67-60 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers at Newark | William Regan picks off the pass by Michael Moore | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | W. Connecticut St. | Arthur Smith makes the turnaround from close range | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Moore loses the dribble to Arthur Smith | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan is hacked by Lawrence Hendricks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Hendricks, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Hunziker (PG), Dan Strickland (SG) Arthur Smith, Tommy Evans | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:33 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:33 | W. Connecticut St. | William Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks is hacked by Michael Hunziker - foul #1 on Michael Hunziker, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes (PG), Shane Rennick (SF), Gary Bauman (PF), John Thurman (C) Michael Hunziker, William Regan, Ryan Gilliam, John Oberlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Cedric Weise (SG), Jeromy Melvin (SF), Marcus Markham (PF), Bobby Price (C) Earl Christensen, Michael Moore, Scott Fortin, Noel Agee | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Hendricks misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | W. Connecticut St. | Gary Bauman snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Stanley Holmes runs out the clock | 71-61 |