| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Mueller (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Drew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | William Mueller inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Air Force | Clifford Julius is called for the reach on Drew Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Julius, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:19 | Air Force | A charge is called on William Mueller - foul #1 on William Mueller, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Oleg Pokorny - foul #1 on Oleg Pokorny, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:27 | Air Force | Charles Steverson hits a jumper from the left wing set up by William Mueller and he's hacked by Stephen Welch - foul #1 on Stephen Welch, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 18:27 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses short on a runner from close range | 31-36 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:37 | Air Force | William Mueller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Jones | 31-39 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 17:15 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Charles Steverson | 31-39 |
| 16:50 | Air Force | Charles Steverson travels with the ball | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Cesar Bruno | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | William Mueller steals the ball from Matthew Jarrett | 31-39 |
| 16:13 | Air Force | Charles Steverson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 16:12 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Brown | 31-39 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | William Mueller comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Mueller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Drew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Drew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:16 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Jones | 31-42 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 15:11 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:42 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Steverson and he's hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #1 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Matthew Jarrett, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), John Freeman (SG) Leroy Jones, Charles Steverson | |
| 14:42 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Lee Young hits a shot from the baseline set up by Harold Burns and he's hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Lee Young makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | John Freeman is fouled on the floor by Cesar Bruno - foul #2 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| 13:35 | Air Force | John Freeman's pass is intercepted by Miladen Zimmerman | 34-45 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Miladen Zimmerman | 36-45 |
| 12:55 | Air Force | John Freeman misses the fadeaway near the basket | 36-45 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Lee Young grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Capone and he's hacked by Drew Brown - foul #1 on Drew Brown, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Stephen Welch (C) Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Lee Young | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), James Hudson (PF) Richard Brooks, John Freeman, Drew Brown | |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:09 | Air Force | Leroy Jones makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Mueller | 39-47 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Charles Steverson steps in front of the Stephen Welch pass | 39-47 |
| 11:48 | Air Force | Leroy Jones misses the lay-in | 39-47 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Mueller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Charles Steverson takes the ball from Peter Capone | 39-47 |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Jerry Meredith is called for the reach on James Hudson - foul #1 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Cesar Bruno | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Hess (C) Oleg Pokorny | |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Leroy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG) Morris Connally | |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Holford (SF), Drew Brown (PF) William Mueller, James Hudson | |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is fouled on the floor by Edward Holford - foul #2 on Edward Holford, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Jerry Meredith | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Burns | 42-47 |
| 09:45 | Air Force | Matthew Jarrett swats the short shot by Edward Holford | 42-47 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 09:28 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Leroy Jones | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | Air Force | Robert Hess misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Welch - foul #2 on Stephen Welch, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Miladen Zimmerman, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Mueller (SF) Edward Holford | |
| 09:02 | Air Force | Robert Hess misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | Air Force | Robert Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Leroy Jones steals it from Jerry Meredith | 42-47 |
| 08:18 | Air Force | Charles Steverson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Mueller | 42-49 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Robert Hess is called for the reach on Peter Capone - foul #1 on Robert Hess, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (SG), Cesar Bruno (PF) Harold Burns, Matthew Jarrett | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), John Freeman (SG), James Hudson (PF), Oleg Pokorny (C) Leroy Jones, Charles Steverson, Drew Brown, Robert Hess | |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the jump hook in the lane | 42-49 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Lee Young misses the lay-in | 42-49 |
| 07:35 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Oleg Pokorny | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Connally (fresh) SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Freeman (fresh) SF - William Mueller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Air Force | John Freeman is hacked by Morris Connally - foul #1 on Morris Connally, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG), Stephen Welch (C) Morris Connally, Lee Young | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 07:19 | Air Force | John Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:19 | Air Force | John Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Clifford Julius and he's fouled by John Freeman - foul #2 on John Freeman, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG) Richard Brooks, John Freeman | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:39 | Air Force | Charles Steverson's pass is intercepted by Jerry Meredith | 45-51 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 06:16 | Air Force | James Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | William Mueller comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Capone - foul #1 on Peter Capone, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Jerry Meredith, Cesar Bruno | |
| Subs | Air Force | Drew Brown (PF) James Hudson | |
| 05:55 | Air Force | William Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | William Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett's fadeaway is rejected by Oleg Pokorny | 45-53 |
| 05:36 | Air Force | Leroy Jones grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Matthew Jarrett swats the layup by Charles Steverson | 45-53 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Harold Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 04:42 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 04:36 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Steverson and he's hacked by Miladen Zimmerman - foul #3 on Miladen Zimmerman, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Miladen Zimmerman, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), Edward Holford (SF) Leroy Jones, William Mueller | |
| 04:36 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Lee Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG) Morris Connally | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 03:58 | Air Force | Charles Steverson can't finish the layup | 45-56 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Lee Young grabs the board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Harold Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Lee Young tips it in | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Richard Brooks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Steverson | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SF - Edward Holford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Drew Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 02:55 | Air Force | Charles Steverson pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 02:26 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Holford | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Lee Young comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 01:59 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lee Young | 47-62 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Edward Holford is called for the reach on Jerry Meredith - foul #3 on Edward Holford, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (SG) Peter Capone | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Freeman (SG), James Hudson (PF), Robert Hess (C) Charles Steverson, Drew Brown, Oleg Pokorny | |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:04 | Air Force | Richard Brooks comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Harold Burns - foul #2 on Harold Burns, team foul #10 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Jerry Meredith | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:04 | Air Force | Richard Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:04 | Air Force | Richard Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Lee Young pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Air Force | Robert Hess scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Edward Holford | 52-65 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Harold Burns misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-65 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Robert Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Richard Brooks runs out the clock | 52-65 |