| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett loses the ball out of bounds | 31-20 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Leon Welch's pass is intercepted by Peter Capone in the backcourt | 31-20 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Peter Capone misses the lay-in | 31-20 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Peter Capone is hacked by Leon Welch - foul #1 on Leon Welch, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Leon Welch is called for the reach on Matthew Jarrett - foul #2 on Leon Welch, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses the jumper in the paint | 31-20 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius gets the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 31-20 |
| 18:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tony Lazaro | 31-20 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Stephen Welch is called for the reach on Percy Hunter - foul #2 on Stephen Welch, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Percy Hunter buries a fadeaway from the left block | 33-20 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith knocks in the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Percy Hunter - foul #1 on Percy Hunter, team foul #3 | 33-22 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Percy Hunter misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Welch - foul #3 on Stephen Welch, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Stephen Welch | |
| 17:29 | UConn | Percy Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Percy Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Peter Capone | 34-26 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Percy Hunter misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Tommy Eliason tips it back up and in | 36-26 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett is hacked by Tony Lazaro - foul #2 on Tony Lazaro, team foul #4 | 36-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Edwards (C) Tommy Eliason | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG) Peter Capone | |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Tony Lazaro steps in front of the Jerry Meredith pass | 36-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Tony Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 38-26 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Tony Lazaro gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Percy Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Tommy Eliason (C) Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Cesar Bruno (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Clifford Julius, Matthew Jarrett, Jerry Meredith | |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Stephen Welch is blocked by Tony Lazaro | 38-26 |
| 14:32 | UConn | The rebound goes to Leon Welch | 38-26 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Welch | 41-26 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno clanks a runner from the right block | 41-26 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Percy Hunter grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Leon Welch | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Tony Lazaro drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Welch and he's hacked by Cesar Bruno - foul #1 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Cesar Bruno | |
| 12:54 | UConn | Tony Lazaro makes the free throw | 47-28 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius travels with the ball | 47-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SF) Percy Hunter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:18 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-28 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett grabs the board | 47-28 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Peter Capone is hacked by Leon Welch - foul #3 on Leon Welch, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG) Peter Capone | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 11:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wayne Hatfield | 47-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | UConn | Tommy Eliason misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stephen Welch | 47-28 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith's pass is intercepted by Wayne Hatfield | 47-28 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski lays it up and in set up by Wayne Hatfield | 49-28 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch is denied on a layup by Tony Lazaro | 49-28 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Tommy Eliason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tommy Eliason, team foul #6 | 49-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Percy Hunter (SF), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Wayne Hatfield, Tony Lazaro, Tommy Eliason | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Lee Young (C) Morris Connally, Jerry Meredith, Stephen Welch | |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-28 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley pulls down the rebound | 49-28 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Percy Hunter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 49-28 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Peter Edwards tips it in | 51-28 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Peter Capone connects on the jumper from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-30 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett loses the dribble to Patrick Jelinski | 54-30 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Percy Hunter hits a jumper from close range set up by Patrick Jelinski | 56-30 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Matthew Jarrett is blocked by Peter Edwards | 56-30 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley pulls down the rebound | 56-30 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Percy Hunter blows the layup but he's fouled by Miladen Zimmerman - foul #1 on Miladen Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 56-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (PG), Eric Gaddy (SG) Leon Welch, Patrick Jelinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Harold Burns (SG), Cesar Bruno (SF), Eric Clifton (PF) Peter Capone, Clifford Julius, Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett | |
| 07:44 | UConn | Percy Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Percy Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gaddy (fresh) SF - Percy Hunter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Rowley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) SG - Harold Burns (fresh) SF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Clifton (fresh) C - Lee Young (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno is called for a charge - foul #2 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #5 | 57-30 |
| 07:02 | UConn | The short jumper by Percy Hunter is denied by Lee Young | 57-30 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Lee Young gets the rebound | 57-30 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Wayne Hatfield steps in front of the Morris Connally pass in the backcourt | 57-30 |
| 06:55 | UConn | Percy Hunter lays it in set up by Wayne Hatfield | 59-30 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 59-30 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-30 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Morris Connally drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Burns | 59-33 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-33 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Morris Connally misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 05:30 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Burns - foul #2 on Harold Burns, team foul #6 | 59-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Welch (PG) Percy Hunter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Eric Clifton | |
| 05:30 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 60-33 |
| 05:30 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-33 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Harold Burns knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Miladen Zimmerman | 61-36 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Leon Welch comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Cesar Bruno - foul #3 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #7 | 61-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Clifton (PF) Cesar Bruno | |
| 04:48 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Harold Burns is hacked by Wayne Hatfield - foul #2 on Wayne Hatfield, team foul #7 | 63-36 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Harold Burns makes the 1st free throw | 63-37 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Harold Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 04:07 | UConn | Leon Welch hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Peter Edwards | 65-38 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Lee Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-38 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Peter Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Eric Gaddy is fouled on the floor by Harold Burns - foul #3 on Harold Burns, team foul #8 | 65-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno (SF) Morris Connally | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Eric Gaddy makes the 1st free throw | 66-38 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Eric Gaddy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-38 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno snags the defensive board | 66-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Gaddy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wayne Hatfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Rowley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Clifton (fresh) C - Lee Young (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Wayne Hatfield is called for the reach on Cesar Bruno - foul #3 on Wayne Hatfield, team foul #8 | 66-38 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 66-39 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-39 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Eric Gaddy clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 66-39 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 66-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Lee Young misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-39 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Harold Burns grabs the offensive board | 66-39 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Harold Burns clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-39 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman tips it back up and in | 66-41 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Eric Gaddy makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Hatfield and he's hacked by Eric Clifton - foul #1 on Eric Clifton, team foul #9 | 68-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Percy Hunter (SF) Leon Welch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG) Eric Clifton | |
| 01:47 | UConn | Eric Gaddy misses the free throw | 68-41 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno grabs the board | 68-41 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Harold Burns misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Edwards - foul #1 on Peter Edwards, team foul #9 | 68-41 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Harold Burns makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Harold Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Peter Edwards grabs the board | 68-42 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 68-42 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno is hacked by Peter Edwards - foul #2 on Peter Edwards, team foul #10 | 68-42 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Lee Young swats the dunk try by Percy Hunter | 68-44 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Percy Hunter tips it in | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Wayne Hatfield steals the ball from Harold Burns | 70-44 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Peter Edwards dunks the ball set up by Wayne Hatfield | 72-44 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Morris Connally hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Cesar Bruno | 72-47 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield runs out the clock | 72-47 |