| Lineup | Oakland | PG - David Ormsby (fresh) SG - Bernard Massengill (fresh) SF - Rusty Lemay (fresh) PF - Eric Bardwell (fresh) C - Ronald Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | John Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Coronado - foul #1 on Brian Coronado, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley is fouled in the backcourt by David Ormsby - foul #1 on David Ormsby, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Oakland | Ronald Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Eric Bardwell steals the ball from Earl Singletary | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Oakland | Antonio Lantz steals it from Bernard Massengill | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz comes up short on the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Ronald Moore | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Oakland | David Ormsby scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Massengill | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on David Ormsby - foul #2 on David Ormsby, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Oakland | John Redwine (PG), Dennis Barnes (SF), Sheng-li Chinn (C) David Ormsby, Rusty Lemay, Ronald Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), George Simpson (SF), Mitchell Wright (PF) Kenneth Morley, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, John Davis | |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:15 | Oakland | Peter Veit is called for the reach on Dennis Barnes - foul #1 on Peter Veit, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Oakland | Martin Boothe (C) Eric Bardwell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Burford (SF) Antonio Lantz | |
| 16:52 | Oakland | John Redwine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-1 |
| 16:51 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn snags the offensive board | 4-1 |
| 16:41 | Oakland | Bernard Massengill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-1 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wright | 4-1 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Peter Veit throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-1 |
| 16:18 | Oakland | Bernard Massengill scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sheng-li Chinn | 7-1 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter Veit | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - John Redwine (fresh) SG - Bernard Massengill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Barnes (fresh) PF - Sheng-li Chinn (fresh) C - Martin Boothe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Burford (fresh) PF - George Simpson (fresh) C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Peter Veit snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Peter Veit misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 15:32 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Martin Boothe | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Oakland | Martin Boothe misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | Oakland | Dennis Barnes snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:54 | Oakland | Charles Burford swats the short shot by Bernard Massengill | 7-4 |
| 14:53 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:38 | Oakland | John Redwine is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Wright - foul #1 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Oakland | Rusty Lemay (SF), Eric Bardwell (PF), Ronald Moore (C) Dennis Barnes, Sheng-li Chinn, Martin Boothe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), John Davis (PF), Yo Hong (C) Peter Veit, Richard Ewert, Charles Burford, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright | |
| 14:23 | Oakland | John Redwine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz (C) Yo Hong | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Morley, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| 14:09 | Oakland | Ronald Moore is whistled for traveling | 7-4 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell connects on the 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Moore - foul #1 on Ronald Moore, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:17 | Oakland | Ronald Moore scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Massengill | 12-7 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is hacked by John Redwine in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Redwine, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dennis Barnes (PG) John Redwine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Burford (C) Antonio Lantz | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Charles Burford pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Singletary | 12-9 |
| 12:38 | Oakland | Rusty Lemay clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Charles Burford grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | John Davis is hacked by Eric Bardwell - foul #1 on Eric Bardwell, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Oakland | John Redwine (PG), Josef Zurek (SF) Dennis Barnes, Rusty Lemay | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), George Simpson (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Kenneth Morley, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, John Davis | |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Charles Burford | 12-9 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz (C) Charles Burford | |
| 11:39 | Oakland | John Redwine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wright | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - John Redwine (tiring) SG - Bernard Massengill (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Zurek (fresh) PF - Eric Bardwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Simpson (fresh) PF - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Peter Veit makes the wide open floater in the lane on a great pass from George Simpson | 12-11 |
| 11:09 | Oakland | Richard Ewert steps in front of the Josef Zurek pass | 12-11 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz's floater is knocked away by Eric Bardwell | 12-11 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz tips it in | 12-13 |
| 10:34 | Oakland | Mitchell Wright picks off the pass by John Redwine | 12-13 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | George Simpson is hacked by Josef Zurek in the backcourt - foul #1 on Josef Zurek, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dennis Barnes (PG), Rusty Lemay (SF), Sheng-li Chinn (PF), Martin Boothe (C) John Redwine, Josef Zurek, Eric Bardwell, Ronald Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), Charles Burford (C) Peter Veit, Richard Ewert, George Simpson, Antonio Lantz | |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Charles Burford comes up short on the shot near the basket | 12-13 |
| 10:16 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Rusty Lemay | 12-13 |
| 10:01 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 09:59 | Oakland | Martin Boothe grabs the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 09:49 | Oakland | The refs have stopped play. Rusty Lemay is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 12-13 |
| Subs | Oakland | Eric Bardwell (PF) Rusty Lemay | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Davis (PF) Mitchell Wright | |
| 09:40 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-13 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Morley | 15-15 |
| 08:56 | Oakland | Martin Boothe misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | Josef Zurek (SF), Ronald Moore (C) Sheng-li Chinn, Martin Boothe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG) Kenneth Morley | |
| 08:30 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell is called for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | John Redwine (PG) Dennis Barnes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (PF), Antonio Lantz (C) John Davis, Charles Burford | |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert is hacked by John Redwine in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Redwine, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dennis Barnes (PG) John Redwine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:28 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:16 | Oakland | Dennis Barnes comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Ewert - foul #1 on Richard Ewert, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (PF) Earl Singletary | |
| 08:16 | Oakland | Dennis Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:16 | Oakland | Dennis Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | George Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG) Brian Coronado | |
| 07:59 | Oakland | Dennis Barnes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 07:57 | Oakland | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Bardwell | 16-15 |
| 07:42 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 16-15 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | George Simpson snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dennis Barnes (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Bernard Massengill (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Zurek (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Bardwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Simpson (fairly fresh) PF - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 06:57 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Eric Bardwell | 16-15 |
| 06:32 | Oakland | Dennis Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn (SF) Josef Zurek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), John Davis (PF), Charles Burford (C) Peter Veit, Richard Ewert, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright, Antonio Lantz | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | John Davis is hacked by Eric Bardwell - foul #2 on Eric Bardwell, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | Josef Zurek (PF), Martin Boothe (C) Eric Bardwell, Ronald Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:12 | Oakland | Martin Boothe snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 05:53 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn makes the shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary's pass is intercepted by Sheng-li Chinn in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 05:29 | Oakland | Bernard Massengill loses the dribble to Earl Singletary | 18-16 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary blows the layup | 18-16 |
| 05:19 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Dennis Barnes | 18-16 |
| 05:14 | Oakland | Dennis Barnes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 05:12 | Oakland | Martin Boothe hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | John Davis is open and buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Brian Coronado | 20-18 |
| 04:45 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Oakland | Ronald Moore (C) Martin Boothe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), Mitchell Wright (PF) Kenneth Morley, John Davis | |
| 04:29 | Oakland | Josef Zurek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-18 |
| 04:27 | Oakland | Sheng-li Chinn tips it back up and in | 24-18 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Charles Burford hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ewert | 24-20 |
| 03:48 | Oakland | Josef Zurek connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Bernard Massengill | 27-20 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Josef Zurek is called for the reach on Richard Ewert - foul #2 on Josef Zurek, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Oakland | David Ormsby (PG), John Redwine (SG), Rusty Lemay (SF), Eric Bardwell (PF) Dennis Barnes, Bernard Massengill, Sheng-li Chinn, Josef Zurek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), George Simpson (SF), Antonio Lantz (C) Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, Charles Burford | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:27 | Oakland | Ronald Moore pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 03:19 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell connects on the runner from close range | 29-21 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | George Simpson loses the dribble to John Redwine | 29-21 |
| 02:57 | Oakland | David Ormsby banks in the layup set up by John Redwine | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - David Ormsby (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Redwine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rusty Lemay (fresh) PF - Eric Bardwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Simpson (fresh) PF - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert is fouled in the backcourt by John Redwine - foul #3 on John Redwine, team foul #10 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Oakland | Bernard Massengill (SG) John Redwine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (SF) Mitchell Wright | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:52 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:39 | Oakland | Ronald Moore is fouled on the floor by Earl Singletary - foul #1 on Earl Singletary, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (SG) Richard Ewert | |
| 02:25 | Oakland | David Ormsby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz snags the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Peter Veit is hacked by Bernard Massengill - foul #1 on Bernard Massengill, team foul #11 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Oakland | Martin Boothe (C) Ronald Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Kenneth Morley | |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Peter Veit makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Peter Veit misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Lantz | 31-22 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Antonio Lantz | 31-24 |
| 01:42 | Oakland | Bernard Massengill's floater is knocked away by George Simpson | 31-24 |
| 01:41 | Oakland | Martin Boothe grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 01:33 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell clanks a jump hook in the lane | 31-24 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Antonio Lantz | 31-24 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | George Simpson can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 31-24 |
| 01:09 | Oakland | Eric Bardwell snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 00:54 | Oakland | Rusty Lemay is fouled on the floor by Earl Singletary - foul #2 on Earl Singletary, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Oakland | Ronald Moore (C) Martin Boothe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Charles Burford (SF), John Davis (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Peter Veit, Earl Singletary, George Simpson, Antonio Lantz | |
| 00:54 | Oakland | Rusty Lemay makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:54 | Oakland | Rusty Lemay makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley's pass is intercepted by Ronald Moore in the backcourt | 33-24 |
| 00:36 | Oakland | Ronald Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | John Davis snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Massengill - foul #2 on Bernard Massengill, team foul #12 | 33-24 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:11 | Oakland | Kenneth Morley takes the ball from Ronald Moore | 33-26 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley lays it up and in | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Oakland | Ronald Moore can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Bernard Massengill grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |