| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Nicholas Moye (fresh) SF - Carlos Ray (fresh) PF - Robert Neal (fresh) C - Kelly Straw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Robert Neal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Bucknell | Kelly Straw hits a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Westbrook | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Kelly Straw denies the turnaround by Allen Ordonez | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Carlos Ray | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Bucknell | Robert Taylor's pass is intercepted by Alan Oliverio | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Bucknell | Robert Neal clanks a jump hook from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Bucknell | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Bucknell | Kelly Straw misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez's pass is intercepted by Robert Taylor | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | Bucknell | Robert Taylor lays it in | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is fouled on the floor by Carlos Ray - foul #1 on Carlos Ray, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:31 | Bucknell | Allen Ordonez is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Kimbrell (SF), Jimmy Reisman (PF), Joseph Berard (C) Carlos Ray, Robert Neal, Kelly Straw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:17 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses long on a shot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 15:45 | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Moye (fairly fresh) SF - David Kimbrell (fresh) PF - Jimmy Reisman (fresh) C - Joseph Berard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 15:26 | Bucknell | Robert Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:14 | Bucknell | Joseph Berard banks in the layup set up by Robert Taylor and he's fouled by Gregory Skaggs - foul #1 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt (PG), Carlos Ray (SF), Robert Neal (PF) Robert Taylor, Nicholas Moye, Jimmy Reisman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn (SF), Jan Barry (C) Charles Walsh, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 15:14 | Bucknell | Joseph Berard misses the free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Jan Barry pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-2 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Jan Barry tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 14:23 | Bucknell | Carlos Ray lays it up and in set up by Daniel Gantt | 9-4 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is fouled on the floor by Robert Neal - foul #1 on Robert Neal, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Taylor (PG), Kelly Straw (C) David Kimbrell, Joseph Berard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG), Joshua Camp (C) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses long on a shot from the left block | 9-4 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Jan Barry tips it home | 9-6 |
| 13:28 | Bucknell | Carlos Ray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 13:26 | Bucknell | Robert Neal tips it back up and in | 11-6 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses the 3 from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Bucknell | Carlos Ray grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 12:49 | Bucknell | Kelly Straw hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 12:47 | Bucknell | Carlos Ray gets the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:33 | Bucknell | Robert Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Felix Lewis - foul #1 on Felix Lewis, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye (SG), David Kimbrell (SF) Daniel Gantt, Carlos Ray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Felix Lewis, Garrett Tolan, Curtis Lynn, Jan Barry, Joshua Camp | |
| 12:33 | Bucknell | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:33 | Bucknell | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is hacked by Nicholas Moye - foul #1 on Nicholas Moye, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman (PF) Robert Neal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 11:32 | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman is fouled on the floor by Allen Ordonez - foul #2 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan (SG) Allen Ordonez | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Daniel Gantt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Moye (fresh) SF - David Kimbrell (fresh) PF - Jimmy Reisman (fresh) C - Kelly Straw (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Skaggs | 13-8 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Nicholas Moye takes the ball from Anthony Westbrook | 13-8 |
| 11:11 | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt lays it in set up by Nicholas Moye | 15-8 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is hacked by Daniel Gantt - foul #1 on Daniel Gantt, team foul #6 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Carlos Ray (SF), Robert Neal (PF), Joseph Berard (C) David Kimbrell, Jimmy Reisman, Kelly Straw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Alan Oliverio | 15-10 |
| 10:20 | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye misses badly on a shot from the right side | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook lays it up and in on a great pass from Alan Oliverio and he's hacked by Robert Neal - foul #2 on Robert Neal, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Kimbrell (PG), Jimmy Reisman (PF) Daniel Gantt, Robert Neal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:41 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kelly Straw (C) Joseph Berard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Jan Barry (C) Alan Oliverio, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 08:58 | Bucknell | Carlos Ray knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 17-15 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis's 3 pointer is rejected by David Kimbrell | 17-15 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Kelly Straw blocks the jumper by Charles Walsh | 17-15 |
| 08:14 | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:58 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell is fouled on the floor by Garrett Tolan - foul #1 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt (PG), Donovan Solomon (SG) Nicholas Moye, Carlos Ray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Felix Lewis, Charles Walsh, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 07:53 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Gantt | 19-15 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan's pass is intercepted by Donovan Solomon | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Daniel Gantt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donovan Solomon (fresh) SF - David Kimbrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Reisman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kelly Straw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Bucknell | Kelly Straw travels with the ball | 19-15 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Walter Mitchell (SF), Joseph Berard (C) David Kimbrell, Kelly Straw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (SG) Garrett Tolan | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Berard - foul #1 on Joseph Berard, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:51 | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Westbrook - foul #1 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Carlos Ray (SF) Walter Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:51 | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:51 | Bucknell | Jimmy Reisman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Carlos Ray takes the ball from Gregory Skaggs | 21-17 |
| 06:26 | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt can't finish the layup | 21-17 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Skaggs | 21-17 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Carlos Ray is called for the reach on Curtis Lynn - foul #2 on Carlos Ray, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye (SG), David Kimbrell (SF), Kelly Straw (C) Donovan Solomon, Carlos Ray, Jimmy Reisman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan (SG) Felix Lewis | |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:01 | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 06:00 | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:36 | Bucknell | The jumper by Kelly Straw is denied by Anthony Westbrook | 21-19 |
| 05:34 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Moye | 21-19 |
| 05:28 | Bucknell | Alan Oliverio is called for the reach on Daniel Gantt - foul #1 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (C) Curtis Lynn, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 05:28 | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:28 | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the floater in the paint | 23-19 |
| 05:13 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:11 | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt's pass is intercepted by Alan Oliverio in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 23-19 |
| 04:46 | Bucknell | Kelly Straw snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 04:38 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell is hacked by Alan Oliverio - foul #2 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Donovan Solomon (PG), Jimmy Reisman (PF) Daniel Gantt, Joseph Berard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG) Alan Oliverio | |
| 04:38 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:38 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses short on a floater from close range | 25-19 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis can't tip it in | 25-19 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook tips it but misses | 25-19 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis misses the fadeaway from the right side | 25-19 |
| 03:53 | Bucknell | David Kimbrell grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 03:25 | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Reisman and he's hacked by Garrett Tolan - foul #2 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Taylor (PG), Carlos Ray (SF), Robert Neal (PF), Joseph Berard (C) Donovan Solomon, David Kimbrell, Jimmy Reisman, Kelly Straw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Gregory Skaggs (C) Felix Lewis, Garrett Tolan, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 03:25 | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye misses the free throw | 27-19 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Moye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Neal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Berard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 02:46 | Bucknell | Nicholas Moye can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Jan Barry buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Gregory Skaggs | 27-25 |
| 01:52 | Bucknell | Joseph Berard clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Skaggs | 27-25 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh lays it in | 27-27 |
| 00:47 | Bucknell | Joseph Berard misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Allen Ordonez - foul #3 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt (SG) Nicholas Moye | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Joshua Camp (C) Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 00:47 | Bucknell | Joseph Berard misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:47 | Bucknell | Joseph Berard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Kimbrell (SG), Kelly Straw (C) Robert Taylor, Joseph Berard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG) Alan Oliverio | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:22 | Bucknell | Joshua Camp swats the short shot by Robert Neal | 28-28 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp is hacked by Carlos Ray - foul #3 on Carlos Ray, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Donovan Solomon (SG), Jimmy Reisman (PF) Carlos Ray, Robert Neal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Daniel Gantt hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-30 |