| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Muhammad (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ira Baines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luke Fields (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hunter (fresh) PF - James Berry (fresh) 5 pts. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Mark Hunter inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Brock | 31-29 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez misses the dunk attempt | 31-29 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez banks in the layup | 33-31 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hunter picks off the pass by Joseph Muhammad | 33-31 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | James Berry loses the dribble to Michael Perkins | 33-31 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Luke Fields gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Johnny Holmquist steals the ball from Miguel Lopez | 33-31 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist misses the lay-in | 33-31 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Berry | 33-31 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | James Berry's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Perkins | 33-31 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | James Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | James Berry's floater is knocked away by Michael Perkins | 33-31 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Brock | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Lathan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Muhammad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ira Baines (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luke Fields (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hunter (fairly fresh) PF - James Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | James Berry buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Miguel Lopez | 35-33 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad buries a jumper in the lane set up by Johnny Holmquist and he's fouled by Miguel Lopez - foul #1 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Richard Bohannon (SG), Richard Burton (SF), James Condie (PF) Richard Brock, Johnny Holmquist, Shawn Lathan, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Jerry Rottman (SG), Like Wang (SF), John Castrejon (PF), George Rehm (C) Ira Baines, Luke Fields, Mark Hunter, James Berry, Miguel Lopez | |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Richard Bohannon picks off the pass by Jerry Rottman | 38-33 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon buries a shot from the left side set up by James Jacquez and he's fouled by Jerry Rottman - foul #1 on Jerry Rottman, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough (C) Joseph Muhammad | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Christopher Deems is fouled in the backcourt by James Jacquez - foul #4 on James Jacquez, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen (PG) James Jacquez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Like Wang | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Like Wang - foul #1 on Like Wang, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock (PG), Johnny Holmquist (SG) Branden Fredericksen, Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez (C) George Rehm | |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Like Wang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Rottman | 42-36 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Like Wang double dribbles | 42-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan (SF), Michael Perkins (PF) Richard Bohannon, Otto Clough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hunter (SF), James Berry (PF) Like Wang, John Castrejon | |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Christopher Deems - foul #2 on Christopher Deems, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ira Baines (PG) Christopher Deems | |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-36 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | James Condie pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brock | 45-36 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jerry Rottman - foul #2 on Jerry Rottman, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad (C) James Condie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luke Fields (SG) Jerry Rottman | |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | James Berry snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Muhammad (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ira Baines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luke Fields (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hunter (fresh) PF - James Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Joseph Muhammad - foul #1 on Joseph Muhammad, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon (SG) Johnny Holmquist | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Like Wang (SF) Mark Hunter | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-39 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Miguel Lopez is blocked by Joseph Muhammad | 46-39 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 46-39 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | James Berry snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Ira Baines connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Berry | 46-42 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Muhammad | 46-42 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Bohannon and he's fouled by Ira Baines - foul #3 on Ira Baines, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist (SG), James Condie (PF) Richard Brock, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Jerry Rottman (SG), Mark Hunter (SF), John Castrejon (PF), George Rehm (C) Ira Baines, Luke Fields, Like Wang, James Berry, Miguel Lopez | |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | George Rehm gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | John Castrejon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton (SF) Shawn Lathan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | James Condie tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Deems | 50-45 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | John Castrejon gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Richard Brock (SF), Michael Perkins (PF) Richard Bohannon, Richard Burton, Joseph Muhammad | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luke Fields (SG), James Berry (PF), Miguel Lopez (C) Jerry Rottman, John Castrejon, George Rehm | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Condie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luke Fields (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hunter (fresh) PF - James Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Luke Fields - foul #1 on Luke Fields, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan (SF) James Jacquez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Luke Fields | 51-47 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Christopher Deems clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan tips it in | 55-47 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Perkins | 55-47 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins's pass is intercepted by James Berry | 55-47 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | James Berry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Joseph Muhammad (C) Richard Brock, James Condie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ira Baines (PG) Christopher Deems | |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Luke Fields - foul #2 on Luke Fields, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Luke Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Like Wang (SF) Mark Hunter | |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Holmquist | 60-47 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Like Wang scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ira Baines | 60-50 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez is fouled on the floor by Luke Fields - foul #3 on Luke Fields, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman (SG) Luke Fields | |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | James Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Jacquez | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Muhammad (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ira Baines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Rottman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Like Wang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Lathan | 63-50 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Like Wang connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ira Baines | 63-53 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Rottman steals the ball from Shawn Lathan | 63-53 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Ira Baines lays it in set up by Jerry Rottman | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-55 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luke Fields (SG), Mark Hunter (SF) Jerry Rottman, Like Wang | |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | James Berry scores on a runner from the left block | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Miguel Lopez blocks the jumper by Johnny Holmquist | 63-57 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | James Berry steals the ball from Johnny Holmquist | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez lays it in on a great pass from Ira Baines | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Muhammad | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Mark Hunter is fouled on the floor by Shawn Lathan - foul #2 on Shawn Lathan, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Luke Fields buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Ira Baines | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez is hacked by Luke Fields in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luke Fields, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock (SF) Shawn Lathan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Luke Fields grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Luke Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad is hacked by Luke Fields in the backcourt - foul #5 on Luke Fields, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman (SG) Luke Fields | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Michael Perkins steals it from Miguel Lopez | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Rottman - foul #3 on Jerry Rottman, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon (SF), Richard Burton (PF), Otto Clough (C) James Jacquez, Michael Perkins, Joseph Muhammad | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Mark Hunter is fouled on the floor by Richard Burton - foul #3 on Richard Burton, team foul #4 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Shawn Lathan (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Joseph Muhammad (C) Richard Brock, Richard Bohannon, Richard Burton, Otto Clough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman is hacked by Shawn Lathan - foul #3 on Shawn Lathan, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | James Jacquez is called for the reach on Mark Hunter - foul #5 on James Jacquez, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock (PG) James Jacquez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |