| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (fresh) SG - Edward Azar (fresh) SF - Troy Roberts (fresh) PF - Damion Hicks (fresh) C - Anthony Suter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Walter Leitch (fresh) SG - Edwin Barger (fresh) SF - Robert Ulm (fresh) PF - Jason Tillotson (fresh) C - Dario Orlikowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts slams it home set up by Edward Azar and he's hacked by Walter Leitch - foul #1 on Walter Leitch, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Morehead State | Jason Tillotson knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Ulm | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Jason Tillotson misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Damion Hicks - foul #1 on Damion Hicks, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Jason Tillotson makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Jason Tillotson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple's pass is intercepted by Edwin Barger in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:45 | Morehead State | Troy Roberts picks off the pass by Dario Orlikowski | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Edward Azar connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bennie Temple | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | Morehead State | Bennie Temple takes the ball from Walter Leitch in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Leitch - foul #2 on Walter Leitch, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Chad Eckstein (PG) Walter Leitch | |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | Morehead State | Troy Roberts steals it from Dario Orlikowski | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Edward Azar banks in the layup set up by Damion Hicks | 8-4 |
| 17:12 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edwin Barger, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (SF) Troy Roberts | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Federico Abreu (PG), Joseph Bowman (SF), Lino Brezinski (PF), Dragan Zientek (C) Edwin Barger, Robert Ulm, Jason Tillotson, Dario Orlikowski | |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Edward Azar loses the dribble to Federico Abreu | 8-4 |
| 16:34 | Morehead State | Anthony Suter steals it from Joseph Bowman | 8-4 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Edward Azar misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Edward Azar pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Federico Abreu swats the shot by Bennie Temple | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:48 | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Lino Brezinski snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Azar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Egan (fairly fresh) PF - Damion Hicks (tiring) C - Anthony Suter (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Federico Abreu (fairly fresh) SG - Chad Eckstein (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Bowman (fairly fresh) PF - Lino Brezinski (fairly fresh) C - Dragan Zientek (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Morehead State | Bennie Temple is called for the reach on Federico Abreu - foul #1 on Bennie Temple, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG), Troy Roberts (SF), Charles Jensen (C) Edward Azar, Alex Egan, Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edwin Barger (SG), Robert Ulm (SF), Jason Tillotson (PF), Robert Dotson (C) Federico Abreu, Joseph Bowman, Lino Brezinski, Dragan Zientek | |
| 15:19 | Morehead State | Chad Eckstein misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:18 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson tips it home | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bennie Temple | 11-6 |
| 15:07 | Morehead State | Damion Hicks steps in front of the Edwin Barger pass | 11-6 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nole Godwin | 14-6 |
| 14:31 | Morehead State | Jason Tillotson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts is hacked by Robert Dotson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dotson, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lino Brezinski (PG), Dario Orlikowski (C) Chad Eckstein, Robert Dotson | |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin is hacked by Robert Ulm - foul #1 on Robert Ulm, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (SG), Anthony Suter (C) Nole Godwin, Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 13:48 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Dario Orlikowski | 14-6 |
| 13:33 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple is fouled in the backcourt by Lino Brezinski - foul #1 on Lino Brezinski, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (SF) Troy Roberts | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Dragan Zientek (PF) Jason Tillotson | |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple buries a shot from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 13:03 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 13:01 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Dario Orlikowski | 16-8 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lino Brezinski and the foul's on Edward Azar - foul #1 on Edward Azar, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG) Bennie Temple | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Federico Abreu (PG), Joseph Bowman (SF), Robert Dotson (C) Lino Brezinski, Robert Ulm, Dario Orlikowski | |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Edward Azar can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 16-11 |
| 12:29 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:14 | Morehead State | Federico Abreu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Edward Azar snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter is open but misses the lay-in | 16-11 |
| 11:48 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Azar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nole Godwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Egan (fairly fresh) PF - Damion Hicks (tired) C - Anthony Suter (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Federico Abreu (fairly fresh) SG - Edwin Barger (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Bowman (fairly fresh) PF - Dragan Zientek (fairly fresh) C - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Morehead State | Dragan Zientek misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 16-11 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks tips it back up and in | 18-11 |
| 10:59 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bennie Temple (PG), Troy Roberts (SF), Charles Jensen (C) Nole Godwin, Alex Egan, Damion Hicks | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Chad Eckstein (PG), Robert Ulm (SF), Jason Tillotson (PF), Dario Orlikowski (C) Federico Abreu, Joseph Bowman, Dragan Zientek, Robert Dotson | |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Edward Azar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-11 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen double dribbles | 18-11 |
| 10:10 | Morehead State | Troy Roberts picks off the pass by Edwin Barger | 18-11 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Edwin Barger picks off the pass by Edward Azar in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| 09:56 | Morehead State | Dario Orlikowski scores on a jump hook from the right block | 18-13 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Edward Azar's pass is intercepted by Jason Tillotson | 18-13 |
| 09:18 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Ulm | 18-15 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG), Alex Egan (SF), Damion Hicks (PF) Edward Azar, Troy Roberts, Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Federico Abreu (PG), Lino Brezinski (SG), Joseph Bowman (SF) Chad Eckstein, Edwin Barger, Robert Ulm | |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 08:57 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Joseph Bowman | 18-15 |
| 08:42 | Morehead State | Jason Tillotson makes the turnaround from the left block | 18-17 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Federico Abreu - foul #1 on Federico Abreu, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Ulm (SF), Dragan Zientek (C) Joseph Bowman, Dario Orlikowski | |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:40 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Dragan Zientek | 19-17 |
| 08:34 | Morehead State | Robert Ulm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edwin Barger (SG) Federico Abreu | |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Alex Egan's fadeaway is rejected by Lino Brezinski | 19-17 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen hits the follow up shot | 21-17 |
| 07:51 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger's layup is rejected by Charles Jensen | 21-17 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Alex Egan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Alex Egan is hacked by Robert Ulm - foul #2 on Robert Ulm, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (SG), Anthony Suter (C) Nole Godwin, Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Federico Abreu (PG), Chad Eckstein (SG), Joseph Bowman (SF), Robert Dotson (C) Lino Brezinski, Edwin Barger, Robert Ulm, Dragan Zientek | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Alex Egan makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Alex Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Azar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Egan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Damion Hicks (tired) 3 pts. C - Anthony Suter (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Federico Abreu (fresh) SG - Chad Eckstein (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Tillotson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Suter - foul #1 on Anthony Suter, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Troy Roberts (SF) Alex Egan | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 07:13 | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:13 | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 06:57 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Jason Tillotson | 23-19 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | Federico Abreu misses the lay-in | 23-19 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Edward Azar pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Joseph Bowman is called for the reach on Bennie Temple - foul #1 on Joseph Bowman, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edwin Barger (SG), Lino Brezinski (SF), Dario Orlikowski (C) Federico Abreu, Joseph Bowman, Robert Dotson | |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:13 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Eckstein | 25-22 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-22 |
| 05:44 | Morehead State | Lino Brezinski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:30 | Morehead State | Chad Eckstein misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bennie Temple | 25-22 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Roberts and he's fouled by Jason Tillotson - foul #1 on Jason Tillotson, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG), Alex Egan (SF), Charles Jensen (C) Edward Azar, Troy Roberts, Damion Hicks | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Federico Abreu (PG), Joseph Bowman (SF), Dragan Zientek (PF) Chad Eckstein, Lino Brezinski, Jason Tillotson | |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:56 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-22 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Jensen | 28-22 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Alex Egan is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 04:47 | Morehead State | Dragan Zientek grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:19 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger is fouled on the floor by Bennie Temple - foul #2 on Bennie Temple, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (PG) Bennie Temple | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Chad Eckstein (PG), Robert Dotson (C) Federico Abreu, Dario Orlikowski | |
| 04:04 | Morehead State | Edwin Barger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-22 |
| 04:02 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson tips it but misses | 28-22 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Edward Azar pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Joseph Bowman steals the ball from Charles Jensen in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 03:54 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Azar - foul #2 on Edward Azar, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Troy Roberts (SF) Alex Egan | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Leitch (PG), Robert Ulm (SF), Jason Tillotson (PF) Edwin Barger, Joseph Bowman, Dragan Zientek | |
| 03:54 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:54 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 03:37 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 03:20 | Morehead State | Chad Eckstein makes the shot from the right side set up by Robert Dotson | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Azar (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nole Godwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Suter (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Jensen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Walter Leitch (fresh) SG - Chad Eckstein (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ulm (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Tillotson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Robert Ulm is called for the reach on Edward Azar - foul #3 on Robert Ulm, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Damion Hicks (PF) Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edwin Barger (SG), Lino Brezinski (SF), Dario Orlikowski (C) Chad Eckstein, Robert Ulm, Robert Dotson | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Edward Azar makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Edward Azar misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:01 | Morehead State | Dario Orlikowski grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 02:44 | Morehead State | Walter Leitch's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Nole Godwin | 29-25 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Edward Azar misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Azar | 29-25 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Edward Azar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks can't tip it in | 29-25 |
| 02:11 | Morehead State | Dario Orlikowski pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:49 | Morehead State | Lino Brezinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lino Brezinski, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bennie Temple (PG), Alex Egan (SF), Anthony Suter (C) Edward Azar, Troy Roberts, Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman (SG), Federico Abreu (SF), Dragan Zientek (C) Edwin Barger, Lino Brezinski, Dario Orlikowski | |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-25 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Dragan Zientek steps in front of the Bennie Temple pass | 29-25 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | Jason Tillotson can't finish the layup | 29-25 |
| 01:00 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Tillotson | 29-25 |
| 00:50 | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman is fouled on the floor by Nole Godwin - foul #1 on Nole Godwin, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (SG) Nole Godwin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Dotson (C) Jason Tillotson | |
| 00:50 | Morehead State | Joseph Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple is called for 10 seconds | 29-25 |
| 00:19 | Morehead State | Dragan Zientek misses the easy layup | 29-25 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 00:03 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Robert Dotson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-25 |