| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Danny Cooper (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Durham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Pietsch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cliff Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Halliday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Thorne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eduardo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Rosenberry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Grant McCaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hardiman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman is hacked by Danny Cooper - foul #1 on Danny Cooper, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Simmons (SG) Eduardo Rodriguez | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry double dribbles | 26-19 |
| 19:22 | Lawrence | Jason Halliday knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Danny Cooper | 28-19 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Thorne | 28-21 |
| 18:36 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers misses the jumpshot from the left side | 28-21 |
| 18:34 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers snags the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 18:11 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers misses short on a floater near the basket | 28-21 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Grant McCaster | 28-21 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers at Newark | James Thorne connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Grant McCaster | 28-24 |
| 17:44 | Lawrence | James Durham connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Pietsch | 30-24 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers at Newark | David Simmons misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 17:28 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 17:02 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers blows the layup | 30-24 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers at Newark | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster clanks a runner in the paint | 30-24 |
| 16:43 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 16:32 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Thorne and he's hacked by James Durham - foul #1 on James Durham, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Madsen (PF), Benjamin Valazquez (C) Cliff Myers, Jason Halliday | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eduardo Rodriguez (SG), Kyle Mason (C) David Simmons, Robert Hardiman | |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:00 | Lawrence | James Durham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Kyle Mason | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Danny Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Durham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Pietsch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Madsen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Valazquez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Thorne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eduardo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Rosenberry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Grant McCaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Eduardo Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 15:52 | Lawrence | Benjamin Valazquez grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 15:28 | Lawrence | Maurice Pietsch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 15:14 | Lawrence | Danny Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 14:54 | Lawrence | James Thorne takes the ball from James Madsen | 30-28 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers at Newark | James Thorne banks in the layup | 30-30 |
| 14:33 | Lawrence | Grant McCaster steps in front of the Benjamin Valazquez pass | 30-30 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers at Newark | James Thorne drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 13:48 | Lawrence | Maurice Pietsch is fouled on the floor by James Thorne - foul #3 on James Thorne, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ron Johnson (PG), Cliff Myers (PF), Jason Halliday (C) Danny Cooper, James Madsen, Benjamin Valazquez | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jay Morton (SG), Ardian Zullinger (SF), Robert Hardiman (C) Eduardo Rodriguez, David Rosenberry, Kyle Mason | |
| 13:30 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from Ron Johnson | 32-33 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Halliday - foul #2 on Jason Halliday, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Porath (SF) Maurice Pietsch | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 13:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:50 | Lawrence | John Porath lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Durham | 34-35 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Jay Morton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ardian Zullinger | 34-38 |
| 12:04 | Lawrence | James Durham can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Jay Morton hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Ron Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Durham (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Porath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cliff Myers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Halliday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Thorne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Morton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ardian Zullinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grant McCaster (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hardiman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Lawrence | Ron Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-40 |
| 11:35 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 11:07 | Lawrence | Ron Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jay Morton | 34-40 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster can't throw it down | 34-40 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Jay Morton tips it in | 34-42 |
| 10:34 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-42 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ardian Zullinger, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Danny Cooper (PG), Robert Lagunas (SG), Maurice Pietsch (SF), James Madsen (PF), Benjamin Valazquez (C) Ron Johnson, James Durham, John Porath, Cliff Myers, Jason Halliday | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Shawn Dodd (PG), Eduardo Rodriguez (SG), Kyle Mason (C) James Thorne, Jay Morton, Robert Hardiman | |
| 10:10 | Lawrence | Danny Cooper clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Eduardo Rodriguez's floater is knocked away by Maurice Pietsch | 34-42 |
| 09:53 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Benjamin Valazquez | 34-42 |
| 09:42 | Lawrence | Robert Lagunas misses the shot from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 09:41 | Lawrence | Benjamin Valazquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 09:27 | Lawrence | Benjamin Valazquez drills a floater from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster drills a floater from the left block set up by Ardian Zullinger | 36-44 |
| 08:48 | Lawrence | James Madsen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 08:46 | Lawrence | Benjamin Valazquez grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 08:35 | Lawrence | Benjamin Valazquez comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 36-44 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Kyle Mason | 36-44 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-44 |
| 08:20 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Robert Lagunas | 36-44 |
| 07:51 | Lawrence | Danny Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Danny Cooper (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Robert Lagunas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Pietsch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Madsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Valazquez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Shawn Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eduardo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ardian Zullinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grant McCaster (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:16 | Lawrence | Benjamin Valazquez misses the lay-in | 36-47 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Eduardo Rodriguez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shawn Dodd | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:07 | Lawrence | Danny Cooper hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Valazquez | 38-50 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Mason misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Madsen - foul #2 on James Madsen, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ron Johnson (PG), James Durham (SG), John Porath (SF), Cliff Myers (PF), Jason Halliday (C) Danny Cooper, Robert Lagunas, Maurice Pietsch, James Madsen, Benjamin Valazquez | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Thorne (PG), Jay Morton (SG), David Rosenberry (SF), Robert Hardiman (C) Shawn Dodd, Eduardo Rodriguez, Ardian Zullinger, Grant McCaster | |
| 06:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Mason makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 06:26 | Lawrence | Jay Morton steals it from Jason Halliday | 38-52 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Halliday | 38-52 |
| 06:04 | Lawrence | John Porath grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:51 | Lawrence | Ron Johnson's pass is intercepted by Kyle Mason | 38-52 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Maurice Pietsch (SF) John Porath | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Reese (PF) Kyle Mason | |
| 05:19 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers's floater is tipped away by Robert Hardiman | 38-52 |
| 05:18 | Lawrence | Maurice Pietsch snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 05:13 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers is hacked by Robert Hardiman - foul #3 on Robert Hardiman, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| 05:07 | Lawrence | Ron Johnson is hacked by David Rosenberry - foul #1 on David Rosenberry, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster (PF) Tony Reese | |
| 04:41 | Lawrence | Cliff Myers loses the dribble to James Thorne | 38-52 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Lagunas (SG), John Porath (SF), James Madsen (PF), Benjamin Valazquez (C) James Durham, Maurice Pietsch, Cliff Myers, Jason Halliday | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger (SF), Tony Reese (PF) David Rosenberry, Grant McCaster | |
| 04:03 | Lawrence | James Thorne takes the ball from Robert Lagunas | 38-52 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger connects on the jump hook near the basket | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lagunas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Porath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Madsen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Valazquez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Thorne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jay Morton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ardian Zullinger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Reese (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hardiman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | John Porath misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Tony Reese - foul #2 on Tony Reese, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eduardo Rodriguez (SG), David Rosenberry (SF), Grant McCaster (PF) Jay Morton, Ardian Zullinger, Tony Reese | |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | John Porath makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | John Porath misses the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 39-54 |
| 03:16 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Robert Lagunas | 39-54 |
| 03:09 | Lawrence | Robert Lagunas makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Porath | 41-54 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman is called for traveling | 41-54 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Sidney Unruh (PF) James Madsen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Simmons (SG) Eduardo Rodriguez | |
| 02:34 | Lawrence | Ron Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lagunas and he's hacked by Grant McCaster - foul #3 on Grant McCaster, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jay Morton (SG), Ardian Zullinger (SF) David Simmons, David Rosenberry | |
| 02:34 | Lawrence | Ron Johnson makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Ardian Zullinger can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Benjamin Valazquez - foul #1 on Benjamin Valazquez, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Madsen (PF) Sidney Unruh | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eduardo Rodriguez (SG), David Rosenberry (SF) Jay Morton, Ardian Zullinger | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:33 | Lawrence | John Porath knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman makes the shot from the right side | 46-58 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Robert Lagunas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Ron Johnson is called for the reach on David Rosenberry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Danny Cooper (PG), James Durham (SG), Maurice Pietsch (SF), Cliff Myers (PF), Jason Halliday (C) Ron Johnson, Robert Lagunas, John Porath, James Madsen, Benjamin Valazquez | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Simmons (SG) Eduardo Rodriguez | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry is fouled on the floor by Maurice Pietsch - foul #3 on Maurice Pietsch, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | David Rosenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman gets the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman is fouled on the floor by Jason Halliday - foul #3 on Jason Halliday, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ron Johnson (PG), Robert Lagunas (SG), John Porath (SF), James Madsen (PF), Benjamin Valazquez (C) Danny Cooper, James Durham, Maurice Pietsch, Cliff Myers, Jason Halliday | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Lawrence | James Madsen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-61 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Grant McCaster scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 00:11 | Lawrence | Robert Lagunas misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-63 |
| 00:10 | Lawrence | Ron Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 00:07 | Lawrence | James Madsen misses the floater from the right side | 49-63 |
| 00:06 | Lawrence | Benjamin Valazquez gets the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 00:02 | Lawrence | John Porath hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Hardiman pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |