| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Dustin Barto (fresh) SG - Alexander McNear (fresh) SF - Joseph Osborne (fresh) PF - Enlai Hong (fresh) C - Cecil Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Enlai Hong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Osborne | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony makes the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood makes the jumper from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Donald McWatters | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Cecil Wood steals the ball from Donald McWatters | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Hurst blocks the short jumper by Dustin Barto | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Enlai Hong pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Osborne misses the dunk | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alexander McNear - foul #1 on Alexander McNear, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Barto | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony is whistled for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Robert Crouch (C) William Briscoe, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Crouch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Dustin Barto (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander McNear (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Osborne (fairly fresh) PF - Enlai Hong (fairly fresh) C - Cecil Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Anthony is called for the reach on Alexander McNear - foul #1 on Robert Anthony, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SF) Donald McWatters | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 15:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Osborne blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Crouch - foul #1 on Robert Crouch, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), David Prouty (C) Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 15:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | David Prouty comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Dustin Barto - foul #1 on Dustin Barto, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | John Jenks snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | John Jenks is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Ben Hurst (PF), Alexander Mooney (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, John Jenks, Robert Crouch, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 14:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Enlai Hong | 5-9 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 13:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Enlai Hong gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Osborne hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-12 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 12:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG) William Briscoe | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia clanks a shot from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 12:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Enlai Hong grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Osborne | 8-15 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 11:57 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Cecil Wood | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Dustin Barto (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Alexander McNear (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Enlai Hong (tiring) 3 reb. C - Cecil Wood (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Mooney steals the ball from Alexander McNear | 8-15 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Anthony | 10-15 |
| 11:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Joel Wilson (SF), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) Robert Anthony, Donald McWatters, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lester McGillivray (SG) Alexander McNear | |
| 11:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Dustin Barto steals it from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 10-17 |
| 10:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Barto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-17 |
| 10:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood tips it in | 10-19 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 10:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Osborne gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Barto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Osborne is called for the reach on David Prouty - foul #1 on Joseph Osborne, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Ben Hurst (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear (SG) Lester McGillivray | |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 10-19 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony hits the follow up shot | 12-19 |
| 09:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Enlai Hong misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 09:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood tips it in | 12-21 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Dustin Barto is called for the reach on Robert Anthony - foul #2 on Dustin Barto, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Alexander Mooney (C) William Briscoe, Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lester McGillivray (PG) Dustin Barto | |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 14-21 |
| 08:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Lester McGillivray is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 17-21 |
| 08:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald McWatters | 17-21 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Anthony | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Lester McGillivray (fresh) SG - Alexander McNear (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Osborne (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Enlai Hong (tired) 3 reb. C - Cecil Wood (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Anthony picks off the pass by Cecil Wood | 19-21 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Osborne - foul #2 on Joseph Osborne, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dikembe Diop (SF), Charles Rodriguz (PF) Joseph Osborne, Enlai Hong | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear double dribbles | 20-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF) Donald McWatters | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Carlos Williams (SF), David Stamper (C) Alexander McNear, Cecil Wood | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Briscoe | 22-21 |
| 06:34 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jenks picks off the pass by Dikembe Diop | 22-21 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson is hacked by Lester McGillivray - foul #1 on Lester McGillivray, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Ben Hurst (PF) Joel Wilson, John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear (SG), Cecil Wood (C) Carlos Williams, David Stamper | |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 05:47 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Charles Rodriguz | 22-21 |
| 05:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Crouch - foul #2 on Robert Crouch, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Alexander Mooney (C) William Briscoe, Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 05:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst connects on the runner near the basket set up by Dikembe Ahluwalia and he's hacked by Cecil Wood - foul #1 on Cecil Wood, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Enlai Hong (PF) Charles Rodriguz | |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PG) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Stamper (C) Cecil Wood | |
| 04:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear is fouled on the floor by Robert Anthony - foul #2 on Robert Anthony, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SG) Robert Anthony | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 04:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lester McGillivray | 25-26 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst loses the ball out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Robert Crouch (PF) Joel Wilson, John Jenks, Donald McWatters, Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Barto (PG), Joseph Osborne (SF), Cecil Wood (C) Alexander McNear, Dikembe Diop, David Stamper | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Dustin Barto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester McGillivray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Enlai Hong (tiring) 3 reb. C - Cecil Wood (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Lester McGillivray clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Briscoe - foul #1 on William Briscoe, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| 03:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Lester McGillivray makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Lester McGillivray makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Dustin Barto steals the ball from Robert Crouch | 25-28 |
| 03:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Barto banks in the layup | 25-30 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Cecil Wood - foul #2 on Cecil Wood, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz (PF) Enlai Hong | |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 26-30 |
| 02:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Wood | 26-32 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Charles Rodriguz is called for the reach on Robert Crouch - foul #1 on Charles Rodriguz, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF), Ben Hurst (PF) William Briscoe, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear (SG), David Stamper (C) Lester McGillivray, Cecil Wood | |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Barto buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-35 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 01:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 00:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Crouch is called for the reach on Charles Rodriguz - foul #3 on Robert Crouch, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG), Alexander Mooney (C) Robert Anthony, Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 00:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Rodriguz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Wilson | 31-37 |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander McNear misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 31-37 |