| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Copeland (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Copeland inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Brian Copeland clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Copeland | 39-39 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney is alone and drills a floater in the paint set up by Robert Anthony | 39-41 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor clanks a fadeaway from close range | 39-41 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Anthony | 39-41 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Brian Copeland grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Dawe | 41-41 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Brian Copeland knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Richmond | 43-41 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Anthony | 43-43 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | John Dawe drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Arnold Taylor | 46-43 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney is open but can't throw it down | 46-43 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Brian Copeland clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Hurst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Iowa | John Dawe is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PG), John Jenks (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Robert Anthony, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Donald McWatters | 46-48 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Donald Gary misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Brian Copeland snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Donald Gary tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson is fouled on the floor by Scott Conner - foul #1 on Scott Conner, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (SG) William Henry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | John Jenks's pass is intercepted by Donald Gary | 48-48 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses short on a floater from the left block | 48-48 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | David Prouty snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Gary - foul #2 on Donald Gary, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG) Scott Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | John Dawe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | John Dawe steps in front of the Donald McWatters pass | 48-50 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Brian Copeland buries a jump hook in the paint | 50-50 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Brian Copeland is hacked by Robert Crouch - foul #1 on Robert Crouch, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Henry Zarnick (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Brian Copeland, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Alexander Mooney (C) Joel Wilson, Donald McWatters, Robert Crouch | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Conner | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Zarnick (fresh) PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | William Briscoe clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | The jump hook by Scott Conner is blocked by Ben Hurst | 52-52 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Ben Hurst is blocked by Arnold Taylor | 52-52 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Zarnick - foul #2 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (SG) William Henry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF) Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst | |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | John Dawe grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor is hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG) Scott Conner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Brian Mak scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Richmond | 54-53 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa is hacked by Brian Mak - foul #3 on Brian Mak, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Copeland (SF) Henry Zarnick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Crouch (PF) Thomas Espinosa | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | William Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Dawe | 56-53 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor banks in the layup | 58-53 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-53 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | John Dawe is whistled for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), John Jenks (SF), Ben Hurst (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Donald McWatters, Robert Crouch, Alexander Mooney | |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | William Henry steals the ball from David Prouty | 58-53 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Brian Copeland scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dishi Xue | 61-53 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | David Prouty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Brian Copeland gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-53 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Scott Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Copeland (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jenks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Dishi Xue can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Prouty - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), John Dawe (SG), Henry Zarnick (SF) Scott Conner, William Henry, Brian Copeland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Donald McWatters (SF), Robert Crouch (C) Joel Wilson, John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald McWatters | 62-56 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | John Dawe hits a shot from the left side | 64-56 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-56 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Dishi Xue gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Dishi Xue hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 64-56 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | John Dawe steps in front of the Donald McWatters pass | 64-56 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the easy layup | 64-56 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Copeland (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) Henry Zarnick, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Alexander Mooney (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Robert Crouch | |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Brian Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | John Dawe loses the dribble to Alexander Mooney | 64-58 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Brian Mak denies the turnaround by Ben Hurst | 64-58 |
| 04:05 | Iowa | Brian Mak snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses long on a floater from close range | 64-58 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Brian Mak comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-58 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it in | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 6 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Alexander Mooney is called for the reach on Arnold Taylor - foul #1 on Alexander Mooney, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Robert Crouch steals it from Dishi Xue | 66-58 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), Arnold Taylor (C) Scott Conner, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, David Prouty | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony is whistled for traveling | 66-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (PF) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney (C) Robert Crouch | |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Brian Mak comes up short on the floater from the left side | 66-58 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Copeland | 66-58 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Brian Mak is hacked by Ben Hurst - foul #2 on Ben Hurst, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | The jumper by Robert Anthony is denied by Arnold Taylor | 68-58 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Arnold Taylor | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Brian Copeland hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Richmond | 71-58 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst is fouled on the floor by Brian Mak - foul #4 on Brian Mak, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Henry Zarnick (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Brian Copeland, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), John Jenks (SF), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Robert Anthony, Donald McWatters, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia is called for traveling | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | 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 (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Robert Crouch blocks the short jumper by Donald Gary | 71-58 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 71-58 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson tips it but misses | 71-58 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | William Henry grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Scott Conner runs out the clock | 71-58 |