| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (fresh) SG - Justin Beckett (fresh) SF - Anthony Brenton (fresh) PF - Brian Staley (fresh) C - George Shetler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | George Shetler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Brian Staley comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | William Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | UConn | William Constable misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Anthony Brenton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Justin Beckett grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Anthony Brenton's floater is knocked away by Alexander Mooney | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Brian Staley tips it in | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Ben Hurst is blocked by Brian Staley | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Robert Anthony takes the ball from Anthony Brenton | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:49 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | UConn | William Constable can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 16:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brian Staley | 2-2 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Robert Anthony is called for the reach on Justin Beckett - foul #1 on Robert Anthony, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), William Droegmiller (PF) Justin Beckett, Anthony Brenton, Brian Staley | |
| 16:03 | UConn | Robert Anthony picks off the pass by Ellis Bunce | 2-2 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Anthony | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (fairly fresh) SG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) PF - William Droegmiller (fresh) C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UConn | George Shetler is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Crouch (C) Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony is fouled on the floor by Ellis Bunce - foul #1 on Ellis Bunce, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG) William Briscoe | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch's floater is tipped away by George Shetler | 4-2 |
| 15:17 | UConn | George Shetler snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Ellis Bunce is hacked by Robert Anthony - foul #2 on Robert Anthony, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG) Robert Anthony | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:59 | UConn | George Shetler blows the layup but he's hacked by Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Joel Wilson, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Staley (PF) William Droegmiller | |
| 14:59 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 14:59 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 14:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Constable | 4-4 |
| 14:28 | UConn | George Shetler drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Constable | 4-6 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ellis Bunce - foul #2 on Ellis Bunce, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Ben Hurst (PF), Alexander Mooney (C) Donald McWatters, Robert Crouch, David Prouty | |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (SG), Anthony Brenton (SF) Ellis Bunce, Conrad Villeda | |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Justin Beckett misses long on a shot in the lane | 6-6 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | The jumper by Dikembe Ahluwalia is denied by George Shetler | 6-6 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Brian Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Alexander Mooney swats the short shot by Justin Beckett | 6-6 |
| 13:08 | UConn | George Shetler misses the tip | 6-6 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | William Briscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses badly on a runner from the right block | 6-6 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Brian Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Brian Staley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-6 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Anthony Brenton gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Brian Staley lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Brenton and he's fouled by Ben Hurst - foul #1 on Ben Hurst, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF) Anthony Brenton | |
| 12:35 | UConn | Brian Staley makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald McWatters, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SG), Robert Crouch (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | UConn | William Droegmiller (PF) Brian Staley | |
| 11:44 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Jenks (fresh) SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) C - Alexander Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Justin Beckett (fairly fresh) SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) PF - William Droegmiller (fresh) C - George Shetler (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Briscoe | 8-9 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Robert Crouch swats the layup by Conrad Villeda | 8-9 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Alexander Mooney | 8-9 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 10:52 | UConn | William Constable snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Conrad Villeda travels with the ball | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) William Briscoe, John Jenks, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Brenton (SG), Tyrone Hamilton (C) Justin Beckett, George Shetler | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Conrad Villeda - foul #1 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Staley (PF) William Droegmiller | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton misses the easy layup | 11-9 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson loses the dribble to Conrad Villeda | 11-9 |
| 09:13 | UConn | William Constable misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Donald McWatters - foul #2 on Donald McWatters, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), David Prouty (C) Donald McWatters, Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (SG), George Shetler (C) Conrad Villeda, Tyrone Hamilton | |
| 09:13 | UConn | William Constable misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:13 | UConn | William Constable misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | George Shetler blocks the short jumper by Joel Wilson | 11-9 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | David Prouty gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | George Shetler is called for the reach on Joel Wilson - foul #1 on George Shetler, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Alexander Mooney (C) John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| Subs | UConn | William Droegmiller (SF), Tyrone Hamilton (PF) Anthony Brenton, Brian Staley | |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 08:22 | UConn | William Constable scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyrone Hamilton | 14-11 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), Robert Crouch (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:44 | UConn | William Droegmiller blows the layup but he's fouled by John Jenks - foul #1 on John Jenks, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Staley (PF) Tyrone Hamilton | |
| 07:44 | UConn | William Droegmiller misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 07:44 | UConn | William Droegmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 07:44 | UConn | William Droegmiller pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 07:27 | UConn | William Constable can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 14-11 |
| 07:25 | UConn | George Shetler tips it in | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jenks (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Beckett (fairly fresh) SF - William Droegmiller (fresh) PF - Brian Staley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Shetler (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | William Constable steals the ball from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 14-13 |
| 06:45 | UConn | William Briscoe is called for the reach on William Constable - foul #1 on William Briscoe, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Brenton (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), Tyrone Hamilton (C) Justin Beckett, William Droegmiller, George Shetler | |
| 06:45 | UConn | William Constable makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 06:45 | UConn | William Constable makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | John Jenks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 06:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Conrad Villeda | 14-15 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Brian Staley drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Conrad Villeda | 14-17 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | William Briscoe comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Tyrone Hamilton - foul #1 on Tyrone Hamilton, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (PG), William Droegmiller (PF) William Constable, Brian Staley | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:11 | UConn | William Droegmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Anthony Brenton is fouled on the floor by Joel Wilson - foul #2 on Joel Wilson, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:50 | UConn | Anthony Brenton makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Anthony Brenton misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Jenks | 17-18 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Brenton | 17-20 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Anthony Brenton misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 17-20 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 04:17 | UConn | William Droegmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Justin Beckett banks in the layup on a great pass from Conrad Villeda and the foul's on David Prouty - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney (C) David Prouty | |
| Subs | UConn | William Constable (PG), Brian Staley (PF), George Shetler (C) Anthony Brenton, William Droegmiller, Tyrone Hamilton | |
| 04:11 | UConn | Justin Beckett makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia is whistled for traveling | 17-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Crouch (PF) Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Brenton (SF) Conrad Villeda | |
| 03:36 | UConn | Brian Staley hits the finger roll set up by Justin Beckett | 17-27 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 17-27 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney gets the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jenks (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Beckett (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Brenton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Staley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | John Jenks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-27 |
| 03:01 | UConn | William Constable snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Justin Beckett makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Constable | 17-29 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-29 |
| 02:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brian Staley | 17-29 |
| 02:16 | UConn | William Constable misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #11 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Ben Hurst (PF) William Briscoe, Dikembe Ahluwalia, John Jenks, Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF) Justin Beckett, Anthony Brenton | |
| 02:16 | UConn | William Constable misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:16 | UConn | William Constable makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney snags the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 01:29 | UConn | George Shetler is whistled for a carry | 20-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Crouch (C) Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Crouch | 22-30 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses the dunk attempt | 22-30 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by George Shetler - foul #2 on George Shetler, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (PG), William Droegmiller (PF) William Constable, Brian Staley | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:37 | UConn | William Droegmiller buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Justin Beckett | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses long on a runner from the right block | 25-32 |
| 00:32 | UConn | William Droegmiller grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Donald McWatters blocks the short jumper by Justin Beckett | 25-32 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Justin Beckett tips it in | 25-34 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | UConn | George Shetler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |