| Lineup | Kean | PG - Everett Widman (fresh) SG - Michael Lambert (fresh) SF - George Pruitt (fresh) PF - Lawrence Bollin (fresh) C - Howard Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) SG - David Bos (fresh) SF - Eric Althoff (fresh) PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) C - Tony Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kean | Howard Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kean | Kean is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kean | George Pruitt connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Lambert | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Kean | Howard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin is fouled on the floor by Eric Althoff - foul #1 on Eric Althoff, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Kean | David Bos takes the ball from Howard Brown | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers at Newark | 3 seconds is called on Eric Althoff | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Kean | George Pruitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Pruitt - foul #1 on George Pruitt, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:58 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:37 | Kean | George Pruitt knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Lambert | 6-1 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich is hacked by Everett Widman - foul #1 on Everett Widman, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Everett Widman - foul #2 on Everett Widman, team foul #3 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Kean | Kenny Brackman (PG), Paul Tomko (SF) Everett Widman, George Pruitt | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 17:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich misses the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:01 | Kean | Howard Brown comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:00 | Kean | Kenny Brackman grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Kurt Adams - foul #1 on Kurt Adams, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Kean | Joe Lau (SF) Howard Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin (PF) Kurt Adams | |
| 16:48 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Gray | 7-2 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Bollin | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray scores on a shot near the basket | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Kenny Brackman (fresh) SG - Michael Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Lau (fresh) PF - Lawrence Bollin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Tomko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Bos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Althoff (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Bollin (fresh) C - Tony Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kean | David Bos takes the ball from Paul Tomko | 7-4 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray clanks a shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:28 | Kean | Joe Lau snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:02 | Kean | Michael Lambert hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenny Brackman | 10-4 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Bollin | 10-6 |
| 14:24 | Kean | Michael Lambert banks in the layup on a great pass from Joe Lau and he's fouled by David Bos - foul #1 on David Bos, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Kean | George Pruitt (SF), Donald Harvard (PF), Howard Brown (C) Joe Lau, Lawrence Bollin, Paul Tomko | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Franklin Winn (SG), Barry Rourke (SF), Kurt Adams (PF) Glen Zich, David Bos, Eric Althoff, Tony Gray | |
| 14:24 | Kean | Michael Lambert makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin gets the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Franklin Winn and he's fouled by George Pruitt - foul #2 on George Pruitt, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Kean | Howard Tolbert (PG), Paul Tomko (SF) Kenny Brackman, George Pruitt | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 13:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:46 | Kean | Michael Edwards steals it from Michael Lambert | 13-9 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke's pass is intercepted by Howard Tolbert | 13-9 |
| 13:26 | Kean | Paul Tomko lays it in set up by Howard Tolbert | 15-9 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Harvard - foul #1 on Donald Harvard, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Kean | Joe Lau (SF) Paul Tomko | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton (C) Steven Bollin | |
| 13:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:07 | Kean | Michael Lambert gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:54 | Kean | Franklin Winn steps in front of the Donald Harvard pass | 15-10 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Edwards | 15-12 |
| 12:25 | Kean | Joe Lau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton scores on a runner from close range | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Howard Tolbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lambert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Lau (fresh) PF - Donald Harvard (fresh) C - Howard Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Winn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kurt Adams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Kean | Michael Lambert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 11:40 | Kean | Joe Lau tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards's pass is intercepted by Howard Tolbert | 15-14 |
| 11:16 | Kean | Howard Tolbert misses the lay-in | 15-14 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 11:08 | Kean | Howard Tolbert snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:53 | Kean | Michael Lambert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:51 | Kean | Howard Brown snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Kean | Michael Lambert hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Franklin Winn - foul #1 on Franklin Winn, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Kean | Kenny Brackman (PG), Paul Tomko (SF), Lawrence Bollin (PF) Howard Tolbert, Joe Lau, Donald Harvard | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), David Bos (SG), Eric Althoff (SF), Steven Bollin (PF), Tony Gray (C) Michael Edwards, Franklin Winn, Barry Rourke, Kurt Adams, Steven Singleton | |
| 10:38 | Kean | Michael Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Kean | Michael Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Howard Brown - foul #1 on Howard Brown, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Kean | Kenny Brackman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Bos - foul #2 on David Bos, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Kean | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph (SG) David Bos | |
| 09:53 | Kean | Kenny Brackman misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Kean | Kenny Brackman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:34 | Kean | Paul Tomko pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:29 | Kean | Kenny Brackman is fouled on the floor by Glen Zich - foul #1 on Glen Zich, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kean | Howard Tolbert (SG) Michael Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 09:15 | Kean | Tony Gray steals it from Lawrence Bollin | 17-16 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray's layup is rejected by Howard Brown | 17-16 |
| 09:02 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:41 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin makes the shot in the lane set up by Howard Tolbert | 19-16 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray banks in the layup on a great pass from Glen Zich | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | Kean | Howard Brown hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kenny Brackman | 21-18 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Kean | Joe Lau (SF), Donald Harvard (PF) Paul Tomko, Lawrence Bollin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Franklin Winn (SG), Barry Rourke (SF), Steven Singleton (PF), Jason Parsons (C) Glen Zich, Manuel Randolph, Eric Althoff, Steven Bollin, Tony Gray | |
| 07:54 | Kean | Howard Tolbert misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Kenny Brackman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Tolbert (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Lau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Harvard (fresh) C - Howard Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Winn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Parsons (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 21-18 |
| 07:43 | Kean | Howard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:38 | Kean | Kenny Brackman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Lau | 24-18 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 07:05 | Kean | Howard Tolbert is hacked by Barry Rourke - foul #1 on Barry Rourke, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kean | Michael Lambert (SG), Paul Tomko (C) Kenny Brackman, Howard Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams (PF) Jason Parsons | |
| 07:05 | Kean | Howard Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:05 | Kean | Howard Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Edwards and he's fouled by Paul Tomko - foul #1 on Paul Tomko, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Kean | Kenny Brackman (PG), Lawrence Bollin (PF) Howard Tolbert, Donald Harvard | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff (SF), Tony Gray (C) Michael Edwards, Kurt Adams | |
| 06:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:47 | Kean | The rebound goes to Lawrence Bollin | 26-22 |
| 06:25 | Kean | Joe Lau's pass is intercepted by Franklin Winn | 26-22 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton is hacked by Joe Lau - foul #1 on Joe Lau, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Kean | Howard Brown (C) Joe Lau | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Manuel Randolph (SG) Franklin Winn, Barry Rourke | |
| 05:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:52 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:50 | Kean | Glen Zich steals it from Kenny Brackman in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:26 | Kean | Michael Lambert makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenny Brackman | 29-23 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Lawrence Bollin steps in front of the Steven Singleton pass | 29-23 |
| 04:48 | Kean | Eric Althoff is called for the reach on Paul Tomko - foul #2 on Eric Althoff, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Kean | Howard Tolbert (PG), Joe Lau (SF), Donald Harvard (PF) Kenny Brackman, Lawrence Bollin, Howard Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (SG), Barry Rourke (SF), Kurt Adams (PF), Steven Bollin (C) Manuel Randolph, Eric Althoff, Steven Singleton, Tony Gray | |
| 04:48 | Kean | Paul Tomko makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:48 | Kean | Paul Tomko makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Kean | Howard Brown (C) Paul Tomko | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 04:18 | Kean | Donald Harvard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 04:16 | Kean | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Tolbert | 31-23 |
| 03:55 | Kean | Joe Lau misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich loses the dribble to Howard Tolbert in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| 03:50 | Kean | Howard Tolbert hits the finger roll | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Kean | PG - Howard Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Lambert (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Lau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Harvard (fresh) C - Howard Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Winn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Bollin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 03:30 | Kean | Joe Lau snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 03:22 | Kean | Howard Tolbert is hacked by Glen Zich - foul #2 on Glen Zich, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Kean | Everett Widman (PG), George Pruitt (SF), Lawrence Bollin (PF) Michael Lambert, Joe Lau, Donald Harvard | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), David Bos (SG), Eric Althoff (SF) Glen Zich, Franklin Winn, Barry Rourke | |
| 03:22 | Kean | Howard Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 03:22 | Kean | Howard Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Howard Brown - foul #2 on Howard Brown, team foul #9 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Kean | Paul Tomko (C) Howard Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:00 | Kean | David Bos is called for the reach on Lawrence Bollin - foul #3 on David Bos, team foul #10 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Kean | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph (SG), Steven Singleton (C) David Bos, Kurt Adams | |
| 03:00 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 03:00 | Kean | Lawrence Bollin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Edwards | 37-27 |
| 02:16 | Kean | Paul Tomko comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin is called for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | Kean | Michael Lambert (SG), Donald Harvard (PF), Kenny Brackman (C) Howard Tolbert, Lawrence Bollin, Paul Tomko | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (SG), Barry Rourke (SF), Jason Parsons (PF), Tony Gray (C) Manuel Randolph, Eric Althoff, Steven Bollin, Steven Singleton | |
| 01:38 | Kean | Michael Lambert buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Everett Widman | 40-27 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-27 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Barry Rourke | 40-29 |
| 00:50 | Kean | Kenny Brackman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Kean | Howard Tolbert (SG), Joe Lau (SF), Lawrence Bollin (PF), Howard Brown (C) Everett Widman, Michael Lambert, George Pruitt, Donald Harvard | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Kurt Adams (PF) Michael Edwards, Jason Parsons | |
| 00:27 | Kean | Howard Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glen Zich - foul #3 on Glen Zich, team foul #11 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Kean | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph (PG), Eric Althoff (SF) Glen Zich, Barry Rourke | |
| 00:27 | Kean | Howard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:27 | Kean | Howard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams hits a jump hook from the right block | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | Kean | Kenny Brackman clanks a fullcourt shot | 41-31 |