| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) SG - David Bos (fresh) SF - Eric Althoff (fresh) PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) C - Tony Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richard Stockton | PG - Erik Haggerty (fresh) SG - Dwight Shade (fresh) SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Robert Wike (fresh) C - Henry Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richard Stockton | Richard Stockton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Richard Stockton | Robert Wike can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray is hacked by Henry Wilson - foul #1 on Henry Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Wike - foul #1 on Robert Wike, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Richard Stockton | Dwight Shade snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Richard Stockton | Dwight Shade is hacked by David Bos - foul #1 on David Bos, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:07 | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Gray | 1-0 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Terence King steals it from Eric Althoff | 1-0 |
| 17:42 | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glen Zich - foul #1 on Glen Zich, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 17:42 | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:42 | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff grabs the defensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Glen Zich and the foul's on Erik Haggerty - foul #1 on Erik Haggerty, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff makes the free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:13 | Richard Stockton | Robert Wike comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Althoff - foul #1 on Eric Althoff, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| 17:13 | Richard Stockton | Robert Wike makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Richard Stockton | Robert Wike makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Erik Haggerty steals the ball from Glen Zich in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | Richard Stockton | Tony Gray steps in front of the Erik Haggerty pass | 4-3 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Haggerty - foul #2 on Erik Haggerty, team foul #4 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin (PF) Kurt Adams | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Albert Uselton (PG) Erik Haggerty | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | Richard Stockton | Robert Wike gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Richard Stockton | Terence King loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Franklin Winn (SG), Barry Rourke (SF), Steven Singleton (C) Glen Zich, David Bos, Eric Althoff, Tony Gray | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | | |
| 16:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Henry Wilson swats the dunk try by Steven Singleton | 4-3 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) SG - Franklin Winn (fresh) SF - Barry Rourke (fresh) PF - Steven Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Singleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richard Stockton | PG - Albert Uselton (fresh) SG - Dwight Shade (fresh) SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Robert Wike (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Richard Stockton | Dwight Shade drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Uselton | 6-5 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards's dunk attempt is rejected by Henry Wilson | 6-5 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton banks in the layup | 8-5 |
| 14:54 | Richard Stockton | Albert Uselton buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Wike | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke is hacked by Robert Wike - foul #2 on Robert Wike, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), David Bos (SG), Eric Althoff (SF), Kurt Adams (PF), Tony Gray (C) Michael Edwards, Franklin Winn, Barry Rourke, Steven Bollin, Steven Singleton | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland (SG), Ronald Randolph (SF), Michael Strand (PF), Anthony Marshall (C) Dwight Shade, Terence King, Robert Wike, Henry Wilson | |
| 14:20 | Rutgers at Newark | The jump hook by Eric Althoff is blocked by Anthony Marshall | 8-7 |
| 14:19 | Richard Stockton | The rebound goes to Anthony Marshall | 8-7 |
| 13:56 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Gray | 8-7 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Strand swats the shot by Glen Zich | 8-7 |
| 13:25 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:12 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand is fouled on the floor by Tony Gray - foul #1 on Tony Gray, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Dwight Shade (SG), Henry Wilson (C) Albert Uselton, Anthony Marshall | |
| 12:49 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Strand is called for the reach on Kurt Adams - foul #1 on Michael Strand, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (PG) Glen Zich | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Terence King (SF) Dwight Shade | |
| 12:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 12:14 | Richard Stockton | Ronald Randolph snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:57 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Franklin Winn - foul #1 on Franklin Winn, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke (SG), Steven Bollin (PF), Steven Singleton (C) David Bos, Kurt Adams, Tony Gray | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | | |
| 11:57 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:57 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Franklin Winn (fresh) SG - Barry Rourke (fresh) SF - Eric Althoff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richard Stockton | PG - Michael Noland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Randolph (fresh) SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Michael Strand (fresh) C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 11:34 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 11:25 | Richard Stockton | Steven Singleton steps in front of the Terence King pass | 8-9 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Bollin | 11-9 |
| 10:54 | Richard Stockton | Ronald Randolph is hacked by Barry Rourke - foul #1 on Barry Rourke, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG) Eric Althoff | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Albert Uselton (PG), Dwight Shade (SG), Anthony Marshall (PF), Derrick O'Lowe (C) Michael Noland, Ronald Randolph, Michael Strand, Henry Wilson | |
| 10:39 | Richard Stockton | Derrick O'Lowe connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Steven Bollin - foul #1 on Steven Bollin, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray (C) Steven Singleton | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | | |
| 10:39 | Richard Stockton | Derrick O'Lowe misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Marshall swats the layup by Tony Gray | 11-11 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke tips it in | 13-11 |
| 10:07 | Richard Stockton | Anthony Marshall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terence King | 13-13 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 09:50 | Richard Stockton | Anthony Marshall grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 09:33 | Richard Stockton | Dwight Shade misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Franklin Winn - foul #2 on Franklin Winn, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos (SG), Kurt Adams (PF) Franklin Winn, Steven Bollin | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland (SF), Michael Strand (PF), Henry Wilson (C) Terence King, Anthony Marshall, Derrick O'Lowe | |
| 09:33 | Richard Stockton | Dwight Shade makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:33 | Richard Stockton | Dwight Shade misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Richard Stockton | The rebound goes to Michael Strand | 13-14 |
| 08:48 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 08:46 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:31 | Richard Stockton | The jump hook by Michael Strand is blocked by Kurt Adams | 13-14 |
| 08:30 | Richard Stockton | Henry Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:14 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Albert Uselton | 13-16 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Dwight Shade - foul #1 on Dwight Shade, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Eric Althoff (SF), Steven Bollin (C) Glen Zich, Barry Rourke, Tony Gray | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Terence King (SF) Dwight Shade | |
| 07:55 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) SG - David Bos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Althoff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richard Stockton | PG - Albert Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Noland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Michael Strand (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland double dribbles | 16-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton (C) Kurt Adams | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Ronald Randolph (SG) Albert Uselton | |
| 07:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 07:07 | Richard Stockton | The rebound goes to Ronald Randolph | 16-16 |
| 06:44 | Richard Stockton | Steven Singleton swats the short shot by Henry Wilson | 16-16 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Edwards | 18-16 |
| 06:00 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 05:59 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland misses the tip | 18-16 |
| 05:57 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Strand swats the short shot by Eric Althoff | 18-18 |
| 05:40 | Richard Stockton | The rebound goes to Michael Noland | 18-18 |
| 05:17 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland hits the finger roll set up by Michael Strand | 18-20 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Bos | 20-20 |
| 04:49 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland's pass is intercepted by David Bos in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-20 |
| 04:26 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 04:15 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand's pass is intercepted by David Bos | 20-20 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers at Newark | David Bos scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Althoff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Bollin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richard Stockton | PG - Michael Noland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Strand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand is hacked by Eric Althoff - foul #2 on Eric Althoff, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Franklin Winn (SG), Barry Rourke (SF), Kurt Adams (PF), Tony Gray (C) Michael Edwards, David Bos, Eric Althoff, Steven Bollin, Steven Singleton | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty (PG), Dwight Shade (SG), Albert Uselton (SF), Robert Wike (PF) Michael Noland, Ronald Randolph, Terence King, Henry Wilson | |
| 03:31 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:31 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 02:55 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Tony Gray - foul #2 on Tony Gray, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| 02:55 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:55 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray misses the tip | 23-24 |
| 02:46 | Richard Stockton | Albert Uselton snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 02:36 | Richard Stockton | Michael Strand comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray's pass is intercepted by Dwight Shade | 23-24 |
| 02:05 | Richard Stockton | Robert Wike scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dwight Shade | 23-26 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray is hacked by Dwight Shade - foul #2 on Dwight Shade, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff (SF) Barry Rourke | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Anthony Marshall (C) Michael Strand | |
| 01:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Tony Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:16 | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty is hacked by Glen Zich - foul #2 on Glen Zich, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Singleton (PF) Kurt Adams | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Terence King (SF) Albert Uselton | |
| 01:16 | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:16 | Richard Stockton | Erik Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn loses the dribble to Erik Haggerty | 25-28 |
| 00:44 | Richard Stockton | Terence King misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Eric Althoff - foul #3 on Eric Althoff, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Barry Rourke (SG), Jason Parsons (SF), Steven Bollin (PF) Glen Zich, Franklin Winn, Eric Althoff, Tony Gray | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Henry Wilson (C) Robert Wike | |
| 00:44 | Richard Stockton | Terence King misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:44 | Richard Stockton | Terence King misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Bollin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons double dribbles | 25-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Richard Stockton | Albert Uselton (PG), Michael Noland (SG) Erik Haggerty, Dwight Shade | |
| 00:02 | Richard Stockton | Michael Noland drills a turnaround near the basket | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-30 |