| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Frank Sheets inbounds the ball | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Frank Sheets connects on the runner from the left block set up by Jason Cowan and he's fouled by Harry Murphy - foul #3 on Harry Murphy, team foul #1 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the free throw | 21-46 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Carl Farr drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Frank Sheets - foul #2 on Frank Sheets, team foul #1 | 23-46 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the free throw | 24-46 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Frank Sheets buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Mauk | 24-49 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-49 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks grabs the board | 24-49 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-49 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | David Fenton drills a floater from the free throw line | 26-49 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Sean Smith clanks a floater from the free throw line | 26-49 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-49 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Jason Cowan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Wicks | 26-52 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-52 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Sean Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-52 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Christopher Mauk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah Carson - foul #3 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #2 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Jeremiah Carson, David Fenton, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG), Hector Martin (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| 17:03 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 1st free throw | 26-53 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-54 |
| 17:03 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 3rd free throw | 26-55 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Frank Sheets (SF) Jason Cowan, Christopher Mauk | |
| 16:42 | UConn | Ronald Foor is called for the reach on Hector Martin - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #3 | 26-55 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Frank Sheets comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-55 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 26-55 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-55 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Delbert Powell gets the rebound | 26-55 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-55 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Delbert Powell steals the ball from Nelson Strum | 26-55 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Arnold Long hits the finger roll on a great pass from Delbert Powell | 26-57 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Eric Bourne swats the short shot by Dima Pelkowski | 26-57 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits the follow up shot | 28-57 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Farr - foul #2 on Carl Farr, team foul #4 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Carl Farr, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Arnold Long, Frank Sheets, Hector Martin | |
| 15:28 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 28-58 |
| 15:28 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-59 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-59 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Walter Hanson steps in front of the Jason Cowan pass | 31-59 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-59 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson hits the follow up shot | 33-59 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Christopher Mauk comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-59 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Christopher Mauk pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the lay-in | 33-59 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson pulls down the rebound | 33-59 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (SF), Sean Smith (C) Delbert Powell, Eric Bourne | |
| 13:31 | UConn | Sean Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sean Smith, team foul #2 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SG) Christopher Mauk | |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Sean Smith picks off the pass by Ed Tiffany | 33-59 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Sean Smith buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Arnold Long and the foul's on Walter Hanson - foul #4 on Walter Hanson, team foul #5 | 33-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF) Jeffery Wicks | |
| 13:02 | UConn | Sean Smith misses the free throw | 33-61 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the board | 33-61 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | David Fenton loses the ball out of bounds | 33-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Jeremiah Carson, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG) Jason Cowan | |
| 12:40 | UConn | James Calvert steps in front of the Arnold Long pass in the backcourt | 33-61 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | David Fenton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-61 |
| 12:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Christopher Mauk | 33-61 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Arnold Long misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 33-61 |
| 11:56 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Hector Martin | 33-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UConn | Frank Sheets hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-61 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 33-61 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | David Fenton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Farr | 36-61 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-61 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the offensive board | 36-61 |
| 10:42 | UConn | Christopher Mauk scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Hector Martin | 36-64 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | David Fenton hits a shot from close range set up by James Calvert | 38-64 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Christopher Mauk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-64 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses the tip | 38-64 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Frank Sheets grabs the offensive rebound | 38-64 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Sean Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #6 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Carl Farr, David Fenton, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Arnold Long, Christopher Mauk, Hector Martin | |
| 10:05 | UConn | Sean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Sean Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 40-68 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-68 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 40-68 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum can't throw it down | 40-68 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks snags the defensive board | 40-68 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Wicks | 40-71 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-71 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy snags the offensive board | 40-71 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Delbert Powell steals it from Harry Murphy | 40-71 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Sean Smith clanks a jumper from close range | 40-71 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Frank Sheets tips it home | 40-73 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits a driving attempt from close range | 42-73 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the runner from the baseline set up by Delbert Powell | 42-75 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Sheets (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is fouled on the floor by Delbert Powell - foul #1 on Delbert Powell, team foul #3 | 42-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Nelson Strum, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | The jumper by Jeremiah Carson is denied by Hector Martin | 42-75 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Eric Bourne gets the rebound | 42-75 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Bourne | 42-78 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Christopher Mauk steps in front of the James Calvert pass | 42-78 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Christopher Mauk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-78 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Hector Martin tips it back up and in | 42-80 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Mauk is called for the reach on David Fenton - foul #2 on Christopher Mauk, team foul #4 | 42-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG) Jeremiah Carson | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell | |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-80 |
| 05:32 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Mauk | 45-83 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Wicks - foul #2 on Jeffery Wicks, team foul #5 | 45-83 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-83 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Christopher Mauk drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Long | 47-86 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | James Calvert hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Fenton | 50-86 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Christopher Mauk drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Hector Martin | 50-88 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-88 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG) James Calvert, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Sean Smith (C) Christopher Mauk, Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| 03:58 | UConn | Arnold Long is fouled on the floor by Dima Pelkowski - foul #2 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #7 | 50-88 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 50-89 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Arnold Long misses the 2nd free throw | 50-89 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 50-89 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | David Fenton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-89 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Fenton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Arnold Long misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-89 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 53-89 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-89 |
| 03:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Smith | 53-89 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Jason Cowan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-89 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 53-89 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-89 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks grabs the defensive rebound | 53-89 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Jason Cowan blows the layup but he's fouled by Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #8 | 53-89 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (SG), Nelson Strum (SF) Jeremiah Carson, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Hector Martin (PF) Delbert Powell, Arnold Long, Jeffery Wicks | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 53-90 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the 2nd free throw | 53-90 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 53-90 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Orville Hedge is denied by Hector Martin | 53-90 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits the follow up shot | 55-90 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Frank Sheets can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-90 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | David Fenton gets the rebound | 55-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Sean Smith - foul #2 on Sean Smith, team foul #6 | 55-90 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SG), Dima Pelkowski (C) Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Wicks (PF) Hector Martin | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 1st free throw | 55-90 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-90 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Frank Sheets hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 56-93 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | James Calvert hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 56-93 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive board | 56-93 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | David Fenton banks in the layup | 58-93 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Sean Smith misses badly on a runner in the lane | 58-93 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the board | 58-93 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | David Fenton is whistled for a carry | 58-93 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG) James Calvert | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jason Cowan runs out the clock | 58-93 |