| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) SG - Joseph Soriano (fresh) SF - Jeremy Man (fresh) PF - James Newberger (fresh) C - Joe Malloy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Thomas Damico (fresh) SG - Trinidad Chow (fresh) SF - George Blodgett (fresh) PF - Daron Sollars (fresh) C - Chad Grant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rowan | James Newberger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan 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) | |
| 19:43 | Rowan | Mark Smith makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Man | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rowan | The rebound goes to James Newberger | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Rowan | Jeremy Man knocks in the floater from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Trinidad Chow | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Rowan | Trinidad Chow steals it from Mark Smith | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Soriano - foul #1 on Joseph Soriano, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Rowan | The rebound goes to James Newberger | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Rowan | Joseph Soriano is fouled on the floor by Trinidad Chow - foul #1 on Trinidad Chow, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | Rowan | James Newberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant misses long on a jumper near the basket | 4-3 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Trinidad Chow tips it in | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Rowan | Joseph Soriano connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Smith and the foul's on Trinidad Chow - foul #2 on Trinidad Chow, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rowan | Harold French (SF), Oscar Pollock (PF), Moses Wooten (C) Jeremy Man, James Newberger, Joe Malloy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler (SG) Trinidad Chow | |
| 16:38 | Rowan | Joseph Soriano makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Damico buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Ringler | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Rowan | Harold French blows the layup but he's hacked by George Blodgett - foul #1 on George Blodgett, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski (SF) Joseph Soriano | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter (SF), Clyde Pierce (PF), Emanuel Furey (C) George Blodgett, Daron Sollars, Chad Grant | |
| 16:02 | Rowan | Harold French makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | Rowan | Harold French makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold French (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garrett Nuzenski (fresh) PF - Oscar Pollock (fresh) C - Moses Wooten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Thomas Damico (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Ringler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Gunter (fresh) PF - Clyde Pierce (fresh) C - Emanuel Furey (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-7 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter tips it home | 9-9 |
| 15:32 | Rowan | Harold French misses long on a floater from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Emanuel Furey | 9-11 |
| 15:10 | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Rowan | Pete Pierce (PG), Jeremy Man (SF), James Newberger (PF) Mark Smith, Garrett Nuzenski, Oscar Pollock | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Reisinger (SG) Thomas Damico | |
| 14:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Reisinger and he's fouled by Jeremy Man - foul #1 on Jeremy Man, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rowan | Joe Malloy (C) Moses Wooten | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant (C) Emanuel Furey | |
| 14:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:40 | Rowan | Pete Pierce misses the 3 from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter can't finish the layup | 9-14 |
| 14:24 | Rowan | Joe Malloy snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 14:09 | Rowan | Jeremy Man is hacked by Anthony Gunter - foul #1 on Anthony Gunter, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rowan | Mark Smith (PG) Pete Pierce | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett (SF), Daron Sollars (PF) Anthony Gunter, Clyde Pierce | |
| 14:03 | Rowan | Harold French misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Reisinger - foul #1 on Dennis Reisinger, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Damico (PG) Dennis Reisinger | |
| 14:03 | Rowan | Harold French makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:03 | Rowan | Harold French makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler misses long on a floater from the right block | 11-14 |
| 13:41 | Rowan | Joe Malloy grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:36 | Rowan | Mark Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daron Sollars - foul #1 on Daron Sollars, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rowan | Joseph Soriano (SG), Moses Wooten (C) Harold French, Joe Malloy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Reisinger (SG) Eric Ringler | |
| 13:36 | Rowan | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:36 | Rowan | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Reisinger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant lays it up and in | 13-16 |
| 12:39 | Rowan | Moses Wooten makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Joseph Soriano | 15-16 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Damico scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-19 |
| 11:59 | Rowan | James Newberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Damico - foul #1 on Thomas Damico, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rowan | Harold French (SG), Oscar Pollock (SF), Joe Malloy (C) Joseph Soriano, Jeremy Man, Moses Wooten | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler (PG), Anthony Gunter (SF), Clyde Pierce (PF), Emanuel Furey (C) Thomas Damico, George Blodgett, Daron Sollars, Chad Grant | |
| 11:59 | Rowan | James Newberger makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:59 | Rowan | James Newberger makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold French (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oscar Pollock (fresh) PF - James Newberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Malloy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Eric Ringler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Reisinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Gunter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clyde Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emanuel Furey (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler is hacked by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rowan | Pete Pierce (PG), Garrett Nuzenski (SF) Mark Smith, James Newberger | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-19 |
| 11:24 | Rowan | Joe Malloy snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 11:09 | Rowan | Oscar Pollock clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Emanuel Furey grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-19 |
| 10:43 | Rowan | Pete Pierce pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:37 | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Clyde Pierce - foul #1 on Clyde Pierce, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rowan | Mark Smith (PG), Joseph Soriano (SG), Moses Wooten (C) Pete Pierce, Harold French, Joe Malloy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Damico (PG), George Blodgett (SF) Dennis Reisinger, Emanuel Furey | |
| 10:37 | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:37 | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:37 | Rowan | Moses Wooten grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:18 | Rowan | Moses Wooten's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Gunter | 18-19 |
| 10:16 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Soriano | 18-19 |
| 09:55 | Rowan | Mark Smith buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Soriano | 20-19 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-21 |
| 09:38 | Rowan | Mark Smith is hacked by Thomas Damico - foul #2 on Thomas Damico, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Rowan | Jeremy Man (SF) Garrett Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Reay (PG), Daron Sollars (PF), Chad Grant (C) Thomas Damico, Clyde Pierce, Anthony Gunter | |
| 09:38 | Rowan | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:38 | Rowan | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers at Newark | The jump hook by Daron Sollars is blocked by Moses Wooten | 22-21 |
| 09:27 | Rowan | Oscar Pollock grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 09:24 | Rowan | Mark Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rowan | Joe Malloy (C) Moses Wooten | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 09:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 22-21 |
| 09:09 | Rowan | Joseph Soriano grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 08:53 | Rowan | David Reay is called for the reach on Mark Smith - foul #1 on David Reay, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rowan | Harold French (SG), James Newberger (PF) Joseph Soriano, Oscar Pollock | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Reisinger (PG), Anthony Gunter (SF) Eric Ringler, George Blodgett | |
| 08:53 | Rowan | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:53 | Rowan | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Harold French - foul #1 on Harold French, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:18 | Rowan | Jeremy Man comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Daron Sollars pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers at Newark | David Reay knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dennis Reisinger | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold French (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Man (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Newberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Malloy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Dennis Reisinger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Reay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Gunter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daron Sollars (fresh) C - Chad Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Rowan | The jumper by Mark Smith is denied by Daron Sollars | 24-26 |
| 07:48 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to Harold French | 24-26 |
| 07:35 | Rowan | Daron Sollars is called for the reach on Harold French - foul #2 on Daron Sollars, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Rowan | Pete Pierce (PG), Moses Wooten (C) Mark Smith, Joe Malloy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett (SF), Clyde Pierce (PF) Daron Sollars, Chad Grant | |
| 07:35 | Rowan | Harold French makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:35 | Rowan | Harold French misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:35 | Rowan | Moses Wooten grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 07:30 | Rowan | Pete Pierce loses the dribble to Dennis Reisinger | 25-26 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Dennis Reisinger can't finish the layup | 25-26 |
| 07:25 | Rowan | James Newberger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:11 | Rowan | Harold French connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 27-26 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Moses Wooten - foul #1 on Moses Wooten, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Rowan | Mark Smith (PG), Joseph Soriano (SG), Oscar Pollock (PF) Pete Pierce, Jeremy Man, James Newberger | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler (PG) David Reay | |
| 06:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:20 | Rowan | Moses Wooten is whistled for a carry | 27-28 |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Emanuel Furey (C) Anthony Gunter | |
| 06:09 | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Eric Ringler | 27-31 |
| 05:55 | Rowan | Mark Smith buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Harold French | 29-31 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski (SF), Joe Malloy (C) Harold French, Moses Wooten | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant (C) George Blodgett | |
| 05:16 | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 05:14 | Rowan | Oscar Pollock grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 05:03 | Rowan | Mark Smith scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Joe Malloy | 31-31 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Garrett Nuzenski - foul #1 on Garrett Nuzenski, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Rowan | Pete Pierce (PG), Jeremy Man (SF), James Newberger (PF) Mark Smith, Joseph Soriano, Garrett Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Reay (SG), Anthony Gunter (SF) Dennis Reisinger, Clyde Pierce | |
| 04:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:21 | Rowan | James Newberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rowan | Harold French (SG), James Lieb (C) Oscar Pollock, Joe Malloy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Blodgett (SF) Emanuel Furey | |
| 03:55 | Rowan | Chad Grant swats the short shot by James Lieb | 31-33 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Chad Grant | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Pete Pierce (fresh) SG - Harold French (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Man (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Newberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lieb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Reay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Ringler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Blodgett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Gunter (fresh) 9 pts. C - Chad Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Ringler, team foul #12 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rowan | Mark Smith (PG), Moses Wooten (C) Pete Pierce, James Lieb | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Damico (PG), Trinidad Chow (SG), Daron Sollars (PF) David Reay, Eric Ringler, Anthony Gunter | |
| 03:33 | Rowan | Jeremy Man misses long on a runner from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 03:31 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Man | 31-33 |
| 03:10 | Rowan | James Newberger misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-33 |
| 03:09 | Rowan | Mark Smith tips it home | 33-33 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Daron Sollars comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 33-33 |
| 02:52 | Rowan | Moses Wooten gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:35 | Rowan | Harold French misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 02:33 | Rowan | Moses Wooten tips it home | 35-33 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Chad Grant clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-33 |
| 02:03 | Rowan | Moses Wooten gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:46 | Rowan | James Newberger connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Smith | 38-33 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Damico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rowan | Pete Pierce (PG), Joseph Soriano (SG), Garrett Nuzenski (SF), Oscar Pollock (PF), Joe Malloy (C) Mark Smith, Harold French, Jeremy Man, James Newberger, Moses Wooten | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Gunter (SF), Clyde Pierce (PF), Emanuel Furey (C) George Blodgett, Daron Sollars, Chad Grant | |
| 01:08 | Rowan | Joseph Soriano misses short on a shot from the right block | 38-33 |
| 01:07 | Rowan | Oscar Pollock gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:51 | Rowan | Pete Pierce lays it up and in set up by Garrett Nuzenski | 40-33 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Oscar Pollock - foul #1 on Oscar Pollock, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rowan | Mark Smith (PG) Pete Pierce | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Ringler (PG), Dennis Reisinger (SG) Thomas Damico, Trinidad Chow | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Clyde Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Rowan | Garrett Nuzenski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-35 |