| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Krause (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Cate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Manuel Bracco | 33-33 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Vladimir Zieglen denies the turnaround by Aaron Charity | 33-33 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | David Gimenez picks off the pass by Manuel Bracco | 35-33 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cruz Whitley | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Cruz Whitley is called for the reach on Manuel Bracco - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Manuel Bracco, John Krause, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | William White loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | David Gimenez's pass is intercepted by Brian Sowards | 35-36 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Timothy Cate (C) William White, Aaron Charity | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Cruz Whitley | 35-39 |
| 16:55 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Thurman Horgan is blocked by Vladimir Zieglen | 35-39 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Chitty | 35-41 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow is hacked by Cruz Whitley - foul #3 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Aaron Charity (SF) Kenneth Furlow, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (C) Cruz Whitley, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | William White scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Anthony Bailey | 37-41 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bailey - foul #3 on Anthony Bailey, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (SG), Timothy Cate (C) William White, Thurman Horgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), William Cupples (C) Brandon Chitty, Keith Hayes | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Sowards (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Cate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - David Gimenez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | David Gimenez tips it home | 37-43 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity lays it up and in on a nice dish by Manuel Bracco | 39-43 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | William Cupples buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 39-45 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | William Cupples steals it from Anthony Bailey | 39-45 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | William Cupples lays it up and in | 39-47 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | John James loses the dribble to Manuel Bracco | 41-47 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco loses the dribble to Tony Levine | 41-47 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Brian Sowards swats the layup by Tony Levine | 41-47 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity drills a turnaround from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | John James can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Manuel Bracco | 43-47 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco tips it home | 45-47 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | David Gimenez drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-50 |
| 12:18 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Bracco | 47-50 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | David Gimenez clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Brian Sowards - foul #1 on Brian Sowards, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), John Krause (PF) Manuel Bracco, Aaron Charity, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine, William Cupples | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:58 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | William White is hacked by Cruz Whitley - foul #4 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), William Cupples (C) Cruz Whitley, David Gimenez | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Krause (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Sowards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Cupples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen is whistled for traveling | 47-50 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Vladimir Zieglen blocks the short jumper by Thurman Horgan | 47-50 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | William Cupples is hacked by William White - foul #1 on William White, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen buries a floater from close range and the foul's on John Krause - foul #1 on John Krause, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate (C) Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | William White's fadeaway is rejected by William Cupples | 47-52 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zieglen | 47-52 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Bailey - foul #4 on Anthony Bailey, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Brian Sowards (C) Anthony Bailey, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Tony Levine (C) John James, William Cupples | |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | William White knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Sowards and he's fouled by Keith Hayes - foul #1 on Keith Hayes, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate (C) Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | William White misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kenneth Furlow | 49-52 |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow clanks a floater near the basket | 49-52 |
| 08:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen clanks a floater in the paint | 49-52 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Krause | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thurman Horgan | 51-52 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 51-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Cate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Chitty (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Krause | 53-55 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 53-58 |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan connects on the shot from the right side | 55-58 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is whistled for a carry | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Manuel Bracco (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Brian Sowards (C) Kenneth Furlow, William White, John Krause, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, Brandon Chitty, Vladimir Zieglen, Tony Levine | |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-58 |
| 06:19 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | John James is called for the reach on Manuel Bracco - foul #1 on John James, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Bailey | 57-58 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | John James knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thurman Horgan | 59-60 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes is hacked by Thurman Horgan - foul #3 on Thurman Horgan, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Krause (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Tony Levine (SF) John James, Keith Hayes | |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the jumper in the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco banks in the layup | 61-60 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Cate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - David Gimenez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Cupples | 61-66 |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), William White (SG), Douglas Brooks (SF), Thurman Horgan (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Anthony Bailey, Manuel Bracco, Aaron Charity, John Krause, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (PF) Cruz Whitley, David Gimenez | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Hayes (SF) Tony Levine | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | John James is hacked by William White - foul #2 on William White, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | John James misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Furlow | 63-66 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes clanks a floater from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Brandon Chitty steals the ball from Kenneth Furlow | 63-66 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty lays it up and in | 63-68 |
| 01:35 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-68 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | William Cupples takes the ball from Thurman Horgan | 63-68 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to William Cupples | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | David Gimenez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 63-68 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Manuel Bracco (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), John Krause (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Kenneth Furlow, William White, Douglas Brooks, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG) John James | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | John Krause makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Cate | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Bracco - foul #1 on Manuel Bracco, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG) Cruz Whitley | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | John Krause gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brandon Chitty - foul #2 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | David Gimenez gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Anthony Bailey is called for the reach on David Gimenez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Bailey, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG) Anthony Bailey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG) John James | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate is denied on a dunk by William Cupples | 66-68 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Gimenez | 66-68 |