| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) SG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul White (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Paul White inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Robert Manly denies the turnaround by Daniel Johnson | 45-31 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sammy Carrington | 45-31 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin's pass is intercepted by Christopher Buchanan | 45-31 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Daniel Johnson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 47-31 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-31 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Paul White clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Roberto Yazzie - foul #2 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Paul White misses the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson connects on the floater from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Kevin Stephens scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 51-33 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Kevin Stephens gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:22 | UConn | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-33 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Paul White tips it back up and in | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington misses the easy layup | 53-33 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Paul White grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Thomas Borrego is fouled on the floor by Sammy Carrington - foul #3 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #2 | 53-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Auger (SF) Paul White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson, Sammy Carrington | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:34 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Borrego | 56-33 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Savage | 56-35 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-35 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it back up and in | 58-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Auger (fresh) PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Francis Franson knocks in the floater from close range and he's hacked by Kevin Stephens - foul #2 on Kevin Stephens, team foul #1 | 58-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Northcutt (SF), Micheal Kim (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Jason Auger, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG) Donald Duncan | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 15:39 | UConn | Francis Franson is called for the reach on Ronald Stansell - foul #2 on Francis Franson, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) James Savage | |
| 15:17 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulla - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG) Francis Franson | |
| 15:17 | UConn | Micheal Kim misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Micheal Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Robert Manly comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Buchanan - foul #2 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #2 | 59-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul White (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Micheal Kim, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Peter Northcutt gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Thomas Borrego comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-39 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 59-39 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Paul White steals it from Roberto Yazzie | 59-39 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Peter Northcutt knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul White and the foul's on Robert Manly - foul #1 on Robert Manly, team foul #5 | 61-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (PG), Daniel Johnson (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Paul White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 14:17 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses the free throw | 61-39 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sammy Carrington | 61-39 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Ernest Lococo drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 63-42 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Freddie Johnson | 63-44 |
| 13:03 | UConn | Thomas Borrego makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 65-44 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 65-46 |
| 12:23 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 65-46 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Paul White (SF), Ronald Stansell (C) Kevin Stephens, Peter Northcutt, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Brandon Fairchild (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Sammy Carrington | |
| 12:13 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-46 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Lococo - foul #1 on Ernest Lococo, team foul #3 | 65-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (C) Freddie Johnson | |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 65-47 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Francis Franson snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild double dribbles | 65-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Daniel Johnson, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:54 | UConn | Paul White misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-47 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | James Savage drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Fairchild | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:23 | UConn | Ernest Lococo is called for traveling | 65-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (SG), Peter Northcutt (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF) Ernest Lococo, Paul White, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Freddie Johnson (PF) James Savage, Francis Franson, Donald Duncan, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Robert Manly snags the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Peter Northcutt steps in front of the Brandon Fairchild pass | 65-49 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Peter Northcutt blows the layup | 65-49 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Robert Manly is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Manly, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG) Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:19 | UConn | Oscar Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-49 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Borrego steals it from Robert Manly | 68-49 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Daniel Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Oscar Clark and he's fouled by Freddie Johnson - foul #1 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (PG), Ronald Stansell (C) Oscar Clark, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (C) Brandon Fairchild | |
| 08:41 | UConn | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 71-49 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Stephens - foul #3 on Kevin Stephens, team foul #4 | 71-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SF) Robert Manly | |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Ronald Stansell grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Daniel Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ernest Lococo | 73-50 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-50 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 73-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-50 |
| 07:29 | UConn | Ronald Stansell snags the defensive board | 73-50 |
| 07:00 | UConn | Ernest Lococo clanks a jumper from the right side | 73-50 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-50 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Kevin Stephens snags the defensive board | 73-50 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Daniel Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-50 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-50 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 05:54 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Thomas Borrego (C) Ernest Lococo, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Robert Manly (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Freddie Johnson, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 05:26 | UConn | Thomas Borrego's layup is rejected by Sammy Carrington | 73-50 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Sammy Carrington denies the turnaround by Kevin Stephens | 73-50 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it home | 75-50 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-50 |
| 04:50 | UConn | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 75-50 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Kevin Stephens scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Borrego | 77-50 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-50 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Carrington | 77-50 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 77-50 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Kevin Stephens grabs the board | 77-50 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Thomas Borrego lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Stephens and the foul's on Sammy Carrington - foul #5 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #9 | 79-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Paul White (SF), Micheal Kim (PF) Kevin Stephens, Peter Northcutt, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Robert Manly, Sammy Carrington | |
| 04:09 | UConn | Thomas Borrego misses the free throw | 79-50 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the board | 79-50 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Micheal Kim - foul #1 on Micheal Kim, team foul #5 | 79-52 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses the free throw | 79-52 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Micheal Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 79-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-52 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Paul White tips it back up and in | 81-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul White (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Francis Franson blows the layup | 81-52 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Thomas Borrego snags the defensive board | 81-52 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Ernest Lococo knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul White and the foul's on Francis Franson - foul #3 on Francis Franson, team foul #10 | 83-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG) James Savage | |
| 02:56 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the free throw | 83-52 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild gets the rebound | 83-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses short on a floater in the lane | 83-52 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Paul White grabs the board | 83-52 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Ernest Lococo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-52 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the offensive board | 83-52 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Francis Franson - foul #4 on Francis Franson, team foul #11 | 83-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (SG), Peter Northcutt (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF) Ernest Lococo, Paul White, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 84-52 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 84-52 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brandon Fairchild | 84-52 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers connects on the jumper from the left wing | 84-54 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Daniel Johnson misses the easy layup | 84-54 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Francis Franson | 84-54 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Francis Franson scores on a jump hook in the lane | 84-56 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Daniel Johnson scores on a floater from the right side set up by Kevin Stephens | 86-56 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Christopher Buchanan takes the ball from Francis Franson | 86-56 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan banks in the layup | 88-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Francis Franson hits a fadeaway from the right side | 88-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Francis Franson takes the ball from Christopher Buchanan | 88-58 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Franson | 88-60 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan runs out the clock | 88-60 |