| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Nicholas Paquet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Waits (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Herzig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Bottoms (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Harry Murphy and he's fouled by James Waits - foul #2 on James Waits, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet tips it in | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Don Hughes buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 31-32 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Murphy takes the ball from Richard Bottoms | 31-32 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Don Hughes can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Eric Brown - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Don Hughes's floater is knocked away by Eric Brown | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Nicholas Paquet | 34-33 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Nelson Strum - foul #3 on Nelson Strum, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (SG) Nelson Strum | |
| 18:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Herzig gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Murphy picks off the pass by Nicholas Paquet | 35-33 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy slams it home | 35-35 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Herzig blows the dunk | 35-35 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 35-38 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien dunks the ball on a great pass from James Calvert and he's hacked by John Herzig - foul #2 on John Herzig, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley (SG), Stephen Nickels (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Justin Ozminkowski (C) James Waits, John Herzig, Eric Brown, Richard Bottoms | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) Walter Hanson, Don Hughes | |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen Nickels connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Paquet | 37-41 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig O'Brien | 37-44 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Ozminkowski | 37-44 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen Nickels grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet is fouled on the floor by Mike Pals - foul #1 on Mike Pals, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits (SG), Richard Bottoms (C) Nicholas Paquet, Justin Ozminkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Mike Pals, Craig O'Brien | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Stephen McAuley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Waits (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Nickels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) C - Richard Bottoms (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF) Nelson Strum | |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor's pass is intercepted by Richard Bottoms | 37-44 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 37-44 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Nickels | 39-44 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Calvert | 39-47 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen Nickels scores on a floater from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Capel | 41-49 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Foor - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet (PG), Glenn Runner (SG), John Herzig (SF), Eric Brown (PF) Stephen McAuley, James Waits, Stephen Nickels, Richard Bottoms | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 12:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Eric Brown grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Herzig misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Eric Brown tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Nicholas Paquet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Runner (fresh) SF - John Herzig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Boone (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Eric Brown grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Eric Brown is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley (SG), Justin Ozminkowski (C) Glenn Runner, Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SF) Gregory Capel | |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig O'Brien | 43-51 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Herzig hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Paquet | 45-51 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Stephen McAuley picks off the pass by Nelson Strum | 45-51 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Stephen McAuley steals the ball from Mike Pals | 45-51 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tuggle (PG), James Waits (SG), Stephen Nickels (SF), Richard Bottoms (C) Nicholas Paquet, Stephen McAuley, John Herzig, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Nelson Strum, Mike Pals, Don Hughes, Craig O'Brien | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson is called for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Eric Brown (PF) Justin Ozminkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-51 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen Nickels snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits makes the floater from the left block | 47-51 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Calvert | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Donald Tuggle (fresh) SG - James Waits (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Nickels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Bottoms (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits is fouled on the floor by Ronald Foor - foul #3 on Ronald Foor, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet (PG), Stephen McAuley (SF), Frank Boone (PF) Donald Tuggle, Stephen Nickels, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 06:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen McAuley - foul #2 on Stephen McAuley, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (PF) Ronald Foor | |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-56 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Frank Boone swats the short shot by Craig O'Brien | 47-56 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-56 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 47-58 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-58 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Capel | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone can't tip it in | 47-61 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Walter Hanson is called for the reach on Stephen McAuley - foul #3 on Walter Hanson, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Tuggle (PG), Glenn Runner (SG), John Herzig (SF), Justin Ozminkowski (C) Nicholas Paquet, James Waits, Stephen McAuley, Richard Bottoms | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), Mike Pals (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes | |
| 03:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Glenn Runner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Glenn Runner, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen Nickels (C) Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (C) Craig O'Brien | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Calvert | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Herzig knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Tuggle | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Donald Tuggle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Runner (fresh) SF - John Herzig (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Ozminkowski (fresh) 2 blk. C - Stephen Nickels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mike Pals (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Justin Ozminkowski denies the turnaround by Dima Pelkowski | 50-63 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Stephen Nickels | 50-63 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen Nickels makes the runner from the left block | 52-63 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet (PG), James Waits (SG), Eric Brown (PF), Richard Bottoms (C) Donald Tuggle, Glenn Runner, Justin Ozminkowski, Stephen Nickels | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Nelson Strum, Mike Pals, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | John Herzig steals it from Gregory Capel | 52-63 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Herzig | 54-63 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 54-63 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Eric Brown can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-63 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms hits the follow up shot | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a floater in the lane | 56-63 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Don Hughes tips it home | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet is fouled on the floor by Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Paquet - foul #2 on Nicholas Paquet, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Nicholas Paquet is called for the reach on Harry Murphy - foul #3 on Nicholas Paquet, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-67 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Nicholas Paquet misses the tip | 56-67 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Don Hughes | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy runs out the clock | 56-67 |