| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Richard Kropf (fresh) SG - William Lathan (fresh) SF - Harry Felix (fresh) PF - Carl Griffin (fresh) C - Joseph Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) SF - James Corbin (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) C - Melvin Small (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Melvin Small throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Vallo and he's hacked by Joseph Hunter - foul #1 on Joseph Hunter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Melvin Small misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Long Island | Harry Felix grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Long Island | Richard Vallo blocks the jumper by Harry Felix | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Long Island | Carl Griffin tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by James Corbin | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Long Island | Carl Griffin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Long Island | William Lathan snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Long Island | Richard Kropf clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Joel Dietrich - foul #1 on Joel Dietrich, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Long Island | Richard Kropf makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Long Island | Richard Kropf makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | James Corbin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Melvin Small snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Long Island | Harry Felix grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Long Island | William Lathan misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Joel Dietrich | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Long Island | Joseph Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), John Fagundes (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Joel Dietrich, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Carl Griffin picks off the pass by Bernard Esteban | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Richard Kropf (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Lathan (fresh) SF - Harry Felix (fresh) PF - Carl Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) SF - John Fagundes (fresh) PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Lewis Willis (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Long Island | William Lathan is fouled on the floor by Bernard Esteban - foul #1 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mladen Kucera (PG), Benjamin Breen (C) Richard Kropf, Joseph Hunter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:58 | Long Island | Carl Griffin connects on the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Bernard Esteban - foul #2 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) Bernard Esteban | |
| 14:58 | Long Island | Carl Griffin makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Mladen Kucera - foul #1 on Mladen Kucera, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Long Island | Randy Scott (PF) Carl Griffin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) John Fagundes | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | James Corbin is fouled on the floor by Randy Scott - foul #1 on Randy Scott, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Kropf (PG) William Lathan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield's pass is intercepted by Randy Scott | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Long Island | Mladen Kucera comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 13:47 | Long Island | Benjamin Breen gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:33 | Long Island | Richard Kropf makes the runner from close range and the foul's on Lewis Willis - foul #1 on Lewis Willis, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter (SF), Carl Griffin (PF), Joseph Hunter (C) Harry Felix, Randy Scott, Benjamin Breen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Small (C) Lewis Willis | |
| 13:33 | Long Island | Richard Kropf misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Melvin Small gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | James Corbin drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter's layup is rejected by Melvin Small | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Carl Griffin steps in front of the Nelson Wakefield pass | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Long Island | Richard Kropf comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Melvin Small pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joel Dietrich | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Richard Kropf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mladen Kucera (fresh) SF - Kelly Slaughter (fresh) PF - Carl Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joel Dietrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Long Island | Joel Dietrich is called for the reach on Carl Griffin - foul #2 on Joel Dietrich, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Long Island | William Lathan (SG), Harry Felix (SF) Richard Kropf, Kelly Slaughter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Joel Dietrich, Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| 10:53 | Long Island | Harry Felix misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Heppner | 9-12 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 10:11 | Long Island | Nelson Wakefield steps in front of the William Lathan pass | 9-14 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield lays it up and in | 9-16 |
| 09:38 | Long Island | Carl Griffin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-16 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | James Corbin's pass is intercepted by William Lathan | 9-16 |
| 08:58 | Long Island | Jan Heppner is called for the reach on Carl Griffin - foul #1 on Jan Heppner, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Kropf (PG), Randy Scott (PF), Benjamin Breen (C) Mladen Kucera, Carl Griffin, Joseph Hunter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF), Melvin Small (C) Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 08:38 | Long Island | William Lathan misses badly on a floater from the left block | 9-16 |
| 08:36 | Long Island | Randy Scott snags the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 08:18 | Long Island | William Lathan banks in the layup and he's hacked by Melvin Small - foul #1 on Melvin Small, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| 08:18 | Long Island | William Lathan misses the free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Melvin Small loses the dribble to Richard Kropf | 11-16 |
| 07:47 | Long Island | Richard Kropf misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | John Fagundes pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Fagundes | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Richard Kropf (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Lathan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Felix (fresh) PF - Randy Scott (fresh) C - Benjamin Breen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (tiring) 6 pts. SG - John Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Long Island | William Lathan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Fagundes | 11-19 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 06:55 | Long Island | William Lathan snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 06:35 | Long Island | Harry Felix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mladen Kucera (SG), Carl Griffin (PF), Joseph Hunter (C) William Lathan, Randy Scott, Benjamin Breen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Richard Kropf steals the ball from Melvin Small | 11-19 |
| 05:53 | Long Island | Carl Griffin drills a jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter (SF) Harry Felix | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| 05:22 | Long Island | Carl Griffin loses the dribble to John Fagundes | 13-19 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Griffin - foul #1 on Carl Griffin, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Long Island | William Lathan (SG) Richard Kropf | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:04 | Long Island | Carl Griffin pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 04:37 | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter drills a shot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | James Corbin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-19 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Hunter - foul #2 on Joseph Hunter, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Long Island | Harry Felix (SF), Benjamin Breen (C) Kelly Slaughter, Joseph Hunter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:14 | Long Island | Benjamin Breen pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 03:51 | Long Island | Harry Felix drills a 3 from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | John Fagundes misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 03:31 | Long Island | The rebound goes to William Lathan | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Mladen Kucera (fresh) SG - William Lathan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Felix (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Breen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (tired) 6 pts. SG - John Fagundes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Long Island | William Lathan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 03:13 | Long Island | Carl Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 02:51 | Long Island | Mladen Kucera misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | John Fagundes snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mladen Kucera - foul #2 on Mladen Kucera, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Kropf (PG), Randy Scott (PF), Joseph Hunter (C) Mladen Kucera, Carl Griffin, Benjamin Breen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Melvin Small (C) John Fagundes, James Corbin, Lewis Willis | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:08 | Long Island | Harry Felix scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is hacked by Randy Scott - foul #2 on Randy Scott, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) Nelson Wakefield | |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:02 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Randy Scott | 20-23 |
| 01:38 | Long Island | Joseph Hunter loses the dribble to Richard Vallo | 20-23 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | John Fagundes misses the lay-in | 20-23 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Esteban | 20-23 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 00:54 | Long Island | Richard Kropf grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 00:30 | Long Island | Harry Felix misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Small slams it home | 20-25 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Harry Felix misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 20-25 |