| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) SF - James Corbin (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) C - Melvin Small (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael McCrobie (fresh) SG - Michael Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Holland (fresh) PF - Yuri Zietlow (fresh) C - Bryan Patterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Michael Davis steps in front of the Richard Vallo pass | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Bucknell | Michael Davis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Corbin | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich is hacked by Michael McCrobie - foul #1 on Michael McCrobie, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Melvin Small scores on a floater near the basket set up by Nelson Wakefield | 5-3 |
| 18:02 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Robert Holland | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Davis and the foul's on Melvin Small - foul #1 on Melvin Small, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Melvin Small misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Melvin Small tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 16:40 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson's floater is tipped away by James Corbin | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | Bucknell | Robert Holland gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Bernard Esteban is blocked by Robert Holland | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | Robert Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Lewis Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael McCrobie (fresh) SG - Michael Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Holland (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Yuri Zietlow (fresh) C - Bryan Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Bucknell | Robert Holland can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:35 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | Bucknell | Michael Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jan Heppner | 12-8 |
| 14:38 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | John Fagundes pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich double dribbles | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Melvin Small (C) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Bevis (PG), Jeffrey Cordell (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Henry Antonucci (PF), Nathan Gutierez (C) Michael McCrobie, Michael Davis, Robert Holland, Yuri Zietlow, Bryan Patterson | |
| 13:55 | Bucknell | Marco Costa makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Melvin Small can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Bevis - foul #1 on John Bevis, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Melvin Small makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Melvin Small makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:15 | Bucknell | John Bevis misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 14-10 |
| 13:13 | Bucknell | Marco Costa tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses short on a jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 13:06 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cordell | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Cordell drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Bevis | 14-14 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Melvin Small is hacked by Nathan Gutierez - foul #1 on Nathan Gutierez, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Lewis Willis (C) Bernard Esteban, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie (PG) Henry Antonucci | |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich loses the dribble to Michael McCrobie | 14-14 |
| 12:07 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie blows the dunk | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael McCrobie (fresh) SG - John Bevis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cordell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marco Costa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Gutierez (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 16-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Davis (SG), Robert Holland (SF), Yuri Zietlow (PF), Bryan Patterson (C) John Bevis, Jeffrey Cordell, Marco Costa, Nathan Gutierez | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | John Fagundes is fouled on the floor by Bryan Patterson - foul #1 on Bryan Patterson, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Michael McCrobie steals it from James Corbin | 16-14 |
| 11:00 | Bucknell | Michael Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | James Corbin drills a 3 from the left corner set up by John Fagundes | 19-14 |
| 10:27 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael McCrobie and the foul's on Lewis Willis - foul #1 on Lewis Willis, team foul #2 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF), Melvin Small (C) James Corbin, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Andrew Truman (PG) Michael McCrobie | |
| 10:27 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson misses the free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Melvin Small grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich lays it up and in on a great pass from Jan Heppner | 21-16 |
| 09:47 | Bucknell | Andrew Truman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Truman, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Richard Vallo (PF) Joel Dietrich, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Bevis (PG), Jeffrey Cordell (PF), Marco Costa (C) Andrew Truman, Yuri Zietlow, Bryan Patterson | |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | John Fagundes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 09:16 | Bucknell | Michael Davis travels with the ball | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie (PG), Nathan Gutierez (C) Michael Davis, Robert Holland | |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 08:58 | Bucknell | Marco Costa gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:53 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 23-16 |
| 08:51 | Bucknell | Nathan Gutierez gets the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:38 | Bucknell | Nathan Gutierez misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Esteban - foul #1 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #3 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Yuri Zietlow (PF) John Bevis | |
| 08:38 | Bucknell | Nathan Gutierez makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:38 | Bucknell | Nathan Gutierez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Melvin Small grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Cordell is called for the reach on Joel Dietrich - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cordell, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the tip | 23-17 |
| 08:06 | Bucknell | Yuri Zietlow grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 08:01 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Cordell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Melvin Small snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Small (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael McCrobie (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Cordell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yuri Zietlow (fresh) C - Nathan Gutierez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Marco Costa - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lewis Willis (C) Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Davis (SG), Robert Holland (SF), Bryan Patterson (C) Jeffrey Cordell, Marco Costa, Nathan Gutierez | |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:51 | Bucknell | Yuri Zietlow grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:32 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 07:17 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:01 | Bucknell | Yuri Zietlow misses the fadeaway in the lane | 24-17 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | James Corbin gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Bryan Patterson blocks the short jumper by Richard Vallo | 24-17 |
| 06:35 | Bucknell | Yuri Zietlow snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 06:10 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie's pass is intercepted by James Corbin | 24-17 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the finger roll set up by James Corbin | 26-17 |
| 05:51 | Bucknell | Michael Davis hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael McCrobie | 26-20 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Melvin Small (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Bevis (PG), Jeffrey Cordell (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Henry Antonucci (PF), Nathan Gutierez (C) Michael McCrobie, Michael Davis, Robert Holland, Yuri Zietlow, Bryan Patterson | |
| 05:42 | Bucknell | John Bevis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Antonucci | 26-22 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Melvin Small buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 28-22 |
| 05:07 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Cordell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-22 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bernard Esteban | 31-22 |
| 04:32 | Bucknell | Marco Costa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | John Fagundes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-22 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Melvin Small tips it but misses | 31-22 |
| 04:22 | Bucknell | Marco Costa snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 04:02 | Bucknell | Jan Heppner swats the shot by John Bevis | 31-22 |
| 04:00 | Bucknell | Marco Costa grabs the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 03:47 | Bucknell | John Bevis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernard Esteban - foul #2 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF), Lewis Willis (C) Joel Dietrich, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Davis (SG), Robert Holland (SF), Bryan Patterson (C) Marco Costa, Henry Antonucci, Nathan Gutierez | |
| 03:47 | Bucknell | John Bevis makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:47 | Bucknell | John Bevis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Bevis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Holland (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Cordell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Esteban | 33-24 |
| 03:08 | Bucknell | Robert Holland buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Cordell | 33-27 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner can't connect on a runner in the lane | 33-27 |
| 02:37 | Bucknell | John Bevis pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:23 | Bucknell | Michael Davis travels with the ball | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Richard Vallo (PF), Melvin Small (C) Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie (PG), Yuri Zietlow (PF) John Bevis, Jeffrey Cordell | |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | The jumper by Nelson Wakefield is denied by Bryan Patterson | 33-27 |
| 02:13 | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:58 | Bucknell | Richard Vallo is called for the reach on Yuri Zietlow - foul #1 on Richard Vallo, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Eric Couch (SG), Marco Costa (C) Michael Davis, Bryan Patterson | |
| 01:40 | Bucknell | Yuri Zietlow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Corbin | 33-27 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Robert Holland is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield - foul #1 on Robert Holland, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:13 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | James Corbin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joel Dietrich | 37-27 |
| 00:41 | Bucknell | Melvin Small doubles Michael McCrobie and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Melvin Small, team foul #6 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SF), Lewis Willis (C) James Corbin, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Davis (SG), Jeffrey Cordell (SF) Eric Couch, Robert Holland | |
| 00:13 | Bucknell | Nelson Wakefield is called for the reach on Michael McCrobie - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG) Joel Dietrich | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Bryan Patterson (C) Marco Costa | |
| 00:13 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:13 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Yuri Zietlow steals the ball from Lewis Willis | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Yuri Zietlow misses short on a halfcourt shot | 37-29 |