| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Siegel (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ratko Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Wade (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 19:27 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 19:23 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 18:53 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:48 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 43-34 |
| 18:46 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:27 | Seton Hall | Carl McKinney takes the ball from Ratko Zand | 43-34 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is fouled on the floor by Gregory Paulin - foul #1 on Gregory Paulin, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Scott Wade picks off the pass by Aaron Butler | 43-34 |
| 18:00 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand misses the easy layup | 43-34 |
| 17:59 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:41 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Siegel | 43-37 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Scott Wade blocks the jumper by Carl McKinney | 43-37 |
| 17:23 | Seton Hall | Scott Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:16 | Seton Hall | Clinton Siegel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Quincy | 46-37 |
| 16:51 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig Brooks | 46-37 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler tips it home | 48-37 |
| 16:31 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Wade | 48-40 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Craig Brooks | 51-40 |
| 16:06 | Seton Hall | William Singleton steals the ball from Scott Wade | 51-40 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Siegel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Paulin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ratko Zand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Seton Hall | Clinton Siegel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (PG), Justin Sunderland (SG), Dikembe Alu (SF), Michael Hunter (PF), Chuioke Ahumada (C) Manuel Jones, Clinton Siegel, Gregory Paulin, Ratko Zand, Scott Wade | |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kwacha Abdel | 54-40 |
| 14:56 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-40 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 14:20 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 14:11 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Michael Hunter | 54-40 |
| 14:07 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Anthony King | 56-40 |
| 13:27 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer is hacked by Kwacha Abdel - foul #2 on Kwacha Abdel, team foul #1 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), James Donelson (PF), Scott Wade (C) Peter Hamer, Michael Hunter, Chuioke Ahumada | |
| 13:11 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Alu's pass is intercepted by Craig Brooks | 56-40 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks blows the layup | 56-40 |
| 13:07 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 12:52 | Seton Hall | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Manuel Jones - foul #2 on Craig Brooks, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clinton Siegel (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF) Justin Sunderland, Dikembe Alu | |
| 12:41 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-40 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl McKinney | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:22 | Seton Hall | James Donelson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Carl McKinney - foul #2 on Carl McKinney, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (C) Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG), Michael Hunter (C) Clinton Siegel, Scott Wade | |
| 12:22 | Seton Hall | James Donelson makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 12:22 | Seton Hall | James Donelson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | James Donelson swats the layup by Jerry Merchant | 58-42 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant tips it in | 60-42 |
| 12:05 | Seton Hall | James Donelson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 12:03 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 11:58 | Seton Hall | Craig Brooks picks off the pass by Gregory Paulin | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 11:37 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Hamer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Donelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | William Singleton gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Paulin steals the ball from Bill Quincy | 60-42 |
| 11:01 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones is hacked by Craig Brooks - foul #3 on Craig Brooks, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland (SG), Dikembe Alu (SF), Ratko Zand (PF), Chuioke Ahumada (C) Peter Hamer, Gregory Paulin, James Donelson, Michael Hunter | |
| 10:56 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-42 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Chuioke Ahumada - foul #2 on Chuioke Ahumada, team foul #2 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Wade (C) Chuioke Ahumada | |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:24 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Dikembe Alu is called for the reach on Ebo Amoroso - foul #1 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #3 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clinton Siegel (SG), Gregory Paulin (SF) Manuel Jones, Dikembe Alu | |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Ebo Amoroso | 63-42 |
| 09:23 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #4 on Richard Lamere, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Carl McKinney (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (PG) Justin Sunderland | |
| 09:23 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 09:23 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Paulin picks off the pass by Bill Quincy | 63-44 |
| 08:58 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin blows the layup | 63-44 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 3 from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-47 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Craig Brooks | 69-47 |
| 08:00 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-47 |
| 07:59 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand grabs the offensive board | 69-47 |
| 07:43 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-47 |
| 07:42 | Seton Hall | Ratko Zand hits the follow up shot | 69-49 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant blows the layup but he's fouled by Scott Wade - foul #2 on Scott Wade, team foul #4 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Richard Lamere (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Justin Sunderland (SG), Dikembe Alu (SF), Michael Hunter (PF), Chuioke Ahumada (C) Peter Hamer, Clinton Siegel, Gregory Paulin, Ratko Zand, Scott Wade | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 69-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Manuel Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Sunderland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chuioke Ahumada (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-49 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the offensive board | 69-49 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks clanks a turnaround in the paint | 69-49 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks tips it home | 71-49 |
| 06:27 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Craig Brooks - foul #4 on Craig Brooks, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG) Craig Brooks, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 06:27 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 06:27 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-51 |
| 06:01 | Seton Hall | Michael Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 05:57 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones makes the shot from the right side set up by Chuioke Ahumada | 71-53 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Kwacha Abdel | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (SG) Dikembe Alu | |
| 05:25 | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Justin Sunderland | 71-55 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is hacked by Chuioke Ahumada - foul #3 on Chuioke Ahumada, team foul #5 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Anthony King, Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin (SF), James Donelson (PF), Scott Wade (C) Justin Sunderland, Michael Hunter, Chuioke Ahumada | |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Peter Hamer takes the ball from Craig Brooks | 71-55 |
| 04:30 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer banks in the layup | 71-57 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 04:01 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | James Donelson tips it home | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is whistled for a carry | 71-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG), Jerry Merchant (C) Bill Quincy, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland (PG), Clinton Siegel (SG), Ratko Zand (PF), Michael Hunter (C) Manuel Jones, Peter Hamer, James Donelson, Scott Wade | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Justin Sunderland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Siegel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Paulin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ratko Zand (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Seton Hall | Clinton Siegel's pass is intercepted by Craig Brooks | 71-59 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | William Singleton banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 73-59 |
| 02:59 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Ebo Amoroso | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Manuel Jones (PG), Scott Wade (C) Justin Sunderland, Michael Hunter | |
| 02:44 | Seton Hall | Gregory Paulin buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Jones | 73-61 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the follow up shot | 75-61 |
| 02:03 | Seton Hall | Jerry Merchant swats the short shot by Ratko Zand | 75-61 |
| 02:01 | Seton Hall | Clinton Siegel grabs the offensive board | 75-61 |
| 01:48 | Seton Hall | Clinton Siegel is whistled for traveling | 75-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Peter Hamer (PG), Justin Sunderland (SG), Dikembe Alu (SF), Michael Hunter (PF), Chuioke Ahumada (C) Manuel Jones, Clinton Siegel, Gregory Paulin, Ratko Zand, Scott Wade | |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-61 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 75-61 |
| 01:04 | Seton Hall | Chuioke Ahumada grabs the defensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 00:48 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Bill Quincy - foul #2 on Bill Quincy, team foul #7 | 75-61 |
| 00:48 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:48 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Brooks and the foul's on Dikembe Alu - foul #2 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #6 | 77-63 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the free throw | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Seton Hall | Justin Sunderland comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 78-63 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks runs out the clock | 78-63 |