| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) SG - Christopher Lunde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Refugio Alvarado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 22-36 |
| 19:29 | Valparaiso | David Hope can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 19:28 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-36 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Mathews | 22-36 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Paul Rankin | 22-38 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Mathews - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Nees (PF) Michael Mathews | |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses long on a jumper near the basket | 24-38 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Lunde | 27-38 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 17:45 | Valparaiso | Refugio Alvarado grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 17:27 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua (C) Julio Rodriguez | |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is fouled on the floor by Zachary Gillingham - foul #2 on Zachary Gillingham, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Fuqua | 27-38 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees is hacked by David Hope - foul #2 on David Hope, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF), Courtney Brown (PF), Michael Smith (C) Zachary Gillingham, David Hope, Michael Hardee, Refugio Alvarado | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson | |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Benefiel | 27-40 |
| 15:52 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde hits a jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Christopher Lunde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lundell (fresh) SF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Courtney Brown (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Nees (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fuqua (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua throws it down | 29-42 |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde's layup is rejected by Ronald Nees | 29-42 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Ronald Nees | 29-44 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston makes the jumper in the lane | 31-44 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Roberts | 31-46 |
| 13:48 | Valparaiso | Tom Roberts is called for the reach on Courtney Brown - foul #1 on Tom Roberts, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Christopher Porath (SG), David Hope (SF), Michael Hardee (PF), Refugio Alvarado (C) Christopher Lunde, Michael Lundell, Timothy Eggleston, Courtney Brown, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Norman Benefiel, Matthew Laramie, Ronald Nees, Michael Fuqua | |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Porath | 34-46 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Refugio Alvarado - foul #2 on Refugio Alvarado, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG) Tom Roberts | |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:06 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Julio Rodriguez | 34-47 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Paul Rankin | 34-49 |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:09 | Valparaiso | Refugio Alvarado tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 36-49 |
| 11:45 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Zachary Gillingham | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Porath (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hope (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Refugio Alvarado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Zachary Gillingham | 39-49 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Zachary Gillingham takes the ball from Christopher Williamson | 39-49 |
| 10:51 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham jams it | 41-49 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews dunks the ball set up by Julio Rodriguez | 41-51 |
| 10:22 | Valparaiso | Paul Rankin takes the ball from David Hope | 41-51 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is fouled on the floor by Christopher Porath - foul #4 on Christopher Porath, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde (PG), Michael Lundell (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF), Courtney Brown (PF), Michael Smith (C) Zachary Gillingham, Christopher Porath, David Hope, Michael Hardee, Refugio Alvarado | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Paul Rankin, Carl Foster, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-51 |
| 09:38 | Valparaiso | Courtney Brown snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 09:22 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde hits a floater from the right side set up by Michael Lundell | 43-51 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Courtney Brown is called for the reach on Ronald Nees - foul #1 on Courtney Brown, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), David Hope (SF), Refugio Alvarado (C) Michael Lundell, Timothy Eggleston, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Matthew Laramie, Michael Fuqua | |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Hardee (PF) Courtney Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG) Tom Roberts | |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Zachary Gillingham takes the ball from Paul Rankin | 43-51 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Lunde (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Refugio Alvarado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Nees (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Rankin | 46-54 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham is hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #4 on Michael Mathews, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF), Courtney Brown (C) Zachary Gillingham, David Hope, Refugio Alvarado | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez (C) Michael Mathews | |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston loses the dribble to Norman Benefiel | 46-54 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez misses the turnaround in the lane | 46-54 |
| 06:14 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:00 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is hacked by Michael Hardee - foul #3 on Michael Hardee, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), David Hope (SF), Refugio Alvarado (C) Christopher Lunde, Timothy Eggleston, Michael Hardee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson, Ronald Nees | |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Porath - foul #5 on Christopher Porath, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell (SG) Christopher Porath | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:12 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Courtney Brown | 46-55 |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | David Hope scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Gillingham | 48-55 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews's pass is intercepted by Zachary Gillingham | 48-55 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Tom Roberts steals the ball from Zachary Gillingham in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie lays it in on a great pass from Tom Roberts | 48-57 |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell knocks in the shot in the lane | 50-57 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Tom Roberts | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Tom Roberts steals it from Refugio Alvarado | 50-59 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel lays it in on a great pass from Tom Roberts | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Lundell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Courtney Brown (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Refugio Alvarado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Julio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde (SG), Michael Hardee (PF) Michael Lundell, Courtney Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF) Tom Roberts, Matthew Laramie | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews is called for 3 seconds | 50-61 |
| 02:40 | Valparaiso | David Hope connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Zachary Gillingham | 52-61 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 02:14 | Valparaiso | Michael Hardee snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by David Hope is blocked by Julio Rodriguez | 52-61 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Julio Rodriguez | 52-61 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | David Hope hits the follow up shot | 54-64 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin is hacked by Michael Hardee - foul #4 on Michael Hardee, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF), Courtney Brown (PF), Michael Smith (C) Zachary Gillingham, David Hope, Michael Hardee, Refugio Alvarado | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Norman Benefiel, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Michael Fuqua steps in front of the Courtney Brown pass | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-67 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Tom Roberts takes the ball from Christopher Lunde | 54-67 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts dunks the ball | 54-69 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Eggleston | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin runs out the clock | 56-69 |