| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Kwesi Alhusseini (fresh) SG - Ronald Cook (fresh) SF - Frederic Butler (fresh) PF - Miguel Martin (fresh) C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Benefiel - foul #1 on Norman Benefiel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin is hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Manhattan | Christopher Williamson is called for the reach on Ronald Cook - foul #1 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Norman Benefiel | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kwesi Alhusseini | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel clanks a runner from the left block | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:57 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is hacked by Kwesi Alhusseini in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kwesi Alhusseini, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Norman Benefiel | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Kwesi Alhusseini (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederic Butler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Julio Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Cook | 4-9 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Miguel Martin takes the ball from Julio Rodriguez | 4-9 |
| 14:51 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Frederic Butler | 6-9 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 6-9 |
| 14:31 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:25 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 14:24 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Williamson | 6-9 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 6-11 |
| 14:06 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cook - foul #1 on Ronald Cook, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (PG), Todd Williams (SG), Harold Craner (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), Rodney Robins (C) Kwesi Alhusseini, Ronald Cook, Frederic Butler, Miguel Martin, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Ronald Nees (PF), Michael Fuqua (C) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson, Michael Mathews, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel loses the dribble to Todd Williams | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | Manhattan | Harold Craner lays it up and in on a great pass from Todd Williams | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:59 | Manhattan | Harold Craner buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rodney Robins | 14-13 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Benefiel | 14-15 |
| 12:29 | Manhattan | Ronald Nees denies the turnaround by Harold Craner | 14-15 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 11:46 | Manhattan | Todd Williams misses the lay-in | 14-17 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Romeo Martinez (fairly fresh) SG - Todd Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Craner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) C - Rodney Robins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Laramie (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Nees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fuqua (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel dunks the ball on a nice dish by Matthew Laramie | 14-19 |
| 11:14 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:13 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins tips it home | 16-19 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini (PG), Ronald Cook (SG), Frederic Butler (SF), Miguel Martin (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Romeo Martinez, Todd Williams, Harold Craner, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Rodney Robins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Carl Foster (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF), Julio Rodriguez (C) Norman Benefiel, Tom Roberts, Matthew Laramie, Ronald Nees, Michael Fuqua | |
| 10:56 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-19 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Williamson | 16-19 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Foster, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| 10:28 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler hits a jumpshot from the right side | 18-19 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is fouled on the floor by Frederic Butler - foul #1 on Frederic Butler, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sheng-li Xiao (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 18-19 |
| 09:50 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:44 | Manhattan | Paul Rankin steps in front of the Sheng-li Xiao pass | 18-19 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin throws it down | 18-21 |
| 09:36 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Nees (PF) Michael Mathews | |
| 09:36 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:36 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Rankin and the foul's on Ronald Cook - foul #2 on Ronald Cook, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG), Romeo Martinez (SG), Harold Craner (SF) Kwesi Alhusseini, Ronald Cook, Frederic Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Tom Roberts (SG) Paul Rankin, Carl Foster | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:47 | Manhattan | Ronald Nees picks off the pass by Harold Craner | 19-24 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Christopher Williamson | 19-26 |
| 08:18 | Manhattan | Al Mooney loses the dribble to Norman Benefiel in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel can't tip it in | 19-26 |
| 07:58 | Manhattan | Sheng-li Xiao grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 07:54 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Craner and the foul's on Julio Rodriguez - foul #1 on Julio Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini (PG), Frederic Butler (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Al Mooney, Harold Craner, Miguel Martin, Sheng-li Xiao | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Fuqua (PF) Tom Roberts, Christopher Williamson, Ronald Nees | |
| 07:54 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is hacked by Dikembe Alleruzzo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG) Norman Benefiel | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Dikembe Alleruzzo steps in front of the Carl Foster pass | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Kwesi Alhusseini (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Romeo Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederic Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) PF - Michael Fuqua (fresh) C - Julio Rodriguez (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Julio Rodriguez | 22-26 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Williams (SG) Romeo Martinez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:56 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Fuqua - foul #1 on Michael Fuqua, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Ronald Nees (C) Carl Foster, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 06:56 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:56 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:56 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini misses the 3rd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Todd Williams - foul #1 on Todd Williams, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (SG), Harold Craner (PF), Rodney Robins (C) Todd Williams, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF) Matthew Laramie | |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:10 | Manhattan | Harold Craner can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Nees - foul #1 on Ronald Nees, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG), Miguel Martin (PF) Kwesi Alhusseini, Frederic Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Julio Rodriguez (C) Paul Rankin, Michael Fuqua | |
| 06:10 | Manhattan | Harold Craner makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:10 | Manhattan | Harold Craner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is fouled in the backcourt by Al Mooney - foul #1 on Al Mooney, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:46 | Manhattan | Harold Craner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-30 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Al Mooney steals it from Norman Benefiel in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 05:41 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Al Mooney | 26-30 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Romeo Martinez - foul #1 on Romeo Martinez, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini (PG), Todd Williams (SG), Frederic Butler (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Al Mooney, Romeo Martinez, Harold Craner, Miguel Martin, Rodney Robins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie (SF) Christopher Williamson | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:56 | Manhattan | Todd Williams is fouled on the floor by Matthew Laramie - foul #1 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Carl Foster (SG) Norman Benefiel, Tom Roberts | |
| 04:56 | Manhattan | Todd Williams misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is hacked by Kwesi Alhusseini in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kwesi Alhusseini, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (SG) Kwesi Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:32 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Foster - foul #2 on Carl Foster, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG) Romeo Martinez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Michael Fuqua (PF) Carl Foster, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 04:32 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:32 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Dikembe Alleruzzo is called for the reach on Norman Benefiel - foul #2 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Harold Craner (SG), Miguel Martin (PF), Rodney Robins (C) Todd Williams, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF) Matthew Laramie | |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | Harold Craner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-36 |
| 03:45 | Manhattan | Harold Craner pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:37 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Nees - foul #2 on Ronald Nees, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini (PG), Ronald Cook (SG) Al Mooney, Frederic Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (SG), Michael Mathews (PF) Paul Rankin, Ronald Nees | |
| 03:37 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:37 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 27-36 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson tips it back up and in | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Kwesi Alhusseini (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Craner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Robins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fuqua (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Tom Roberts - foul #1 on Tom Roberts, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Frederic Butler (SF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Harold Craner, Rodney Robins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez (C) Michael Fuqua | |
| 03:01 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 29-38 |
| 02:40 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 02:28 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF) Miguel Martin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Carl Foster (SG) Norman Benefiel, Tom Roberts | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Carl Foster and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #11 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sheng-li Xiao (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:55 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kwesi Alhusseini | 31-41 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Rankin | 31-43 |
| 01:19 | Manhattan | Julio Rodriguez denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdeldayen | 31-43 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Julio Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Sheng-li Xiao takes the ball from Christopher Williamson | 31-43 |
| 00:43 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler misses the lay-in | 31-43 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #12 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (PG), Todd Williams (SG), Harold Craner (SF), Rodney Robins (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Kwesi Alhusseini, Ronald Cook, Frederic Butler, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Sheng-li Xiao | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Fuqua (C) Paul Rankin, Carl Foster, Christopher Williamson, Julio Rodriguez | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Harold Craner makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 33-45 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Todd Williams gets the rebound | 33-45 |