| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Keith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Doney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 27-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Albert Anderson - foul #3 on Albert Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | Providence | Larry Graham (C) Albert Anderson | |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the free throw | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Providence | Larry Graham misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 19:35 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Larry Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-51 |
| 19:12 | Providence | Larry Graham pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Larry Graham clanks a floater in the paint | 30-51 |
| 18:43 | Providence | Christopher Doney gets the offensive rebound | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:22 | Providence | Walter Hanson is called for the reach on Christopher Doney - foul #2 on Walter Hanson, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:04 | Providence | Gregory Hoff is fouled on the floor by Gregory Capel - foul #2 on Gregory Capel, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:50 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Hoff | 30-53 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Capel | 32-53 |
| 17:25 | Providence | Donald Hilton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 32-53 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 32-53 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Doney - foul #2 on Christopher Doney, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG), Lester Long (SF) John Keith, Larry Graham | |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:02 | Providence | Gregory Hoff is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (PF) Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:51 | Providence | Lester Long drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Hoff | 34-56 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Doney - foul #3 on Christopher Doney, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Larry Graham (C) Gregory Hoff, Christopher Doney | |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 16:37 | Providence | Larry Graham grabs the board | 34-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:15 | Providence | Larry Graham buries a floater in the lane | 34-58 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Craig O'Brien | 36-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Providence | Larry Graham misses the easy layup but the foul's on Craig O'Brien - foul #3 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #5 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Keith (SG), Christopher Doney (SF), Albert Anderson (C) Cody Booth, John Brown, Lester Long, Donald Hilton | |
| 15:29 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 15:29 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 15:15 | Providence | Ronald Foor steals it from John Keith | 38-60 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Hoff - foul #3 on Gregory Hoff, team foul #4 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Orville Hedge, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hilton (PF) Larry Graham | |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 14:58 | Providence | Albert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 14:33 | Providence | Donald Hilton lays it in set up by John Keith and the foul's on Ronald Foor - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #6 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:33 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the free throw | 38-63 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge clanks a floater from the right side | 38-63 |
| 14:14 | Providence | Gregory Hoff grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 13:47 | Providence | Donald Hilton can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 38-63 |
| 13:46 | Providence | John Keith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 13:31 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the lay-in | 38-63 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 38-63 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Orville Hedge | 41-63 |
| 12:49 | Providence | Donald Hilton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Hoff | 41-65 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien travels with the ball | 41-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Walter Hanson, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Brown (SG), Larry Graham (PF) Gregory Hoff, John Keith, Donald Hilton | |
| 12:22 | Providence | Albert Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Cody Booth | 41-67 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski travels with the ball | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Gregory Capel, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:46 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Brown | 41-70 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Doney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-70 |
| 11:14 | Providence | Cody Booth misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 11:12 | Providence | Christopher Doney hits the follow up shot | 44-72 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is hacked by Larry Graham - foul #2 on Larry Graham, team foul #5 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Donald Hilton (PF) Cody Booth, Larry Graham | |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel's pass is intercepted by John Brown | 44-72 |
| 10:21 | Providence | Gregory Hoff connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Albert Anderson | 44-75 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor's pass is intercepted by Albert Anderson | 44-75 |
| 09:52 | Providence | John Brown is hacked by Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #7 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) Christopher Doney | |
| 09:52 | Providence | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-76 |
| 09:52 | Providence | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-77 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-77 |
| 09:42 | Providence | Donald Hilton gets the rebound | 44-77 |
| 09:29 | Providence | James Calvert steps in front of the Albert Anderson pass | 44-77 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | James Calvert banks in the layup | 46-77 |
| 09:05 | Providence | Gregory Hoff buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Anderson | 46-80 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the jump hook near the basket | 46-80 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 46-80 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-80 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the offensive board | 46-80 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Donald Hilton swats the short shot by James Calvert | 46-80 |
| 08:19 | Providence | John Brown snags the defensive board | 46-80 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Donald Hilton can't finish the layup | 46-80 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge pulls down the rebound | 46-80 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-80 |
| 07:54 | Providence | John Brown grabs the board | 46-80 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Albert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-80 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 46-80 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Orville Hedge | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Daniel Berry (SG), Christopher Doney (PF), Larry Graham (C) Gregory Hoff, John Brown, Donald Hilton, Albert Anderson | |
| 06:51 | Providence | Cody Booth comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-80 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Lester Long tips it back up and in | 46-82 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Calvert | 49-82 |
| 06:17 | Providence | Larry Graham drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lester Long | 49-84 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel travels with the ball | 49-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG) Lester Long | |
| 05:37 | Providence | Christopher Doney drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Berry | 49-86 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the jump hook in the lane | 49-86 |
| 05:17 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christopher Doney | 49-86 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Christopher Doney blows the layup but the foul's on Don Hughes - foul #1 on Don Hughes, team foul #8 | 49-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) Christian Hodges | |
| 04:48 | Providence | Christopher Doney misses the 1st free throw | 49-86 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Christopher Doney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-87 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | James Calvert clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-87 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski can't tip it in | 49-87 |
| 04:30 | Providence | Christopher Doney grabs the board | 49-87 |
| 04:02 | Providence | Lester Long drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cody Booth | 49-89 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Dima Pelkowski is blocked by Larry Graham | 49-89 |
| 03:54 | Providence | Lester Long snags the defensive board | 49-89 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Mike Pals takes the ball from Daniel Berry | 49-89 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Pals (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Don Hughes (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dima Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Christopher Doney (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a shot from the left wing | 49-89 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski tips it back up and in | 51-89 |
| 03:01 | Providence | Lester Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-89 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Mike Pals | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), John Brown (SG), Albert Anderson (C) Cody Booth, Daniel Berry, Christopher Doney | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Lester Long steals the ball from Nelson Strum | 51-89 |
| 02:26 | Providence | Larry Graham buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lester Long | 51-91 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-91 |
| 02:10 | Providence | John Brown grabs the board | 51-91 |
| 01:45 | Providence | Larry Graham clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #9 | 51-91 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG) Christian Hodges | |
| 01:45 | Providence | Larry Graham misses the 1st free throw | 51-91 |
| 01:45 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-92 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-92 |
| 01:32 | Providence | Larry Graham gets the rebound | 51-92 |
| 01:13 | Providence | Cody Booth misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Calvert - foul #2 on James Calvert, team foul #10 | 51-92 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG) Albert Anderson | |
| 01:13 | Providence | Cody Booth misses the 1st free throw | 51-92 |
| 01:13 | Providence | Cody Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 51-92 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 51-92 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Calvert | 54-92 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Lester Long misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Calvert - foul #3 on James Calvert, team foul #11 | 54-92 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (SF) Christian Hodges | |
| 00:47 | Providence | Lester Long makes the 1st free throw | 54-93 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Lester Long makes the 2nd free throw | 54-94 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-94 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the tip | 54-94 |
| 00:38 | Providence | Daniel Berry grabs the board | 54-94 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Providence | Lester Long is hacked by Dima Pelkowski - foul #2 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #12 | 54-94 |
| 00:16 | Providence | Lester Long misses the 1st free throw | 54-94 |
| 00:16 | Providence | Lester Long makes the 2nd free throw | 54-95 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | James Calvert connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Capel | 56-95 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Cody Booth runs out the clock | 56-95 |