| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Shively (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Clayton Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | William Cupples's fadeaway is rejected by Karl Buckingham | 38-23 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | John Shively snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | John Shively is fouled on the floor by William Cupples - foul #3 on William Cupples, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) William Cupples | |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley | 38-26 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-26 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | John Shively tips it but misses | 38-26 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Christopher Caley picks off the pass by Vladimir Zieglen | 38-26 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | John Shively is hacked by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #1 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart | |
| 16:55 | Xavier | John Lor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | David Gimenez gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | David Gimenez scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo and the foul's on Dominick Cook - foul #1 on Dominick Cook, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Vladimir Zieglen is called for the reach on Dennis Prue - foul #2 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a shot from close range | 38-29 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Dennis Prue pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Prue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Tony Levine is called for the reach on Dennis Prue - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) John Lor, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Cupples - foul #4 on William Cupples, team foul #6 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Tony Levine, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it in | 38-31 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Dennis Prue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley's pass is intercepted by Christopher Caley in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | John Shively misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stjepan Kedzierski | 38-31 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley loses the dribble to John Lor | 38-31 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Christopher Caley double dribbles | 38-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart | |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | David Gimenez is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 38-33 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Gimenez | 38-36 |
| 11:32 | Xavier | John Shively drills a shot from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mahoney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Tony Levine's fadeaway is rejected by John Shively | 40-36 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | James Mahoney snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-36 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane | 40-36 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Kevin Claar gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | John Lor clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | John Lor hits a floater from the right side | 42-36 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Tony Levine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) John Lor, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, David Gimenez, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Dennis Prue clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 43-36 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dominick Cook | 43-36 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #3 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #8 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cupples (C) Tony Levine | |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the dunk attempt | 45-36 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Prue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Dennis Prue connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Clayton Mason | 47-38 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses short on an open shot from close range | 47-38 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | William Cupples hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Alfredo Gallo | 47-40 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Clayton Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 47-40 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | William Cupples is hacked by Christopher Caley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Caley, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (PF), John Shively (C) Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), David Gimenez (PF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Christopher Caley is called for the reach on Cruz Whitley - foul #4 on Christopher Caley, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Clayton Mason picks off the pass by William Cupples | 47-40 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | William Cupples steals it from James Arechiga | 47-40 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | William Cupples lays it in set up by Brandon Chitty | 47-42 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | John Shively misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 47-42 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | William Cupples pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Cruz Whitley | 47-45 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | William Cupples swats the layup by John Shively | 47-45 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brandon Chitty | 47-45 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits a floater from the left block | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Caley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Rogers (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Arechiga (fairly fresh) C - John Shively (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Gimenez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cupples (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Clayton Mason is fouled on the floor by Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga, John Shively | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Gimenez | |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Dominick Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Dennis Prue tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Karl Buckingham (PF) Clayton Mason, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, William Cupples | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | John James is hacked by Kevin Claar - foul #2 on Kevin Claar, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG) John James | |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Karl Buckingham - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), John Shively (C) John Lor, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), William Cupples (C) Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Christopher Caley grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Christopher Caley is called for the reach on Brandon Chitty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Caley, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Karl Buckingham - foul #2 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Clayton Mason can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | John Shively gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | John Shively comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 50-50 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rogers - foul #2 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Clayton Mason loses the dribble to Brandon Chitty in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Karl Buckingham is called for the reach on Brandon Chitty - foul #3 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Shively misses the fullcourt shot | 50-52 |