| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Tieman (fresh) PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | James Tieman inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Jay Berry - foul #1 on Jay Berry, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-34 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Preston | 31-34 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | John Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Wilson - foul #3 on Paul Wilson, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF) Paul Wilson | |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Loyd Young drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Colletti | 32-37 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Loyd Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), James Johnson (SF), Paul Whitney (PF), Christopher Mojica (C) Joesph Miser, James Tieman, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF) Joseph Colletti | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | John Hunt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | John Hunt tips it in | 34-39 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Preston | 36-39 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Loyd Young buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | James Johnson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Preston | 38-42 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | John Hunt is fouled on the floor by Paul Whitney - foul #1 on Paul Whitney, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), James Tieman (SF), Carl Graig (PF), Jay Berry (C) Nicholas Preston, James Johnson, Paul Whitney, Christopher Mojica | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (C) James Woolley | |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | John Hunt can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | James Tieman snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Loyd Young steals it from Carl Graig | 38-42 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Joesph Miser steals it from Loyd Young | 38-42 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Mueller | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Tieman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Graig (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson travels with the ball | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), James Johnson (SG), Paul Whitney (PF) Keith Mueller, Joesph Miser, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), James Woolley (PF) Frederick Aker, Paul Wilson | |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Tieman | 42-42 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | John Hunt is fouled on the floor by James Tieman - foul #3 on James Tieman, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG) James Tieman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF) Loyd Young, John Hunt | |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 09:55 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry throws it down on a nice dish by Keith Mueller | 44-45 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), Carl Graig (PF) Keith Mueller, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), John Hunt (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) Jonathan Trombetta, Ryan Grimshaw, Jonathan Conrad, Joseph Colletti | |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | James Johnson hits the finger roll | 46-45 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 46-45 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | James Johnson grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | James Johnson loses the dribble to Frederick Aker | 48-48 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), James Tieman (SF), Christopher Mojica (PF), Jay Berry (C) Joesph Miser, James Johnson, Carl Graig, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Joseph Colletti (C) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, John Hunt, James Woolley | |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Keith Mueller steals it from Joseph Colletti | 48-48 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Preston | 51-48 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 51-48 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad tips it home | 51-50 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Wilson - foul #4 on Paul Wilson, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), Carl Graig (PF) Nicholas Preston, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), John Hunt (SF), James Woolley (PF) Jonathan Trombetta, Ryan Grimshaw, Jonathan Conrad, Paul Wilson | |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | John Hunt gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | James Woolley connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Loyd Young | 52-52 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frederick Aker | 52-52 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | John Hunt makes the jumper from the right side set up by Loyd Young | 52-54 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Tieman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses the jumper from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | James Woolley drills a floater near the basket set up by Loyd Young | 54-56 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Jay Berry (C) Keith Mueller, Christopher Mojica | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF) James Woolley | |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Joseph Colletti swats the layup by Jay Berry | 54-56 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Colletti - foul #2 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | John Hunt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker's pass is intercepted by Joesph Miser in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the contested runner from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | John Hunt's floater is knocked away by Jay Berry | 59-56 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Aker - foul #4 on Frederick Aker, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), James Johnson (SF) Joesph Miser, James Tieman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Loyd Young | 61-59 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), James Tieman (SF) Keith Mueller, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Aker - foul #5 on Frederick Aker, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) Frederick Aker | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), James Johnson (SF), Paul Whitney (PF) Joesph Miser, James Tieman, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Trombetta is called for the reach on Nicholas Preston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-59 |