| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | David Prouty gets the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-23 |
| 18:52 | Providence | Mark Henderson connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Buhr and the foul's on Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| 18:52 | Providence | Mark Henderson makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Briscoe | 38-26 |
| 18:09 | Providence | William Briscoe steals the ball from Albert Buhr | 38-26 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | David Prouty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | David Prouty pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-26 |
| 17:39 | Providence | Gary Edmond gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Albert Buhr buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Spencer Mullins | 41-26 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses the jumper near the basket | 41-26 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the tip | 41-26 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | David Prouty snags the offensive board | 41-26 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | William Robinson swats the layup by David Prouty | 41-26 |
| 17:05 | Providence | Gary Edmond snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 16:42 | Providence | Gary Edmond drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by William Robinson and he's hacked by Patrick Eyler - foul #3 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| 16:42 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the free throw | 44-26 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Albert Buhr - foul #3 on Albert Buhr, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG) Albert Buhr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:03 | Providence | William Robinson misses short on a runner from the right block | 44-29 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald McWatters | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Wilson (fresh) C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Mark Henderson swats the dunk try by Thomas Espinosa | 44-29 |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez tips it in | 44-31 |
| 15:18 | Providence | Mark Henderson is whistled for traveling | 44-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Buhr (PG), Mason Coleman (SF) Spencer Mullins, Mark Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF) Pedro Lopez, Joel Wilson | |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Perry steals it from William Briscoe | 44-31 |
| 14:37 | Providence | Gary Edmond's floater is tipped away by Patrick Eyler | 44-31 |
| 14:35 | Providence | Albert Buhr misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 14:33 | Providence | William Robinson grabs the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 14:11 | Providence | William Robinson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-31 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 14:00 | Providence | Mason Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:36 | Providence | Albert Buhr buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Albert Buhr takes the ball from William Briscoe in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| 13:08 | Providence | William Robinson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Espinosa - foul #2 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Spencer Mullins (SG), Mark Henderson (SF) Ernest Perry, Mason Coleman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Donald McWatters, Thomas Espinosa | |
| 13:08 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 13:08 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Spencer Mullins steals it from William Oestreich | 51-31 |
| 12:38 | Providence | Spencer Mullins is fouled on the floor by William Oestreich - foul #1 on William Oestreich, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| 12:21 | Providence | Spencer Mullins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Buhr | 54-31 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | David Prouty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PF) Patrick Eyler | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joel Wilson (fresh) C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Providence | The short jumper by Mark Henderson is denied by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 54-31 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 10:56 | Providence | Spencer Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG) Albert Buhr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Donald McWatters (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF) William Oestreich, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-34 |
| 10:43 | Providence | The rebound goes to William Robinson | 54-34 |
| 10:21 | Providence | Spencer Mullins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-34 |
| 10:20 | Providence | Gary Edmond misses the tip | 54-34 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler blows the layup but he's fouled by William Robinson - foul #1 on William Robinson, team foul #2 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Buhr (PG) Ernest Perry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) David Prouty | |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 09:44 | Providence | William Robinson loses the dribble to William Briscoe | 54-36 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 09:33 | Providence | Spencer Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:14 | Providence | Albert Buhr knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Espinosa | 57-38 |
| 08:38 | Providence | William Robinson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-38 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa grabs the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald McWatters | 57-41 |
| 07:46 | Providence | William Robinson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Spencer Mullins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Pedro Lopez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the jumper from the right side | 57-41 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa tips it home | 57-43 |
| 07:17 | Providence | William Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Eyler - foul #4 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG), Mason Coleman (SF) Spencer Mullins, Mark Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Joel Wilson (PF), David Prouty (C) Pedro Lopez, Patrick Eyler, Thomas Espinosa | |
| 07:17 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:17 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Mason Coleman takes the ball from Joel Wilson | 59-43 |
| 06:32 | Providence | Albert Buhr misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Providence | David Cost (C) William Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:32 | Providence | Albert Buhr makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:32 | Providence | Albert Buhr misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | David Prouty lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia and he's hacked by David Cost - foul #1 on David Cost, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:59 | Providence | David Cost can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 05:57 | Providence | Mason Coleman tips it back up and in | 62-46 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Ernest Perry is called for the reach on Donald McWatters - foul #3 on Ernest Perry, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG) William Briscoe, Donald McWatters | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 62-46 |
| 05:34 | Providence | David Cost grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 05:14 | Providence | Albert Buhr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | William Oestreich gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia double dribbles | 62-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Spencer Mullins (PG), Mark Henderson (SF) Albert Buhr, Mason Coleman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Joel Wilson | |
| 04:32 | Providence | David Cost hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ernest Perry | 64-46 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Spencer Mullins - foul #1 on Spencer Mullins, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Providence | William Robinson (C) David Cost | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG), Joel Wilson (PF), Thomas Espinosa (C) Pedro Lopez, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:28 | Providence | William Robinson grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 04:08 | Providence | Gary Edmond comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Joel Wilson, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| 04:08 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:08 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson is fouled on the floor by Gary Edmond - foul #1 on Gary Edmond, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 03:50 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gary Edmond | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Jenks (fresh) PF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Providence | Spencer Mullins loses the dribble to Joel Wilson | 66-46 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | William Oestreich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa tips it back up and in | 66-48 |
| 02:54 | Providence | Spencer Mullins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | William Oestreich knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald McWatters | 66-51 |
| 02:07 | Providence | William Robinson drills a runner in the paint | 68-51 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 01:33 | Providence | Ernest Perry can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 68-54 |
| 01:31 | Providence | Ernest Perry gets the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:02 | Providence | William Robinson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 68-54 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the easy layup | 68-54 |
| 00:51 | Providence | Spencer Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Providence | Spencer Mullins misses the easy layup | 68-54 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Mark Henderson snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Spencer Mullins runs out the clock | 68-54 |