| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Darrell Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Elkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Shumate (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) C - Willie Meikle (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | John Hunt inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Loyd Young | 42-40 |
| 19:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | John Hunt is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Meikle - foul #1 on Willie Meikle, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Loyd Young | 45-40 |
| 18:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frederick Aker | 45-40 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Darrell Henderson is called for the reach on Loyd Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Henderson, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Bankhead (SF), Bobby Hooper (PF) David Shumate, Michael Taylor | |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | John Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 17:44 | Birmingham-Southern | John Hunt is called for the reach on Edward Bankhead - foul #3 on John Hunt, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SF), James Woolley (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) John Hunt, Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Timothy Smith (PG), Dean McCuien (SF) Darrell Henderson, Willie Meikle | |
| 17:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper is called for 5 seconds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Taylor (PF) Steven Elkins | |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Loyd Young | 50-40 |
| 16:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Loyd Young | 53-40 |
| 15:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Dean McCuien can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 15:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Taylor grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) PF - James Woolley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Strong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Bankhead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dean McCuien (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Hooper (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Bankhead drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 15:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Taylor double dribbles | 53-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), James Sherwin (SG), John Hunt (SF), Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Ryan Grimshaw, James Woolley, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Henderson (PG), Steven Elkins (SG), David Shumate (SF), Gregory Foote (PF), Willie Meikle (C) Timothy Smith, Edward Bankhead, Dean McCuien, Michael Taylor, Bobby Hooper | |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 14:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Foote snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 14:33 | Birmingham-Southern | David Shumate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 14:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Foote pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| 14:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 14:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | John Hunt dunks the ball set up by Jonathan Trombetta and the foul's on David Shumate - foul #2 on David Shumate, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) James Sherwin | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | John Hunt makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 13:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Colletti denies the turnaround by David Shumate | 56-43 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | John Hunt gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | John Hunt is hacked by David Shumate - foul #3 on David Shumate, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Howard (PG), Dana Justice (SF), Michael Taylor (PF) Darrell Henderson, David Shumate, Gregory Foote | |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | John Hunt can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range | 56-43 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| 12:15 | Birmingham-Southern | John Hunt steps in front of the Dana Justice pass | 58-43 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker lays it up and in on a great pass from John Hunt | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Dana Justice misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Loyd Young (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Steven Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Elkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dana Justice (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Meikle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Wilson | 63-43 |
| 11:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Howard | 63-46 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | John Hunt is fouled in the backcourt by Dana Justice - foul #4 on Dana Justice, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SG), James Woolley (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Henderson (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Dean McCuien (SF), Edward Bankhead (PF), Bobby Hooper (C) Steven Howard, Steven Elkins, Dana Justice, Michael Taylor, Willie Meikle | |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-46 |
| 10:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Timothy Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-46 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | James Woolley is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Hunt | 65-46 |
| 09:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins (SG), David Shumate (SF), Gregory Foote (C) Timothy Smith, Dean McCuien, Bobby Hooper | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | John Hunt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Hunt | 68-46 |
| 08:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 08:47 | Birmingham-Southern | David Shumate snags the offensive board | 68-46 |
| 08:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Bankhead hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Grimshaw - foul #1 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #3 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Ryan Grimshaw, John Hunt, James Woolley, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Timothy Smith (PG), Dean McCuien (SF) Darrell Henderson, David Shumate | |
| 08:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Bankhead makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 08:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Bankhead makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is hacked by Timothy Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Smith, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper (PF) Edward Bankhead | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 68-48 |
| 08:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 08:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Smith | 68-50 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 07:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper grabs the board | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Elkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dean McCuien (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Hooper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Foote (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Dean McCuien can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-50 |
| 07:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper grabs the offensive board | 68-50 |
| 07:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Elkins lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Timothy Smith | 68-52 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Elkins - foul #1 on Steven Elkins, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SF) Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Howard (PG), Dana Justice (SG), Edward Bankhead (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Willie Meikle (C) Timothy Smith, Steven Elkins, Dean McCuien, Bobby Hooper, Gregory Foote | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Howard is fouled on the floor by Loyd Young - foul #1 on Loyd Young, team foul #4 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Hunt (SF), James Woolley (C) Ryan Grimshaw, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | David Shumate (SF) Steven Howard | |
| 06:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Taylor misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 69-52 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Loyd Young connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Aker | 71-52 |
| 05:47 | Birmingham-Southern | David Shumate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 71-52 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | John Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Loyd Young | 74-52 |
| 05:22 | Birmingham-Southern | John Hunt is called for the reach on Willie Meikle - foul #4 on John Hunt, team foul #5 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SG), Joseph Colletti (C) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Henderson (PG), Dean McCuien (SF) Edward Bankhead, David Shumate | |
| 05:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Willie Meikle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 74-52 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | John Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 74-52 |
| 04:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Henderson gets the rebound | 74-52 |
| 04:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Taylor is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #8 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (SF) John Hunt | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Howard (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Bobby Hooper (PF), Gregory Foote (C) Darrell Henderson, Dana Justice, Michael Taylor, Willie Meikle | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw is hacked by Dean McCuien in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean McCuien, team foul #9 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Bankhead (SG) Steven Howard | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 76-52 |
| 04:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Foote misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Conrad - foul #1 on Jonathan Conrad, team foul #6 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Howard (PG) Dean McCuien | |
| 04:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Foote makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 04:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Gregory Foote misses the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | James Woolley pulls down the rebound | 76-53 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is hacked by Steven Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Howard, team foul #10 | 76-53 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta misses the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 04:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper grabs the board | 77-53 |
| 03:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Howard drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) James Woolley, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper lays it in | 77-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Steven Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Bankhead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Foote (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta and he's hacked by Gregory Foote - foul #2 on Gregory Foote, team foul #11 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the free throw | 80-58 |
| 03:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Timothy Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-58 |
| 03:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Howard tips it in | 80-60 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw is open and buries a floater from the right side set up by Jonathan Trombetta | 82-60 |
| 02:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Bobby Hooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-60 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong pulls down the rebound | 82-60 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Loyd Young buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathan Trombetta | 85-60 |
| 02:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Timothy Smith is whistled for a carry | 85-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), James Sherwin (SG), John Hunt (SF), James Woolley (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Loyd Young, Ryan Grimshaw, Paul Wilson, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dana Justice (SG), Dean McCuien (SF) Steven Howard, Gregory Foote | |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 85-60 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | James Woolley tips it home | 87-60 |
| 01:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Timothy Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 87-60 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | John Hunt grabs the board | 87-60 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | John Hunt connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Frederick Aker | 89-60 |
| 00:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Dean McCuien can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 89-60 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | James Woolley gets the rebound | 89-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | John Hunt makes the floater near the basket set up by Frederick Aker | 91-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Bankhead is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edward Bankhead, team foul #12 | 91-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Paul Wilson (PF) James Sherwin, James Woolley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker runs out the clock | 91-60 |