| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Richard Ridder inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | John Hoffman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols buries a jump hook from the right block | 37-30 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | John Hoffman travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SF), Greg Mack (PF) Thomas Coppock, Joe Prosienski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | John Hoffman gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:29 | Belmont | The jump hook by John Hoffman is blocked by Arthur Nichols | 37-30 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Joseph Paul hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | John Hoffman is called for the reach on Archie Rutledge - foul #3 on John Hoffman, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF) Michael Cox, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG) John Hoffman | |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | John Sundberg lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Prosienski and he's fouled by Richard Ridder - foul #2 on Richard Ridder, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols (C) Greg Mack | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | John Sundberg steps in front of the Roy Beckett pass in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Richard Ridder picks off the pass by John Sundberg | 40-32 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Roy Beckett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Ridder | 40-34 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sundberg | 42-34 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Roy Beckett hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 42-36 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Joseph Paul hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), Greg Mack (PF), Gregory Marcucci (C) Thomas Coppock, Joe Prosienski, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Michael Benedict (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Roy Beckett, Richard Ridder, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Greg Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Marcucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF) John Sundberg | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Greg Mack lays it in on a nice dish by Archie Rutledge | 44-39 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Gregory Marcucci - foul #1 on Gregory Marcucci, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Arthur Nichols (C) Archie Rutledge, Gregory Marcucci | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG) Dikembe Abdur | |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Arthur Nichols is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #2 on Arthur Nichols, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF) Thomas Coppock, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Michael Benedict can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Michael Cox pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | John Hoffman picks off the pass by Greg Mack | 44-39 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | John Hoffman lays it in | 44-41 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | John Sundberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Michael Benedict snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:45 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Greg Mack is fouled on the floor by John Hoffman - foul #4 on John Hoffman, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF), Arthur Nichols (C) Archie Rutledge, Joe Prosienski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Richard Ridder (SF), Joseph Paul (PF), Jerry Smith (C) John Hoffman, Michael Benedict, Stephan Crowe, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Coppock | 47-41 |
| 12:57 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (SG), Archie Rutledge (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF) Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Joseph Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (PG), Thomas Coppock (SF) John Sundberg, John Delancey | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Greg Mack (PF) Archie Rutledge, Joe Prosienski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SG), Stephan Crowe (SF) Roy Beckett, Richard Ridder | |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Greg Mack grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | John Sundberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Jerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:36 | Belmont | Joseph Paul comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Michael Benedict can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | John Sundberg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Greg Mack tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | John Sundberg is called for the reach on Michael Benedict - foul #1 on John Sundberg, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (SG), Archie Rutledge (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF), Gregory Marcucci (C) Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, Greg Mack, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Richard Ridder (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Dikembe Abdur, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Archie Rutledge steps in front of the Richard Ridder pass | 50-44 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski can't finish the layup | 50-44 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephan Crowe | 50-44 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-44 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Archie Rutledge | 50-44 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski lays it up and in set up by John Sundberg and he's fouled by Stephan Crowe - foul #1 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (PG), Thomas Coppock (SF), Arthur Nichols (C) John Sundberg, John Delancey, Gregory Marcucci | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG) Michael Benedict | |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge is hacked by Roy Beckett - foul #3 on Roy Beckett, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (PF) Joe Prosienski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Smith (C) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Greg Mack clanks a jump hook in the paint | 52-44 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols tips it home | 54-44 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Roy Beckett hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Jerry Smith blocks the jumper by Archie Rutledge | 54-47 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Greg Mack tips it home | 56-47 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerry Smith | 56-50 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Cox | 59-50 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock blows the layup | 59-50 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Greg Mack gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Archie Rutledge | 61-50 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Joe Prosienski (PF), Gregory Marcucci (C) Archie Rutledge, Greg Mack, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Stephan Crowe | |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Joseph Paul is whistled for a carry | 61-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SF), Arthur Nichols (C) Thomas Coppock, Gregory Marcucci | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Benedict (SF) Richard Ridder | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Michael Cox misses the lay-in | 61-50 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:49 | Belmont | Michael Benedict misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Sundberg | 61-50 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | John Sundberg knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Archie Rutledge | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Roy Beckett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | John Sundberg drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Roy Beckett's pass is intercepted by Joe Prosienski | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Paul (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Sundberg | 70-50 |
| 03:11 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Joseph Paul gets the offensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Cox - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (PG), Brian Fisher (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Greg Mack (PF), Gregory Marcucci (C) John Sundberg, Michael Cox, Archie Rutledge, Joe Prosienski, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (PG), Stephan Crowe (PF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Roy Beckett, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| 02:51 | Belmont | John Hoffman makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Greg Mack is hacked by Stephan Crowe - foul #2 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #7 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin (SF) John Hoffman | |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Greg Mack misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Stephan Crowe | 70-53 |
| 02:22 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-53 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Brian Fisher buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Delancey | 73-53 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | John Delancey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 73-56 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Michael Benedict pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SG) Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Greg Mack connects on the turnaround in the lane | 75-56 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Delancey - foul #1 on John Delancey, team foul #6 | 75-56 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur makes the 3rd free throw | 75-57 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Delancey | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-57 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Bumgarner | 78-57 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Michael Benedict clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-57 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Greg Mack snags the defensive board | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Greg Mack banks in the layup | 80-57 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Jeffery Irwin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-57 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Michael Benedict gets the offensive rebound | 80-57 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abdur and he's hacked by Greg Mack - foul #2 on Greg Mack, team foul #7 | 80-59 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Delancey runs out the clock | 80-60 |