| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Webster (fresh) SG - Norman Rochester (fresh) SF - Wayne Hobdy (fresh) PF - John Abbas (fresh) C - Michael Hillis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) SG - Michael Cox (fresh) SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) PF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | John Sundberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Coppock | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster drills a floater in the paint set up by Michael Hillis | 4-3 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Michael Cox drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Sundberg | 4-6 |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-6 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | John Sundberg is hacked by Wayne Hobdy - foul #1 on Wayne Hobdy, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (SG), Archie Rutledge (SF), Greg Mack (PF), Gregory Marcucci (C) Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, Joe Prosienski, Arthur Nichols | |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | John Sundberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Hobdy - foul #2 on Wayne Hobdy, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn (SF) Wayne Hobdy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | John Sundberg misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF) John Sundberg | |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Hillis - foul #1 on Michael Hillis, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (PG) Thomas Coppock | |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge makes the 3rd free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn misses badly on a floater in the lane | 4-10 |
| 16:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster snags the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hillis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Gregory Marcucci pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | John Delancey comes up short on the floater from the right side | 4-10 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hillis pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Rochester (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Spohn (fresh) PF - John Abbas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hillis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Delancey (fresh) SF - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Mack (fresh) C - Gregory Marcucci (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-10 |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas misses the lay-in | 4-10 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Marcucci grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Michael Hillis is called for the reach on Greg Mack - foul #2 on Michael Hillis, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dallas Baird (PG), Christopher White (SG), James Kiedrowski (C) Robert Webster, Norman Rochester, Michael Hillis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Thomas Coppock (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) Michael Cox, John Delancey, Greg Mack, Gregory Marcucci | |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Arthur Nichols - foul #1 on Arthur Nichols, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | John Sundberg misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Dallas Baird - foul #1 on Dallas Baird, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | John Sundberg makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-12 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski tips it but misses | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | John Sundberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Coppock | 7-12 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | John Sundberg misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Joe Prosienski is called for the reach on John Abbas - foul #1 on Joe Prosienski, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester (PG), Robert Webster (SF) Dallas Baird, Douglas Spohn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), Greg Mack (PF) Archie Rutledge, Joe Prosienski | |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Christopher White loses the dribble to John Sundberg | 7-12 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | John Sundberg hits the finger roll | 7-14 |
| 12:27 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Norman Rochester | 10-14 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | John Sundberg connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Coppock | 10-16 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Rochester | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Norman Rochester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher White (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Webster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Abbas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kiedrowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Coppock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Mack (fresh) C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Michael Cox is whistled for a carry | 12-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dallas Baird (PG) Christopher White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF) Thomas Coppock, Arthur Nichols | |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski misses the jumper from the right block | 12-16 |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster tips it home | 14-16 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Abbas | 14-16 |
| 10:34 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the fadeaway from the left block | 16-18 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Norman Rochester is blocked by Joe Prosienski | 16-18 |
| 09:49 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski hits the follow up shot | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | James Kiedrowski swats the shot by Archie Rutledge | 18-18 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski can't tip it in | 18-18 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge can't tip it in | 18-18 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster is hacked by Archie Rutledge - foul #1 on Archie Rutledge, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher White (SG), Douglas Spohn (PF) Norman Rochester, John Abbas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF), Gregory Marcucci (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) Michael Cox, Joe Prosienski, Greg Mack | |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | Dallas Baird loses the ball out of bounds | 18-18 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Gregory Marcucci is fouled on the floor by Christopher White - foul #1 on Christopher White, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (PG) John Sundberg | |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Michael Cox tips it but misses | 18-18 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | Dallas Baird travels with the ball | 18-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester (SG) Dallas Baird | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Greg Mack (PF) Archie Rutledge, Gregory Marcucci | |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | John Sundberg clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-18 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols tips it in | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher White (fresh) SG - Norman Rochester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Spohn (fresh) C - James Kiedrowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Mack (fresh) C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Michael Cox is called for the reach on Douglas Spohn - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Abbas (PF) Norman Rochester | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SG), Joe Prosienski (PF) Michael Cox, Greg Mack | |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Christopher White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Robert Webster steps in front of the John Sundberg pass | 18-20 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | John Sundberg grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Abbas - foul #1 on John Abbas, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dallas Baird (PG), Norman Rochester (SG) Robert Webster, Christopher White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (PF) Joe Prosienski | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:58 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols is fouled on the floor by Norman Rochester - foul #1 on Norman Rochester, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski (PF) Greg Mack | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas is whistled for traveling | 18-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster (SF) Douglas Spohn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Mack (C) Arthur Nichols | |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge hits a jumper from the left side set up by Joe Prosienski and he's hacked by Norman Rochester - foul #2 on Norman Rochester, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher White (SG) Norman Rochester | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Delancey (SG), Arthur Nichols (C) Thomas Coppock, Joe Prosienski | |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge makes the free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:35 | Vanderbilt | Greg Mack swats the layup by John Abbas | 18-27 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Greg Mack pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sundberg | 18-30 |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Greg Mack - foul #1 on Greg Mack, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn (SF) Robert Webster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF) John Delancey, Greg Mack | |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | James Kiedrowski takes the ball from Archie Rutledge | 21-30 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Prosienski | 21-30 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the fadeaway from close range | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dallas Baird (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher White (fresh) SF - Douglas Spohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Abbas (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kiedrowski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Rutledge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Coppock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster (PG), Michael Hillis (C) Dallas Baird, James Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), Greg Mack (C) Archie Rutledge, Arthur Nichols | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Douglas Spohn steals it from Thomas Coppock | 23-32 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | John Abbas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Abbas - foul #2 on John Abbas, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SG), Arthur Nichols (C) John Sundberg, Greg Mack | |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Michael Hillis is blocked by Joe Prosienski | 23-34 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Robert Webster is called for the reach on Thomas Coppock - foul #1 on Robert Webster, team foul #11 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dallas Baird (PG) John Abbas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Greg Mack (PF) Archie Rutledge, Joe Prosienski | |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hillis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SF), Gregory Marcucci (PF) Thomas Coppock, Greg Mack | |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-37 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster misses the easy layup | 23-37 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hillis | 23-37 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Archie Rutledge - foul #2 on Archie Rutledge, team foul #7 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF), Joe Prosienski (PF), Greg Mack (C) Archie Rutledge, Gregory Marcucci, Arthur Nichols | |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Greg Mack | 24-37 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Greg Mack misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Dallas Baird - foul #2 on Dallas Baird, team foul #12 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Abbas (PF) Dallas Baird | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SG) John Sundberg | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Greg Mack makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Greg Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 24-39 |