| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Dominick Cook pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | John Lor scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | John Lor makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley loses the ball out of bounds | 23-27 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | John Lor buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Tracey Williamson | 23-29 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Tony Levine and the foul's on Karl Buckingham - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook, Karl Buckingham | |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Jason Bluford gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Ronald Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Jason Bluford pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | John Lor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stjepan Kedzierski | 27-32 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Christopher Caley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | John James snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Tony Levine buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John James | 30-32 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | James Arechiga can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Philip McQuay (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Karl Buckingham (C) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Ronald Parker, Jason Bluford | |
| 17:00 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Alfredo Gallo | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dominick Cook (PF) James Arechiga | |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Kevin Claar connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Kevin Claar connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip McQuay (fresh) SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Julio Martin and he's fouled by Tracey Williamson - foul #2 on Tracey Williamson, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (PG), James Mahoney (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Jason Bluford (C) Kevin Claar, Philip McQuay, Tracey Williamson, Karl Buckingham | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Jason Bluford snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | James Mahoney misses the lay-in but the foul's on John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG) Dominick Cook | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | James Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | James Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | James Mahoney steals the ball from Vladimir Zieglen | 32-41 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | John Lor throws it down on a nice dish by James Mahoney | 32-43 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | John James loses the dribble to John Lor | 32-43 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | John Lor knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Parker | 32-45 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Jason Bluford takes the ball from Tony Levine | 32-45 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | John Lor misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen can't finish the layup | 32-45 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | John Lor clanks a floater near the basket | 32-45 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | James Mahoney is called for the reach on John James in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Mahoney, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) John Lor, James Mahoney, Ronald Parker, Thomas Rogers, Jason Bluford | |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Kevin Claar clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham snags the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Kevin Claar | 32-47 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Tracey Williamson is called for the reach on Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Tracey Williamson, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Julio Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno snags the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Kevin Claar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Philip McQuay (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook | |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Lor - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (SF) Thomas Rogers | |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | John Lor knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Parker | 34-49 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by John James | 36-49 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Ronald Parker hits a 3 from straight away set up by John Lor | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is hacked by John Lor in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lor, team foul #6 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | John James makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-52 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Cruz Whitley - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Cruz Whitley, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) James Mahoney, Thomas Rogers | |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart can't tip it in | 39-53 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it in | 41-53 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Christopher Caley - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG), Tony Levine (PF) John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG) John Lor | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Christopher Caley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Tony Levine drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Bluford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Kevin Claar comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-53 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Julio Martin pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook, Jason Bluford | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Cruz Whitley | 43-53 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley | 45-53 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Philip McQuay makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Kevin Claar grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Kevin Claar scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Tony Levine | 47-58 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Kevin Claar connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Arechiga | 47-61 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the floater from the left side | 47-61 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 47-61 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Julio Martin, Carmelo Moreno, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Kevin Claar, Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| 04:50 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-61 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | John James gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Jason Bluford is called for the reach on Garf Ziebart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Bluford, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Dominick Cook grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | John Lor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | John James is called for traveling | 47-61 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Christopher Caley scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Lor | 47-63 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Stjepan Kedzierski is blocked by Jason Bluford | 47-63 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dominick Cook | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Bluford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:53 | Xavier | John Lor double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), James Mahoney (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | James Mahoney picks off the pass by Alfredo Gallo | 47-63 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | James Mahoney travels with the ball | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (SG) Kevin Claar | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Parker picks off the pass by Garf Ziebart in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Ronald Parker dunks the ball | 47-65 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Julio Martin | 50-65 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | James Mahoney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Mahoney, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), James Arechiga (PF) Ronald Parker, Philip McQuay | |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carmelo Moreno | 53-65 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Kevin Claar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Jason Bluford pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | James Mahoney drills a floater from the right side set up by Kevin Claar | 53-67 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-67 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Julio Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Julio Martin hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers loses the dribble to Garf Ziebart | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | James Arechiga blocks the short jumper by Julio Martin | 55-67 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Arechiga | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Alfredo Gallo takes the ball from Kevin Claar | 55-67 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Julio Martin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Kevin Claar runs out the clock | 57-67 |