| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) SG - Willard Higgin (fresh) SF - Eric Althoff (fresh) PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) C - Matthew Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Clay Humphrey (fresh) SG - Daniel Coletti (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Gregory Allen (fresh) C - Lance Teachout (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams makes the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen hits the finger roll | 3-4 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Higgin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Blair | 6-4 |
| 18:43 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen is fouled on the floor by Glen Zich - foul #1 on Glen Zich, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 18:21 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 6-4 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Matthew Blair | 6-4 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Blair | 6-4 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Higgin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 17:56 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kurt Adams - foul #1 on Kurt Adams, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 17:56 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:56 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff lays it up and in | 10-5 |
| 17:16 | St. Thomas | David Crawford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams is hacked by Clay Humphrey - foul #1 on Clay Humphrey, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons (PF), Jason Wild (C) Kurt Adams, Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer (PG), Cary Hennig (SG), Wesley Hardee (SF), Frederick Cosgrove (PF), Douglas Evans (C) Clay Humphrey, Daniel Coletti, David Crawford, Gregory Allen, Lance Teachout | |
| 16:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff connects on the floater from the left side set up by Willard Higgin | 12-5 |
| 16:16 | St. Thomas | Douglas Evans hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Willard Higgin - foul #1 on Willard Higgin, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (PG), Barry Rourke (PF) Glen Zich, Eric Althoff | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 16:16 | St. Thomas | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:16 | St. Thomas | Douglas Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Wild pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Wild misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke tips it home | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Franklin Winn (fresh) SG - Willard Higgin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Parsons (fresh) PF - Barry Rourke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Wild (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Floyd Almaguer (fresh) SG - Cary Hennig (fresh) SF - Wesley Hardee (fresh) PF - Douglas Evans (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frederick Cosgrove (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (SG), Kurt Adams (PF) Willard Higgin, Barry Rourke | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | David Crawford (SF), Lance Teachout (C) Wesley Hardee, Douglas Evans | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-6 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Wild grabs the offensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Lance Teachout - foul #1 on Lance Teachout, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Eric Althoff (SF), Matthew Blair (C) Michael Edwards, Jason Parsons, Jason Wild | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Clay Humphrey (PG), Daniel Coletti (SG), Gregory Allen (PF) Floyd Almaguer, Cary Hennig, Frederick Cosgrove | |
| 15:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:39 | St. Thomas | David Crawford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 16-6 |
| 14:38 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen can't tip it in | 16-6 |
| 14:36 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 14:23 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout blows the layup | 16-6 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich snags the defensive board | 16-6 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich is hacked by Gregory Allen - foul #1 on Gregory Allen, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Higgin (SG), Jason Parsons (PF) Franklin Winn, Kurt Adams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 13:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Clay Humphrey - foul #2 on Clay Humphrey, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer (PG), Frederick Cosgrove (C) Clay Humphrey, Lance Teachout | |
| 13:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair misses the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 13:47 | St. Thomas | Jason Parsons steals it from David Crawford | 17-6 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers at Newark | A charge is called on Eric Althoff - foul #1 on Eric Althoff, team foul #4 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Cary Hennig (SF), Douglas Evans (C) David Crawford, Gregory Allen | |
| 13:11 | St. Thomas | Douglas Evans blows the layup | 17-6 |
| 13:10 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove hits the follow up shot | 17-8 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Higgin double dribbles | 17-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (PG), Jason Wild (C) Glen Zich, Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Wesley Hardee (SF), Lance Teachout (C) Daniel Coletti, Douglas Evans | |
| 12:35 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove clanks a floater in the paint | 17-8 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Jason Parsons | 17-8 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Higgin misses the 3 from straight away | 17-8 |
| 12:07 | St. Thomas | Cary Hennig snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 11:48 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer is fouled on the floor by Franklin Winn - foul #1 on Franklin Winn, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Barry Rourke (SF), Kurt Adams (PF) Franklin Winn, Eric Althoff, Jason Parsons | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Daniel Coletti (SG), David Crawford (SF), Gregory Allen (PF) Cary Hennig, Wesley Hardee, Frederick Cosgrove | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fresh) SG - Willard Higgin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Rourke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Adams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Wild (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Floyd Almaguer (fresh) SG - Daniel Coletti (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Gregory Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lance Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Almaguer - foul #1 on Floyd Almaguer, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (SG), Matthew Blair (C) Willard Higgin, Jason Wild | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Douglas Evans (C) Lance Teachout | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:02 | St. Thomas | Daniel Coletti hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Almaguer and he's fouled by Barry Rourke - foul #1 on Barry Rourke, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Cary Hennig (PG) Floyd Almaguer | |
| 11:02 | St. Thomas | Daniel Coletti misses the free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 21-12 |
| 10:31 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen scores on a runner in the lane | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Glen Zich | 23-14 |
| 10:08 | St. Thomas | Daniel Coletti misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-14 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Kurt Adams | 23-14 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair misses the fadeaway from the right side | 23-14 |
| 09:40 | St. Thomas | Daniel Coletti grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 09:17 | St. Thomas | Douglas Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Higgin (SG), Eric Althoff (SF), Jason Parsons (PF), Jason Wild (C) Glen Zich, Barry Rourke, Kurt Adams, Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Christopher Milton (PG), Floyd Almaguer (SG), Wesley Hardee (SF), Frederick Cosgrove (PF), Lance Teachout (C) Cary Hennig, Daniel Coletti, David Crawford, Gregory Allen, Douglas Evans | |
| 08:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Frederick Cosgrove steals the ball from Jason Wild | 23-14 |
| 08:47 | St. Thomas | Christopher Milton is hacked by Willard Higgin - foul #2 on Willard Higgin, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (PG), Manuel Randolph (SG) Franklin Winn, Willard Higgin | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 08:47 | St. Thomas | Christopher Milton makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:47 | St. Thomas | Christopher Milton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Edwards and he's fouled by Christopher Milton - foul #1 on Christopher Milton, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | David Crawford (SF) Christopher Milton | |
| 08:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Althoff makes the free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:10 | St. Thomas | Wesley Hardee can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Althoff - foul #2 on Eric Althoff, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke (PF) Eric Althoff | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 08:10 | St. Thomas | Wesley Hardee misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:10 | St. Thomas | Wesley Hardee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:10 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout grabs the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 08:01 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Randolph - foul #1 on Manuel Randolph, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Cary Hennig (SG) Wesley Hardee | |
| 08:01 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:01 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph misses long on a floater from the baseline | 26-17 |
| 07:49 | St. Thomas | The rebound goes to David Crawford | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Randolph (fresh) SF - Jason Parsons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Barry Rourke (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jason Wild (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Floyd Almaguer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cary Hennig (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Frederick Cosgrove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | St. Thomas | Michael Edwards picks off the pass by David Crawford | 26-17 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke misses the easy layup | 26-17 |
| 07:39 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 07:30 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout lays it up and in and the foul's on Jason Parsons - foul #1 on Jason Parsons, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Glen Zich (PG), Franklin Winn (SG), Kurt Adams (PF) Michael Edwards, Manuel Randolph, Barry Rourke | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen (PF) Frederick Cosgrove | |
| 07:30 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair (C) Jason Wild | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Daniel Coletti (SG) Cary Hennig | |
| 06:53 | St. Thomas | David Crawford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Matthew Blair | 26-20 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-20 |
| 06:31 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:18 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke (SF) Jason Parsons | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Cary Hennig (PG), Wesley Hardee (SF), Frederick Cosgrove (PF), Douglas Evans (C) Floyd Almaguer, David Crawford, Gregory Allen, Lance Teachout | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair is fouled on the floor by Frederick Cosgrove - foul #1 on Frederick Cosgrove, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Wild (PF) Kurt Adams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:03 | St. Thomas | Wesley Hardee grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 05:45 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Coletti and he's fouled by Jason Wild - foul #1 on Jason Wild, team foul #11 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (SG), Manuel Randolph (SF) Franklin Winn, Matthew Blair | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 05:45 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove makes the free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Frederick Cosgrove steals the ball from Michael Edwards | 27-23 |
| 04:59 | St. Thomas | Daniel Coletti misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-23 |
| 04:58 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove tips it but misses | 27-23 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Barry Rourke | 27-23 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Douglas Evans steals the ball from Barry Rourke | 27-23 |
| 04:16 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove blows the layup | 27-23 |
| 04:15 | St. Thomas | Wesley Hardee gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:04 | St. Thomas | Frederick Cosgrove hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Cary Hennig | 27-25 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Barry Rourke scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Randolph | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Glen Zich (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Randolph (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Barry Rourke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Wild (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Cary Hennig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Coletti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Hardee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:17 | St. Thomas | Cary Hennig comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Edwards and the foul's on Wesley Hardee - foul #1 on Wesley Hardee, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Higgin (SG), Eric Althoff (SF), Kurt Adams (PF), Matthew Blair (C) Glen Zich, Michael Edwards, Barry Rourke, Jason Wild | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Clay Humphrey (PG), Floyd Almaguer (SG), David Crawford (SF), Gregory Allen (PF), Lance Teachout (C) Cary Hennig, Daniel Coletti, Wesley Hardee, Frederick Cosgrove, Douglas Evans | |
| 03:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Randolph makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:54 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willard Higgin - foul #3 on Willard Higgin, team foul #12 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn (PG) Willard Higgin | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 02:54 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:54 | St. Thomas | Floyd Almaguer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Randolph | 36-27 |
| 02:14 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout's layup is rejected by Matthew Blair | 36-27 |
| 02:13 | St. Thomas | David Crawford snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 02:03 | St. Thomas | Clay Humphrey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-27 |
| 02:01 | St. Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Teachout | 36-27 |
| 01:48 | St. Thomas | A charge is called on David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards (SG) Manuel Randolph | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Gregory Allen - foul #2 on Gregory Allen, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:05 | St. Thomas | Gregory Allen can't finish the layup | 38-27 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 38-27 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Kurt Adams gets the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Gregory Allen steals the ball from Kurt Adams | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | St. Thomas | Lance Teachout lays it up and in | 38-29 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Franklin Winn hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-29 |