| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 19:12 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Wooten | 40-46 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is fouled on the floor by David Wooten - foul #1 on David Wooten, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bret Hawkins - foul #3 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales (PF) Bret Hawkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-48 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the fadeaway from close range | 40-48 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Cruz Whitley - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher (C) Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't throw it down | 41-48 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 17:48 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Scott Benton | 41-48 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:32 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 16:47 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher drills a runner from the right block | 43-48 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Tony Levine snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 15:42 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Enrique Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Benton | 45-48 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 15:04 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton can't throw it down | 45-48 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 45-48 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 45-50 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-50 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Myron Schumacher is called for the reach on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Myron Schumacher, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), James Houston (SG), Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) Charles Wiggins, Harold Taormina, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Scott Benton picks off the pass by Garf Ziebart | 47-50 |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | James Houston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Wooten | 50-50 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 11:44 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Houston | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | James Houston steals the ball from Garf Ziebart | 52-50 |
| 11:01 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Benton | 54-50 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 10:19 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Bret Hawkins | 54-50 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | James Houston comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Julio Martin - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Scott Benton, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Tony Levine (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart | |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | James Houston misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | James Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Tony Levine snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-50 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley tips it home | 54-52 |
| 09:26 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins double dribbles | 54-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski (SF) James Houston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Wiggins - foul #3 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 54-53 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-53 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF) Mikel Czernovski, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Levine | 56-53 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Tony Levine knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG) Charles Wiggins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Myron Schumacher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | John James misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Tony Levine tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Garf Ziebart | 58-58 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart drills a floater near the basket and the foul's on Bret Hawkins - foul #4 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (SG), Enrique Morales (PF) Harold Taormina, Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Carmelo Moreno, Tony Levine | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:45 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley clanks a floater near the basket | 58-60 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Bret Hawkins is called for the reach on Vladimir Zieglen - foul #5 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner (C) Bret Hawkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Tony Levine (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Hoyt Boatner | 58-60 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), James Houston (SF), Mikel Czernovski (PF) Charles Wiggins, Scott Benton, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Taormina | 60-60 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's layup is rejected by Mikel Czernovski | 60-60 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | James Houston takes the ball from Carmelo Moreno | 60-60 |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Taormina | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mikel Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hoyt Boatner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | John James grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the lay-in | 60-60 |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Houston - foul #2 on James Houston, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Scott Benton (SF), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, James Houston, Mikel Czernovski, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins drills a jumpshot from the left side | 62-62 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski loses the ball out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 02:15 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin | |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Hoyt Boatner (C) Charles Wiggins, Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten is fouled on the floor by Cruz Whitley - foul #3 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:53 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | John James grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by John James | 64-66 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Levine - foul #4 on Tony Levine, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Hoyt Boatner - foul #4 on Hoyt Boatner, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Cruz Whitley picks off the pass by David Wooten in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | David Wooten is called for the reach on Cruz Whitley - foul #3 on David Wooten, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |