| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Meador (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-34 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't tip it in | 28-34 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Raymond Harris swats the layup by William Singleton | 28-34 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Charles Nolan travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 18:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Anthony Kelly | 28-34 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Charles Nolan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Robert Meador takes the ball from Harold Clancy | 28-34 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Anthony Kelly hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Meador | 31-34 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Robert Meador makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a fadeaway in the paint | 34-36 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Robert Meador can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 34-36 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Howell | 36-38 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Anthony Kelly is fouled on the floor by Harold Clancy - foul #2 on Harold Clancy, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Francis Adams (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Robert Meador, Anthony Kelly, Charles Nolan, Raymond Harris, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky hits a jump hook from the left block | 38-38 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Lamere | 38-41 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky blows the dunk | 38-41 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Roderick Forrest snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Michael Scott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Cummins | 41-41 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Richard Lamere is blocked by Roderick Forrest | 41-41 |
| 13:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daniel Cummins | 41-41 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Anthony Kelly (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Michael Jones (C) Daniel Cummins, Michael Scott, Francis Adams, Todd Dombrosky, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | William Singleton can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | William Singleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (C) Aaron Butler | |
| 12:28 | UConn | Robert Meador comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:26 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 41-41 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Bill Quincy steals the ball from Robert Meador | 41-41 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Anthony Kelly gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Meador (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by Jerry Merchant - foul #2 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Adams (SF) Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Harold Clancy (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| 11:00 | UConn | Anthony Kelly misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Bill Quincy | 41-41 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by Harold Clancy - foul #3 on Harold Clancy, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Todd Dombrosky (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Robert Meador, Raymond Harris, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy, Aaron Butler | |
| 10:00 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Lamere - foul #3 on Richard Lamere, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Charles Nolan (SF) Anthony Kelly, Francis Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (C) Brady Pilcher | |
| 10:00 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Roderick Forrest grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Michael Scott's floater is knocked away by Jerry Merchant | 43-41 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Michael Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Michael Scott hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Cummins | 46-41 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Richard Howell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Howell, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Anthony Kelly (SG) Daniel Cummins, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Brady Pilcher (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| 08:32 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky can't finish the layup | 46-41 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Craig Brooks | 46-44 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Robert Meador misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Meador (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) PF - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 46-46 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Robert Meador is hacked by Craig Brooks - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Adams (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Michael Jones (C) Charles Nolan, Todd Dombrosky, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Craig Brooks, Thomas Mowrey, Brady Pilcher, Aaron Butler | |
| 06:46 | UConn | Raymond Harris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Singleton - foul #2 on William Singleton, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG) Robert Meador | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Jerry Merchant | |
| 06:46 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Raymond Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Singleton | 47-49 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Anthony Kelly misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Harold Clancy - foul #4 on Harold Clancy, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (C) Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| 06:21 | UConn | Anthony Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Anthony Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #3 on Raymond Harris, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG) Anthony Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Richard Howell | |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Daniel Cummins is called for the reach on Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Daniel Cummins, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), William Singleton (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Bill Quincy, Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant | |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Michael Scott steps in front of the Richard Howell pass | 48-49 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Michael Scott slams it home | 50-49 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Lamere, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG) Daniel Cummins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Harold Clancy | |
| 04:58 | UConn | Raymond Harris misses short on a runner in the paint | 50-49 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Michael Scott tips it home | 52-49 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (SG), Charles Nolan (SF) Michael Scott, Francis Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant, Aaron Butler | |
| 04:14 | UConn | Robert Meador loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Dombrosky (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Raymond Harris, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF), Aaron Butler (C) William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky hits a floater in the paint set up by Robert Meador | 54-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Meador (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), William Singleton (SF), Brady Pilcher (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Bill Quincy, Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Anthony Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Roderick Forrest hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | William Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Francis Adams (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Michael Jones (C) Robert Meador, Charles Nolan, Todd Dombrosky, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Brady Pilcher, Jerry Merchant | |
| 02:40 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Charles Nolan (SF) Daniel Cummins, Francis Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Raymond Harris comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 56-49 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Robert Meador steps in front of the Bill Quincy pass | 56-49 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Raymond Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Richard Lamere - foul #5 on Richard Lamere, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Harold Clancy | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Kelly - foul #2 on Anthony Kelly, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Charles Nolan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #4 on Raymond Harris, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 00:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Raymond Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Brooks, team foul #11 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG) Anthony Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | William Singleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-51 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Robert Meador grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Robert Meador is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Brooks - foul #3 on Craig Brooks, team foul #12 | 60-51 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Robert Meador makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Robert Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Michael Jones swats the short shot by William Singleton | 62-51 |
| 00:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Nolan | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Meador runs out the clock | 62-51 |