| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Sontag (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 23-38 |
| 19:28 | UConn | James Sontag knocks in the runner from close range set up by Willie Birch | 23-40 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is called for traveling | 23-40 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Willie Birch is hacked by Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 18:28 | UConn | John Douglas buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gene Mackey | 23-43 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 17:59 | UConn | James Sontag double dribbles | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| 17:15 | UConn | John Douglas loses the ball out of bounds | 23-43 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-43 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the defensive board | 23-43 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Willie Birch comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #2 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, James Sontag | |
| 16:44 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the shot from the left side | 23-45 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the defensive rebound | 23-45 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Maurice Short hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Jamie Farrar | 23-47 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's layup is rejected by Maurice Short | 23-47 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't tip it in | 23-47 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Jamie Farrar pulls down the rebound | 23-47 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Paul Satsky is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #3 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Tony Levine (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Alfredo Gallo steals the ball from James Sontag | 23-47 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-47 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Willie Birch throws it down on a great pass from Jamie Farrar | 26-49 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo loses the dribble to Willie Birch | 26-49 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Willie Birch misses the easy layup | 26-49 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Kyle Rohn tips it back up and in | 26-51 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Charles - foul #1 on Robert Charles, team foul #1 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Paul Satsky (SG), Gene Mackey (PF) Jamie Farrar, Robert Charles, Willie Birch | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Gene Mackey connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-53 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 31-53 |
| 13:56 | UConn | John Douglas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the board | 31-53 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Sontag - foul #1 on James Sontag, team foul #2 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG) Julio Martin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 13:30 | UConn | John Douglas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-56 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | John Douglas steals it from Vladimir Zieglen | 32-56 |
| 13:16 | UConn | John Douglas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Satsky | 32-59 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Gene Mackey picks off the pass by Cruz Whitley | 32-59 |
| 12:49 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 32-62 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen clanks a jumper near the basket | 32-62 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley tips it home | 34-62 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-62 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Tony Levine pulls down the rebound | 34-62 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-62 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the board | 34-62 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Paul Satsky is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Paul Satsky, team foul #3 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), Maurice Short (C) Kyle Rohn, Gene Mackey, James Sontag | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-62 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the offensive board | 34-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG) John Douglas | |
| 11:03 | UConn | Paul Satsky clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-62 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Loren Stinson tips it home | 34-64 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Carmelo Moreno is denied by Loren Stinson | 34-64 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Willie Birch snags the defensive board | 34-64 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Maurice Short scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Birch | 34-66 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 34-66 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the board | 34-66 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Willie Birch's floater is tipped away by Garf Ziebart | 34-66 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Maurice Short tips it in | 34-68 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-68 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 34-68 |
| 09:20 | UConn | Willie Birch is denied on a layup by Vladimir Zieglen | 34-68 |
| 09:18 | UConn | Jamie Farrar tips it back up and in | 34-70 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-70 |
| 09:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 34-70 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-70 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno snags the defensive board | 34-70 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Maurice Short steals it from John James | 34-70 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Maurice Short clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #4 | 34-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Tony Levine (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF) Paul Satsky, Willie Birch | |
| 08:21 | UConn | Maurice Short misses the 1st free throw | 34-70 |
| 08:21 | UConn | Maurice Short makes the 2nd free throw | 34-71 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Julio Martin | 37-71 |
| 07:43 | UConn | Kyle Rohn buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Short | 37-73 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-73 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn gets the rebound | 37-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kun Ximines (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Jamie Farrar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-73 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 37-73 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Maurice Short steals the ball from Julio Martin | 37-73 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Garf Ziebart is called for the reach on Loren Stinson - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #5 | 37-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Kun Ximines, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | UConn | Dean Applegate (C) Maurice Short | |
| 06:34 | UConn | Jamie Farrar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-73 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 37-73 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-73 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Julio Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-73 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-73 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Kyle Rohn snags the defensive board | 37-73 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Jamie Farrar is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Moreno - foul #4 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #6 | 37-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:24 | UConn | Loren Stinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-73 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 37-73 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Julio Martin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-73 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Dean Applegate pulls down the rebound | 37-73 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Robert Charles misses the easy layup | 37-73 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 37-73 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Julio Martin, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | UConn | Craig Brown (SG) Robert Charles | |
| 04:16 | UConn | Kyle Rohn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-73 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-73 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-73 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines snags the offensive board | 37-73 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-73 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen can't tip it in | 37-73 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines tips it but misses | 37-73 |
| 03:45 | UConn | Kyle Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-73 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is whistled for a carry | 37-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) Dean Applegate | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kun Ximines (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Brown (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart lays it up and in set up by Julio Martin | 39-73 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Moreno - foul #5 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #7 | 39-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) Craig Brown | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-75 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a jumper in the paint | 39-75 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Robert Charles grabs the board | 39-75 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Loren Stinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-75 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Kyle Rohn tips it back up and in | 39-77 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Robert Charles is called for the reach on Julio Martin - foul #2 on Robert Charles, team foul #4 | 39-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-77 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the offensive board | 39-77 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines loses the dribble to Maurice Short | 39-77 |
| 01:41 | UConn | Jamie Farrar loses the dribble to Stjepan Kedzierski | 39-77 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Maurice Short swats the short shot by Garf Ziebart | 39-77 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Jamie Farrar gets the rebound | 39-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Loren Stinson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Kun Ximines, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Julio Martin scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Stjepan Kedzierski | 41-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-77 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 41-77 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 43-77 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jamie Farrar runs out the clock | 43-77 |