| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Richard Roth (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Nisbet (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Karl Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Freeman Babbitt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Barkley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Burchett (fresh) PF - Paul Bangert (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Meikle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis is hacked by John Meikle - foul #3 on John Meikle, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Smith (C) John Meikle | |
| 19:27 | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:26 | W. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Miller | 31-34 |
| 19:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Eric Smith swats the layup by Freeman Babbitt | 31-34 |
| 19:02 | W. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Davis | 31-34 |
| 18:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:49 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:34 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Dustin Barkley travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| 17:53 | W. Connecticut St. | Freeman Babbitt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Smith grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Barkley | 31-37 |
| 17:19 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet is hacked by Dustin Barkley - foul #1 on Dustin Barkley, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Philip Salamanca (SG), Walter Crum (SF), Alexander Keith (PF), Mitchell Brooks (C) Matthew Nisbet, Karl Davis, Freeman Babbitt, Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle (PG), John Holliman (SF), Kevin Dawson (PF) Keith Allen, Robert Burchett, Paul Bangert | |
| 17:14 | W. Connecticut St. | Philip Salamanca is fouled on the floor by Howard Buckle - foul #2 on Howard Buckle, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 17:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Philip Salamanca | 33-37 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 16:23 | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Salamanca | 36-40 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Alexander Keith picks off the pass by Howard Buckle | 36-40 |
| 15:47 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Dawson - foul #1 on Kevin Dawson, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet (SG), Michael Miller (C) Richard Roth, Mitchell Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen (PG), Robert Burchett (SF), John Meikle (C) Dustin Barkley, John Holliman, Eric Smith | |
| 15:47 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:47 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Philip Salamanca (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Nisbet (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Crum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Keith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Buckle (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Burchett (fresh) PF - Kevin Dawson (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Meikle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle makes the shot from close range set up by Robert Burchett | 37-42 |
| 15:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith knocks in the runner from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Alexander Keith takes the ball from Howard Buckle | 39-42 |
| 14:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to John Meikle | 39-42 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen loses the dribble to Michael Miller | 39-42 |
| 14:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth (PG), Thomas Dowdy (SG), Karl Davis (SF), Freeman Babbitt (PF), Mitchell Brooks (C) Philip Salamanca, Matthew Nisbet, Walter Crum, Alexander Keith, Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Dustin Barkley (SG), Paul Bangert (PF) Howard Buckle, Kevin Dawson | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers at Newark | John Meikle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 13:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Mitchell Brooks gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis makes the shot from the left block | 41-42 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers at Newark | John Meikle is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Brooks - foul #1 on Mitchell Brooks, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William King (PG), Eric Smith (C) Keith Allen, John Meikle | |
| 12:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by William King and he's hacked by Karl Davis - foul #2 on Karl Davis, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith (C) Mitchell Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman (SF) Robert Burchett | |
| 12:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:58 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Freeman Babbitt scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Karl Davis and he's fouled by Paul Bangert - foul #2 on Paul Bangert, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet (SG), Michael Miller (C) Thomas Dowdy, Alexander Keith | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 12:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Freeman Babbitt makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Freeman Babbitt takes the ball from John Holliman | 44-44 |
| 12:13 | W. Connecticut St. | William King is called for the reach on Matthew Nisbet - foul #2 on William King, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen (PG) William King | |
| 12:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Holliman - foul #2 on John Holliman, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Derek Maly (PG), Alexander Keith (PF) Richard Roth, Freeman Babbitt | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett (SF), Kevin Dawson (PF), John Meikle (C) John Holliman, Paul Bangert, Eric Smith | |
| 12:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Kevin Dawson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Alexander Keith - foul #1 on Alexander Keith, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Philip Salamanca (PG), Thomas Dowdy (SG), Walter Crum (SF), Mitchell Brooks (C) Derek Maly, Matthew Nisbet, Karl Davis, Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle (SG) Dustin Barkley | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Kevin Dawson makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Philip Salamanca (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dowdy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Crum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Keith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Buckle (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Burchett (fresh) PF - Kevin Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Meikle (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | W. Connecticut St. | Mitchell Brooks misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Meikle - foul #4 on John Meikle, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth (PG) Thomas Dowdy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Smith (C) John Meikle | |
| 11:11 | W. Connecticut St. | Mitchell Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:11 | W. Connecticut St. | Mitchell Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-47 |
| 10:56 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:37 | W. Connecticut St. | Mitchell Brooks can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:36 | W. Connecticut St. | Walter Crum pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:24 | W. Connecticut St. | Walter Crum clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 10:22 | W. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Brooks | 47-47 |
| 10:17 | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 10:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Mitchell Brooks snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Allen takes the ball from Alexander Keith | 47-47 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen lays it up and in | 47-49 |
| 09:23 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith is denied on a layup by Robert Burchett | 47-49 |
| 09:22 | W. Connecticut St. | Mitchell Brooks hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Kevin Dawson connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Keith Allen | 49-51 |
| 08:44 | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 08:22 | W. Connecticut St. | Alexander Keith pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:17 | W. Connecticut St. | Philip Salamanca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Kevin Dawson grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Kevin Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Smith's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Brooks | 49-51 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Richard Roth (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Salamanca (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Crum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Keith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Keith Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Buckle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Burchett (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Burchett is called for the reach on Walter Crum - foul #3 on Robert Burchett, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Derek Maly (PG), Matthew Nisbet (SG), Freeman Babbitt (PF), Michael Miller (C) Richard Roth, Philip Salamanca, Mitchell Brooks, Alexander Keith | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William King (PG), Dustin Barkley (SG), John Holliman (SF), Paul Bangert (PF), John Meikle (C) Keith Allen, Howard Buckle, Robert Burchett, Kevin Dawson, Eric Smith | |
| 07:12 | W. Connecticut St. | Walter Crum makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:12 | W. Connecticut St. | Walter Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William King | 51-54 |
| 06:35 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller's pass is intercepted by Paul Bangert | 51-54 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers at Newark | John Meikle grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Meikle lays it in on a nice dish by Dustin Barkley | 51-56 |
| 05:42 | W. Connecticut St. | Derek Maly knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 53-56 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Dustin Barkley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 05:20 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Derek Maly clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on William King - foul #3 on William King, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Thomas Dowdy (SG), Karl Davis (SF), Alexander Keith (PF), Mitchell Brooks (C) Matthew Nisbet, Walter Crum, Freeman Babbitt, Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen (PG), Eric Smith (PF) William King, Paul Bangert | |
| 04:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Derek Maly makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Derek Maly makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Dustin Barkley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 04:36 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Karl Davis | 55-56 |
| 04:17 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Holliman - foul #3 on John Holliman, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth (PG) Derek Maly | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle (PG), Robert Burchett (SF), Richard Massey (PF) Keith Allen, John Holliman, John Meikle | |
| 04:17 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Dowdy steals it from Dustin Barkley | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | W. Connecticut St. | Richard Roth clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Massey pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett's layup is rejected by Mitchell Brooks | 58-56 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Dustin Barkley can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Barkley and he's hacked by Richard Roth - foul #1 on Richard Roth, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet (SG), Freeman Babbitt (PF), Michael Miller (C) Thomas Dowdy, Alexander Keith, Mitchell Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman (SG), Paul Bangert (PF) Dustin Barkley, Richard Massey | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Howard Buckle makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Richard Roth (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Nisbet (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Karl Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Freeman Babbitt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Howard Buckle (fresh) 13 pts. SG - John Holliman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Burchett (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen (PG), Dustin Barkley (SG), John Meikle (C) Howard Buckle, John Holliman, Eric Smith | |
| 02:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert is hacked by Freeman Babbitt - foul #1 on Freeman Babbitt, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers at Newark | John Meikle clanks a jump hook from the right block | 58-59 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 01:49 | W. Connecticut St. | Freeman Babbitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Burchett - foul #4 on Robert Burchett, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| 01:49 | W. Connecticut St. | Freeman Babbitt makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:49 | W. Connecticut St. | Freeman Babbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Miller picks off the pass by Keith Allen | 60-61 |
| 01:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Nisbet clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Meikle snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers at Newark | John Meikle tips it in | 60-63 |
| 00:41 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by John Meikle - foul #5 on John Meikle, team foul #13 | 62-63 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Smith (C) John Meikle | |
| 00:41 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller misses the free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Dustin Barkley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | W. Connecticut St. | Karl Davis snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 00:05 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Miller misses long on a shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Roth - foul #2 on Richard Roth, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Keith Allen runs out the clock | 62-63 |