| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) SG - Melvin Strong (fresh) SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) PF - Roger Thome (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) SG - Loyd Young (fresh) SF - John Hunt (fresh) PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Joseph Colletti | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | John Hunt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Melvin Strong | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Jacobs | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | John Hunt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frederick Aker | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin Strong | 6-3 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-3 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 8-3 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti grabs the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | John Hunt is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:19 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG), Sergei Jelinek (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Peter Jacobs, Melvin Strong, Jacob Shumaker, Roger Thome, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Timothy Nuzzo steals the ball from Loyd Young in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | Loyd Young is called for the reach on Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Loyd Young, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 15:46 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ryan Grimshaw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) SG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) SF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Eric Dowd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Woolley (fresh) C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker (SF) Sergei Jelinek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:56 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Loyd Young gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is called for 10 seconds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SG) Oscar Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 14:31 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Lightle | 10-6 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #2 on Loyd Young, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Roger Thome (PF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Larry Lightle, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | John Hunt's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Thome | 11-6 |
| 13:44 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:39 | Texas Tech | Paul Wilson picks off the pass by Peter Jacobs | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Jacobs - foul #1 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (SF) Jacob Shumaker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), James Woolley (SF) Jonathan Trombetta, John Hunt | |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:04 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 13:04 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Grimshaw | 12-11 |
| 12:16 | Texas Tech | Ryan Grimshaw is called for the reach on Melvin Strong - foul #1 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG), Jacob Shumaker (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Peter Jacobs, Melvin Strong, Sergei Jelinek, Roger Thome, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (SG), John Hunt (SF), Nicholas Strong (C) Ryan Grimshaw, Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| 12:06 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:05 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd tips it but misses | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | John Hunt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frederick Aker | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) SG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Eric Dowd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Woolley (fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 12-14 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | John Hunt blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 11:10 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:04 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses badly on a runner from the right block | 12-14 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 12-16 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo banks in the layup set up by Jacob Shumaker | 14-16 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| 09:56 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker hits the finger roll set up by Oscar Wilson and he's fouled by John Hunt - foul #1 on John Hunt, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Melvin Strong (SG), Roger Thome (PF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Oscar Wilson, Larry Lightle, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Frederick Aker, Jonathan Trombetta, John Hunt, James Woolley, Nicholas Strong | |
| 09:56 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (SF) Jacob Shumaker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:28 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome slams it home on a great pass from Melvin Strong and he's hacked by Paul Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF) Paul Wilson | |
| 09:28 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | James Woolley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Jacobs - foul #2 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee (PG) Peter Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | James Woolley makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | James Woolley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:43 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 20-20 |
| 08:41 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses the tip | 20-20 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Sergei Jelinek | 20-20 |
| 08:31 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome blows the layup | 20-20 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | James Woolley connects on the floater from the right block set up by James Sherwin | 20-22 |
| 07:51 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Sherwin - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Jacob Shumaker (SF), Larry Lightle (PF) Melvin Strong, Sergei Jelinek, Roger Thome | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), John Hunt (SF), Nicholas Strong (PF) James Sherwin, Jonathan Conrad, James Woolley | |
| 07:51 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:51 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | John Hunt is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jonathan Trombetta | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Lawrence Lee (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 21-25 |
| 07:16 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:56 | Texas Tech | Ryan Grimshaw picks off the pass by Jacob Shumaker out of a doubleteam | 21-25 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses the lay-in | 21-25 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | John Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 06:11 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Strong swats the layup by Jacob Shumaker | 21-28 |
| 06:09 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker can't tip it in | 21-28 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Hunt | 21-28 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jacob Shumaker - foul #1 on Jacob Shumaker, team foul #4 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Melvin Strong (SG), Roger Thome (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Lawrence Lee, Timothy Nuzzo, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), James Sherwin (SG), James Woolley (PF) Jonathan Trombetta, Ryan Grimshaw, Nicholas Strong | |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 05:26 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:11 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | James Sherwin snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Oscar Wilson picks off the pass by Frederick Aker in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 04:49 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Oscar Wilson | 24-28 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | John Hunt travels in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) Jacob Shumaker, Roger Thome | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF) James Sherwin, John Hunt | |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | The pull-up jumper by Oscar Wilson is blocked by James Woolley | 24-28 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle (PF) Ken Thornhill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:17 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Colletti | 26-31 |
| 03:37 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 26-31 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Larry Lightle is called for the reach on Frederick Aker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Lightle, team foul #5 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Roger Thome (PF), Robert Brown (C) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong, Larry Lightle, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), John Hunt (SF), Paul Wilson (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Jonathan Conrad, James Woolley, Joseph Colletti | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Nuzzo is called for the reach on Ryan Grimshaw - foul #2 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker (SF) Sergei Jelinek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong (C) Frederick Aker | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Roger Thome (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) SG - Loyd Young (fresh) SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo is fouled on the floor by Loyd Young - foul #3 on Loyd Young, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG) Loyd Young | |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | John Hunt gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 02:39 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker's floater is tipped away by Paul Wilson | 27-31 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | John Hunt pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw's pass is intercepted by Timothy Nuzzo in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 02:06 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Wilson | 27-31 |
| 02:05 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Thome | 27-31 |
| 01:43 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Jacobs | 30-31 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | John Hunt is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 30-31 |
| 01:10 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Strong is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Melvin Strong (SG), Sergei Jelinek (SF), Larry Lightle (PF) Timothy Nuzzo, Peter Jacobs, Jacob Shumaker, Roger Thome | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Jonathan Trombetta (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), James Woolley (C) James Sherwin, Ryan Grimshaw, John Hunt, Nicholas Strong | |
| 01:10 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | James Woolley gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is hacked by Oscar Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Oscar Wilson is called for the reach on James Woolley - foul #2 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (C) Paul Wilson | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | James Woolley makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | James Woolley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Joseph Colletti blocks the short jumper by Sergei Jelinek | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Wilson | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | The clock runs out | 31-35 |