| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jamie Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ammons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ono (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Cordell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Parson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | James Ono inbounds the ball | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Fresno State | James Ono misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-44 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | James Calvert gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rubin Wolfe | 31-47 |
| 18:59 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rubin Wolfe - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| 18:59 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 18:59 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-50 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | James Ono misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 18:31 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons hits the follow up shot | 34-50 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | James Calvert knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 34-52 |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | James Ono lays it up and in set up by Jamie Dearing and he's hacked by Nelson Strum - foul #2 on Nelson Strum, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson (PF), Justin Armentrout (C) Ralph Cordell, John Parson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | James Ono misses the free throw | 36-52 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 36-52 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel double dribbles | 36-52 |
| 17:09 | Fresno State | James Ono hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jamie Dearing | 38-52 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Nelson Strum | 38-54 |
| 16:39 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 16:38 | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 16:23 | Fresno State | Justin Armentrout drills a turnaround from close range | 40-54 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Glenn Thompson - foul #1 on Glenn Thompson, team foul #1 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly (PG), Sammy Schulz (SG), Ralph Cordell (PF), John Parson (C) Jamie Dearing, Eric Ammons, James Ono, Justin Armentrout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) James Calvert, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 3rd free throw | 40-56 |
| 15:42 | Fresno State | Sammy Schulz is fouled on the floor by Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Arthur Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Schulz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glenn Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Cordell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Parson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Fresno State | Don Hughes is called for the reach on Sammy Schulz - foul #2 on Don Hughes, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Don Hughes - foul #3 on Don Hughes, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 42-58 |
| 14:31 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell buries a jump hook from close range | 44-58 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on John Parson - foul #2 on John Parson, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing (PG), James Ono (SF), Justin Armentrout (C) Arthur Reilly, Glenn Thompson, John Parson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 3rd free throw | 44-61 |
| 14:09 | Fresno State | James Ono comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Strum - foul #3 on Nelson Strum, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eric Ammons (SG), Ryan Jefferson (PF) Sammy Schulz, Ralph Cordell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Mathew Perry (PF) Harry Murphy, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 14:09 | Fresno State | James Ono misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 14:09 | Fresno State | James Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 13:50 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Eric Ammons | 45-61 |
| 13:45 | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Jefferson | 48-61 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 13:33 | Fresno State | Justin Armentrout pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 13:28 | Fresno State | Ryan Jefferson drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Ono | 50-61 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | James Ono is called for the reach on Nelson Strum - foul #3 on James Ono, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell (PF), John Parson (C) Ryan Jefferson, Justin Armentrout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) James Calvert, Mathew Perry | |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is hacked by Jamie Dearing - foul #2 on Jamie Dearing, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sammy Schulz (SG) Eric Ammons | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | James Ono steps in front of the Harry Murphy pass | 50-61 |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing clanks a shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 12:11 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell tips it back up and in | 52-61 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the easy layup | 52-61 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-61 |
| 11:41 | Fresno State | John Parson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jamie Dearing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Schulz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Cordell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Fresno State | John Parson makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jamie Dearing | 54-61 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 11:17 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to James Ono | 54-61 |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | James Ono comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 54-61 |
| 11:09 | Fresno State | John Parson tips it but misses | 54-61 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Capel and the foul's on John Parson - foul #3 on John Parson, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly (PG), Eric Ammons (SG), Glenn Thompson (PF), Justin Armentrout (C) Jamie Dearing, James Ono, Ralph Cordell, John Parson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (PF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 10:22 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-64 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 54-64 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | James Calvert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ryan Jefferson (PF) Sammy Schulz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mathew Perry (C) Ronald Foor | |
| 10:04 | Fresno State | Ryan Jefferson buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Reilly | 56-64 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Don Hughes, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SF) Don Hughes | |
| 09:30 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson's layup is rejected by Mathew Perry | 56-64 |
| 09:29 | Fresno State | Justin Armentrout tips it back up and in | 58-64 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Ryan Jefferson steals it from Orville Hedge | 58-64 |
| 08:47 | Fresno State | Justin Armentrout can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mathew Perry - foul #1 on Mathew Perry, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing (PG), James Ono (SF), Ralph Cordell (PF) Arthur Reilly, Glenn Thompson, Ryan Jefferson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Orville Hedge, Mike Pals, Dima Pelkowski, Mathew Perry | |
| 08:47 | Fresno State | Justin Armentrout makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:47 | Fresno State | Justin Armentrout misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Calvert and he's fouled by Jamie Dearing - foul #3 on Jamie Dearing, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Parson (C) Justin Armentrout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the free throw | 59-66 |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | James Ono gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 08:11 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell can't finish the layup | 59-66 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 59-66 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits the finger roll | 59-68 |
| 07:39 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell loses the dribble to James Calvert | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jamie Dearing (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Ammons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Cordell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is whistled for a carry | 59-68 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sammy Schulz (SG), Glenn Thompson (PF) Eric Ammons, Ralph Cordell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Dima Pelkowski (PF) James Calvert, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 07:08 | Fresno State | James Ono makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sammy Schulz | 62-68 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-68 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly (PG), Justin Armentrout (C) Jamie Dearing, John Parson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (C) Ronald Foor | |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Dima Pelkowski - foul #2 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 06:08 | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 06:02 | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly is whistled for a carry | 65-68 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell (PF) Justin Armentrout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum | |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Arthur Reilly steps in front of the Rubin Wolfe pass | 65-68 |
| 05:32 | Fresno State | Sammy Schulz can't finish the layup | 65-68 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 65-68 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dima Pelkowski | 65-70 |
| 05:02 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-70 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 67-72 |
| 04:42 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing (PG), Eric Ammons (SG), John Parson (C) Arthur Reilly, Sammy Schulz, Glenn Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 04:25 | Fresno State | James Ono knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | James Calvert hits the follow up shot | 69-74 |
| 03:53 | Fresno State | Ronald Foor takes the ball from Ralph Cordell | 69-74 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jamie Dearing (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Ammons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ono (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Cordell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 69-74 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Calvert | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell loses the dribble to Nelson Strum | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-77 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it home | 69-79 |
| 02:06 | Fresno State | James Ono is fouled on the floor by James Calvert - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #10 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sammy Schulz (SG), Glenn Thompson (PF), Justin Armentrout (C) Eric Ammons, Ralph Cordell, John Parson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Dima Pelkowski (PF) James Calvert, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 02:06 | Fresno State | James Ono makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 02:06 | Fresno State | James Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eric Ammons (SG) Sammy Schulz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a floater in the lane | 71-79 |
| 01:44 | Fresno State | Justin Armentrout pulls down the rebound | 71-79 |
| 01:44 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell (PF), John Parson (C) Glenn Thompson, Justin Armentrout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (PF) Dima Pelkowski | |
| 01:27 | Fresno State | Rubin Wolfe takes the ball from Eric Ammons | 71-79 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | James Calvert is whistled for traveling | 71-79 |
| 00:59 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jamie Dearing | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Ralph Cordell steps in front of the Ronald Foor pass | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jamie Dearing | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | James Calvert is hacked by Jamie Dearing in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jamie Dearing, team foul #7 | 76-79 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:18 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Ono | 79-81 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Jamie Dearing is called for the reach on Gregory Capel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jamie Dearing, team foul #8 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly (PG) Jamie Dearing | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:10 | Fresno State | James Ono misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 79-83 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 79-83 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is hacked by Arthur Reilly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Reilly, team foul #9 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) James Calvert | |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:07 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell pulls down the rebound | 79-83 |
| 00:03 | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-83 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-83 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | The clock runs out | 79-83 |