| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) SF - Brian Gust (fresh) PF - David Greene (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) SG - Louis Keith (fresh) SF - Michael Howard (fresh) PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Albert Ayon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Albert Ayon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jamal Kelly | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Gust | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jamal Kelly | 3-5 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Brian Gust can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Albert Ayon grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Jamal Kelly is called for the reach on Collin Leavens - foul #1 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | David Greene scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Gust | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Albert Ayon | 5-7 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the shot from the right block | 5-7 |
| 16:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Keith | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Albert Ayon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the easy layup | 5-7 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Albert Ayon can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Jamal Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) SF - Brian Gust (fresh) PF - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Louis Keith (fresh) SF - Michael Howard (fresh) PF - Albert Ayon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Louis Keith buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Michael Howard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 5-12 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Brian Gust snags the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla snags the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Keith | 5-12 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Collin Leavens - foul #1 on Collin Leavens, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), William Okoniewski (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, David Greene, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Michael Howard, Jamal Kelly | |
| 13:08 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:08 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Jared Yap drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Jared Yap lays it in | 10-14 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses long on a shot from the left side | 10-14 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Cross (fresh) C - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-14 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Jared Yap tips it home | 12-14 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Pickles - foul #1 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Brian Gust (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Jared Yap, Ivan Kosloski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF) Oscar Clark | |
| 11:16 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Louis Keith pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Michael Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Louis Keith tips it back up and in | 12-18 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Robert Cross is called for the reach on Brian Gust - foul #1 on Robert Cross, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (PF) William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamal Kelly (C) Robert Cross | |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Brian Gust comes up short on the runner from the left block | 12-18 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Howard - foul #1 on Michael Howard, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Albert Ayon gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Michael Howard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Louis Keith | 13-21 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla double dribbles | 13-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Okoniewski (SF) Collin Leavens, Brian Gust | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG), Ricky Cook (SG) Christopher Buchanan, Louis Keith | |
| 08:35 | UConn | Oscar Clark drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jamal Kelly | 13-24 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-24 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Oscar Clark gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Oscar Clark is hacked by Michael Hallenbeck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #3 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (SG), Christopher Pickles (C) Donald Duncan, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Albert Ayon | |
| 07:55 | UConn | Oscar Clark buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 13-27 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Jared Yap can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-27 |
| 07:41 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jamal Kelly | 13-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) PF - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ricky Cook (fresh) SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UConn | Jared Yap is called for the reach on Robert Cross - foul #1 on Jared Yap, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Brian Gust (SF) Jared Yap, William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Louis Keith (SG) Ricky Cook, Michael Howard | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-27 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Oscar Clark snags the offensive board | 13-27 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Robert Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), William Okoniewski (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, David Greene, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Ayon (PF) Robert Cross | |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Brian Gust loses the dribble to Albert Ayon | 13-27 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Ayon | 13-30 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-30 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gust | 13-30 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Brian Gust comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-30 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Louis Keith snags the defensive board | 13-30 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Brian Gust picks off the pass by Christopher Buchanan | 13-30 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jamal Kelly - foul #2 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #4 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (PF) Brian Gust | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Oscar Clark, Jamal Kelly | |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Louis Keith misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Duncan - foul #1 on Donald Duncan, team foul #5 | 14-30 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Louis Keith misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla clanks a floater from the baseline | 14-31 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla snags the offensive board | 14-31 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Collin Leavens | 16-31 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Michael Howard is hacked by Dikembe Abdulla - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #6 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), Brian Gust (SF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, William Okoniewski, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG) Christopher Buchanan | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Oscar Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) C - Albert Ayon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 16-31 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Robert Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 16-31 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-31 |
| 02:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to Albert Ayon | 16-31 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-31 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | David Greene snags the defensive board | 16-31 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | David Greene loses the ball out of bounds | 16-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Jared Yap, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Jamal Kelly (C) Louis Keith, Albert Ayon | |
| 02:04 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulla steps in front of the Michael Howard pass | 16-31 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | David Greene can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jamal Kelly - foul #3 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #5 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Ayon (C) Jamal Kelly | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | David Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:25 | UConn | David Greene is called for the reach on Michael Howard - foul #1 on David Greene, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (PF) David Greene | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:25 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Oscar Clark takes the ball from Collin Leavens | 17-33 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Albert Ayon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-33 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski pulls down the rebound | 17-33 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (SG) Robert Cross | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Oscar Clark hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Buchanan | 17-36 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 17-36 |