| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) SG - Morris Montano (fresh) SF - James Corbin (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fresh) SG - Shane Jones (fresh) SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) PF - Charles Defranco (fresh) C - Joel Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton clanks a turnaround near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | James Corbin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Nelson Wakefield - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:42 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Joel Hamilton swats the layup by Richard Vallo | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't tip it in | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco loses the dribble to Nelson Wakefield | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the finger roll | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:56 | Iowa State | Joel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:39 | Iowa State | Benny Blackburn takes the ball from Billy Middleton | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 6-2 |
| 16:20 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 15:56 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens misses short on a runner near the basket | 6-2 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Morris Montano grabs the board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) SF - James Corbin (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Jones (fresh) SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) PF - Charles Defranco (fresh) C - Joel Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a jumper from close range | 6-2 |
| 15:41 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Shane Jones | 6-2 |
| 15:25 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Morris Montano - foul #1 on Morris Montano, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Jan Heppner (PF) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski (C) Joel Hamilton | |
| 15:25 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:25 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Shane Jones steps in front of the John Fagundes pass | 6-3 |
| 14:56 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Shane Jones | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Billy Middleton steps in front of the Benny Blackburn pass | 6-5 |
| 14:32 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton jams it | 6-7 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Olin Pruskowski denies the turnaround by Benny Blackburn | 6-7 |
| 14:17 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:50 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski is hacked by James Corbin - foul #1 on James Corbin, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) John Fagundes, James Corbin, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (SG), Uros Buljan (PF), Joel Hamilton (C) Shane Jones, Charles Defranco, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens is hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | James Frenette misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 13:08 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 12:53 | Iowa State | Nelson Wakefield picks off the pass by Joel Hamilton | 6-7 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Morris Montano | 9-7 |
| 12:25 | Iowa State | Joel Hamilton clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 9-7 |
| 12:24 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:00 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton's layup is rejected by Benny Blackburn | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Joel Hamilton - foul #1 on Joel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF), Lewis Willis (C) Bernard Esteban, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shane Jones (SG), Charles Defranco (PF) James Frenette, Uros Buljan | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Middleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Defranco (fresh) C - Joel Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Charles Defranco out of a doubleteam | 12-9 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Nelson Wakefield | 14-9 |
| 10:39 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Jones | 14-11 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joel Hamilton - foul #2 on Joel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Uros Buljan (PF), Olin Pruskowski (C) Billy Middleton, Joel Hamilton | |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:19 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Olin Pruskowski | 14-11 |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by James Corbin - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) James Corbin, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | John Fagundes gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | John Fagundes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 09:27 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:58 | Iowa State | Shane Jones is fouled on the floor by John Fagundes - foul #1 on John Fagundes, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Samuel Owens (SG), Billy Middleton (SF) Noah Stevens, Shane Jones, Charles Defranco | |
| 08:43 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Esteban | 14-13 |
| 08:41 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Richard Vallo (PF) Thomas Clark, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski makes the runner from the right block | 14-17 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-17 |
| 07:43 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Benny Blackburn (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Frenette (fresh) SG - Samuel Owens (fresh) SF - Billy Middleton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Uros Buljan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Iowa State | James Frenette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-17 |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton hits the follow up shot | 14-19 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Billy Middleton picks off the pass by Nelson Wakefield | 14-19 |
| 06:55 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Morris Montano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 06:35 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens double dribbles | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), John Fagundes (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Morris Montano, Bernard Esteban, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Noah Stevens (PG), Shane Jones (SG), Charles Defranco (PF), Joel Hamilton (C) James Frenette, Samuel Owens, Uros Buljan, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Noah Stevens - foul #1 on Noah Stevens, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Hamilton - foul #3 on Joel Hamilton, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Everett Thies (C) Joel Hamilton | |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:18 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Noah Stevens, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Uros Buljan (PF) Billy Middleton | |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis's fadeaway is rejected by Uros Buljan | 16-19 |
| 05:08 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 04:48 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens buries a turnaround from close range set up by Charles Defranco | 16-21 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban is hacked by Uros Buljan - foul #1 on Uros Buljan, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Richard Vallo (PF) Thomas Clark, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 04:16 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 03:59 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Noah Stevens | 16-23 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Benny Blackburn (C) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Billy Middleton (SF), Olin Pruskowski (C) Uros Buljan, Everett Thies | |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton is fouled on the floor by James Corbin - foul #3 on James Corbin, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SF) James Corbin | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Fagundes (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Middleton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Morris Montano buries a 3 from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Charles Defranco splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Morris Montano pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 19-25 |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 02:13 | Iowa State | Morris Montano steps in front of the Olin Pruskowski pass | 19-25 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Morris Montano jams it | 21-25 |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Benny Blackburn - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Morris Montano, John Fagundes, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (SG), Uros Buljan (PF) Shane Jones, Charles Defranco | |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-25 |
| 01:32 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:10 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Willis | 21-25 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Billy Middleton - foul #1 on Billy Middleton, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Everett Thies (C) Olin Pruskowski | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 00:50 | Iowa State | Everett Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 00:34 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Benny Blackburn - foul #3 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Thomas Clark, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:34 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 00:34 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis tips it but misses | 21-27 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-27 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan snags the defensive board | 21-27 |