| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) C - George Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) SG - Todd Reed (fresh) SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) PF - Henry Bean (fresh) C - Steven Love (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Todd Reed hits a floater from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Rankin and the foul's on Henry Bean - foul #1 on Henry Bean, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Henry Bean gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Paul Rankin steals it from Robert Barrick | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Todd Reed pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Steven Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the contested turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Todd Reed - foul #1 on Todd Reed, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Robert Barrick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Powell - foul #1 on George Powell, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Williamson | 11-4 |
| 16:52 | UConn | Todd Reed hits the finger roll | 11-6 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | George Powell blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Barrick - foul #1 on Robert Barrick, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Michael Fuqua (C) Paul Rankin, Tom Roberts, Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | George Powell makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | George Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Henry Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Todd Reed is whistled for a carry | 12-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Christopher Williamson, George Powell | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Carl Foster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 16:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Barrick | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Rosol (fresh) SG - Carl Foster (fresh) SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) PF - Michael Fuqua (fresh) C - Jeffrey Oakley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) SG - Todd Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Barrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Love (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Todd Reed misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-6 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Laramie | 12-6 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua scores on a jump hook in the lane | 14-6 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Todd Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua connects on the shot in the lane set up by Carl Foster and he's fouled by Henry Bean - foul #2 on Henry Bean, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Michael Mathews (PF) Timothy Rosol, Carl Foster, Matthew Laramie, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Nelson Opielski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Kevin Marsh, Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua makes the free throw | 17-6 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Michael Mathews denies the turnaround by Curtis Hamblin | 17-6 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews gets the rebound | 17-6 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts's pass is intercepted by Nelson Opielski | 17-6 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Nelson Opielski dunks the ball | 17-8 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Hamblin - foul #1 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Powell (C) Michael Fuqua | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:25 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Hamblin | 18-11 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Nathan McEuen - foul #1 on Nathan McEuen, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG) Tom Roberts | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG) Nelson Opielski | |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Steven Love is fouled on the floor by George Powell - foul #2 on George Powell, team foul #2 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley (C) George Powell | |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Robert Barrick (SF) Ricky Matuseski, Steven Love | |
| 12:38 | UConn | Todd Reed misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Carl Foster - foul #1 on Carl Foster, team foul #3 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua (C) Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:38 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Carl Foster clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the layup against the doubleteam | 21-13 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Robert Barrick grabs the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Fuqua (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan McEuen (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Carl Foster scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-13 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Michael Mathews is called for the reach on Robert Barrick - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (PG), Matthew Laramie (SF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Paul Rankin, Christopher Williamson, Michael Fuqua | |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Steven Love (C) Todd Reed, Nathan McEuen | |
| 10:49 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin clanks a jumper from the baseline | 24-13 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin tips it in | 24-15 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley is whistled for a carry | 24-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG) Carl Foster | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:08 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski is hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG), Michael Fuqua (PF) Timothy Rosol, Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:57 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Tom Roberts - foul #1 on Tom Roberts, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SF) Robert Barrick | |
| 09:57 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses the free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-17 |
| 09:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Todd Reed | 24-17 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Kevin Marsh is hacked by Tom Roberts - foul #2 on Tom Roberts, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG), Carl Foster (SG) Tom Roberts, Matthew Laramie | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:10 | UConn | Kevin Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Kevin Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Love | 24-19 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Todd Reed works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Marsh | 26-22 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley double dribbles | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Opielski (SG), Robert Barrick (SF), Nathan McEuen (PF) Kevin Marsh, Todd Reed, Curtis Hamblin | |
| 08:03 | UConn | Michael Fuqua swats the layup by Robert Barrick | 26-22 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Rankin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Fuqua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Oakley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nelson Opielski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) C - Steven Love (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Ricky Matuseski steps in front of the Jeffrey Oakley pass | 26-22 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Nathan McEuen misses the easy layup | 26-22 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Rankin | 26-22 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Carl Foster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 07:09 | UConn | Steven Love gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Opielski | 26-25 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua's floater is tipped away by Nathan McEuen | 26-25 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Michael Fuqua pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Carl Foster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Rankin | 28-25 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-25 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Paul Rankin snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Ricky Matuseski picks off the pass by Paul Rankin in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Steven Love misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Fuqua - foul #1 on Michael Fuqua, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (SG), Matthew Laramie (SF) Carl Foster, Christopher Williamson | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG), Todd Reed (SG), Henry Bean (PF) Ricky Matuseski, Nelson Opielski, Nathan McEuen | |
| 05:36 | UConn | Steven Love makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:36 | UConn | Steven Love makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie double dribbles | 28-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Curtis Hamblin (C) Steven Love | |
| 04:57 | UConn | Todd Reed evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Kevin Marsh | 28-29 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Robert Barrick misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin tips it home | 28-31 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Robert Barrick snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Todd Reed clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Oakley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oakley, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan McEuen (SF) Robert Barrick | |
| 04:04 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (PG), Tom Roberts (SG), Michael Mathews (PF), George Powell (C) Paul Rankin, Timothy Rosol, Michael Fuqua, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Williamson (fresh) SG - Tom Roberts (fresh) SF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) PF - Michael Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Powell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UConn | Todd Reed splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 02:58 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-33 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Nathan McEuen tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Laramie | 28-35 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Nathan McEuen | 28-37 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson tips it home | 30-37 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Marsh and he's fouled by Matthew Laramie - foul #1 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SF) Matthew Laramie | |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Robert Barrick (SF), Steven Love (C) Kevin Marsh, Nathan McEuen, Curtis Hamblin | |
| 01:19 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is fouled on the floor by Steven Love - foul #1 on Steven Love, team foul #7 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Rankin (PG) Tom Roberts | |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Opielski (SG) Todd Reed | |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Carl Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Paul Rankin steals it from Ricky Matuseski out of a doubleteam | 32-40 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Rankin | 34-40 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Robert Barrick misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Williamson - foul #1 on Christopher Williamson, team foul #11 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (SG) Christopher Williamson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Michael Mathews evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range | 34-42 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Robert Barrick pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Barrick clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-42 |