| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard James (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | David Greene is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:14 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the lay-in | 41-30 |
| 19:12 | Providence | Don Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:58 | Providence | Dikembe Abdulla is called for the reach on Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:43 | Providence | John Bohman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-30 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Don Hayes pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:05 | Providence | Don Hayes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Okoniewski | 41-30 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 17:47 | Providence | The rebound goes to Richard James | 41-30 |
| 17:22 | Providence | Don Hayes hits a fadeaway from the right block | 43-30 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Bohman - foul #1 on John Bohman, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Ralph Tuttle, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF) William Okoniewski, David Greene | |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:41 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | William Williams misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-31 |
| 16:28 | Providence | The rebound goes to Arthur Steinke | 43-31 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Arthur Steinke comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 43-31 |
| 15:59 | Providence | Arthur Steinke tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | William Williams clanks a runner from the left block | 45-31 |
| 15:43 | Providence | Michael Dade gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 15:27 | Providence | Don Hayes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 48-31 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Arthur Steinke is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdulla - foul #1 on Arthur Steinke, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), Brian Gust (SF), David Greene (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, William Williams, Ivan Kosloski, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles gets the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Kevin Rowland steals it from Christopher Pickles | 48-31 |
| 14:19 | Providence | Richard James comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-31 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Jared Yap grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Brian Gust can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | David Greene hits the follow up shot | 48-33 |
| 13:59 | Providence | Michael Hallenbeck picks off the pass by John Bohman in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Jared Yap comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Don Hayes (SF) John Copeland, Marco Esposito | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Jared Yap makes the 3rd free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:23 | Providence | Michael Hallenbeck is called for the reach on Jeff Sarvis - foul #3 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| 13:06 | Providence | John Bohman comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #4 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG) Jeff Sarvis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Christopher Pickles | |
| 13:06 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:06 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Jared Yap drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Gust | 50-37 |
| 12:37 | Providence | Kevin Rowland is denied on a dunk by David Greene | 50-37 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Brian Gust grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Kevin Rowland steals it from Donald Duncan | 50-37 |
| 11:58 | Providence | Dikembe Abdulla takes the ball from Kevin Rowland | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | David Greene misses short on an open floater from the left block | 50-37 |
| 11:34 | Providence | Don Hayes pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:07 | Providence | Don Hayes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 11:05 | Providence | John Bohman snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 10:49 | Providence | Kevin Rowland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Ralph Tuttle, Don Hayes, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), William Okoniewski (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Brian Gust, David Greene, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 10:28 | Providence | Arthur Steinke grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 10:12 | Providence | John Copeland is hacked by William Okoniewski - foul #2 on William Okoniewski, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Don Hayes (SF), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Marco Esposito, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:53 | Providence | Don Hayes is fouled on the floor by William Okoniewski - foul #3 on William Okoniewski, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:34 | Providence | John Copeland lays it up and in set up by Michael Dade and the foul's on Christopher Pickles - foul #1 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) Don Hayes, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (C) Christopher Pickles | |
| 09:34 | Providence | John Copeland misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Collin Leavens | 52-39 |
| 08:42 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the shot from the left side | 52-39 |
| 08:40 | Providence | Richard James tips it back up and in | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Collin Leavens and he's hacked by Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Gust (SF) Ivan Kosloski | |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:49 | Providence | John Bohman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-42 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Don Hayes is hacked by Donald Duncan - foul #1 on Donald Duncan, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) Ralph Tuttle, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), David Greene (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, William Okoniewski, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 06:45 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Don Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | The short jumper by David Greene is denied by Don Hayes | 55-45 |
| 06:19 | Providence | The rebound goes to Richard James | 55-45 |
| 06:01 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 57-45 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Brian Gust scores on a floater from the left block set up by Michael Hallenbeck | 57-47 |
| 05:23 | Providence | Don Hayes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Richard James is called for the reach on David Greene - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Marco Esposito (SF) John Bohman, Don Hayes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), William Williams (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Jared Yap, Brian Gust, Christopher Pickles | |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens can't tip it in | 60-47 |
| 04:49 | Providence | Richard James grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:26 | Providence | Richard James hits a shot from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (SF) William Williams | |
| 04:01 | Providence | John Bohman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski (PF) David Greene | |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Don Hayes - foul #1 on Don Hayes, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (SG), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Providence | John Bohman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Don Hayes steals it from Jared Yap | 62-49 |
| 02:57 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Hayes | 64-49 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 02:37 | Providence | John Bohman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 02:14 | Providence | John Bohman is hacked by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #5 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Ralph Tuttle, Don Hayes, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG) Michael Hallenbeck | |
| 02:14 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:14 | Providence | John Bohman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:14 | Providence | Arthur Steinke snags the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 01:45 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis drills a driving attempt in the paint | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-49 |
| 01:34 | Providence | Arthur Steinke grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Arthur Steinke is hacked by Donald Duncan - foul #2 on Donald Duncan, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF), Richard James (PF) Marco Esposito, Michael Dade | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:14 | Providence | Arthur Steinke makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Arthur Steinke misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Steinke - foul #2 on Arthur Steinke, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Rowland (C) Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SF) Donald Duncan | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:57 | Providence | Richard James gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickles | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Jared Yap scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Williams | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Bohman runs out the clock | 68-53 |