| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) SF - Lester Long (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) C - Larry Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - Ronald Foor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Larry Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Providence | Larry Graham misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | The jump hook by James Calvert is blocked by Donald Hilton | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Providence | The rebound goes to Lester Long | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Providence | Cody Booth makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Keith | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Providence | Cody Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Providence | Lester Long misses the jumper from the left block | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gregory Capel | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Providence | Larry Graham misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Providence | John Keith tips it in | 7-3 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel's pass is intercepted by Lester Long | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Providence | John Keith blows the layup | 7-3 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Cody Booth picks off the pass by Rubin Wolfe | 7-3 |
| 17:12 | Providence | Larry Graham hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Calvert - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG) John Keith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:12 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:12 | Providence | Larry Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | James Calvert's floater is tipped away by Larry Graham | 8-3 |
| 16:55 | Providence | Larry Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Larry Graham is fouled on the floor by James Calvert - foul #2 on James Calvert, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) James Calvert | |
| 16:30 | Providence | Daniel Berry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), John Brown (SF) Christian Hodges, Lester Long | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| 15:49 | Providence | Harry Murphy steals it from Daniel Berry | 8-3 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy lays it in | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Paul Hopping (fresh) C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Providence | Gregory Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Larry Graham (C) Daniel Berry, Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Mathew Perry (C) Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 8-5 |
| 15:16 | Providence | Paul Hopping snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:10 | Providence | Larry Graham is fouled on the floor by Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hilton (PF) Paul Hopping | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:02 | Providence | Donald Hilton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Don Hughes - foul #1 on Don Hughes, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:02 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:02 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-5 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Don Hughes tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Lester Long misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Hughes - foul #2 on Don Hughes, team foul #7 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG), Gregory Thompson (C) John Keith, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski, Mathew Perry | |
| 14:06 | Providence | Lester Long makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Lester Long misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor loses the dribble to Cody Booth | 11-7 |
| 13:30 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the lay-in | 11-7 |
| 13:29 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Long | 11-7 |
| 13:10 | Providence | Cody Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 12:49 | Providence | Christian Hodges pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:32 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 11-7 |
| 12:30 | Providence | Lester Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:15 | Providence | Donald Hilton scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Lester Long | 13-7 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Christian Hodges steps in front of the Gregory Capel pass | 13-7 |
| 12:03 | Providence | Christian Hodges blows the layup | 13-7 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 13-7 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Capel | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christian Hodges (fairly fresh) SF - Lester Long (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Thompson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Providence | Christian Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), John Keith (SG), John Brown (SF), Paul Hopping (PF), Larry Graham (C) Cody Booth, Christian Hodges, Lester Long, Donald Hilton, Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Dima Pelkowski (PF) Harry Murphy, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 10:58 | Providence | Paul Hopping grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:44 | Providence | Larry Graham drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Keith and he's hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #8 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SF), Mathew Perry (C) Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 10:44 | Providence | Larry Graham misses the free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Mike Pals drills a floater from the right side | 15-12 |
| 09:59 | Providence | Larry Graham hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Brown | 17-12 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Mike Pals comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Gregory Capel, Mathew Perry | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Mike Pals makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Mike Pals misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Pals | 17-13 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum is called for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) Mike Pals | |
| 09:05 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-13 |
| 09:03 | Providence | John Keith tips it in | 19-13 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Dima Pelkowski is denied by Paul Hopping | 19-13 |
| 08:45 | Providence | John Keith pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:29 | Providence | Daniel Berry is hacked by Rubin Wolfe - foul #2 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #9 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG), Donald Hilton (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) John Keith, Paul Hopping, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mathew Perry (C) Rubin Wolfe | |
| 08:29 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:29 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a floater from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry tips it but misses | 21-13 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Daniel Berry grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Orville Hedge - foul #2 on Orville Hedge, team foul #10 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG) Daniel Berry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Orville Hedge | |
| 07:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christian Hodges (fresh) SF - Lester Long (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Cody Booth - foul #1 on Cody Booth, team foul #2 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SF), Larry Graham (C) Lester Long, Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:55 | Providence | John Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Christian Hodges | 26-15 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-15 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Paul Hopping (PF) Christian Hodges, Donald Hilton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SF) Nelson Strum | |
| 06:22 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a 3 from the left corner set up by John Keith | 29-15 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 29-17 |
| 05:52 | Providence | Larry Graham misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 29-17 |
| 05:50 | Providence | Larry Graham tips it back up and in | 31-17 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 05:10 | Providence | John Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-20 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 31-20 |
| 04:40 | Providence | Paul Hopping pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:19 | Providence | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Paul Hopping hits the follow up shot | 33-20 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Dima Pelkowski is blocked by Paul Hopping | 33-20 |
| 04:05 | Providence | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 03:43 | Providence | Larry Graham is fouled on the floor by Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #11 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christian Hodges (SG), Lester Long (SF), Donald Hilton (PF) Cody Booth, John Keith, John Brown, Paul Hopping | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Mike Pals, Mathew Perry, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 03:43 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 03:43 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe buries a shot in the paint | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christian Hodges (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the jumper from the right block | 37-22 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rubin Wolfe | 37-25 |
| 02:21 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-25 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 37-25 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum buries a floater near the basket | 37-27 |
| 01:49 | Providence | Lester Long lays it in on a great pass from Christian Hodges and he's fouled by Nelson Strum - foul #1 on Nelson Strum, team foul #12 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), Gregory Thompson (C) Daniel Berry, Christian Hodges, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Orville Hedge | |
| 01:49 | Providence | Lester Long misses the free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 39-27 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Keith - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Cody Booth is fouled on the floor by Rubin Wolfe - foul #3 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #13 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| 01:14 | Providence | Cody Booth makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Cody Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Gregory Thompson swats the short shot by Ronald Foor | 41-28 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Don Hughes tips it home | 41-30 |
| 00:21 | Providence | Cody Booth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Donald Hilton gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Donald Hilton double dribbles | 41-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG), John Brown (SF), Paul Hopping (PF) John Keith, Lester Long, Donald Hilton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Dima Pelkowski (PF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a halfcourt shot | 41-30 |