| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Brian Simeon inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Corbin - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-42 |
| 19:11 | Niagara | Edward Kong snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 18:49 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger is hacked by Morris Montano - foul #2 on Morris Montano, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Nelson Wakefield - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Morris Montano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-42 |
| 18:17 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Edward Kong | 32-42 |
| 17:54 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dima Lisowski | 35-42 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | Edward Kong grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:15 | Niagara | Brian Simeon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Dima Lisowski steals the ball from Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 17:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Pete Hall (C) Dima Lisowski, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | John Fagundes can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | Niagara | Pete Hall pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:08 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses long on a shot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:07 | Niagara | Brian Simeon tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Morris Montano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 15:49 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Randy Rhodes | 41-42 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 41-42 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 14:27 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Kong (C) Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:27 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:27 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 41-42 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Marcus Whittier steals the ball from Morris Montano | 41-42 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Nelson Wakefield steals it from Marcus Whittier in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | James Corbin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 41-44 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 12:59 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:45 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Corbin | 41-46 |
| 12:05 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the turnaround in the lane | 41-46 |
| 12:04 | Niagara | Edward Kong grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:42 | Niagara | Nelson Wakefield picks off the pass by Marcus Whittier | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Marcus Whittier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Gullette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joel Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Kong (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (tired) 6 pts. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 11:28 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:00 | Niagara | Edward Kong knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Marcus Whittier | 43-46 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is hacked by Joel Huffman - foul #4 on Joel Huffman, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Kevin Coleman (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Pete Hall (C) Marcus Whittier, Dima Lisowski, Gary Gullette, Joel Huffman, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lewis Willis | 43-49 |
| 09:51 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 09:34 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Coppinger | 45-49 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 45-52 |
| 08:38 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Edward Kong (C) Kevin Coleman, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner | |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo knocks in the runner from close range set up by John Fagundes and he's hacked by Ralph Coppinger - foul #2 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Benny Blackburn (C) John Fagundes, Lewis Willis | |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:51 | Niagara | Nelson Wakefield picks off the pass by Ralph Coppinger | 45-55 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 07:32 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger grabs the board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Kong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Morris Montano (tired) 6 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Edward Kong lays it in set up by Randy Rhodes | 47-55 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Randy Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Pete Hall (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), John Fagundes (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) Morris Montano, James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Nelson Wakefield | 47-58 |
| 06:43 | Niagara | Joel Huffman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Simeon | 49-58 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | John Fagundes tips it but misses | 49-58 |
| 06:31 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 06:08 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is hacked by Jan Heppner - foul #2 on Jan Heppner, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Benny Blackburn | |
| 05:40 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-58 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Pete Hall snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | John Fagundes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Coleman - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Kevin Coleman, Dima Lisowski, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Jan Heppner (PF) Thomas Clark, Richard Vallo | |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Corbin | 52-60 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | John Fagundes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) John Fagundes | |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Edward Kong (C) Randy Rhodes, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF), Benny Blackburn (C) James Corbin, Lewis Willis | |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Morris Montano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG) Morris Montano | |
| 03:47 | Niagara | Edward Kong loses the dribble to Benny Blackburn | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield travels in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Marcus Whittier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:25 | Niagara | Brian Simeon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Kong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo lays it up and in | 54-62 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Ralph Coppinger | 56-62 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Pete Hall (PF) Kevin Coleman, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), James Corbin (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Pete Hall - foul #1 on Pete Hall, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Huffman (C) Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Morris Montano travels with the ball | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:42 | Niagara | Pete Hall is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (PF) Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Randy Rhodes is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Rhodes - foul #5 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG) Randy Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), Lewis Willis (C) Morris Montano, Benny Blackburn | |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Dima Lisowski is called for the reach on James Corbin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Niagara | James Corbin is called for the reach on Kevin Coleman - foul #3 on James Corbin, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Benny Blackburn (C) Bernard Esteban, Lewis Willis | |
| 00:36 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Kong - foul #2 on Edward Kong, team foul #10 | 58-68 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Gary Gullette knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Kong | 61-70 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield runs out the clock | 61-70 |