| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (fresh) 14 pts. PF - William Morin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | William Morin is hacked by Kevin Hellberg - foul #2 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Alfredo Gallo picks off the pass by Stephan Clark | 24-32 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo lays it in | 26-32 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | William Burr is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Stephan Clark is called for the reach on David Schiavo - foul #3 on Stephan Clark, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Stephan Clark | |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | William Burr connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 29-34 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 32-34 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | David Schiavo's fadeaway is rejected by William Burr | 32-37 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Michael Willis snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | William Burr tips it in | 32-39 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno tips it in | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is called for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (PG), Stephan Clark (SG) Ruben Scriven, Michael Willis | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | John James gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno banks in the layup on a nice dish by John James and he's fouled by William Burr - foul #2 on William Burr, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the turnaround in the paint | 37-39 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | John James is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF) John James, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Robert Hymowitz (C) Ernie Gross, William Burr | |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Stjepan Kedzierski picks off the pass by William Morin | 37-39 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski banks in the layup | 39-39 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | William Morin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Tony Levine (PF) Julio Martin, Daniel Nichol | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Michael Willis | |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Hellberg | 39-40 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Tony Levine drills a 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Tovar | 42-43 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Kedzierski | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | William Morin is open and buries a jumper in the lane set up by Ruben Scriven | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a floater in the lane | 44-45 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Tony Levine tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Tovar (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Morin (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ruben Scriven | 44-48 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Stephan Clark is called for the reach on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #4 on Stephan Clark, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), William Burr (C) Stephan Clark, William Morin | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | John James grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Harry Tovar - foul #2 on Harry Tovar, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven | |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross comes up short on the floater from the left block | 46-51 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Michael Willis is called for traveling | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Tony Levine (PF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, David Schiavo, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), William Morin (PF) Michael Willis, Harry Tovar, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it home | 48-51 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Morin | 48-53 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno can't throw it down | 48-53 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | William Morin gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven hits a jumper in the paint set up by Philip Cuthbertson | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | William Burr can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), David Schiavo (SF), Garf Ziebart (C) Julio Martin, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), Harry Tovar (SF) Ruben Scriven, Ernie Gross, Philip Cuthbertson | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Garf Ziebart is called for the reach on William Burr - foul #3 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (C) William Burr | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hellberg - foul #3 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is fouled on the floor by David Schiavo - foul #1 on David Schiavo, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Michael Willis | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-56 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 48-56 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | David Schiavo pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | David Schiavo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | David Schiavo tips it home | 50-56 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Tony Levine (PF) John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-56 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 50-56 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Harry Tovar picks off the pass by Stjepan Kedzierski | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harry Tovar (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (C) David Schiavo, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF) Daniel Nichol | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by William Burr - foul #3 on William Burr, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Stjepan Kedzierski steals the ball from William Morin | 52-57 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski's floater is tipped away by William Burr | 52-59 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Burr | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | William Burr is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Gallo - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (PG) Ruben Scriven | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Tony Levine pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stjepan Kedzierski | 55-60 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is fouled on the floor by Stephan Clark - foul #5 on Stephan Clark, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Michael Willis (SG) Ernie Gross, Stephan Clark | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Michael Willis | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Tony Levine scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 58-63 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is hacked by Julio Martin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (PF) William Morin | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #12 | 58-63 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Julio Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar gets the rebound | 58-65 |