| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) SG - Paul Davis (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) PF - Thomas Gines (fresh) C - James Elliston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fresh) C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Paul Davis steals the ball from Kevin Hellberg | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UConn | James Elliston scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Rohn | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Gene Mackey steals the ball from David Schiavo | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Gene Mackey swats the shot by Stjepan Kedzierski | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | David Schiavo buries a driving attempt from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Gene Mackey is fouled on the floor by David Schiavo - foul #1 on David Schiavo, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Gene Mackey lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Rohn | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Paul Davis is called for the reach on David Schiavo - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Elliston - foul #1 on James Elliston, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | UConn | James Elliston misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines hits the follow up shot | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kyle Rohn - foul #1 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | UConn | James Elliston gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), James Whobrey (SF) Robert Charles, Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG) Julio Martin, John James | |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | James Whobrey takes the ball from Garf Ziebart | 8-3 |
| 16:24 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the finger roll | 10-3 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-3 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's fadeaway is rejected by James Whobrey | 10-3 |
| 15:50 | UConn | James Whobrey snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) SF - James Whobrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) PF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Paul Davis loses the dribble to Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the offensive board | 10-3 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 10-3 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Gene Mackey is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Thomas Gines (PF) Paul Davis, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| 15:05 | UConn | James Whobrey lays it up and in set up by Robert Charles | 12-3 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | John James connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Julio Martin | 12-6 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 14:38 | UConn | James Elliston pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 12-6 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the follow up shot | 14-6 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is hacked by Thomas Gines - foul #1 on Thomas Gines, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Wheeler (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Thomas Gines, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG) Julio Martin, John James | |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Tony Levine comes up short on the floater from close range | 14-6 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Loren Stinson gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Ivan Zephier is hacked by Kevin Hellberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (SF) David Schiavo | |
| 13:36 | UConn | James Whobrey misses badly on a runner from the right block | 14-6 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 14-6 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ivan Zephier - foul #1 on Ivan Zephier, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Paul Davis (SG) Robert Charles, Joe Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (PF) Tony Levine | |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Loren Stinson makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 16-9 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Ivan Zephier grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-9 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stjepan Kedzierski | 16-9 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen is fouled on the floor by James Whobrey - foul #1 on James Whobrey, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF), James Elliston (C) James Whobrey, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Gene Mackey is hacked by Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), James Whobrey (SF) Paul Davis, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (C) Jesse Nguyen | |
| 11:48 | UConn | James Whobrey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Wheeler (SG) Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 11:48 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:48 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Wheeler (fresh) SF - James Whobrey (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) C - Garf Ziebart (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Tony Levine buries a shot from the left side | 17-11 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Joe Wheeler is hacked by John James in the backcourt - foul #1 on John James, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG) Julio Martin, John James | |
| 11:16 | UConn | James Whobrey scores on a runner from close range | 19-11 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart scores on a floater from the right side | 19-13 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Robert Charles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Tony Levine knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 21-15 |
| 10:02 | UConn | James Whobrey drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Wheeler | 23-15 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart travels with the ball | 23-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Loren Stinson (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Robert Charles, Joe Wheeler, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Garf Ziebart | |
| 09:43 | UConn | Gene Mackey loses the dribble to Carmelo Moreno in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Loren Stinson - foul #1 on Loren Stinson, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Thomas Gines slams it home and the foul's on Jesse Nguyen - foul #2 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Jesse Nguyen | |
| 09:14 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-17 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Paul Davis gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Daniel Nichol is called for the reach on Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Paul Davis misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 26-17 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | John James comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg can't tip it in | 26-17 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | John James is whistled for traveling | 26-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), James Whobrey (SF), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (C) Julio Martin, John James, Daniel Nichol, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 08:01 | UConn | Robert Charles comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 07:42 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 26-17 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Whobrey (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Kevin Hellberg | 26-19 |
| 07:19 | UConn | James Whobrey buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 28-19 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | David Schiavo buries a jumper from the left side | 28-21 |
| 06:46 | UConn | A charge is called on James Elliston - foul #2 on James Elliston, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Wheeler (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Robert Charles, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Julio Martin drills a jumper near the basket | 28-23 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Joe Wheeler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Kyle Rohn (SF) James Whobrey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-23 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Daniel Nichol is called for the reach on Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Daniel Nichol | |
| 05:58 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-23 |
| 05:37 | UConn | Ivan Zephier grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Paul Davis is fouled in the backcourt by John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), James Elliston (C) Joe Wheeler, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, John James, Garf Ziebart, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 05:34 | UConn | Paul Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Paul Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-23 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Kyle Rohn gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses short on a shot from the left side | 30-23 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Gene Mackey tips it in | 32-23 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is hacked by Paul Davis - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Levine | 32-24 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Tony Levine steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 04:18 | UConn | Kyle Rohn lays it in and he's fouled by David Schiavo - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Wheeler (SG) Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (SF) David Schiavo | |
| 04:18 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Tony Levine knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 35-27 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Kyle Rohn connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno drills a runner in the paint | 38-29 |
| 03:28 | UConn | James Elliston scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Charles and the foul's on Garf Ziebart - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #12 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Thomas Gines (PF) Joe Wheeler, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Julio Martin, Kun Ximines, Garf Ziebart, Tony Levine | |
| 03:28 | UConn | James Elliston misses the free throw | 40-29 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Gines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Elliston (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol blows the layup but he's fouled by Kyle Rohn - foul #3 on Kyle Rohn, team foul #11 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UConn | James Whobrey (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Kyle Rohn, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 03:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Gines | 40-30 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Gene Mackey is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Gines | 42-30 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno lays it in set up by Alfredo Gallo | 42-32 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Alfredo Gallo steps in front of the Gene Mackey pass | 42-32 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Carmelo Moreno steals the ball from Thomas Gines | 42-35 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen's fadeaway is rejected by James Whobrey | 42-35 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 42-37 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #13 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), James Elliston (C) Robert Charles, Thomas Gines, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 01:12 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | David Schiavo clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 00:50 | UConn | James Elliston pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Garf Ziebart denies the turnaround by Gene Mackey | 44-37 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | David Schiavo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Davis - foul #3 on Paul Davis, team foul #12 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Wheeler (SG) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Kevin Hellberg | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Tony Levine swats the layup by James Elliston | 44-39 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Gene Mackey tips it but misses | 44-39 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 44-39 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-39 |