| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Matthew Dunleavy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Gust inbounds the ball | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 19:50 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | William Cox is fouled on the floor by Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Dunleavy | 35-50 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Okoniewski | 38-50 |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa is hacked by William Cox - foul #1 on William Cox, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-50 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer snags the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 18:23 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy can't finish the layup | 38-50 |
| 18:06 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader misses the tip | 38-50 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy loses the dribble to William Okoniewski | 38-50 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Brian Gust tips it in | 40-50 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | William Cox misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik can't tip it in | 40-50 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Brian Gust gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 40-50 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Brian Gust grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Matthew Dunleavy steals the ball from Brian Gust | 40-50 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-50 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), David Greene (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Curry (PG), Anthony Guertin (SG), Joshua Peterson (SF), Jesse O'Bryon (PF), Carl Clark (C) Matthew Dunleavy, William Cox, Jeremy Young, Lynn Strader, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Guertin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse O'Bryon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Clark (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Jesse O'Bryon steals the ball from Melvin Poling | 40-50 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joshua Peterson | 40-53 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Jared Yap is fouled on the floor by Steven Curry - foul #1 on Steven Curry, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jared Yap | 43-53 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark is fouled on the floor by Christopher Pickles - foul #4 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (C) Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 14:28 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Peterson | 43-53 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-53 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jared Yap | 46-53 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Joshua Peterson snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Steven Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Pat Boyer (C) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, David Greene, William Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (PG), William Cox (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Lynn Strader (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Steven Curry, Anthony Guertin, Joshua Peterson, Jesse O'Bryon, Carl Clark | |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski banks in the layup on a great pass from Rocky Costa and the foul's on Matthew Dunleavy - foul #2 on Matthew Dunleavy, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik misses the dunk attempt | 49-55 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Lynn Strader blocks the short jumper by Brian Gust | 49-55 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young is hacked by Brian Gust - foul #2 on Brian Gust, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lynn Strader | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Matthew Dunleavy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Cox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Brian Gust tips it but misses | 49-57 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Zolocsik | 51-60 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Lynn Strader is called for the reach on Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Lynn Strader, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Clark (C) Andrew Zolocsik | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Brian Gust clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 51-60 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy is hacked by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF) Rocky Costa, Brian Gust | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin (SG), Joshua Peterson (SF), Jesse O'Bryon (PF) William Cox, Jeremy Young, Lynn Strader | |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon comes up short on the shot from close range | 51-60 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-60 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Abshire | 51-60 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Greene | 54-60 |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Dunleavy and he's fouled by William Okoniewski - foul #2 on William Okoniewski, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Gust (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), William Williams (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Abshire, William Okoniewski, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Curry (PG), William Cox (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Matthew Dunleavy, Anthony Guertin, Joshua Peterson, Carl Clark | |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits a shot from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) Melvin Poling | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader (PF) Jesse O'Bryon | |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Pat Boyer blocks the short jumper by Andrew Zolocsik | 56-63 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Jared Yap grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer is whistled for a carry | 56-63 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | William Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-63 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | Lynn Strader grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Pat Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Cox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Young (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | William Cox loses the dribble to Jared Yap | 56-63 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | William Williams connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Pat Boyer and he's fouled by Andrew Zolocsik - foul #1 on Andrew Zolocsik, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy (PG), Anthony Guertin (SG), Joshua Peterson (SF), Carl Clark (C) Steven Curry, William Cox, Jeremy Young, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | William Williams misses the free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Carl Clark | 58-63 |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Peterson | 58-65 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling is called for traveling | 58-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon (PF) Lynn Strader | |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Peterson | 58-68 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-68 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it but misses | 58-68 |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-68 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Melvin Poling | 58-68 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski banks in the layup set up by Michael Hallenbeck | 60-68 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Matthew Dunleavy buries a turnaround from the right block | 60-70 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Abshire | 62-70 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Gust (SF) Brian Abshire | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Cox (SG), Jeremy Young (SF), Lynn Strader (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Anthony Guertin, Joshua Peterson, Jesse O'Bryon, Carl Clark | |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 62-70 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young snags the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Matthew Dunleavy is blocked by Brian Gust | 62-70 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickles | 62-70 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hallenbeck | 65-70 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | William Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik tips it in | 65-72 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #6 | 65-72 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lynn Strader | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Matthew Dunleavy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Cox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Young (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lynn Strader (fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Lynn Strader picks off the pass by Michael Hallenbeck | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Young hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-77 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by William Cox - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #7 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 3rd free throw | 68-77 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | William Cox is hacked by Brian Gust - foul #3 on Brian Gust, team foul #7 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | William Cox makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | William Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rocky Costa | 70-79 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Young | 70-81 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lynn Strader - foul #3 on Lynn Strader, team foul #8 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Curry (PG), Anthony Guertin (SG), Joshua Peterson (SF), Jesse O'Bryon (PF), Carl Clark (C) Matthew Dunleavy, William Cox, Jeremy Young, Lynn Strader, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon grabs the defensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-81 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Anthony Guertin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG) Michael Hallenbeck | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Steven Curry is called for the reach on Brian Abshire - foul #2 on Steven Curry, team foul #9 | 70-81 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon grabs the board | 70-81 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Jesse O'Bryon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse O'Bryon, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-81 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Steven Curry snags the defensive board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Carl Clark connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Guertin | 70-83 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Carl Clark steals it from David Greene | 70-83 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Steven Curry runs out the clock | 70-83 |