| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier knocks in the runner in the lane | 43-31 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Christopher Pickles is called for the reach on Kenneth Lozier - foul #2 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier misses the easy layup | 43-31 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Brian Gust knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Hallenbeck | 46-31 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison connects on the turnaround near the basket | 46-33 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Lozier | 46-33 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Aubrey Rhynes is called for the reach on Michael Hallenbeck - foul #1 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier tips it back up and in | 49-35 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Melvin Poling and he's hacked by Aubrey Rhynes - foul #2 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (PG), Edward Rodarte (SG), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Arthur Presswood, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the free throw | 51-35 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-35 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Pat Boyer takes the ball from Fred White | 54-35 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | David Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-35 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire loses the ball out of bounds | 57-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Ronald Williamson, Edward Rodarte, Gary Harrison, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski's pass is intercepted by Donald Pierce | 57-38 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-41 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-41 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Jared Yap loses the dribble to Kevin Sherwood | 57-41 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-41 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier tips it home | 57-43 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Brian Gust comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Sherwood - foul #1 on Kevin Sherwood, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Pat Boyer (C) Rocky Costa, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF) Kevin Sherwood | |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 59-46 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison can't finish the layup | 59-46 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Presswood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell blows the layup | 59-46 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison tips it home | 59-48 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Jared Yap buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Poling | 61-48 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood is hacked by Melvin Poling - foul #2 on Melvin Poling, team foul #2 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), David Greene (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes is fouled on the floor by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #1 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Fred White can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickles | 61-48 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (SF) Gary Harrison | |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | David Greene is called for the reach on Christopher Massengale - foul #1 on David Greene, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #3 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Hallenbeck | 64-53 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (PF) David Greene | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood, Christopher Massengale | |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is called for traveling | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell (PF) Fred White | |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Harrison - foul #1 on Gary Harrison, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Gust (SG), William Okoniewski (PF) Rocky Costa, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison is whistled for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (PG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by David Greene - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG) Arthur Presswood | |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 65-57 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles (C) David Greene | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Aubrey Rhynes (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (PF) Ronald Williamson, Edward Rodarte, Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell | |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses short on a floater from the right side | 65-57 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Poling | 67-57 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Aubrey Rhynes and he's fouled by Christopher Pickles - foul #3 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF) Aubrey Rhynes, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White | |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Presswood | 70-63 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer hits the follow up shot | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier loses the dribble to Pat Boyer | 72-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Pickles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-63 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it but misses | 72-63 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa is hacked by Arthur Presswood - foul #1 on Arthur Presswood, team foul #5 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Brian Abshire, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Fred White (C) Donald Pierce, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-63 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 72-63 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles (C) Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Fred White | |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski is fouled on the floor by Mark Mitchell - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #6 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) Melvin Poling | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Donald Pierce is called for the reach on Michael Hallenbeck - foul #4 on Donald Pierce, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-63 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Brian Gust grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hallenbeck | 75-63 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Rocky Costa picks off the pass by Gary Harrison | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Okoniewski | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Harrison | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck runs out the clock | 77-66 |