| Lineup | Hood | PG - Ricky Schwingel (fresh) SG - Ralph Lambert (fresh) SF - Fred Stovall (fresh) PF - Eugene Guillen (fresh) C - Ralph West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Jesse Gibson (fresh) SG - William King (fresh) SF - Robert Burchett (fresh) PF - Paul Bangert (fresh) C - James Hicks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hood | Eugene Guillen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hood | Hood is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Hood | Eugene Guillen travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Hicks | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Hood | Eugene Guillen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Gibson | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Hood | Ralph Lambert can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Hood | Ralph Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Hood | Ralph Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Stovall - foul #1 on Fred Stovall, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett misses the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:58 | Hood | Ralph Lambert knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Stovall | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers at Newark | William King hits a floater from the left wing set up by Jesse Gibson and he's fouled by Eugene Guillen - foul #1 on Eugene Guillen, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Hood | Frank Allen (PG), John Richard (SG), Tomas Smith (SF), Eric Purifoy (PF), Eugene Davis (C) Ricky Schwingel, Ralph Lambert, Fred Stovall, Eugene Guillen, Ralph West | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 17:30 | Rutgers at Newark | William King misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Hood | Eugene Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:06 | Hood | Paul Bangert swats the short shot by Eric Purifoy | 4-7 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Tomas Smith steps in front of the Jesse Gibson pass in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Hood | Tomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks misses the wide open shot from close range but the foul's on Eugene Davis - foul #1 on Eugene Davis, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Hood | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman (PG), Emmanuel Jones (SG), Anthony Hall (SF), Leroy Colvard (PF) Jesse Gibson, William King, Robert Burchett, Paul Bangert | |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:11 | Hood | John Richard can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | Hood | Eugene Davis tips it home | 6-9 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard misses the turnaround near the basket | 6-9 |
| 15:51 | Hood | Eric Purifoy grabs the board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Hood | PG - Frank Allen (fresh) SG - John Richard (fairly fresh) SF - Tomas Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Purifoy (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - John Holliman (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Jones (fresh) SF - Anthony Hall (fresh) PF - Leroy Colvard (fresh) C - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Hood | Tomas Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Hood | Ricky Schwingel (PG), Gabriel Heckler (SG), Fred Stovall (SF), Gerald Tibbetts (PF), Ralph West (C) Frank Allen, John Richard, Tomas Smith, Eric Purifoy, Eugene Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp (C) James Hicks | |
| 15:08 | Hood | The short jumper by Fred Stovall is denied by Anthony Hall | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:02 | Hood | Fred Stovall grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:41 | Hood | Gerald Tibbetts knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ricky Schwingel and he's fouled by Anthony Hall - foul #1 on Anthony Hall, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Hood | Ralph Lambert (SG) Fred Stovall | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker (PG), William King (SG), Robert Burchett (SF), Jean Strickland (PF) John Holliman, Emmanuel Jones, Anthony Hall, Leroy Colvard | |
| 14:41 | Hood | Gerald Tibbetts makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Gabriel Heckler - foul #1 on Gabriel Heckler, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Hood | Eugene Guillen (PF) Gerald Tibbetts | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson (PG) Jerry Baker | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:55 | Hood | Gabriel Heckler clanks a floater from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp is fouled on the floor by Eugene Guillen - foul #2 on Eugene Guillen, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Hood | Frank Allen (PG), John Richard (SG), Fred Stovall (SF), Eric Purifoy (PF), Gerald Tibbetts (C) Ricky Schwingel, Ralph Lambert, Gabriel Heckler, Eugene Guillen, Ralph West | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert (PF) Todd Popp | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert's pass is intercepted by John Richard | 9-11 |
| 13:23 | Hood | John Richard hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Frank Allen and the foul's on William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Hood | Tomas Smith (SF), Eugene Davis (PF) Fred Stovall, Eric Purifoy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman (SG) William King | |
| 13:23 | Hood | John Richard makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers at Newark | John Richard is called for the reach on John Holliman in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Richard, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Hood | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard (C) Jean Strickland | |
| 13:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman misses the wide open runner from the right block | 12-11 |
| 13:05 | Hood | Gerald Tibbetts grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:38 | Hood | Tomas Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Richard | 15-11 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | Hood | Ricky Schwingel (PG), Gabriel Heckler (SG), Fred Stovall (SF), Eric Purifoy (PF), Ralph West (C) Frank Allen, John Richard, Tomas Smith, Eugene Davis, Gerald Tibbetts | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker (PG), Emmanuel Jones (SG), Anthony Hall (SF), Todd Popp (C) Jesse Gibson, John Holliman, Robert Burchett, Leroy Colvard | |
| 12:01 | Hood | Ricky Schwingel hits a shot from the left side set up by Fred Stovall | 17-11 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 11:36 | Hood | Ralph West grabs the board | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Hood | PG - Ricky Schwingel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Heckler (fresh) SF - Fred Stovall (fresh) PF - Eric Purifoy (fresh) C - Ralph West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Jerry Baker (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Jones (fresh) SF - Anthony Hall (fresh) PF - Paul Bangert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Popp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Hood | Emmanuel Jones steps in front of the Ralph West pass | 17-11 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 10:48 | Hood | Gabriel Heckler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Emmanuel Jones - foul #1 on Emmanuel Jones, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Hood | Frank Allen (PG), Ralph Lambert (SG), Eugene Davis (PF) Ricky Schwingel, Fred Stovall, Eric Purifoy | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman (SG), Leroy Colvard (PF), James Hicks (C) Anthony Hall, Paul Bangert, Todd Popp | |
| 10:48 | Hood | Gabriel Heckler makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:48 | Hood | Gabriel Heckler makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 19-14 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones tips it home | 19-16 |
| 10:15 | Hood | Ralph Lambert buries a jumpshot from the left side | 21-16 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Frank Allen steps in front of the Emmanuel Jones pass in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| 10:10 | Hood | Gabriel Heckler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Allen | 23-16 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Jerry Baker | 23-18 |
| 09:40 | Hood | John Holliman is called for the reach on Eugene Davis - foul #1 on John Holliman, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Hood | John Richard (PG), Tomas Smith (SF), Eric Purifoy (PF), Gerald Tibbetts (C) Frank Allen, Gabriel Heckler, Eugene Davis, Ralph West | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson (PG), Robert Burchett (SF), Jean Strickland (PF) Jerry Baker, Emmanuel Jones, Leroy Colvard | |
| 09:34 | Hood | John Richard can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Lambert - foul #1 on Ralph Lambert, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:31 | Hood | Eric Purifoy snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 09:14 | Hood | Tomas Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Richard | 26-19 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| Subs | Hood | Ricky Schwingel (PG) Ralph Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Hall (SG) John Holliman | |
| 08:58 | Hood | Ricky Schwingel can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 08:56 | Hood | John Richard misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 08:55 | Hood | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Smith | 26-19 |
| 08:46 | Hood | Ricky Schwingel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland hits a fadeaway from the right side | 29-21 |
| 08:12 | Hood | John Richard is hacked by Robert Burchett - foul #1 on Robert Burchett, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Hood | Frank Allen (PG), Ralph Lambert (SG), Fred Stovall (SF), Eugene Davis (PF), Ralph West (C) Ricky Schwingel, John Richard, Tomas Smith, Eric Purifoy, Gerald Tibbetts | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard (PF), Todd Popp (C) Jean Strickland, James Hicks | |
| 07:57 | Hood | Fred Stovall is called for a backcourt violation | 29-21 |
| Subs | Hood | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman (SG) Anthony Hall | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson is hacked by Frank Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Allen, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:39 | Hood | Ralph Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 07:37 | Hood | Eugene Davis hits the follow up shot | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Hood | PG - Frank Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Lambert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Stovall (fresh) PF - Eugene Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph West (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Jesse Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Holliman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Burchett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Colvard (fresh) C - Todd Popp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers at Newark | John Holliman buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Colvard | 31-25 |
| 07:04 | Hood | Frank Allen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Holliman - foul #2 on John Holliman, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Hood | Gerald Tibbetts (PF) Eugene Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker (PG), Emmanuel Jones (SG), Paul Bangert (PF), James Hicks (C) Jesse Gibson, John Holliman, Leroy Colvard, Todd Popp | |
| 07:04 | Hood | Frank Allen makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 07:04 | Hood | Frank Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 06:23 | Hood | Gerald Tibbetts clanks a turnaround from the right block | 33-27 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Lambert is called for the reach on Emmanuel Jones - foul #2 on Ralph Lambert, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Hood | Ricky Schwingel (PG), John Richard (SG), Tomas Smith (SF), Eric Purifoy (PF), Eugene Davis (C) Frank Allen, Ralph Lambert, Fred Stovall, Gerald Tibbetts, Ralph West | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Hall (SF), Jean Strickland (PF) Robert Burchett, Paul Bangert | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:03 | Hood | Eric Purifoy gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 05:41 | Hood | Tomas Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Schwingel is called for the reach on Jerry Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Schwingel, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Hood | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett (SF), Todd Popp (C) Emmanuel Jones, James Hicks | |
| 05:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:37 | Hood | Eugene Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 05:15 | Hood | Tomas Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 05:14 | Hood | Eric Purifoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:57 | Hood | Tomas Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Richard | 36-29 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 04:36 | Hood | Tomas Smith snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 04:25 | Hood | Tomas Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Burchett - foul #2 on Robert Burchett, team foul #8 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Hood | Gabriel Heckler (SF), Gerald Tibbetts (PF), Ralph West (C) John Richard, Eric Purifoy, Eugene Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson (PG), Emmanuel Jones (SG), Paul Bangert (PF), Leroy Colvard (C) Jerry Baker, Robert Burchett, Jean Strickland, Todd Popp | |
| 04:25 | Hood | Tomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 04:25 | Hood | Tomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones scores on a floater from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 03:45 | Hood | Tomas Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-31 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Bangert grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ricky Schwingel - foul #2 on Ricky Schwingel, team foul #11 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Hood | Frank Allen (PG), Fred Stovall (SF), Eugene Guillen (PF) Ricky Schwingel, Tomas Smith, Ralph West | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William King (SG), John Holliman (SF) Jesse Gibson, Anthony Hall | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:23 | Hood | Eugene Guillen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 03:22 | Hood | Fred Stovall grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Hood | PG - Frank Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Stovall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Guillen (fresh) C - Gerald Tibbetts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Emmanuel Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - William King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Holliman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bangert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Colvard (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Hood | Leroy Colvard steals it from Gabriel Heckler | 37-33 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Tibbetts steals the ball from Emmanuel Jones in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 02:57 | Hood | Fred Stovall's layup is rejected by Leroy Colvard | 37-33 |
| 02:56 | Hood | Gabriel Heckler snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 02:37 | Hood | Eugene Guillen misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers at Newark | William King connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Emmanuel Jones | 37-36 |
| 01:43 | Hood | Frank Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to John Holliman | 37-36 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard dunks the ball | 37-38 |
| 01:25 | Hood | Leroy Colvard picks off the pass by Frank Allen | 37-38 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones travels in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| Subs | Hood | Ricky Schwingel (PG), John Richard (SG), Eric Purifoy (SF), Eugene Davis (C) Frank Allen, Gabriel Heckler, Fred Stovall, Gerald Tibbetts | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson (PG), Robert Burchett (SF), Jean Strickland (PF), James Hicks (C) Emmanuel Jones, John Holliman, Paul Bangert, Leroy Colvard | |
| 01:12 | Hood | Ricky Schwingel is hacked by Jesse Gibson - foul #1 on Jesse Gibson, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| 01:12 | Hood | Ricky Schwingel misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers at Newark | William King is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on William King, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Hood | Ralph West (C) Eugene Guillen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Anthony Hall (SG) William King | |
| 00:32 | Hood | Eric Purifoy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Burchett makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Gibson | 37-40 |
| 00:03 | Hood | Eric Purifoy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Jean Strickland | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-40 |