| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) SF - Robert Wells (fresh) PF - Carl Graig (fresh) C - Jay Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Donald Henry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joesph Miser | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Donald Henry knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Conrad | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Preston and the foul's on Nicholas Strong - foul #1 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jonathan Conrad | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong is fouled on the floor by Jay Berry - foul #1 on Jay Berry, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Wells - foul #1 on Robert Wells, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Carl Graig | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG) Donald Henry | |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Preston | 6-2 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Strong | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | James Sherwin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner and the foul's on Nicholas Preston - foul #1 on Nicholas Preston, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Richard Burdine, Nicholas Strong | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wells (fresh) PF - Carl Graig (fresh) C - Jay Berry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - James Sherwin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Curtis Sims (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Berry | 6-6 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #2 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Joesph Miser, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Richard Burdine (SF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad | |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | James Sherwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | James Sherwin is called for the reach on Nicholas Preston - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SF) Robert Wells | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong (C) Jurica Bujarski | |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Donald Henry | 7-6 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Richard Stephens is blocked by Curtis Sims | 7-6 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert is hacked by Nicholas Strong - foul #2 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (PG), Robert Wells (SF), Carl Graig (PF), Allen Whitmire (C) Nicholas Preston, James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) James Sherwin, Richard Burdine, Curtis Sims, Nicholas Strong | |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jurica Bujarski - foul #1 on Jurica Bujarski, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Carl Graig | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stephens (fresh) SF - Robert Wells (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Whitmire (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Spain (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joesph Miser | 11-6 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Paul Spain can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Donald Henry tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Donald Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Paul Spain picks off the pass by Joesph Miser in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Allen Whitmire is called for the reach on Paul Spain - foul #1 on Allen Whitmire, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Jay Berry (C) Richard Stephens, Allen Whitmire | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Richard Burdine (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain, Donald Henry, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Carl Graig steals it from James Sherwin out of a doubleteam | 11-9 |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joesph Miser | 13-9 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine double dribbles | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SF) Robert Wells | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (SG) Dana Wittmer | |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the floater from the right block | 13-9 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry is whistled for a carry | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Joesph Miser, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (C) Curtis Sims | |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | James Johnson tips it home | 17-12 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Spain (fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Burdine - foul #1 on Richard Burdine, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Wells (SF), Carl Graig (PF) James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG) Jonathan Conrad | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Graig - foul #1 on Carl Graig, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG) Richard Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Sims (PF) Paul Spain | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses long on a floater from the left block | 19-16 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | James Sherwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer (SF) Richard Burdine | |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Preston | 21-16 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Jay Berry steals the ball from Donald Henry | 21-16 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jurica Bujarski | 21-19 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig buries a shot from the left block set up by Nicholas Preston | 23-19 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is fouled on the floor by Joesph Miser - foul #1 on Joesph Miser, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Nicholas Preston, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Paul Spain (C) James Sherwin, Curtis Sims, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad is hacked by Johnathan Herbert - foul #1 on Johnathan Herbert, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SF), Allen Whitmire (C) Joesph Miser, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Henry, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Carl Graig (PF), Jay Berry (C) Robert Wells, Johnathan Herbert, Allen Whitmire | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Nicholas Strong (C) Donald Henry, Paul Spain | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Richard Stephens steals the ball from Dana Wittmer | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) SG - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jay Berry out of a doubleteam | 25-19 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine tips it home | 25-21 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong is fouled on the floor by Jay Berry - foul #2 on Jay Berry, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), Robert Wells (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Richard Stephens, James Johnson, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG), Paul Spain (SF) Dana Wittmer, Richard Burdine | |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the easy layup | 28-21 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Paul Spain grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 28-21 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | James Sherwin snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-21 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 28-21 |