| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Gust inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Ray Majors is called for the reach on Christopher Pickles - foul #2 on Ray Majors, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Robert Foshee - foul #1 on Robert Foshee, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa makes the 3rd free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Louis Keith is fouled on the floor by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 18:58 | UConn | James Ryan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Robert Foshee can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Ray Majors gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Louis Keith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Gust | 38-43 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles's floater is tipped away by Ray Majors | 38-43 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Ray Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the jump hook in the lane | 38-45 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | James Ryan picks off the pass by William Okoniewski | 38-45 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Foshee | 38-48 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ray Majors - foul #3 on Ray Majors, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Jamal Kelly, Ray Majors | |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Robert Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-48 |
| 16:50 | UConn | James Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Brian Gust takes the ball from Robert Foshee | 39-48 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 16:11 | UConn | James Ryan pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Michael Howard is hacked by Melvin Poling - foul #1 on Melvin Poling, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jack Beegle (SG), Jamal Kelly (SF), Ray Majors (PF) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee, Michael Howard, James Ryan | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Floyd Thompson (fresh) SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Thompson | 39-50 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 15:13 | UConn | Jack Beegle snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Jamal Kelly's dunk attempt is rejected by Pat Boyer | 39-50 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Robert Cross misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Jared Yap grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-50 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | David Greene tips it home | 41-50 |
| 14:28 | UConn | Floyd Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jamal Kelly | 41-52 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Robert Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jamal Kelly and the foul's on Melvin Poling - foul #2 on Melvin Poling, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, David Greene | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), James Ryan (C) Floyd Thompson, Robert Cross | |
| 13:55 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-54 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Jamal Kelly lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Keith and the foul's on Brian Gust - foul #3 on Brian Gust, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles (C) Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG), Michael Howard (PF) Jack Beegle, Ray Majors | |
| 13:20 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hallenbeck | 47-57 |
| 12:49 | UConn | Louis Keith is hacked by Christopher Pickles - foul #3 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Cross (PF) Jamal Kelly | |
| 12:34 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Ryan | 47-60 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Brian Gust connects on the shot from close range set up by Michael Hallenbeck and he's hacked by Louis Keith - foul #1 on Louis Keith, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Majors (PF) Robert Cross | |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the free throw | 49-60 |
| 12:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Majors | 49-60 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Louis Keith is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #3 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| 11:45 | UConn | James Ryan scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Louis Keith and he's fouled by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #4 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Pat Boyer (PF) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:45 | UConn | James Ryan makes the free throw | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Ray Majors swats the short shot by Christopher Pickles | 49-63 |
| 11:27 | UConn | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Michael Howard scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Keith | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-66 |
| 10:55 | UConn | James Ryan pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:36 | UConn | James Ryan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Keith | 49-68 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits a 3 from straight away | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:05 | UConn | James Ryan lays it up and in on a great pass from Ray Majors | 52-70 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Ray Majors steals it from Melvin Poling | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:36 | UConn | James Ryan misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-70 |
| 09:30 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Ryan | 52-70 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Michael Howard knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Keith | 52-73 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Williams (PF), David Greene (C) Melvin Poling, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jack Beegle (SG), Jamal Kelly (SF), Robert Cross (C) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee, Michael Howard, James Ryan | |
| 08:32 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the floater in the paint | 52-73 |
| 08:31 | UConn | Robert Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Jack Beegle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-73 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Brian Gust grabs the defensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Brian Gust knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rocky Costa | 55-73 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Jamal Kelly connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Jack Beegle and he's hacked by Brian Gust - foul #4 on Brian Gust, team foul #8 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG) Jared Yap | |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Michael Howard (PF) Floyd Thompson, Ray Majors | |
| 07:26 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses the free throw | 55-75 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Michael Howard grabs the offensive board | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 24 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Jack Beegle is fouled on the floor by Brian Gust - foul #5 on Brian Gust, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF) Brian Gust, William Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | David Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-76 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the tip | 55-76 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Louis Keith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-76 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Pat Boyer | 55-76 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 55-76 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Michael Howard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-76 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer misses short on a shot from the baseline | 55-76 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 05:52 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (SF), Christopher Pickles (C) Brian Abshire, David Greene | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG), Ray Majors (PF), James Ryan (C) Jack Beegle, Michael Howard, Robert Cross | |
| 05:31 | UConn | Louis Keith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #5 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #10 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:31 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 05:31 | UConn | Louis Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 55-78 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Jared Yap hits the follow up shot | 57-78 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Louis Keith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Foshee | 57-81 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-81 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Louis Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-81 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Ray Majors slams it home set up by Louis Keith | 57-83 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Foshee - foul #2 on Robert Foshee, team foul #5 | 57-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF), William Williams (PF), David Greene (C) William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jack Beegle (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee, Jamal Kelly, Ray Majors | |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses the 1st free throw | 57-83 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 2nd free throw | 58-83 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Michael Howard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-83 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Jared Yap gets the rebound | 58-83 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-83 |
| 03:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Ryan | 58-83 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Jack Beegle can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 58-83 |
| 03:14 | UConn | James Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-83 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Floyd Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UConn | James Ryan's floater is tipped away by David Greene | 58-83 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Williams | 58-83 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Jared Yap hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 58-83 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 58-83 |
| 02:24 | UConn | James Ryan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Floyd Thompson | 58-85 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | William Williams travels with the ball | 58-85 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (PF) Melvin Poling | |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Majors (PF) James Ryan | |
| 01:45 | UConn | Jack Beegle connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Cross | 58-87 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-87 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Jared Yap tips it but misses | 58-87 |
| 01:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Majors | 58-87 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Pat Boyer denies the turnaround by Jack Beegle | 58-87 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Floyd Thompson can't tip it in | 58-87 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Ray Majors tips it back up and in | 58-89 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Jared Yap is fouled on the floor by Floyd Thompson - foul #1 on Floyd Thompson, team foul #6 | 58-89 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | James Ryan (C) Ray Majors | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire is whistled for a carry | 58-89 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Robert Cross's pass is intercepted by Pat Boyer | 58-89 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-89 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Floyd Thompson grabs the board | 58-89 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Floyd Thompson runs out the clock | 58-89 |