| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard James (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Marco Esposito inbounds the ball | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | John Copeland can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Michael Dade (C) Jeff Sarvis, Richard James | |
| 19:42 | Providence | John Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 19:42 | Providence | John Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles's pass is intercepted by John Copeland | 33-48 |
| 19:19 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Copeland | 33-50 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles loses the ball out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito | |
| 18:54 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 33-50 |
| 18:53 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi tips it back up and in | 33-52 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck double dribbles | 33-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Marco Esposito (SF) Donald Duffey, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 18:20 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-54 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the tip | 33-54 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the tip | 33-54 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the follow up shot | 35-54 |
| 17:44 | Providence | John Copeland is fouled on the floor by William Okoniewski - foul #2 on William Okoniewski, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland, Michael Dade | |
| 17:26 | Providence | Richard James hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Tuttle | 35-56 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-56 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the follow up shot | 37-56 |
| 17:02 | Providence | Michael Hallenbeck takes the ball from Ralph Tuttle | 37-56 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck lays it in | 39-56 |
| 16:45 | Providence | Richard James's layup is rejected by Christopher Pickles | 39-56 |
| 16:44 | Providence | Richard James pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 16:24 | Providence | Richard James knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Donald Duffey and the foul's on Christopher Pickles - foul #1 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Alphonso Bianchi, Omer Zuver | |
| 16:24 | Providence | Richard James makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Kevin Rowland steps in front of the Jared Yap pass | 39-59 |
| 15:50 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis's fadeaway is rejected by Pat Boyer | 39-59 |
| 15:48 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Marco Esposito | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard James (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Providence | Marco Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) Melvin Poling | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SF), Michael Dade (C) Marco Esposito, Richard James | |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 15:13 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis connects on the jumper from the right block | 42-61 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-61 |
| 14:55 | Providence | John Copeland grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 14:32 | Providence | John Copeland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #1 on Rocky Costa, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, Rocky Costa, Brian Abshire, David Greene | |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Richard James (C) Matthew Harvey, Kevin Rowland, Michael Dade | |
| 14:32 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 14:32 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 14:10 | Providence | Richard James gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 14:01 | Providence | John Copeland drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Marco Esposito | 42-65 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Brian Gust comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-65 |
| 13:45 | Providence | Omer Zuver grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 13:40 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 42-65 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Hallenbeck | 42-65 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 13:10 | Providence | John Copeland connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard James | 44-67 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is fouled on the floor by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #1 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), Christopher Pickles (C) Melvin Poling, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Omer Zuver | |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Alphonso Bianchi steps in front of the Brian Gust pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 44-67 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Kevin Rowland misses long on a floater from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 12:16 | Providence | Kevin Rowland gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Alphonso Bianchi | 44-70 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Kevin Rowland pulls down the rebound | 44-70 |
| 11:46 | Providence | Richard James can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Pickles - foul #2 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #5 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Abshire (SF), William Williams (PF) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 11:46 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 11:46 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | William Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-72 |
| 11:29 | Providence | Marco Esposito grabs the board | 44-72 |
| 11:07 | Providence | Christopher Pickles steals the ball from Richard James | 44-72 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Jared Yap is hacked by Kevin Rowland - foul #1 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #2 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Harvey (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire makes the shot in the paint set up by Jared Yap | 46-72 |
| 10:30 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-72 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Jared Yap pulls down the rebound | 46-72 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-72 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Jared Yap hits the follow up shot | 48-72 |
| 09:49 | Providence | John Copeland misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-72 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 48-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Pat Boyer (C) Jared Yap, Brian Abshire, William Williams, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 09:31 | Providence | Richard James is hacked by Brian Gust - foul #3 on Brian Gust, team foul #6 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Matthew Harvey (SF) Donald Duffey, Marco Esposito | |
| 09:18 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle banks in the layup set up by John Copeland | 48-74 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Gust | 51-74 |
| 08:51 | Providence | The jump hook by Richard James is blocked by William Okoniewski | 51-74 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Brian Gust gets the rebound | 51-74 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Pat Boyer | 54-74 |
| 08:20 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-74 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Hallenbeck | 57-74 |
| 07:54 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Pat Boyer - foul #2 on Pat Boyer, team foul #7 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), Christopher Pickles (C) Melvin Poling, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Matthew Harvey, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| 07:54 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 07:54 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Marco Esposito is called for the reach on Christopher Pickles - foul #1 on Marco Esposito, team foul #3 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Donald Duffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Omer Zuver (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Dade (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) Brian Gust | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF) Marco Esposito | |
| 07:24 | Providence | William Okoniewski steals it from Michael Dade | 57-76 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 59-76 |
| 06:58 | Providence | Donald Duffey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-76 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-76 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it home | 61-76 |
| 06:25 | Providence | Michael Hallenbeck denies the turnaround by Jeff Sarvis | 61-76 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-76 |
| 06:05 | Providence | The rebound goes to Alphonso Bianchi | 61-76 |
| 05:50 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis is called for 5 seconds | 61-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), William Williams (SG), Brian Gust (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Abshire, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Marco Esposito (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) Donald Duffey, Alphonso Bianchi, Omer Zuver, Michael Dade | |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | William Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-76 |
| 05:17 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jeff Sarvis and he's fouled by Pat Boyer - foul #3 on Pat Boyer, team foul #8 | 61-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 05:17 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the free throw | 61-79 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Rowland - foul #2 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #4 | 61-79 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 05:07 | Providence | The rebound goes to Richard James | 62-79 |
| 04:50 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-79 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the offensive rebound | 62-79 |
| 04:35 | Providence | Richard James lays it in set up by Kevin Rowland | 62-81 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-81 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Kevin Rowland pulls down the rebound | 62-81 |
| 04:09 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Williams (SG), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG) Jeff Sarvis | |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski's floater is tipped away by Richard James | 62-81 |
| 03:55 | Providence | Richard James pulls down the rebound | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Providence | Marco Esposito knocks in the runner from the left block set up by John Copeland | 62-83 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kevin Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-83 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the tip | 62-83 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 62-83 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | William Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-83 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses badly on a runner near the basket | 65-83 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 65-83 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Williams | 67-83 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Richard James's layup is rejected by Christopher Pickles | 67-83 |
| 02:09 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle tips it home | 67-85 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-85 |
| 01:55 | Providence | Marco Esposito gets the rebound | 67-85 |
| 01:34 | Providence | John Copeland clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 67-85 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-85 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Brian Gust splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-85 |
| 01:24 | Providence | Kevin Rowland snags the defensive board | 67-85 |
| 00:55 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-87 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Providence | William Okoniewski is called for the reach on Kevin Rowland - foul #3 on William Okoniewski, team foul #9 | 69-87 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, William Williams, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| 00:21 | Providence | Kevin Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 69-88 |
| 00:21 | Providence | Kevin Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-89 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling is hacked by Kevin Rowland - foul #3 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #5 | 69-89 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Jared Yap comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Copeland - foul #2 on John Copeland, team foul #6 | 69-89 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Jared Yap makes the 1st free throw | 70-89 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Jared Yap makes the 2nd free throw | 71-89 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Copeland runs out the clock | 71-89 |