| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) SG - John Marcy (fresh) SF - Francis Coffman (fresh) PF - Hasant Ali (fresh) C - Renato Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Samuel Gray (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) C - Mark Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Hasant Ali wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Hasant Ali misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Francis Coffman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Pajerski | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Providence | Hasant Ali grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Providence | Hasant Ali misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Providence | Francis Coffman hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Providence | Francis Coffman gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Gray - foul #1 on Samuel Gray, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Thompson | 5-3 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mark Thompson | 5-5 |
| 16:55 | Providence | Francis Coffman blows the layup | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mark Thompson | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Ivan Pajerski steals it from Ramiro Flores | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Terry Moberly is called for the reach on Hasant Ali - foul #1 on Terry Moberly, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Dennis (PF) Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:24 | Providence | Francis Coffman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Pajerski | 8-5 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Eichner | 8-7 |
| 16:01 | Providence | John Marcy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Tyler Ormond (SG), Melvin Pensky (PF) John Marcy, Francis Coffman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Ormond (fresh) SF - Paul Dennis (fresh) PF - Melvin Pensky (fresh) C - Renato Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Samuel Gray (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Samuel Gray is fouled on the floor by Ivan Pajerski - foul #1 on Ivan Pajerski, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Luciano Romano (C) Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Mark Thompson is denied by Melvin Pensky | 8-7 |
| 15:28 | Providence | Luciano Romano grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 15:03 | Providence | Melvin Pensky drills a shot from the left wing set up by Tyler Ormond | 10-7 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 14:24 | Providence | Tyler Ormond misses the floater from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Providence | Melvin Pensky tips it home | 12-9 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 14:16 | Providence | Luciano Romano snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:53 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Flores - foul #1 on Ramiro Flores, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), John Marcy (SG), Francis Coffman (SF), Hasant Ali (PF), Renato Giordano (C) Ivan Pajerski, Tyler Ormond, Paul Dennis, Melvin Pensky, Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SG), Peter Kaiser (SF), Ronald Irvin (PF), Shen Xiong (C) Samuel Gray, Daniel Eichner, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Mark Thompson | |
| 13:41 | Providence | Francis Coffman drills a driving attempt in the lane | 14-9 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses long on a runner from the baseline | 14-9 |
| 13:21 | Providence | Hasant Ali grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 13:00 | Providence | Walter Fout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:36 | Providence | Hasant Ali misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Irvin - foul #1 on Ronald Irvin, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG) Walter Fout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:36 | Providence | Hasant Ali misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:36 | Providence | Hasant Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong is denied on a layup by Hasant Ali | 15-12 |
| 12:16 | Providence | The rebound goes to Renato Giordano | 15-12 |
| 12:06 | Providence | Francis Coffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 11:49 | Providence | Renato Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Marcy (fresh) SF - Francis Coffman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hasant Ali (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fresh) SG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) C - Shen Xiong (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Klawinski - foul #1 on Robert Klawinski, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Robert Klawinski, Gilberto Ricci, Peter Kaiser, Ronald Irvin, Shen Xiong | |
| 11:40 | Providence | Francis Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:40 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Providence | Francis Coffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Dennis (SF), Melvin Pensky (PF) Francis Coffman, Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Providence | Tyler Ormond (SG) John Marcy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:47 | Providence | Mark Thompson denies the turnaround by Ivan Pajerski | 16-14 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mark Thompson | 16-17 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Renato Giordano blows the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Gray - foul #2 on Samuel Gray, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG) Ivan Pajerski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF) Samuel Gray, Ramiro Flores | |
| 10:16 | Providence | Renato Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Renato Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly is hacked by Melvin Pensky - foul #1 on Melvin Pensky, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Providence | John Marcy (SG), Francis Coffman (SF), Hasant Ali (PF) Tyler Ormond, Melvin Pensky, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin (PF) Terry Moberly | |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 09:41 | Providence | Walter Fout is hacked by Robert Klawinski - foul #2 on Robert Klawinski, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (SF) Robert Klawinski | |
| 09:41 | Providence | Walter Fout makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:41 | Providence | Walter Fout misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:41 | Providence | Hasant Ali snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 09:32 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Kaiser - foul #1 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG) Walter Fout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:32 | Providence | Francis Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:32 | Providence | Francis Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci is called for 3 seconds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Peter Kaiser | |
| 08:55 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 08:54 | Providence | Paul Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:47 | Providence | John Marcy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Renato Giordano (C) Paul Dennis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moberly (PF) Mark Thompson | |
| 08:47 | Providence | John Marcy misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:47 | Providence | John Marcy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Marcy - foul #1 on John Marcy, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Tyler Ormond (SG), Melvin Pensky (SF), Keith Fitzmaurice (PF) John Marcy, Francis Coffman, Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (PG) Daniel Eichner | |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:20 | Providence | Renato Giordano grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Keith Fitzmaurice hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Renato Giordano | 24-19 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 24-19 |
| 07:38 | Providence | Renato Giordano gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Ormond (fresh) SF - Melvin Pensky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Fitzmaurice (fresh) 2 pts. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Kaiser (fresh) SG - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Irvin (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Providence | Tyler Ormond blows the layup | 24-19 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #10 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), John Marcy (SG), Francis Coffman (SF), Hasant Ali (PF) Ivan Pajerski, Tyler Ormond, Melvin Pensky, Keith Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Shen Xiong (SF), Mark Thompson (C) Gilberto Ricci, Ramiro Flores, Ronald Irvin | |
| 06:21 | Providence | Renato Giordano's pass is intercepted by Daniel Eichner | 24-19 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Renato Giordano is called for the reach on Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Renato Giordano, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Dennis (C) Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Hasant Ali - foul #1 on Hasant Ali, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG) Walter Fout | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin (PF) Terry Moberly | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:38 | Providence | Hasant Ali pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:26 | Providence | Francis Coffman is hacked by Shen Xiong - foul #1 on Shen Xiong, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (PG) Peter Kaiser | |
| 05:26 | Providence | Francis Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:26 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 05:11 | Providence | John Marcy gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 04:59 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 04:58 | Providence | Hasant Ali snags the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 04:47 | Providence | John Marcy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-19 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin double dribbles | 25-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Renato Giordano (C) Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Shen Xiong | |
| 04:19 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores tips it in | 25-21 |
| 03:38 | Providence | Francis Coffman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Pajerski | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Marcy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Francis Coffman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dennis (fresh) C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Irvin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Ivan Pajerski steals the ball from Ronald Irvin | 28-21 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Paul Dennis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Irvin - foul #2 on Ronald Irvin, team foul #12 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), Tyler Ormond (SG), Hasant Ali (PF) Ivan Pajerski, John Marcy, Francis Coffman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Robert Klawinski (SG), Terry Moberly (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) Gilberto Ricci, Daniel Eichner, Ronald Irvin, Mark Thompson | |
| 02:53 | Providence | Paul Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Paul Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores travels with the ball | 30-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Melvin Pensky (SF) Paul Dennis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:23 | Providence | Peter Kaiser picks off the pass by Melvin Pensky | 30-21 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser's layup is rejected by Renato Giordano | 30-21 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Renato Giordano snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 01:44 | Providence | Renato Giordano knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Hasant Ali | 32-21 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Melvin Pensky is called for the reach on Terry Moberly - foul #2 on Melvin Pensky, team foul #6 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG), Luciano Romano (C) Walter Fout, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Mark Thompson (C) Robert Klawinski, Ramiro Flores | |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Dennis (SF) Melvin Pensky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:06 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski knocks in the floater from the right side | 34-21 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-21 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner snags the offensive board | 34-21 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Hasant Ali swats the layup by Terry Moberly | 34-21 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Luciano Romano gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 00:32 | Providence | Peter Kaiser steals the ball from Tyler Ormond | 34-21 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Kaiser | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-23 |