| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Max Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Robert Hockett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Max Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Robert Hockett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benny Blackburn | 30-26 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Max Smith gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Kevin Bey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nelson Kelly | 30-26 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Bey | 32-26 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Nelson Kelly's floater is tipped away by Benny Blackburn | 32-26 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Kevin Bey - foul #2 on Kevin Bey, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn loses the dribble to Ulysses Stafford | 32-26 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | James Corbin pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Nelson Kelly - foul #2 on Nelson Kelly, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Joshua Doud (SG), Eugene Gabor (PF), Kevin Marasco (C) Robert Hockett, Kevin Bey, Nelson Kelly, Max Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Benny Blackburn | |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Anthony Schroeder is called for the reach on Ulysses Stafford - foul #1 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) SG - Joshua Doud (fresh) SF - Ulysses Stafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Marasco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) SG - William Tran (fresh) SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-28 |
| 15:31 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Doud | 32-28 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Joshua Doud comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Jan Heppner takes the ball from Joshua Doud | 32-28 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner is whistled for traveling | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Kevin Bey (SG), Nelson Kelly (PF), Max Smith (C) Richard Burney, Joshua Doud, Ulysses Stafford, Kevin Marasco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), James Corbin (SF), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, William Tran, Bernard Esteban, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 14:06 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Max Smith - foul #1 on Max Smith, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield and he's hacked by Max Smith - foul #2 on Max Smith, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:46 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nelson Kelly | 32-30 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Eugene Gabor lays it in set up by Robert Hockett | 34-30 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Nelson Kelly takes the ball from Benny Blackburn | 34-30 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Eugene Gabor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Max Smith tips it home | 36-30 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Gabor - foul #1 on Eugene Gabor, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Ulysses Stafford (SF) Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford scores on a jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Max Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Nelson Kelly swats the dunk try by Richard Vallo | 38-31 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Nelson Kelly grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Bey | 40-31 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Morris Montano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (PF), Kevin Marasco (C) Nelson Kelly, Max Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 10:27 | UConn | Robert Hockett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-31 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | James Corbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder drills a jumper in the paint set up by Jan Heppner | 40-33 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Robert Hockett is hacked by Jan Heppner during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Jan Heppner, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Joshua Doud (SG), Nelson Kelly (PF), Max Smith (C) Robert Hockett, Kevin Bey, Ulysses Stafford, Kevin Marasco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin | |
| 09:11 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Max Smith tips it in | 42-33 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) William Tran, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 08:31 | UConn | Nelson Kelly clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Vallo - foul #2 on Richard Vallo, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Ulysses Stafford (SF) Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) Thomas Clark | |
| 08:31 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 08:31 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Morris Montano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Benny Blackburn | 42-36 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Max Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Kevin Bey (SG) Richard Burney, Joshua Doud | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Bernard Esteban | |
| 08:01 | UConn | Max Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Max Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Max Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford hits the finger roll | 45-38 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo connects on the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Kevin Bey - foul #3 on Kevin Bey, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (SF), Kevin Marasco (PF) Ulysses Stafford, Nelson Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG) Morris Montano | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Max Smith gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Robert Hockett misses the jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses the 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 06:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Max Smith | 45-40 |
| 06:03 | UConn | Eugene Gabor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hockett out of a doubleteam | 48-40 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Robert Hockett steps in front of the James Corbin pass | 48-40 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Robert Hockett hits the finger roll | 50-40 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | William Tran travels with the ball | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Joshua Doud (SG), Ulysses Stafford (SF), Nelson Kelly (PF) Robert Hockett, Kevin Bey, Kevin Marasco, Max Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Nelson Wakefield, William Tran, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 04:53 | UConn | Joshua Doud travels with the ball | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF) James Corbin | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Clark | 50-42 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Joshua Doud hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses the 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 03:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eugene Gabor | 53-42 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Anthony Schroeder is called for the reach on Eugene Gabor - foul #2 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Kevin Bey (SG), Max Smith (C) Richard Burney, Joshua Doud, Eugene Gabor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Max Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UConn | Kevin Bey makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Nelson Kelly | 55-42 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Benny Blackburn | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:21 | UConn | Max Smith is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hockett out of a doubleteam | 57-45 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Morris Montano, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Joshua Doud (SG), Eugene Gabor (SF), Kevin Marasco (PF) Robert Hockett, Kevin Bey, Ulysses Stafford, Nelson Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), William Tran (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Lewis Willis (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Benny Blackburn | |
| 01:47 | UConn | Eugene Gabor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | William Tran is hacked by Joshua Doud - foul #2 on Joshua Doud, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Lewis Willis | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | William Tran makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | William Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Kevin Marasco pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Max Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Kevin Marasco pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Joshua Doud misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 57-46 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban is whistled for traveling | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Jan Heppner takes the ball from Eugene Gabor | 57-46 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Doud - foul #3 on Joshua Doud, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Joshua Doud grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Richard Burney runs out the clock | 57-47 |