| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gary Starnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwayne Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Papineau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Peck (fresh) C - Jack McKellar (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | James Papineau inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Albany | Lloyd Malizia steals it from James Papineau | 36-35 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia lays it up and in | 36-37 |
| 19:19 | Albany | James Papineau hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Starnes | 39-37 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Don Hughes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rubin Wolfe | 39-40 |
| 18:42 | Albany | Steven Peck knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Papineau | 42-40 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Don Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 18:05 | Albany | Steven Peck misses the lay-in | 42-40 |
| 18:04 | Albany | Gary Starnes misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Don Hughes gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is denied on a layup by Jack McKellar | 42-40 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 17:43 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 17:36 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson misses the shot from the right block | 42-40 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 42-40 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Dwayne Carlson steals it from Gregory Capel | 42-40 |
| 17:14 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson lays it in | 44-40 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 16:32 | Albany | James Papineau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:30 | Albany | Steven Peck tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia buries a jump hook from close range set up by Gregory Capel | 44-45 |
| 16:03 | Albany | James Papineau buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dwayne Carlson | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gary Starnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Papineau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Peck (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack McKellar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the jumper in the paint | 46-45 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Riley | 46-48 |
| 15:12 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Card (PG), Aaron Barrett (SG), James Friley (SF), Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Fidel Moran (C) Gary Starnes, Dwayne Carlson, James Papineau, Steven Peck, Jack McKellar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, Don Hughes | |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 14:34 | Albany | Aaron Barrett comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-51 |
| 14:32 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald tips it home | 48-51 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Craig Alden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Robert Mason can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 48-51 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Peck (PF) Fidel Moran | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:43 | Albany | David Kimbrough is called for the reach on Scott Fitzgerald - foul #4 on David Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) David Kimbrough | |
| 13:28 | Albany | James Friley hits a jumpshot from the right side | 50-51 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel scores on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 12:39 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Craig Alden grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Steven Peck swats the layup by Robert Mason | 50-54 |
| 12:15 | Albany | Aaron Barrett pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 12:10 | Albany | James Friley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 12:09 | Albany | James Friley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 11:59 | Albany | Gregory Capel picks off the pass by Richard Card | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Card (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Friley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Peck (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kim Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel's pass is intercepted by Aaron Barrett | 50-54 |
| 11:33 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 50-54 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 11:02 | Albany | Steven Peck gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:39 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald misses long on a jumper in the lane | 50-54 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | The refs have stopped play. Kim Smith is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-54 |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Starnes (PG), Dwayne Carlson (SG), James Papineau (SF), Fidel Moran (PF), Jack McKellar (C) Richard Card, Aaron Barrett, James Friley, Steven Peck, Scott Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Don Hughes (C) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe banks in the layup | 50-56 |
| 09:54 | Albany | Jimmy Riley steals it from Jack McKellar | 50-56 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 50-56 |
| 09:29 | Albany | Gary Starnes snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 09:17 | Albany | James Papineau buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Starnes - foul #1 on Gary Starnes, team foul #1 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Peck (PF) Fidel Moran | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:47 | Albany | James Papineau knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dwayne Carlson | 55-57 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Don Hughes lays it up and in on a great pass from Lloyd Malizia | 55-59 |
| 08:09 | Albany | Gary Starnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-59 |
| 08:07 | Albany | Steven Peck pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:55 | Albany | Gary Starnes is hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #2 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Fidel Moran (C) Jack McKellar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG), David Kimbrough (C) Gregory Capel, Don Hughes | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gary Starnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Papineau (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Peck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fidel Moran (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Albany | James Papineau hits a runner in the paint set up by Dwayne Carlson | 57-59 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jimmy Riley | 57-61 |
| 07:09 | Albany | James Papineau is hacked by Lloyd Malizia - foul #1 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #3 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Card (PG), Aaron Barrett (SG), James Friley (SF), Scott Fitzgerald (C) Gary Starnes, Dwayne Carlson, James Papineau, Fidel Moran | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Kim Smith (PF) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 06:54 | Albany | Richard Card buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Peck | 59-61 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Craig Alden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-61 |
| 06:37 | Albany | Richard Card snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 06:20 | Albany | Don Hughes takes the ball from Scott Fitzgerald | 59-61 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Don Hughes banks in the layup | 59-63 |
| 06:05 | Albany | James Friley knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 61-63 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Craig Alden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 05:50 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 05:33 | Albany | James Friley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Alden - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #4 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Starnes (PG), Dwayne Carlson (SG), James Papineau (SF), Jack McKellar (C) Richard Card, Aaron Barrett, Steven Peck, Scott Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes, Kim Smith | |
| 05:33 | Albany | James Friley misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:33 | Albany | James Friley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Jack McKellar swats the layup by Lloyd Malizia | 62-63 |
| 05:19 | Albany | Jack McKellar pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:02 | Albany | Jack McKellar clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 62-63 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia hits the follow up shot | 62-65 |
| 04:41 | Albany | Jack McKellar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 04:24 | Albany | Jack McKellar grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:11 | Albany | A charge is called on Dwayne Carlson - foul #2 on Dwayne Carlson, team foul #2 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Peck (PF) James Friley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (C) David Kimbrough | |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses short on a floater from the right block | 62-65 |
| 03:55 | Albany | Jack McKellar grabs the board | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gary Starnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Papineau (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Peck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack McKellar (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Albany | James Papineau misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-65 |
| 03:27 | Albany | Jack McKellar misses the tip | 62-65 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jack McKellar - foul #3 on Jack McKellar, team foul #3 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Albany | Aaron Barrett (SG), Scott Fitzgerald (C) Dwayne Carlson, Jack McKellar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:47 | Albany | Gary Starnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Kim Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Albany | Jack McKellar (C) Scott Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Don Hughes, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jimmy Riley | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Albany | James Papineau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-70 |
| 01:23 | Albany | Steven Peck pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 01:11 | Albany | Gary Starnes drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Papineau | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Aaron Barrett is called for the reach on Lloyd Malizia - foul #2 on Aaron Barrett, team foul #4 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Albany | Dwayne Carlson (SG) Aaron Barrett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Dwayne Carlson is called for the reach on Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Dwayne Carlson, team foul #5 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is fouled on the floor by James Papineau - foul #3 on James Papineau, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is hacked by Jack McKellar - foul #4 on Jack McKellar, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Albany | James Papineau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-72 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Starnes - foul #2 on Gary Starnes, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Albany | James Papineau drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is hacked by Gary Starnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Starnes, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:17 | Albany | James Papineau knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Carlson | 71-76 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is hacked by Gary Starnes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Starnes, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Albany | James Papineau buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack McKellar | 74-78 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Gary Starnes is called for the reach on Craig Alden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Starnes, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Card (PG) Gary Starnes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF) Alberto Romano | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:02 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-79 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Don Hughes | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley runs out the clock | 77-79 |