| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) SG - Tale Orji (fresh) SF - Andy Christian (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | David Williams swats the short shot by Lloyd Malizia | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to David Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Capel | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Johnson | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | UNC Asheville | The short jumper by Andy Christian is denied by Rubin Wolfe | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough is hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana (PF), Bobby Lang (C) David Williams, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Capel | 3-4 |
| 16:25 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Malizia | 3-4 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:42 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski (PG), Jared Sletten (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), David Williams (PF), David Johnson (C) Edward Werner, Tale Orji, Andy Christian, Keith Saldana, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Don Hughes (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Leroy Kozikowski (fresh) SG - Jared Sletten (fresh) SF - Arnold Wedgeworth (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) PF - Kim Smith (fresh) C - Robert Mason (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 15:28 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:10 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski misses short on a shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Craig Alden connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Don Hughes | 3-7 |
| 14:47 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 3-7 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Don Hughes gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 14:26 | UNC Asheville | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:15 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 3-7 |
| 14:13 | UNC Asheville | David Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:58 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Johnson | 5-7 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a floater from the right side | 5-7 |
| 13:31 | UNC Asheville | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:10 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Tale Orji (SG), Andy Christian (SF), Keith Saldana (PF) Leroy Kozikowski, Jared Sletten, Arnold Wedgeworth, David Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Gregory Capel, Don Hughes, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Tale Orji picks off the pass by Lloyd Malizia | 5-7 |
| 12:33 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 12:32 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:09 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian lays it in | 7-7 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang (C) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) Jimmy Riley | |
| 11:45 | UNC Asheville | Craig Alden picks off the pass by Keith Saldana | 7-7 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Craig Alden lays it in | 7-9 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tale Orji (fresh) SF - Andy Christian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Saldana (fresh) C - Bobby Lang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Werner and the foul's on David Kimbrough - foul #2 on David Kimbrough, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Williams (PF) Keith Saldana | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (C) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, David Kimbrough | |
| 11:23 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 10:53 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 10:51 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 10:49 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian tips it home | 12-9 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Johnson (C) Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:18 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner is hacked by William Pritchard - foul #1 on William Pritchard, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Robert Mason (C) William Pritchard, Lloyd Malizia | |
| 09:58 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andy Christian, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (PF) Rubin Wolfe | |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 09:43 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 09:37 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (SG), Keith Saldana (C) Tale Orji, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Jared Sletten picks off the pass by Craig Alden | 12-9 |
| 09:18 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Edward Werner picks off the pass by Kim Smith | 12-9 |
| 08:55 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski (PG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), Bobby Lang (C) Edward Werner, Andy Christian, David Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Gregory Capel, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-9 |
| 08:42 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Arnold Wedgeworth | 12-9 |
| 08:37 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth is hacked by Lloyd Malizia - foul #1 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (SG) Leroy Kozikowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:22 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jared Sletten and he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #1 on Alberto Romano, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG) Craig Alden | |
| 08:22 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Don Hughes | 14-11 |
| 07:51 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji's pass is intercepted by Alberto Romano | 14-11 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe can't connect on a runner from the left block | 14-11 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Jared Sletten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tale Orji (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Wedgeworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Saldana (fresh) C - Bobby Lang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Pritchard (fresh) SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alberto Romano and he's hacked by Keith Saldana - foul #1 on Keith Saldana, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Andy Christian (SF), David Williams (PF) Jared Sletten, Arnold Wedgeworth, Keith Saldana | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Robert Mason (C) William Pritchard, Alberto Romano, Don Hughes | |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 06:59 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Lang and he's hacked by Lloyd Malizia - foul #2 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Kim Smith (PF) Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 06:59 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano comes up short on the shot from the right side | 17-14 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 17-14 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 06:24 | UNC Asheville | Robert Mason swats the dunk try by David Williams | 17-17 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Kim Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 17-17 |
| 06:03 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 05:58 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Kim Smith snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Lang - foul #1 on Bobby Lang, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (SG), Keith Saldana (C) Tale Orji, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Alberto Romano, Kim Smith | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:25 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Robert Mason pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Robert Mason comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 17-18 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the follow up shot | 17-20 |
| 04:42 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Williams | 20-20 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Hughes | 20-22 |
| 04:01 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Werner | 22-22 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Robert Mason connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Don Hughes | 22-24 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Sletten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andy Christian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Keith Saldana (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:31 | UNC Asheville | David Williams clanks a floater near the basket | 22-24 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 22-24 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Craig Alden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 03:19 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to David Williams | 22-24 |
| 03:13 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner is hacked by Craig Alden - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), Bobby Lang (PF), David Johnson (C) Jared Sletten, Andy Christian, David Williams, Keith Saldana | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Kim Smith (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Gregory Capel, Don Hughes, Rubin Wolfe, Robert Mason | |
| 03:13 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:13 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Kim Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (PG), William Trottier (C) Edward Werner, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:14 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arnold Wedgeworth | 26-27 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 01:36 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 26-30 |
| 01:34 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 01:19 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Malizia - foul #3 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian (SF) Arnold Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Alberto Romano, Lloyd Malizia, Kim Smith | |
| 01:19 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:19 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Don Hughes | 27-32 |
| 00:49 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jimmy Riley - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Kim Smith (SF) Jimmy Riley, David Kimbrough | |
| 00:49 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:49 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 00:22 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:04 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses the 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Kim Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kim Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-32 |