| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Asberry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Ruddy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Loren Bonnette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Hafer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wampler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Loren Bonnette swats the layup by Gary Lancaster | 34-31 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the tip | 34-31 |
| 19:30 | Elon | Loren Bonnette gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Elon | John Asberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler makes the 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:42 | Elon | John Asberry misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers is fouled on the floor by Roland Booth - foul #2 on Roland Booth, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Lancaster | 34-37 |
| 17:47 | Elon | Matthew Ruddy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:45 | Elon | Matthew Ruddy gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:38 | Elon | Loren Bonnette can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 34-37 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers hits a shot in the lane set up by Gary Lancaster | 34-39 |
| 16:50 | Elon | Matthew Ruddy makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Brooks | 37-39 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler tips it in | 37-41 |
| 16:22 | Elon | Jerome Hafer is called for the reach on Loren Bonnette - foul #3 on Jerome Hafer, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (PG), Raymond Tutt (SF), John Craft (PF), John Borne (C) John Brooks, Matthew Ruddy, Loren Bonnette, Roland Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Walter Pointer (SG), Sammy Tolbert (SF), Terry Morton (PF), Piao Hong (C) Gary Lancaster, Jerome Hafer, Bryan Sayers, Hedeon Roblodowski, Paul Wampler | |
| 16:16 | Elon | Warren Grow scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Craft and he's hacked by Walter Pointer - foul #1 on Walter Pointer, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 16:16 | Elon | Warren Grow makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Piao Hong knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Warren Grow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Asberry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Tutt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Craft (fresh) C - John Borne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) SG - Walter Pointer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) C - Piao Hong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Elon | John Craft is fouled on the floor by Terry Morton - foul #2 on Terry Morton, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Elon | Wesley King (SG) John Asberry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:30 | Elon | John Craft banks in the layup | 42-43 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 15:09 | Elon | Wesley King gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:51 | Elon | Raymond Tutt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Terry Morton gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:41 | Elon | John Craft gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:22 | Elon | John Craft misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:20 | Elon | Raymond Tutt hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Piao Hong throws it down set up by Terry Morton | 44-45 |
| 13:56 | Elon | Wesley King misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:54 | Elon | Raymond Tutt tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 13:53 | Elon | Wesley King tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Elon | John Craft grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:33 | Elon | Wesley King loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), John Asberry (SG), Matthew Ruddy (SF), Loren Bonnette (PF), Roland Booth (C) Warren Grow, Wesley King, Raymond Tutt, John Craft, John Borne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Jerome Hafer (SG), Bryan Sayers (SF), Hedeon Roblodowski (PF), Paul Wampler (C) Scott Crowder, Walter Pointer, Sammy Tolbert, Terry Morton, Piao Hong | |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jerome Hafer | 44-47 |
| 13:08 | Elon | The jump hook by John Asberry is blocked by Paul Wampler | 44-47 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 12:48 | Elon | Roland Booth pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:27 | Elon | John Asberry knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Loren Bonnette | 46-47 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| 11:57 | Elon | John Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Lancaster - foul #3 on Gary Lancaster, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 11:57 | Elon | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:57 | Elon | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Asberry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Ruddy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Loren Bonnette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Hafer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Wampler (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Ruddy - foul #1 on Matthew Ruddy, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:46 | Elon | The rebound goes to Roland Booth | 47-47 |
| 11:24 | Elon | Gary Lancaster steps in front of the Loren Bonnette pass | 47-47 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers hits the finger roll set up by Gary Lancaster | 47-49 |
| 11:11 | Elon | John Brooks is fouled on the floor by Gary Lancaster - foul #4 on Gary Lancaster, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (SF), John Borne (PF) Matthew Ruddy, Loren Bonnette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG) Gary Lancaster | |
| 10:55 | Elon | John Asberry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:53 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Grow | 47-49 |
| 10:34 | Elon | Bryan Sayers takes the ball from John Asberry | 47-49 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Sayers | 47-51 |
| 10:10 | Elon | Warren Grow scores on a runner from the right block set up by John Brooks and he's hacked by Paul Wampler - foul #1 on Paul Wampler, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Elon | Raymond Tutt (C) Roland Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Pointer (SG), Sammy Tolbert (SF), Terry Morton (PF), Piao Hong (C) Jerome Hafer, Bryan Sayers, Hedeon Roblodowski, Paul Wampler | |
| 10:10 | Elon | Warren Grow misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Terry Morton | 49-51 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| 09:49 | Elon | John Asberry is denied on a layup by Terry Morton | 49-53 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Walter Pointer | 49-53 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Tutt - foul #2 on Raymond Tutt, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Matthew Ruddy (SF), Loren Bonnette (PF) John Brooks, John Asberry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Piao Hong makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Piao Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:16 | Elon | Warren Grow knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses the tip | 51-55 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Terry Morton drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Crowder | 51-58 |
| 08:36 | Elon | Matthew Ruddy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Piao Hong snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert is hacked by Matthew Ruddy - foul #2 on Matthew Ruddy, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), John Asberry (SG), Roland Booth (C) Warren Grow, Raymond Tutt, John Borne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (SG), Bryan Sayers (SF), Hedeon Roblodowski (PF) Walter Pointer, Sammy Tolbert, Piao Hong | |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Crowder | 51-61 |
| 08:06 | Elon | Scott Crowder is called for the reach on John Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Crowder, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wampler (C) Terry Morton | |
| 08:06 | Elon | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Matthew Ruddy steals it from Paul Wampler | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Asberry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Ruddy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Loren Bonnette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Hafer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Wampler (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Elon | Loren Bonnette buries a shot near the basket set up by John Asberry and he's fouled by Hedeon Roblodowski - foul #2 on Hedeon Roblodowski, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Elon | Raymond Tutt (SF) Matthew Ruddy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG) Scott Crowder | |
| 07:32 | Elon | Loren Bonnette misses the free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| 07:13 | Elon | Loren Bonnette gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 07:09 | Elon | John Asberry scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Brooks | 55-61 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 06:50 | Elon | The rebound goes to Loren Bonnette | 55-61 |
| 06:46 | Elon | John Brooks misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 55-61 |
| 06:45 | Elon | John Asberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:27 | Elon | John Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary Lancaster | 55-64 |
| 06:02 | Elon | Raymond Tutt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-64 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-64 |
| 05:37 | Elon | Raymond Tutt gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 05:10 | Elon | Raymond Tutt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 05:09 | Elon | John Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 04:52 | Elon | Roland Booth dunks the ball | 57-64 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | John Brooks picks off the pass by Hedeon Roblodowski | 57-64 |
| 04:20 | Elon | Raymond Tutt clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 57-64 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 03:56 | Elon | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Asberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Tutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Loren Bonnette (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Booth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Hafer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Sayers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hedeon Roblodowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Wampler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Elon | Roland Booth clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Sayers - foul #1 on Bryan Sayers, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (PG), Wesley King (SG), Matthew Ruddy (SF), John Borne (PF) John Brooks, John Asberry, Raymond Tutt, Loren Bonnette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Walter Pointer (SG), Sammy Tolbert (SF), Terry Morton (PF), Piao Hong (C) Gary Lancaster, Jerome Hafer, Bryan Sayers, Hedeon Roblodowski, Paul Wampler | |
| 03:38 | Elon | Roland Booth misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:38 | Elon | Roland Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Pointer | 58-64 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Roland Booth blocks the short jumper by Piao Hong | 58-64 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Piao Hong | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Elon | Matthew Ruddy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-66 |
| 02:53 | Elon | John Borne tips it back up and in | 60-66 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Elon | John Asberry (SG), Raymond Tutt (C) Wesley King, Roland Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Bryan Sayers (SF) Scott Crowder, Piao Hong | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Terry Morton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert gets the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 02:23 | Elon | John Borne pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:23 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG) Warren Grow | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (SG), Hedeon Roblodowski (PF), Paul Wampler (C) Sammy Tolbert, Walter Pointer, Terry Morton | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Elon | John Asberry makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Tutt | 62-66 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer double dribbles | 62-66 |
| Subs | Elon | Loren Bonnette (PF), Roland Booth (C) John Borne, Raymond Tutt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:27 | Elon | Hedeon Roblodowski swats the dunk try by John Brooks | 62-66 |
| 01:25 | Elon | John Asberry hits the follow up shot | 64-66 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Wampler | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Elon | Jerome Hafer is called for the reach on John Asberry - foul #4 on Jerome Hafer, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| 00:41 | Elon | John Asberry makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:41 | Elon | John Asberry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Sayers | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Elon | John Asberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Pointer (PF) Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon 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) | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer is fouled in the backcourt by John Asberry - foul #3 on John Asberry, team foul #5 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG) Gary Lancaster | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer is fouled on the floor by John Asberry - foul #4 on John Asberry, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer runs out the clock | 65-70 |