| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) SG - John Robertson (fresh) SF - David James (fresh) PF - Nick Benning (fresh) C - Samuel Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - William Callahan (fresh) SG - Richard Root (fresh) SF - Earl Marquette (fresh) PF - Elwood Powell (fresh) C - Sonny Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Samuel Ward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ripon | Richard Root steals it from Timothy Pfeffer | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers at Newark | William Callahan banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Root | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Ripon | David James is hacked by Earl Marquette - foul #1 on Earl Marquette, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Ripon | Nick Benning scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Pfeffer | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers at Newark | David James is called for the reach on William Callahan - foul #1 on David James, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Ripon | Nick Benning gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Elwood Powell pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers at Newark | William Callahan makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:28 | Ripon | John Robertson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Marquette pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Marquette misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Elwood Powell tips it back up and in | 2-8 |
| 16:55 | Ripon | David James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers at Newark | The pull-up jumper by William Callahan is blocked by Nick Benning | 2-8 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Elwood Powell | 2-8 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Marquette is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Earl Marquette, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen (SG), Kenneth Walker (SF), Marion Binkley (PF), William Wedgeworth (C) John Robertson, David James, Nick Benning, Samuel Ward | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Long (PG), Alonzo Shawver (SF) William Callahan, Earl Marquette | |
| 16:15 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:13 | Ripon | Marion Binkley tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alonzo Shawver | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) SF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) PF - Marion Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Wedgeworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Manuel Long (fresh) SG - Richard Root (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Shawver (fresh) PF - Elwood Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer is hacked by Manuel Long - foul #1 on Manuel Long, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Ripon | Robert Mullen (SG) Timothy Pfeffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty (SG), Warren Gillum (PF) Richard Root, Elwood Powell | |
| 15:26 | Ripon | Alonzo Shawver steals it from Lawrence Sorensen | 4-11 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones travels with the ball | 4-11 |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (SG) Robert Mullen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William Callahan (PG) Manuel Long | |
| 14:39 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Walker | 6-11 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver is whistled for a carry | 6-11 |
| Subs | Ripon | David James (SF), Nick Benning (PF), Samuel Ward (C) Kenneth Walker, Marion Binkley, William Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Long (SG) Sonny Jones | |
| 14:21 | Ripon | Robert Fogarty blocks the short jumper by Nick Benning | 6-11 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Long grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum is fouled on the floor by Samuel Ward - foul #1 on Samuel Ward, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG) Lawrence Sorensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root (SG), Elwood Powell (PF), Sonny Jones (C) Manuel Long, Robert Fogarty, Warren Gillum | |
| 13:32 | Rutgers at Newark | William Callahan knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Elwood Powell and the foul's on John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers at Newark | William Callahan makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:20 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer clanks a 3 from straight away | 6-14 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers at Newark | William Callahan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Ripon | Robert Mullen (SG), Kenneth Walker (SF), Marion Binkley (PF), William Wedgeworth (C) John Robertson, David James, Nick Benning, Samuel Ward | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty (SF) Alonzo Shawver | |
| 12:59 | Ripon | William Callahan is called for the reach on Robert Mullen - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen (SG) Robert Mullen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Manuel Long (PG) William Callahan | |
| 12:42 | Ripon | William Wedgeworth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 12:41 | Ripon | Kenneth Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:27 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Pfeffer, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Pfeffer takes the ball from Robert Fogarty | 6-14 |
| 12:10 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Long - foul #2 on Manuel Long, team foul #6 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (SG) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Wolford (PG), Warren Gillum (SF) Manuel Long, Richard Root | |
| 12:01 | Ripon | John Robertson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Sorensen | 9-14 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers at Newark | The short jumper by Elwood Powell is denied by Marion Binkley | 9-14 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Elwood Powell tips it in | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Wedgeworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Wolford (fresh) SG - Robert Fogarty (fresh) SF - Warren Gillum (fresh) PF - Elwood Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sonny Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Ripon | Marion Binkley's fadeaway is rejected by Sonny Jones | 9-16 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Wolford steps out of bounds on the sideline | 9-16 |
| Subs | Ripon | David James (SF), Nick Benning (PF), Samuel Ward (C) Lawrence Sorensen, Marion Binkley, William Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root (SG), Alonzo Shawver (SF) Robert Fogarty, Sonny Jones | |
| 10:26 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-16 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Ripon | Andy Hillen (PG), Robert Mullen (SG) Timothy Pfeffer, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 10:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David James - foul #2 on David James, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | Kenneth Walker (SF) David James | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones (C) Elwood Powell | |
| 09:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:31 | Ripon | Nick Benning clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Warren Gillum - foul #1 on Warren Gillum, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen (PG) Andy Hillen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Bruce Hooley (PG), Robert Fogarty (PF) Michael Wolford, Warren Gillum | |
| 09:31 | Ripon | Nick Benning makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:31 | Ripon | Nick Benning misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG) Robert Mullen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 08:45 | Ripon | Samuel Ward misses the shot from the left side | 13-18 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 13-18 |
| 08:27 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:09 | Ripon | Bruce Hooley steps in front of the Kenneth Walker pass | 13-18 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver's layup is rejected by Kenneth Walker | 13-18 |
| 07:58 | Ripon | Nick Benning grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:54 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alonzo Shawver | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) PF - Nick Benning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Ward (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Bruce Hooley (fresh) SG - Richard Root (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Shawver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fogarty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Sonny Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ripon | Samuel Ward clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 13-20 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones lays it up and in set up by Bruce Hooley | 13-22 |
| 06:55 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen misses the floater in the paint | 13-22 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-25 |
| 06:14 | Ripon | Nick Benning lays it up and in | 15-25 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 06:07 | Ripon | Nick Benning gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:48 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer clanks a jumper from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Nick Benning - foul #1 on Nick Benning, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Ripon | Andy Hillen (PG), Robert Mullen (SG), William Wedgeworth (SF), Marion Binkley (PF), Donald Keith (C) Timothy Pfeffer, Lawrence Sorensen, Kenneth Walker, Nick Benning, Samuel Ward | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Wolford (PG), Warren Gillum (SF), Elwood Powell (PF), Gerald Oram (C) Bruce Hooley, Richard Root, Alonzo Shawver, Sonny Jones | |
| 05:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:10 | Ripon | Robert Fogarty swats the short shot by Donald Keith | 15-26 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Marion Binkley is called for the reach on Elwood Powell - foul #1 on Marion Binkley, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root (SG) Robert Fogarty | |
| 04:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Elwood Powell makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Elwood Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 04:33 | Ripon | Andy Hillen clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Wolford - foul #1 on Michael Wolford, team foul #8 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sonny Jones (C) Gerald Oram | |
| 04:33 | Ripon | Andy Hillen makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 04:33 | Ripon | Andy Hillen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum is hacked by William Wedgeworth - foul #1 on William Wedgeworth, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG) Andy Hillen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 04:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:04 | Ripon | Marion Binkley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 04:02 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer grabs the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 03:47 | Ripon | Robert Mullen is fouled on the floor by Richard Root - foul #1 on Richard Root, team foul #9 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Ripon | David James (SF) Donald Keith | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William Callahan (PG), Manuel Long (SG), Earl Marquette (SF) Michael Wolford, Richard Root, Warren Gillum | |
| 03:47 | Ripon | Robert Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:47 | Ripon | Robert Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Sonny Jones | 18-30 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Marquette hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Callahan | 18-32 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mullen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David James (fresh) PF - Marion Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Wedgeworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - William Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Long (fresh) SF - Earl Marquette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elwood Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sonny Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer is hacked by Manuel Long - foul #3 on Manuel Long, team foul #10 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (SG), Nick Benning (PF) Robert Mullen, William Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root (SG) Manuel Long | |
| 03:21 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:21 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Elwood Powell gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Root's pass is intercepted by Timothy Pfeffer | 18-32 |
| 03:01 | Ripon | David James lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Pfeffer | 20-32 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Marquette misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Elwood Powell can't tip it in | 20-32 |
| 02:39 | Ripon | John Robertson snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 02:32 | Ripon | John Robertson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Root - foul #2 on Richard Root, team foul #11 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Keith (PF), Samuel Ward (C) Nick Benning, Marion Binkley | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Wolford (SG), Alonzo Shawver (PF), Warren Gillum (C) Richard Root, Elwood Powell, Sonny Jones | |
| 02:32 | Ripon | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:32 | Ripon | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers at Newark | David James swats the shot by William Callahan | 22-32 |
| 02:22 | Ripon | Samuel Ward pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 02:18 | Ripon | John Robertson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-32 |
| 02:17 | Ripon | John Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 01:54 | Ripon | Donald Keith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 01:53 | Ripon | John Robertson can't tip it in | 22-32 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Warren Gillum | 22-32 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Marquette misses the tip | 22-32 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum grabs the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Marquette knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Wolford | 22-35 |
| 01:02 | Ripon | David James scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Warren Gillum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Marquette | 25-37 |
| 00:40 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer travels in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen (PG), Robert Mullen (SG), Kenneth Walker (SF), Marion Binkley (PF), William Wedgeworth (C) Timothy Pfeffer, John Robertson, David James, Donald Keith, Samuel Ward | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Fogarty (SG), Elwood Powell (PF), Sonny Jones (C) William Callahan, Earl Marquette, Warren Gillum | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Wolford is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #10 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Ripon | Nick Benning (PF) William Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Wolford makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Wolford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:03 | Ripon | Marion Binkley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Alonzo Shawver misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-39 |