| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | David Scott inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Cleveland State | David Scott is hacked by Daniel Nichol - foul #1 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | David Scott tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert is called for traveling | 25-33 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses the lay-in | 25-33 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tony Harbert | 25-33 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses badly on a shot from the left side | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mark Hattaway | 25-33 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Tony Harbert steals the ball from Kevin Hellberg | 25-33 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Boyd | 27-33 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Paine | 27-33 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-33 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Daniel Nichol steps in front of the Robert Paine pass | 27-33 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol banks in the layup | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Nogowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Mark Hattaway is called for the reach on Robert Paine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Chris Moody (SG), Luis Welsh (SF), Vincent Cole (PF), Sidney Fermin (C) Robert Paine, Charles Boyd, David Scott, Damek Nogowski, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), William Philips (C) Michael Callahan, Mark Hattaway, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Nathan Bonner steals it from William Weaver | 27-35 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Vincent Cole takes the ball from Irving Snowden | 27-35 |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:34 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin is whistled for traveling | 27-35 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from David Schiavo | 27-37 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Vincent Cole | 30-37 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole misses long on a shot near the basket | 30-37 |
| 13:25 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to William Weaver | 30-37 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Weaver banks in the layup set up by Luis Welsh and he's fouled by Irving Snowden - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), David Scott (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF) Chris Moody, Luis Welsh, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Irving Snowden, Nathan Bonner, David Schiavo, Arthur Wilmes, William Philips | |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Weaver makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway is fouled on the floor by Charles Boyd - foul #3 on Charles Boyd, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), William Smither (C) William Weaver, Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Robert Paine steals it from Daniel Nichol | 33-37 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses the easy layup | 33-37 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Paine - foul #1 on Robert Paine, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert (C) William Smither | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Paine | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen knocks in the floater in the paint | 35-41 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen blows the layup but he's fouled by Damek Nogowski - foul #2 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG) Charles Boyd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SG), Arthur Wilmes (C) Mark Hattaway, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole (SF) David Scott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Schiavo | 38-44 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Schiavo | 38-46 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Arthur Wilmes steals the ball from Vincent Cole | 38-46 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses the dunk attempt | 38-46 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 38-46 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the floater from the right side set up by David Schiavo | 38-48 |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Damek Nogowski | 40-48 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | David Schiavo's pass is intercepted by Vincent Cole | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Damek Nogowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Wilmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Paine | 42-48 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan's pass is intercepted by William Weaver in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Cole | 42-48 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 42-48 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes's floater is tipped away by Damek Nogowski | 44-48 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Charles Boyd (SG), David Scott (SF), Sidney Fermin (PF), William Smither (C) Robert Paine, William Weaver, Vincent Cole, Damek Nogowski, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Irving Snowden (SF), William Philips (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Michael Callahan, David Schiavo, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen, Arthur Wilmes | |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is hacked by David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | David Scott snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden buries a jumper from the right side set up by William Philips | 44-50 |
| 04:09 | Cleveland State | David Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | William Philips loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF) Michael Thomas | |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Philips - foul #1 on William Philips, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Philips | 45-50 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smither (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Philips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | William Philips snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Damek Nogowski (PF), Vincent Cole (C) Chris Moody, Sidney Fermin, William Smither | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Irving Snowden, David Schiavo, William Philips | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Robert Paine takes the ball from Mark Hattaway | 45-53 |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | David Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Paine | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan can't throw it down | 47-53 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Vincent Cole | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Vincent Cole is called for the reach on Michael Callahan - foul #2 on Vincent Cole, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert (C) Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the lay-in | 50-53 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol is hacked by Charles Boyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Boyd, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol is hacked by Robert Paine - foul #2 on Robert Paine, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | David Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Nichol - foul #2 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Robert Paine is called for the reach on Daniel Nichol in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Paine, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Kevin Hellberg steals it from Charles Boyd | 54-57 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Paine - foul #4 on Robert Paine, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), David Schiavo (PF) Michael Callahan, Jesse Nguyen | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 54-59 |