| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Alfonso Rivera steals the ball from James Sherwin | 23-30 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Harland Rogers hits the finger roll set up by Alfonso Rivera | 25-30 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad clanks a fadeaway from close range | 25-30 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Edward Hanson pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Donald Henry is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Donald Henry, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Edward Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims comes up short on the floater from the left block | 25-30 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | James Sherwin grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Donald Henry tips it but misses | 25-30 |
| 17:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alfonso Rivera | 25-30 |
| 17:48 | UMass | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Curtis Sims | 25-30 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Smith and the foul's on Dana Wittmer - foul #1 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Chester Knight (SF) Harland Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:05 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | James Sherwin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 16:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edgar Bridgeforth | 28-33 |
| 16:30 | UMass | James Smith buries a turnaround near the basket | 30-33 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | James Sherwin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 16:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Chester Knight | 30-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hanson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Chester Knight misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Dana Wittmer - foul #2 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (SG), Harland Rogers (SF), James Nixon (PF), Herbert Crouch (C) Alfonso Rivera, James Smith, Edgar Bridgeforth, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Kory Clinton (SF), Jurica Bujarski (PF) James Sherwin, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Chester Knight makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Chester Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | James Nixon steals it from Paul Spain | 32-33 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Chester Knight knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Austin | 34-33 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Donald Henry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Harland Rogers is called for the reach on Donald Henry - foul #2 on Harland Rogers, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), James Smith (SG) Chester Knight, Paul Austin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (PF) Jurica Bujarski | |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jonathan Conrad | 34-35 |
| 13:56 | UMass | Herbert Crouch banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Smith | 36-35 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Paul Spain can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Kory Clinton steps in front of the Herbert Crouch pass | 36-35 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Chester Knight (SF), Edgar Bridgeforth (PF), Edward Hanson (C) Harland Rogers, James Nixon, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton, Curtis Sims | |
| 12:30 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth is denied on a layup by Jurica Bujarski | 36-35 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Edward Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Chester Knight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Donald Henry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Chester Knight snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Henry (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UMass | James Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Chester Knight tips it in | 38-35 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | James Smith steps in front of the Donald Henry pass | 38-35 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Jurica Bujarski | 38-35 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dana Wittmer | 38-38 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alfonso Rivera | 41-38 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer lays it up and in | 41-40 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Chester Knight | 44-40 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | James Sherwin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 09:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edward Hanson | 44-40 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Chester Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Oscar Arroyo (SG), Harland Rogers (SF), James Nixon (PF), Herbert Crouch (C) Alfonso Rivera, James Smith, Chester Knight, Edgar Bridgeforth, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Sid Anderson (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF), Curtis Sims (C) James Sherwin, Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 08:55 | UMass | Harland Rogers pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Patrick Schwabenbauer blocks the jumper by Oscar Arroyo | 44-40 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton tips it in | 44-42 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Paul Spain steals the ball from Harland Rogers | 44-42 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Edgar Bridgeforth (PF) Oscar Arroyo, Herbert Crouch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF) Sid Anderson, Kory Clinton | |
| 07:37 | UMass | Harland Rogers blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harland Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Nixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Spain (fresh) SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Paul Spain misses long on a jump hook from close range | 44-42 |
| 07:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alfonso Rivera | 44-42 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Harland Rogers comes up short on the floater from the right block | 44-42 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Harland Rogers hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims loses the dribble to Edgar Bridgeforth | 46-42 |
| 05:57 | UMass | Harland Rogers buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Sherwin and the foul's on Harland Rogers - foul #3 on Harland Rogers, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), James Smith (SG), Chester Knight (SF), Chen Chu (PF), Edward Hanson (C) Alfonso Rivera, Paul Austin, Harland Rogers, Edgar Bridgeforth, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Jonathan Conrad (PF) Paul Spain, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Edward Hanson pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:16 | UMass | James Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Chester Knight knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Smith | 55-47 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jonathan Conrad | 55-49 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chen Chu and he's fouled by Dana Wittmer - foul #3 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth (PF) Chen Chu | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Kory Clinton (SF), Jurica Bujarski (C) James Sherwin, Dana Wittmer, Curtis Sims | |
| 04:10 | UMass | Oscar Arroyo makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Donald Henry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathan Conrad | 58-52 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Kory Clinton takes the ball from Chester Knight | 58-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Arroyo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chester Knight (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edgar Bridgeforth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Spain (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-52 |
| 03:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Chester Knight | 58-52 |
| 03:09 | UMass | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Kory Clinton - foul #2 on Kory Clinton, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Harland Rogers (SF) Oscar Arroyo, Chester Knight | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer (SF) Donald Henry | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Harland Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Jurica Bujarski is called for the reach on Edward Hanson - foul #1 on Jurica Bujarski, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Paul Spain gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Harland Rogers knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfonso Rivera | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Edward Hanson is called for the reach on Jonathan Conrad - foul #3 on Edward Hanson, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harland Rogers - foul #4 on Harland Rogers, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:32 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth's pass is intercepted by James Sherwin | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad blows the layup | 60-53 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Edward Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera makes the contested shot from the free throw line set up by Harland Rogers | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | James Sherwin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Donald Henry is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #3 on Donald Henry, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 00:56 | UMass | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:56 | UMass | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to Harland Rogers | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | James Sherwin is called for the reach on Harland Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Sherwin, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Harland Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Harland Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Edward Hanson grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Harland Rogers knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Smith | 68-56 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | James Sherwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Austin (PG), Oscar Arroyo (SG), Chester Knight (SF), James Nixon (PF), Herbert Crouch (C) Alfonso Rivera, James Smith, Harland Rogers, Edgar Bridgeforth, Edward Hanson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Paul Austin runs out the clock | 68-56 |