| Lineup | Providence | PG - Christian Hodges (fresh) SG - Derek Boland (fresh) SF - Terry Stevens (fresh) PF - John Lines (fresh) C - Paul Hopping (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 | Providence | Paul Hopping wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Providence | Paul Hopping misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Providence | Paul Hopping misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Providence | Paul Hopping makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Paul Hopping steps in front of the David Kimbrough pass | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Providence | John Lines gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Providence | John Lines misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Capel - foul #1 on Gregory Capel, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Providence | John Lines makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Providence | John Lines makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the dunk | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Providence | John Lines comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Paul Hopping can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Providence | Derek Boland misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe blows the dunk | 3-2 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Derek Boland pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Christian Hodges scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Derek Boland | 5-2 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christian Hodges | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | Providence | David Kimbrough steps in front of the Terry Stevens pass | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Capel | 5-5 |
| 15:59 | Providence | John Lines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by David Kimbrough - foul #2 on David Kimbrough, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Verdin (PG), Brian Connolly (SF), Gregory Thompson (C) Christian Hodges, Terry Stevens, Paul Hopping | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF), Robert Mason (C) Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| 15:59 | Providence | John Lines makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | Providence | John Lines makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) SG - Derek Boland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Connolly (fresh) PF - John Lines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Mason (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:34 | Providence | Brian Connolly buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Trevor Verdin | 9-8 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mason buries a turnaround from close range | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | Providence | Derek Boland hits a floater from the left side set up by Trevor Verdin | 11-10 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Boles (C) John Lines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (PF) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 14:50 | Providence | Derek Boland misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #1 on Alberto Romano, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF) Kim Smith | |
| 14:50 | Providence | Derek Boland misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:50 | Providence | Derek Boland makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is hacked by Derek Boland - foul #1 on Derek Boland, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Terry Stevens (SF) Trevor Verdin, Brian Connolly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Providence | Gregory Thompson grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:55 | Providence | Derek Boland knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Christian Hodges | 14-10 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Don Hughes scores on a floater from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 13:27 | Providence | Christian Hodges makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Boland | 17-12 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | The jumper by Alberto Romano is denied by Gregory Thompson | 17-12 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Gregory Boles gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:34 | Providence | Christian Hodges hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Don Hughes | 17-12 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Derek Boland is called for the reach on Lloyd Malizia - foul #2 on Derek Boland, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Verdin (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), John Lines (PF), Paul Hopping (C) Derek Boland, Terry Stevens, Gregory Thompson, Gregory Boles | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Kim Smith (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Thad Price (C) Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, Lloyd Malizia, Don Hughes, Robert Mason | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Thad Price's fadeaway is rejected by John Lines | 17-12 |
| 11:56 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Christian Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lines (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Hopping (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Smith (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thad Price (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thad Price - foul #1 on Thad Price, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| 11:28 | Providence | Christian Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:28 | Providence | Christian Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley gets the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Trevor Verdin steals it from Jimmy Riley | 19-12 |
| 10:44 | Providence | Paul Hopping comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 19-12 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-12 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the tip | 19-12 |
| 10:34 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 19-12 |
| 10:08 | Providence | John Lines can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 19-12 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Thad Price grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 09:50 | Providence | John Lines snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 09:37 | Providence | Trevor Verdin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-12 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Paul Hopping tips it back up and in | 21-12 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gregory Capel, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Stevens (SF), Gregory Thompson (PF), Gregory Boles (C) Brian Connolly, John Lines, Paul Hopping | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Kim Smith, Rubin Wolfe, Thad Price | |
| 09:09 | Providence | Christian Hodges scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Trevor Verdin | 24-12 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Boles is called for the reach on Robert Mason - foul #1 on Gregory Boles, team foul #3 | 24-12 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-12 |
| 08:36 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gregory Boles | 24-12 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Trevor Verdin misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #8 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG) Alberto Romano | |
| 08:32 | Providence | Trevor Verdin makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Trevor Verdin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Boles - foul #2 on Gregory Boles, team foul #4 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Brian Connolly (SF), John Lines (PF) Trevor Verdin, Gregory Boles | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) William Pritchard, Robert Mason | |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:25 | Providence | Gregory Thompson grabs the board | 26-13 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Christian Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 07:58 | Providence | John Lines can't tip it in | 26-13 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley grabs the board | 26-13 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Christian Hodges (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Stevens (fresh) SF - Brian Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Don Hughes's pass is intercepted by John Lines | 26-13 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Christian Hodges hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-13 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-13 |
| 07:14 | Providence | Gregory Thompson pulls down the rebound | 28-13 |
| 07:09 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-13 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Craig Alden snags the defensive board | 28-13 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe dunks the ball | 28-15 |
| 06:42 | Providence | Christian Hodges is hacked by Rubin Wolfe - foul #1 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #9 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Verdin (SG), Paul Hopping (PF) Brian Connolly, John Lines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Pritchard (PG), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 06:42 | Providence | Christian Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 06:42 | Providence | Christian Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-15 |
| 06:31 | Providence | Trevor Verdin grabs the board | 30-15 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Christian Hodges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-15 |
| Subs | Providence | John Lines (PF) Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF) Don Hughes | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 30-15 |
| 05:58 | Providence | Paul Hopping snags the defensive board | 30-15 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Christian Hodges is fouled in the backcourt by William Pritchard - foul #1 on William Pritchard, team foul #10 | 30-15 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Christian Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 31-15 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Robert Mason snags the defensive board | 31-15 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Trevor Verdin - foul #1 on Trevor Verdin, team foul #5 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Brian Connolly (SF) Terry Stevens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden | |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Paul Hopping lays it in on a great pass from Christian Hodges | 33-17 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | William Pritchard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Pritchard, team foul #11 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Don Hughes (SF) William Pritchard, Lloyd Malizia | |
| 04:44 | Providence | Trevor Verdin blows the layup | 33-17 |
| 04:42 | Providence | Paul Hopping snags the offensive board | 33-17 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Christian Hodges connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Lines | 36-17 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is whistled for traveling | 36-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Stevens (SF), Gregory Thompson (C) Brian Connolly, Paul Hopping | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG), Thad Price (C) Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 04:00 | Providence | Christian Hodges throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Boland (SG), Gregory Boles (C) Christian Hodges, John Lines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Rubin Wolfe, Thad Price | |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough loses the ball out of bounds | 36-17 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Verdin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Boland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Stevens (fresh) PF - Gregory Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Boles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Providence | Alberto Romano steps in front of the Trevor Verdin pass | 36-17 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is hacked by Derek Boland - foul #3 on Derek Boland, team foul #6 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG) Derek Boland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF) Alberto Romano | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-17 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia hits the follow up shot | 36-19 |
| 02:29 | Providence | Trevor Verdin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-19 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Don Hughes scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Kimbrough and he's hacked by Gregory Boles - foul #3 on Gregory Boles, team foul #7 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Brian Connolly (SF), Paul Hopping (PF) Christian Hodges, Gregory Boles | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia | |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the free throw | 39-21 |
| 02:03 | Providence | Gregory Thompson gets the rebound | 39-21 |
| 01:51 | Providence | Trevor Verdin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Hopping | 42-21 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-21 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Brian Connolly gets the rebound | 42-21 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Paul Hopping double dribbles | 42-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), John Lines (PF) Terry Stevens, Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (C) Don Hughes, David Kimbrough | |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Robert Mason's pass is intercepted by Trevor Verdin | 42-21 |
| 00:54 | Providence | Paul Hopping lays it in on a great pass from Trevor Verdin and he's fouled by Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #12 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 00:54 | Providence | Paul Hopping misses the free throw | 44-21 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the board | 44-21 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mason travels with the ball | 44-21 |
| 00:24 | Providence | John Lines hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Trevor Verdin | 46-21 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano jams it | 46-23 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Trevor Verdin misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 46-23 |