| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Gerald Burdette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Edson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Kratz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz inbounds the ball | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Indiana State | Claudio Costa blocks the short jumper by Edward Kratz | 35-45 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 19:22 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 19:20 | Indiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Kratz | 38-45 |
| 19:13 | Indiana State | Michael Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-45 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 18:52 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 18:40 | Indiana State | David Underwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Gerald Burdette steals it from Melvin Poling | 38-45 |
| 18:16 | Indiana State | David Underwood can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | William Clutter gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 18:05 | Indiana State | David Underwood gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:54 | Indiana State | David Underwood's pass is intercepted by Rocky Costa | 38-45 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Nathan Friend (SG), Pat Boyer (C) Melvin Poling, Rocky Costa, William Clutter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Johnny Allee (SF), Dennis Cylkowski (PF) Edward Kratz, David Underwood | |
| 17:19 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 17:17 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski tips it home | 38-47 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-47 |
| 17:04 | Indiana State | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:46 | Indiana State | Michael Moore misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 38-47 |
| 16:45 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski tips it home | 38-49 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Pat Boyer | 40-49 |
| 16:20 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski buries a driving attempt near the basket | 40-51 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire blows the layup | 40-51 |
| 16:10 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 16:04 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski's floater is tipped away by Pat Boyer | 40-51 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire is fouled on the floor by Johnny Allee - foul #1 on Johnny Allee, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (PG), Rocky Costa (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), William Clutter (C) Tyrone Carroll, Brian Abshire, Claudio Costa, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mike Atwell (PG), Paul Scull (SG), Edward Kratz (SF), David Underwood (PF) Gerald Burdette, Thomas Edson, Johnny Allee, Michael Moore | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Mike Atwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Scull (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Kratz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Cylkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling connects on the jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 15:32 | Indiana State | David Underwood is hacked by Nathan Friend - foul #1 on Nathan Friend, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) Nathan Friend | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 15:22 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rocky Costa | 44-51 |
| 14:36 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski blows the layup | 44-51 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Emile Maldonado | 44-51 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rocky Costa | 46-51 |
| 13:58 | Indiana State | Rocky Costa picks off the pass by Mike Atwell | 46-51 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire is hacked by Edward Kratz - foul #2 on Edward Kratz, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Nathan Friend (SG), Claudio Costa (PF), Pat Boyer (C) Melvin Poling, Rocky Costa, Emile Maldonado, William Clutter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette (PG), Thomas Edson (SG), Johnny Allee (SF), Thomas Hagaman (PF), Michael Moore (C) Mike Atwell, Paul Scull, Edward Kratz, David Underwood, Dennis Cylkowski | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Claudio Costa, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| 13:15 | Indiana State | Thomas Edson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 13:13 | Indiana State | Michael Moore tips it back up and in | 46-53 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Michael Moore denies the turnaround by Brian Abshire | 46-53 |
| 13:07 | Indiana State | Thomas Edson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:54 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hagaman - foul #2 on Thomas Hagaman, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado (SF) Brian Abshire | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Edward Kratz (SF) Johnny Allee | |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 12:14 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman scores on a floater near the basket | 47-58 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-58 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa tips it in | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fresh) SG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Gerald Burdette (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Edson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Kratz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hagaman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Indiana State | Emile Maldonado is called for the reach on Edward Kratz - foul #1 on Emile Maldonado, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SF) Claudio Costa | |
| Subs | Indiana State | David Underwood (PF) Thomas Hagaman | |
| 11:22 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 11:20 | Indiana State | David Underwood tips it in | 49-60 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado makes the jumper in the paint | 51-60 |
| 10:56 | Indiana State | Emile Maldonado takes the ball from Gerald Burdette | 51-60 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Gerald Burdette steals it from Melvin Poling | 51-60 |
| 10:37 | Indiana State | David Underwood buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Moore | 51-62 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 10:12 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 10:01 | Indiana State | Michael Moore blows the layup but the foul's on Nathan Friend - foul #2 on Nathan Friend, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), William Clutter (C) Tyrone Carroll, Nathan Friend, Emile Maldonado, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mike Atwell (PG), Paul Scull (SG), Johnny Allee (SF) Gerald Burdette, Thomas Edson, Edward Kratz | |
| 10:01 | Indiana State | Michael Moore misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:01 | Indiana State | Michael Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | William Clutter snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | William Clutter tips it but misses | 51-62 |
| 09:39 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 09:20 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 09:19 | Indiana State | Michael Moore hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by David Underwood - foul #1 on David Underwood, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette (PG), Dennis Cylkowski (PF), Thomas Hagaman (C) Mike Atwell, David Underwood, Michael Moore | |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 08:56 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Burdette and he's fouled by Brian Abshire - foul #3 on Brian Abshire, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Thomas Edson (SG) Paul Scull | |
| 08:56 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-67 |
| 08:35 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 08:13 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 08:12 | Indiana State | Thomas Edson grabs the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 08:05 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette connects on the floater from the right side set up by Thomas Edson | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Poling | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Poling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Abshire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Claudio Costa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Gerald Burdette (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Edson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Allee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hagaman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Cylkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-72 |
| 07:01 | Indiana State | William Clutter steals the ball from Gerald Burdette | 58-72 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa snags the offensive board | 58-72 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling's pass is intercepted by Johnny Allee | 58-72 |
| 06:22 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Abshire - foul #4 on Brian Abshire, team foul #6 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Nathan Friend (SG), Emile Maldonado (PF), Pat Boyer (C) Melvin Poling, Rocky Costa, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mike Atwell (PG), Paul Scull (SG), David Underwood (PF), Michael Moore (C) Gerald Burdette, Thomas Edson, Thomas Hagaman, Dennis Cylkowski | |
| 06:22 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 06:22 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Friend | 60-73 |
| 05:43 | Indiana State | Paul Scull misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-73 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-73 |
| 05:23 | Indiana State | Michael Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mike Atwell | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll is fouled on the floor by Mike Atwell - foul #2 on Mike Atwell, team foul #6 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette (PG), Thomas Edson (SG), Edward Kratz (SF) Mike Atwell, Paul Scull, Johnny Allee | |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 04:35 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz comes up short on the floater from the right block | 65-75 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer travels with the ball | 65-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SF), William Clutter (C) Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 04:05 | Indiana State | Thomas Edson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Moore and he's fouled by Nathan Friend - foul #3 on Nathan Friend, team foul #7 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Claudio Costa (PF) Nathan Friend | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski (PF) David Underwood | |
| 04:05 | Indiana State | Thomas Edson makes the free throw | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-78 |
| 03:47 | Indiana State | Thomas Edson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-78 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fairly fresh) SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emile Maldonado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Clutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Gerald Burdette (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Edson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Kratz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Cylkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:41 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski is whistled for traveling | 65-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (PG), Brian Abshire (SF) Tyrone Carroll, Emile Maldonado | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-78 |
| 03:32 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| 03:27 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette is hacked by Melvin Poling - foul #2 on Melvin Poling, team foul #8 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman (C) Michael Moore | |
| 03:27 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 03:27 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire is called for traveling | 65-80 |
| 02:51 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa snags the defensive board | 65-80 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-80 |
| 02:31 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Nathan Friend (SG), Emile Maldonado (SF), Pat Boyer (C) Melvin Poling, Rocky Costa, Brian Abshire, William Clutter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | David Underwood (PF), Michael Moore (C) Dennis Cylkowski, Thomas Hagaman | |
| 02:07 | Indiana State | Thomas Edson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-80 |
| 02:06 | Indiana State | David Underwood hits the follow up shot | 68-82 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 68-82 |
| 01:50 | Indiana State | David Underwood gets the rebound | 68-82 |
| 01:40 | Indiana State | David Underwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-82 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado pulls down the rebound | 68-82 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-82 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses the tip | 68-82 |
| 01:28 | Indiana State | Michael Moore pulls down the rebound | 68-82 |
| 01:22 | Indiana State | Gerald Burdette connects on the 3 from straight away | 68-85 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Underwood - foul #2 on David Underwood, team foul #7 | 68-85 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mike Atwell (PG), Paul Scull (SG), Johnny Allee (SF), Dennis Cylkowski (PF), Thomas Hagaman (C) Gerald Burdette, Thomas Edson, Edward Kratz, David Underwood, Michael Moore | |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 69-85 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 00:45 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski is fouled on the floor by Claudio Costa - foul #4 on Claudio Costa, team foul #9 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) Claudio Costa | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 00:45 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 00:45 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado grabs the defensive rebound | 70-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado is called for traveling | 70-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-86 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer snags the defensive board | 70-86 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado lays it in | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell runs out the clock | 72-86 |