| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cogdell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Knight (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Knutsen (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Jesse Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Emmanuel Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jean Strickland (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | California Tech. | John Ross buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Cogdell | 29-21 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Cogdell is called for the reach on Emmanuel Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Cogdell, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-21 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson tips it back up and in | 29-23 |
| 18:50 | California Tech. | Jerry Baker steps in front of the Thomas Cogdell pass | 29-23 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson connects on the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Randy Pilger - foul #2 on Randy Pilger, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:05 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Ross | 32-26 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Randy Pilger - foul #3 on Randy Pilger, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:28 | California Tech. | Jerry Baker is called for the reach on John Ross - foul #1 on Jerry Baker, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 17:09 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Knutsen | 34-28 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 16:32 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 16:31 | California Tech. | John Ross grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:19 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Randy Pilger | 36-31 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland lays it up and in and the foul's on Thomas Cogdell - foul #4 on Thomas Cogdell, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Nixon (PG), Richard Crain (SG), John Cook (SF), Leroy Colvard (C) Jesse Gibson, Emmanuel Jones, Jerry Baker, James Hicks | |
| 15:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cogdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Knight (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Knutsen (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Mike Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Crain (fresh) SF - John Cook (fresh) PF - Jean Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Colvard (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | California Tech. | David Knutsen makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Randy Pilger and he's hacked by Leroy Colvard - foul #1 on Leroy Colvard, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp (PF) Jean Strickland | |
| 15:43 | California Tech. | David Knutsen misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 15:18 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Thomas Cogdell | 38-34 |
| 15:09 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Randy Pilger and he's hacked by Leroy Colvard - foul #2 on Leroy Colvard, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker (SF) John Cook | |
| 15:09 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Cogdell picks off the pass by Jerry Baker | 40-34 |
| 14:45 | California Tech. | David Knutsen double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson (PG), Emmanuel Jones (SG) Mike Nixon, Richard Crain | |
| 14:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Cogdell takes the ball from Jerry Baker | 40-34 |
| 14:00 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the jumper from the left side set up by David Knutsen | 42-34 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 13:40 | California Tech. | James Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:20 | California Tech. | John Ross misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Gibson | 42-36 |
| 12:51 | California Tech. | John Ross's floater is knocked away by Todd Popp | 42-36 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 12:02 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Knutsen | 45-38 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers at Newark | David Knutsen is called for the reach on Leroy Colvard - foul #5 on David Knutsen, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey (C) David Knutsen | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Nixon (PG), Richard Crain (SG), John Cook (SF), Jean Strickland (PF), James Hicks (C) Jesse Gibson, Emmanuel Jones, Jerry Baker, Todd Popp, Leroy Colvard | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cogdell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Knight (tiring) 3 reb. C - Brett Lindsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Mike Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Crain (fresh) SF - John Cook (fresh) PF - Jean Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks jams it | 45-40 |
| 11:33 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Jean Strickland misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 11:24 | California Tech. | James Knight grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 11:03 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Brett Lindsey | 47-40 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks drills a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Brett Lindsey - foul #1 on Brett Lindsey, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson (PG), Jerry Baker (SF) Mike Nixon, John Cook | |
| 10:40 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:11 | California Tech. | Jean Strickland steals it from John Ross | 47-43 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jean Strickland | 47-45 |
| 09:39 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger is hacked by Richard Crain - foul #2 on Richard Crain, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Johnson (PF) Brett Lindsey | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones (SG), Todd Popp (PF) Richard Crain, Jean Strickland | |
| 09:19 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Baker | 47-48 |
| 08:42 | California Tech. | John Ross misses long on a shot from close range | 47-48 |
| 08:40 | California Tech. | William Johnson misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson loses the dribble to Thomas Cogdell | 47-48 |
| 08:17 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell lays it up and in | 49-48 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-51 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (tiring) 24 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cogdell (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - James Knight (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Jesse Gibson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Jones (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | California Tech. | John Ross clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Emmanuel Jones - foul #1 on Emmanuel Jones, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey (C) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Nixon (PG), John Cook (SF), Jean Strickland (PF), Leroy Colvard (C) Jesse Gibson, Jerry Baker, Todd Popp, James Hicks | |
| 07:30 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:30 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Cogdell picks off the pass by Emmanuel Jones | 51-51 |
| 07:12 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell banks in the layup | 53-51 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Brett Lindsey swats the dunk try by John Cook | 53-51 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Nixon misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 06:49 | California Tech. | John Ross pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:20 | California Tech. | Mike Nixon steals the ball from Randy Pilger | 53-51 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Colvard connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jean Strickland | 53-53 |
| 06:01 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson (PG), Jerry Baker (SF), Todd Popp (PF), James Hicks (C) Mike Nixon, John Cook, Jean Strickland, Leroy Colvard | |
| 05:32 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp can't finish the layup | 53-53 |
| 05:14 | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 04:50 | California Tech. | John Ross is hacked by Todd Popp - foul #4 on Todd Popp, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| 04:35 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger clanks a runner from the left block | 53-53 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson tips it but misses | 53-53 |
| 04:10 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to James Knight | 53-53 |
| 04:08 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Gibson - foul #1 on Jesse Gibson, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crain (SG) Emmanuel Jones | |
| 04:08 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:08 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-53 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to James Hicks | 54-53 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Randy Pilger (tiring) 25 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ross (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cogdell (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Knight (tired) 5 reb. C - Brett Lindsey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Jesse Gibson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Crain (fresh) SF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Popp (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Hicks (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 03:41 | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:20 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crain grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Crain | 54-56 |
| 02:47 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-56 |
| 02:20 | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:20 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Johnson (C) Brett Lindsey | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones (SG) Richard Crain | |
| 01:57 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Cogdell | 59-56 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Emmanuel Jones loses the dribble to Thomas Cogdell | 59-56 |
| 01:36 | California Tech. | Thomas Cogdell misses the easy layup | 59-56 |
| 01:34 | California Tech. | John Ross tips it in | 61-56 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Pilger is called for the reach on Todd Popp - foul #4 on Randy Pilger, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey (C) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 01:29 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-56 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Todd Popp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:03 | California Tech. | Randy Pilger loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers at Newark | James Hicks clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 61-58 |
| 00:34 | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | California Tech. | Jesse Gibson is called for the reach on Brett Lindsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Gibson, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:31 | California Tech. | Brett Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cogdell - foul #5 on Thomas Cogdell, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Dustin Dobbs (SF) Thomas Cogdell | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Popp | 61-58 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:16 | California Tech. | Dustin Dobbs snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:13 | California Tech. | Dustin Dobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Gibson - foul #3 on Jesse Gibson, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 00:13 | California Tech. | Dustin Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:13 | California Tech. | Dustin Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | California Tech. | Emmanuel Jones is called for the reach on John Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emmanuel Jones, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Seawright (SF) Dustin Dobbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:06 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | California Tech. | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Jesse Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |