| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) PF - Jan Barry (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fresh) SG - Eric Rader (fresh) SF - Peter Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) C - Lucio Vasquez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jan Barry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Rutgers | Martin Craig picks off the pass by Thomas Mowrey in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Arizona | Eric Rader slams it home set up by Martin Craig | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Eddie Sikorski is called for the reach on Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Eddie Sikorski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Eddie Sikorski steals the ball from Jan Barry | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Arizona | Martin Craig is denied on a layup by Thomas Mowrey | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Richard Howell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Richard Howell - foul #1 on Richard Howell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Jan Barry pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Richard Howell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carter Foreman | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Howell | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Arizona | Martin Craig double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Richard Howell, Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Ira Collins (C) Peter Witherspoon, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez (C) Eddie Sikorski | |
| 15:58 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-2 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh grabs the board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) PF - Ira Collins (fresh) C - Lucio Vasquez (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (SF) Eric Rader | |
| 15:34 | Arizona | Ira Collins is hacked by Harold Clancy - foul #1 on Harold Clancy, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 15:12 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw is hacked by Jan Barry - foul #1 on Jan Barry, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski (PF) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 14:51 | Arizona | The jumper by Peter Witherspoon is denied by Thomas Mowrey | 5-2 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Mowrey | 7-2 |
| 14:27 | Arizona | Martin Craig is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Harold Clancy (C) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Gene Greenhaw | |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy's dunk attempt is rejected by Ira Collins | 7-2 |
| 13:57 | Arizona | Eric Rader gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 13:40 | Arizona | Ira Collins clanks a jumper in the lane | 7-2 |
| 13:38 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 13:17 | Arizona | Ira Collins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Clancy - foul #2 on Harold Clancy, team foul #5 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (C) Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Lucio Vasquez (C) Peter Witherspoon, Eddie Sikorski | |
| 13:17 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 13:17 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is hacked by Lucio Vasquez - foul #1 on Lucio Vasquez, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (PF) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski (PF) Ira Collins | |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is whistled for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG) Richard Howell | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:03 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Rader and he's hacked by Charles Walsh - foul #1 on Charles Walsh, team foul #6 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) Carter Foreman | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (SF) Martin Craig | |
| 12:03 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez hits the follow up shot | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Walsh (fresh) C - Anthony Westbrook (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Rader (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witherspoon (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (tiring) C - Lucio Vasquez (tiring) | |
| 11:20 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 9-6 |
| 11:19 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 10:59 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 10:33 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez comes up short on the runner near the basket | 9-8 |
| 10:32 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Jan Barry (PF) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), Ira Collins (PF) Peter Witherspoon, Eddie Sikorski | |
| 10:04 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez slams it home on a great pass from Gene Greenhaw and he's fouled by Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #7 | 9-10 |
| 10:04 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Eric Rader is called for the reach on Thomas Mowrey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Rader, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 09:49 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Ira Collins | 9-10 |
| 09:28 | Arizona | Ira Collins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 9-10 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 9-10 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Jan Barry tips it home | 11-10 |
| 08:45 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ira Collins | 11-12 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Jan Barry hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 08:30 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Allen Ordonez (PF) Thomas Mowrey, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (SF), Eddie Sikorski (PF) Gene Greenhaw, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 08:01 | Arizona | Ira Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Ira Collins swats the short shot by Charles Walsh | 13-12 |
| 07:31 | Arizona | Ira Collins gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Westbrook (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (tired) 1 ast. SG - Eric Rader (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Witherspoon (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (tiring) C - Ira Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Carter Foreman | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SG) Eric Rader | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Richard Howell connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Allen Ordonez | 16-12 |
| 06:21 | Arizona | Jan Barry is called for the reach on Gene Greenhaw - foul #2 on Jan Barry, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF) Allen Ordonez, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez (C) Eddie Sikorski | |
| 06:21 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 06:21 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey is hacked by Martin Craig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Craig, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 18-14 |
| 05:31 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 05:30 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw snags the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 05:05 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses short on a jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 05:04 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 04:45 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez lays it up and in | 18-16 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is hacked by Ira Collins - foul #1 on Ira Collins, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (PF) Richard Howell, Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (PG), Eddie Sikorski (PF) Martin Craig, Ira Collins | |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 18-16 |
| 03:58 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 03:37 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Carter Foreman, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Witherspoon - foul #1 on Peter Witherspoon, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Eddie Sikorski - foul #2 on Eddie Sikorski, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG) Peter Witherspoon | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (tired) 1 ast. SG - Eric Rader (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ira Collins (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Arizona | Eric Rader can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jan Barry - foul #3 on Jan Barry, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 02:53 | Arizona | Eric Rader makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 02:53 | Arizona | Eric Rader makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the wide open floater from the left side set up by Alan Oliverio | 22-18 |
| 02:11 | Arizona | Eric Rader hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-18 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Eric Rader comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Carter Foreman, team foul #10 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Charles Walsh (PF) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (SF), Lucio Vasquez (C) Gene Greenhaw, Ira Collins | |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-18 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Eric Rader makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Eric Rader makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Peter Witherspoon is called for the reach on Thomas Mowrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Witherspoon, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 01:26 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 00:57 | Arizona | Eric Rader travels with the ball | 25-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (PF) Eddie Sikorski | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Richard Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Craig - foul #2 on Martin Craig, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez is fouled on the floor by Richard Howell - foul #2 on Richard Howell, team foul #11 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (PF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SG) Martin Craig | |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-20 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 27-20 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Peter Witherspoon is called for the reach on Charles Walsh - foul #3 on Peter Witherspoon, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG) Peter Witherspoon | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Eric Rader misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-20 |