| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Mike Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Larkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Tillotson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Max Hatcher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randy Throop (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mike Woods (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ellis Niebuhr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Simpson | Frank Tillotson inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Simpson | Ellis Niebuhr swats the short shot by Carlos Thompson | 26-28 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr can't tip it in | 26-28 |
| 19:33 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:23 | Simpson | John Larkins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ellis Niebuhr | 29-30 |
| 18:26 | Simpson | John Larkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mike Hurt | 31-30 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Saunders | 31-33 |
| 17:39 | Simpson | Mike Hurt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 17:20 | Simpson | John Larkins pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:09 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Saunders - foul #1 on James Saunders, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Simpson | Jeff Huizar (PG), Jared Davis (SF), Ronald Rogers (C) Mike Hurt, Frank Tillotson, Max Hatcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), David Gunderson (SF), Jason Willis (PF), David Metzinger (C) David Dunlap, Mike Woods, James Saunders, Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 17:09 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers at Newark | David Gunderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Foley | 32-36 |
| 16:38 | Simpson | Jared Davis makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Larkins | 34-36 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers at Newark | David Gunderson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rogers - foul #1 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Simpson | Timothy Walker (SG), Frank Tillotson (SF) John Larkins, Carlos Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap (PG), Mike Woods (SF) Joseph Foley, Randy Throop | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis banks in the layup | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Jeff Huizar (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Tillotson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Gunderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Metzinger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Simpson | Timothy Walker is hacked by David Gunderson - foul #2 on David Gunderson, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Simpson | Mike Hurt (PG), Max Hatcher (C) Timothy Walker, Ronald Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders (PF) Jason Willis | |
| 15:11 | Simpson | Jared Davis comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Gunderson - foul #3 on David Gunderson, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 15:11 | Simpson | Jared Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:11 | Simpson | Jared Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Mike Woods | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | Simpson | Jared Davis clanks a shot from the left block | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Simpson | Max Hatcher snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:20 | Simpson | Max Hatcher's pass is intercepted by David Dunlap | 35-41 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap jams it | 35-43 |
| 13:57 | Simpson | Mike Hurt misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Metzinger - foul #2 on David Metzinger, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Simpson | John Larkins (SG), Bryan Caswell (SF), Carlos Thompson (PF), Ronald Rogers (C) Jeff Huizar, Frank Tillotson, Jared Davis, Max Hatcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), Randy Throop (SG), Jason Willis (SF), Ellis Niebuhr (C) David Dunlap, David Gunderson, Mike Woods, David Metzinger | |
| 13:57 | Simpson | Mike Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:57 | Simpson | Mike Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to James Saunders | 36-43 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Joseph Foley | 36-45 |
| 13:37 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Larkins | 38-45 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers at Newark | John Larkins steps in front of the Randy Throop pass | 38-45 |
| 13:07 | Simpson | Ellis Niebuhr picks off the pass by Bryan Caswell | 38-45 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr misses long on a shot in the paint | 38-45 |
| 12:51 | Simpson | Bryan Caswell gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:35 | Simpson | John Larkins is fouled on the floor by Ellis Niebuhr - foul #1 on Ellis Niebuhr, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Simpson | Jeff Huizar (PG), Jared Davis (SF), Max Hatcher (C) Mike Hurt, Bryan Caswell, Carlos Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap (PG), Mike Woods (SF) Joseph Foley, James Saunders | |
| 12:14 | Simpson | Jared Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Ellis Niebuhr | 38-45 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Huizar - foul #2 on Jeff Huizar, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Simpson | Frank Tillotson (SF) Ronald Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger (C) Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 11:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Jeff Huizar (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Larkins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Tillotson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Max Hatcher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Randy Throop (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mike Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Metzinger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Simpson | John Larkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| 11:43 | Simpson | Frank Tillotson gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:25 | Simpson | Max Hatcher misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Tillotson - foul #2 on Frank Tillotson, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Simpson | Mike Hurt (PG), Carlos Thompson (PF) Jeff Huizar, Max Hatcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Gunderson (SG), Scott O'Hair (C) Randy Throop, Jason Willis | |
| 11:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:01 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:40 | Simpson | John Larkins double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Simpson | Timothy Walker (SG) John Larkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), Eric Edens (SG), James Saunders (PF), Ellis Niebuhr (C) David Dunlap, Mike Woods, David Metzinger, Scott O'Hair | |
| 10:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Hurt steals the ball from Joseph Foley in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 10:21 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson buries a jumper from close range | 40-47 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Ellis Niebuhr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 10:03 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:47 | Simpson | Jared Davis is whistled for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Simpson | Jeff Huizar (SG), Max Hatcher (C) Timothy Walker, Jared Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop (SG) Eric Edens | |
| 09:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley's pass is intercepted by Carlos Thompson | 40-47 |
| 09:23 | Simpson | Mike Hurt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Simpson | John Larkins (SG), Bryan Caswell (SF) Jeff Huizar, Frank Tillotson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap (PG), Mike Woods (SF), David Metzinger (C) Joseph Foley, David Gunderson, Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 09:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Simpson | Jeff Huizar (PG) Mike Hurt | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis (PF) James Saunders | |
| 08:50 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson scores on a shot from the left block set up by John Larkins | 42-47 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 08:26 | Simpson | Carlos Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:03 | Simpson | John Larkins's pass is intercepted by Jason Willis | 42-47 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Randy Throop | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Jeff Huizar (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Larkins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Caswell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Max Hatcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Randy Throop (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Metzinger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Simpson | John Larkins comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-49 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 07:02 | Simpson | Max Hatcher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Metzinger - foul #3 on David Metzinger, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Simpson | Mike Hurt (PG), Frank Tillotson (SF), Jared Davis (PF) John Larkins, Bryan Caswell, Carlos Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), David Gunderson (SG), James Saunders (PF), Ellis Niebuhr (C) David Dunlap, Randy Throop, Mike Woods, David Metzinger | |
| 07:02 | Simpson | Max Hatcher misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:02 | Simpson | Max Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Hurt is called for the reach on Joseph Foley - foul #1 on Mike Hurt, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Simpson | Ronald Rogers (C) Max Hatcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 06:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Jason Willis is fouled on the floor by Frank Tillotson - foul #3 on Frank Tillotson, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jared Davis - foul #1 on Jared Davis, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Simpson | John Larkins (SG) Jeff Huizar | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens (SG) Jason Willis | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers at Newark | James Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:56 | Simpson | Jared Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Rogers | 46-53 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers at Newark | David Gunderson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-53 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to James Saunders | 46-53 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers at Newark | David Gunderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 05:04 | Simpson | Frank Tillotson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap (PG), Randy Throop (SG), Mike Woods (SF), David Metzinger (C) Joseph Foley, Eric Edens, David Gunderson, Ellis Niebuhr | |
| 04:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Woods hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Saunders | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Simpson | John Larkins knocks in the jumper from the left side | 48-58 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Frank Tillotson takes the ball from David Dunlap | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Simpson | Jared Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 04:06 | Simpson | Mike Hurt grabs the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 03:49 | Simpson | Mike Hurt loses the dribble to David Dunlap | 48-58 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers at Newark | David Dunlap banks in the layup | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Simpson | Frank Tillotson blows the layup | 48-60 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Randy Throop grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Mike Hurt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Larkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Tillotson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jared Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald Rogers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - David Dunlap (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Randy Throop (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Metzinger (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Frank Tillotson swats the short shot by Randy Throop | 48-60 |
| 03:19 | Simpson | Jared Davis gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 03:00 | Simpson | Frank Tillotson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 02:58 | Simpson | Ronald Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 02:42 | Simpson | Mike Hurt is hacked by David Dunlap - foul #2 on David Dunlap, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Simpson | Jeff Huizar (SG), Travis Todd (SF), Bryan Caswell (PF) John Larkins, Frank Tillotson, Ronald Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley (PG), Eric Edens (SG), David Gunderson (SF), Jason Willis (PF) David Dunlap, Randy Throop, Mike Woods, James Saunders | |
| 02:42 | Simpson | Mike Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:42 | Simpson | Mike Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Jason Willis | 49-60 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-62 |
| 02:01 | Simpson | Jared Davis buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Huizar | 52-62 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley drills a floater from the right wing set up by David Metzinger | 52-64 |
| 01:28 | Simpson | Travis Todd misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 01:26 | Simpson | Bryan Caswell tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers at Newark | David Metzinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Metzinger | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Simpson | Jared Davis can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Foley - foul #2 on Joseph Foley, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Simpson | Timothy Walker (SG), Ronald Rogers (C) Mike Hurt, Travis Todd | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:38 | Simpson | Jared Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:38 | Simpson | Jared Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens can't finish the layup | 56-66 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Edens tips it home | 56-68 |
| 00:06 | Simpson | Timothy Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Jason Willis | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Foley runs out the clock | 56-68 |