| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Willard Upshaw (fresh) SG - Chris Nathaniel (fresh) SF - Mark Byrne (fresh) PF - Luis Tate (fresh) C - Dwayne Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Eddie Frampton (fresh) SG - Gary Cespedes (fresh) SF - Robert Kelley (fresh) PF - William Hazard (fresh) C - John Dory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Luis Tate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Willard Upshaw and he's hacked by Robert Kelley - foul #1 on Robert Kelley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes loses the dribble to Chris Nathaniel | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel lays it up and in | 5-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers at Newark | John Dory lays it up and in and the foul's on Mark Byrne - foul #1 on Mark Byrne, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers at Newark | John Dory makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:45 | Defiance | Eddie Frampton takes the ball from Chris Nathaniel after a doubleteam | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers at Newark | William Hazard clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Defiance | Mark Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:09 | Defiance | Luis Tate misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by William Hazard - foul #1 on William Hazard, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:09 | Defiance | Luis Tate misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:09 | Defiance | Luis Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers at Newark | William Hazard gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Defiance | Luis Tate pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Defiance | Mark Byrne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers at Newark | John Dory gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers at Newark | William Hazard is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Butler - foul #1 on Dwayne Butler, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Hilliard (PG), Brian Pickens (SG), Joseph Chambers (SF), Charles Schwendeman (PF), Henry Ferreri (C) Willard Upshaw, Chris Nathaniel, Mark Byrne, Luis Tate, Dwayne Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Armwood (PG), Sidney Scribner (SG), Douglas Abrams (SF), Cesar Ayala (PF), Mark Baumeister (C) Eddie Frampton, Gary Cespedes, Robert Kelley, William Hazard, John Dory | |
| 16:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Sidney Scribner misses long on a turnaround from close range | 5-3 |
| 16:58 | Defiance | Henry Ferreri pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Defiance | Steven Armwood steals it from Charles Schwendeman | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Sidney Scribner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:26 | Defiance | Charles Schwendeman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:12 | Defiance | Brian Pickens misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Steven Armwood - foul #1 on Steven Armwood, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 16:12 | Defiance | Brian Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:12 | Defiance | Brian Pickens makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Schwendeman denies the turnaround by Cesar Ayala | 7-3 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Richard Hilliard (fresh) SG - Brian Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Chambers (fresh) PF - Charles Schwendeman (fresh) C - Henry Ferreri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Steven Armwood (fresh) SG - Sidney Scribner (fresh) SF - Douglas Abrams (fresh) PF - Cesar Ayala (fresh) C - Mark Baumeister (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 15:18 | Defiance | Steven Armwood steals the ball from Richard Hilliard | 7-5 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Ferreri | 7-5 |
| 14:57 | Defiance | Henry Ferreri pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:37 | Defiance | Steven Armwood is called for the reach on Richard Hilliard - foul #2 on Steven Armwood, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Defiance | Willard Upshaw (PG), Chris Nathaniel (SG), Mark Byrne (SF), Luis Tate (PF), Dwayne Butler (C) Richard Hilliard, Brian Pickens, Joseph Chambers, Charles Schwendeman, Henry Ferreri | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eddie Frampton (PG), Gary Cespedes (SG), Robert Kelley (SF), William Hazard (PF), John Dory (C) Steven Armwood, Sidney Scribner, Douglas Abrams, Cesar Ayala, Mark Baumeister | |
| 14:24 | Defiance | Mark Byrne can't finish the layup | 7-5 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to John Dory | 7-5 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Willard Upshaw is called for the reach on Eddie Frampton - foul #1 on Willard Upshaw, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Douglas Abrams (SF), Cesar Ayala (PF) Robert Kelley, William Hazard | |
| 14:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes connects on the jump hook in the lane | 7-7 |
| 13:42 | Defiance | Mark Byrne misses the lay-in but the foul's on Douglas Abrams - foul #1 on Douglas Abrams, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley (SF), William Hazard (PF) Douglas Abrams, Cesar Ayala | |
| 13:42 | Defiance | Mark Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:42 | Defiance | Mark Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Dory | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 13:15 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler tips it home | 11-9 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes misses the easy layup | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley tips it in | 11-11 |
| 12:38 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Luis Tate | 14-11 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Eddie Frampton travels with the ball | 14-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Schwendeman (PF), Henry Ferreri (C) Luis Tate, Dwayne Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Douglas Abrams (SF), Cesar Ayala (PF) Robert Kelley, William Hazard | |
| 12:12 | Defiance | Eddie Frampton steps in front of the Willard Upshaw pass | 14-11 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Eddie Frampton blows the layup | 14-11 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to John Dory | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers at Newark | A charge is called on Douglas Abrams - foul #2 on Douglas Abrams, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Hilliard (PG), Brian Pickens (SG), Joseph Chambers (SF) Willard Upshaw, Chris Nathaniel, Mark Byrne | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley (SF), Mark Baumeister (C) Douglas Abrams, John Dory | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Richard Hilliard (fresh) SG - Brian Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Chambers (fresh) PF - Charles Schwendeman (fresh) C - Henry Ferreri (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Eddie Frampton (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gary Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cesar Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Baumeister (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Defiance | Brian Pickens misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-11 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Kelley and the foul's on Joseph Chambers - foul #1 on Joseph Chambers, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Luis Tate (PF), Dwayne Butler (C) Charles Schwendeman, Henry Ferreri | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sidney Scribner (SG), John Dory (C) Gary Cespedes, Mark Baumeister | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:13 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-14 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes (SG), William Hazard (PF), Mark Baumeister (C) Sidney Scribner, Cesar Ayala, John Dory | |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Baumeister - foul #1 on Mark Baumeister, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Defiance | Willard Upshaw (PG), Chris Nathaniel (SG) Brian Pickens, Joseph Chambers | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Dory (C) Mark Baumeister | |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:42 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eddie Frampton | 18-17 |
| 10:20 | Defiance | Willard Upshaw connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Nathaniel | 20-17 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Eddie Frampton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 10:00 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:43 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mark Byrne (SF), Charles Schwendeman (PF), Henry Ferreri (C) Richard Hilliard, Luis Tate, Dwayne Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sidney Scribner (SF), Cesar Ayala (PF), Mark Baumeister (C) Robert Kelley, William Hazard, John Dory | |
| 09:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:25 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Charles Schwendeman | 20-17 |
| 09:03 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Mark Baumeister | 20-17 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Byrne steals it from Sidney Scribner | 20-17 |
| 08:42 | Defiance | Mark Byrne can't finish the layup | 20-17 |
| 08:41 | Defiance | Willard Upshaw gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:36 | Defiance | Henry Ferreri misses the turnaround from close range | 20-17 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Baumeister grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Eddie Frampton | 20-19 |
| 08:07 | Defiance | Henry Ferreri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Hilliard (PG), Brian Pickens (SG), Luis Tate (PF), Dwayne Butler (C) Willard Upshaw, Chris Nathaniel, Charles Schwendeman, Henry Ferreri | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley (SF), William Hazard (PF), John Dory (C) Sidney Scribner, Cesar Ayala, Mark Baumeister | |
| 07:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 07:55 | Defiance | Luis Tate snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Richard Hilliard (fresh) SG - Brian Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Tate (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwayne Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Eddie Frampton (tiring) 2 stl. SG - Gary Cespedes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hazard (fresh) C - John Dory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dwayne Butler, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Chambers (SF), Charles Schwendeman (C) Mark Byrne, Dwayne Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Schwendeman is called for the reach on Eddie Frampton - foul #1 on Charles Schwendeman, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Sidney Scribner (SG) Gary Cespedes | |
| 06:54 | Rutgers at Newark | John Dory misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 06:52 | Defiance | Joseph Chambers grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 06:41 | Defiance | William Hazard blocks the short jumper by Luis Tate | 20-19 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Kelley grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers at Newark | William Hazard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 06:26 | Defiance | Luis Tate gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:21 | Defiance | John Dory swats the layup by Luis Tate | 20-19 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers at Newark | William Hazard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Eddie Frampton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 05:42 | Defiance | Luis Tate can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 05:40 | Defiance | Charles Schwendeman hits the follow up shot | 22-22 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Schwendeman steals it from Eddie Frampton | 22-22 |
| 05:08 | Defiance | Luis Tate buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers at Newark | John Dory makes the runner in the lane | 24-24 |
| 04:28 | Defiance | Richard Hilliard is fouled on the floor by Eddie Frampton - foul #1 on Eddie Frampton, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel (SG), Mark Byrne (SF), Jamal Wall (PF), Henry Ferreri (C) Brian Pickens, Joseph Chambers, Luis Tate, Charles Schwendeman | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes (SG), Cesar Ayala (PF), Mark Baumeister (C) Sidney Scribner, William Hazard, John Dory | |
| 04:28 | Defiance | Richard Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Eddie Frampton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Kelley | 24-27 |
| 03:45 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Gary Cespedes - foul #1 on Gary Cespedes, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Willard Upshaw (PG), Dwayne Butler (C) Richard Hilliard, Jamal Wall | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Armwood (PG), Douglas Abrams (SF), John Dory (C) Eddie Frampton, Robert Kelley, Mark Baumeister | |
| 03:45 | Defiance | Chris Nathaniel makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Willard Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Nathaniel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Ferreri (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwayne Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Steven Armwood (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gary Cespedes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Abrams (fresh) PF - Cesar Ayala (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dory (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 03:27 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 03:23 | Defiance | Willard Upshaw comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Dory - foul #1 on John Dory, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| 03:23 | Defiance | Willard Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:23 | Defiance | Willard Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Cesar Ayala | 28-27 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Cespedes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Cespedes, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Baumeister (C) John Dory | |
| 02:39 | Defiance | Willard Upshaw's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Baumeister | 28-27 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Douglas Abrams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 02:28 | Defiance | Mark Byrne snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Cesar Ayala gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Baumeister misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 01:43 | Defiance | Dwayne Butler grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 01:25 | Defiance | Mark Byrne knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dwayne Butler | 30-27 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Douglas Abrams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Hilliard (PG), Brian Pickens (SG), Joseph Chambers (SF), Luis Tate (PF), Charles Schwendeman (C) Willard Upshaw, Chris Nathaniel, Mark Byrne, Henry Ferreri, Dwayne Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | William Hazard (PF), John Dory (C) Cesar Ayala, Mark Baumeister | |
| 00:46 | Defiance | Steven Armwood picks off the pass by Charles Schwendeman | 30-27 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers at Newark | William Hazard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Douglas Abrams misses the tip | 30-27 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to William Hazard | 30-27 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Joseph Chambers picks off the pass by Gary Cespedes | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Joseph Chambers comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-27 |