| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Darin Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Hinnenkamp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Boyette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 47-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-24 |
| 19:41 | UConn | Robert Foshee grabs the board | 47-24 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe's floater is tipped away by William Clutter | 47-24 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Clutter | 47-24 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Nathan Friend and he's fouled by Darin Hairston - foul #2 on Darin Hairston, team foul #1 | 47-26 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery makes the free throw | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 18:53 | UConn | Claudio Costa is called for the reach on Cory Boyette - foul #2 on Claudio Costa, team foul #1 | 47-27 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp is hacked by Jerry Meredith - foul #3 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #2 | 47-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Jerry Meredith | |
| 18:42 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Darin Hairston | 49-27 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Cory Boyette - foul #2 on Cory Boyette, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Darin Hairston connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Foshee | 52-29 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | William Clutter clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-29 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe snags the defensive board | 52-29 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 17:37 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Foshee | 54-29 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery is called for 5 seconds | 54-29 |
| Subs | UConn | James Parker (SG), Patrick Kaul (C) Darin Hairston, Cory Boyette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:01 | UConn | William Clutter blocks the jumper by Robert Foshee | 54-29 |
| 17:00 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Parker | 54-29 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Robert Foshee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-29 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa pulls down the rebound | 54-29 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 54-29 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery grabs the offensive board | 54-29 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend hits a 3 from straight away | 54-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Hinnenkamp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Kaul (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Clutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | UConn | William Clutter blocks the short jumper by Delmer O'Keefe | 54-32 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp grabs the offensive board | 54-32 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Patrick Kaul hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Clutter - foul #3 on William Clutter, team foul #3 | 56-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), Darin Hairston (SG), Cory Boyette (C) Robert Foshee, Steven Hinnenkamp, Delmer O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Matthew Jarrett, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| 15:12 | UConn | Patrick Kaul makes the free throw | 57-32 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Patrick Kaul swats the layup by Emile Maldonado | 57-32 |
| 14:58 | UConn | James Parker grabs the board | 57-32 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Patrick Kaul hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Parker | 59-32 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 59-35 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Darin Hairston | 61-35 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is hacked by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #3 | 61-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (PG), Eric Sheppard (SF), Delmer O'Keefe (PF) Patrick Jelinski, James Parker, Patrick Kaul | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-35 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado tips it in | 61-37 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Darin Hairston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-37 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado pulls down the rebound | 61-37 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Meredith | 61-40 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Darin Hairston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Emile Maldonado | 61-40 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-40 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado can't tip it in | 61-40 |
| 11:52 | UConn | Robert Foshee gets the rebound | 61-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Sheppard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Boyette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Eric Sheppard hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Foshee and he's fouled by Jerry Meredith - foul #4 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #4 | 63-40 |
| Subs | UConn | James Parker (SG), Patrick Kaul (C) Darin Hairston, Cory Boyette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Tommie Avery (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), William Clutter (C) Tyrone Carroll, Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Emile Maldonado, Stephen Welch | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Eric Sheppard misses the free throw | 63-40 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa pulls down the rebound | 63-40 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Patrick Kaul can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Clutter - foul #4 on William Clutter, team foul #5 | 63-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), Steven Hinnenkamp (SF) Robert Foshee, Delmer O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Welch (C) William Clutter | |
| 11:06 | UConn | Patrick Kaul makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Patrick Kaul makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-40 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Eric Sheppard grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Welch - foul #3 on Stephen Welch, team foul #6 | 65-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe (PF) Eric Sheppard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado (C) Stephen Welch | |
| 10:03 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe dunks the ball | 67-40 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-40 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Patrick Kaul grabs the board | 67-40 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Steven Hinnenkamp banks in the layup | 69-40 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado connects on the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Delmer O'Keefe - foul #2 on Delmer O'Keefe, team foul #4 | 69-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (PG), Darin Hairston (SG), Cory Boyette (C) Patrick Jelinski, James Parker, Patrick Kaul | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado makes the free throw | 69-43 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Nathan Friend is called for the reach on Robert Foshee - foul #1 on Nathan Friend, team foul #7 | 69-43 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Robert Foshee makes the 1st free throw | 70-43 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Robert Foshee misses the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado snags the defensive board | 70-43 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-43 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado hits the follow up shot | 70-45 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Robert Foshee makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darin Hairston | 72-45 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-45 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe grabs the board | 72-45 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Cory Boyette lays it up and in set up by Robert Foshee | 74-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Hinnenkamp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delmer O'Keefe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Cory Boyette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Emile Maldonado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Claudio Costa | 74-48 |
| 07:27 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 74-48 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Jarrett | 74-48 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Tommie Avery | 74-50 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Robert Foshee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-50 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 74-50 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa hits the finger roll | 74-52 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Tommie Avery steals it from Cory Boyette | 74-52 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Darin Hairston - foul #3 on Darin Hairston, team foul #5 | 74-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), James Parker (SF), Eric Sheppard (PF), Patrick Kaul (C) Robert Foshee, Steven Hinnenkamp, Delmer O'Keefe, Cory Boyette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Eric Clifton (PF), William Clutter (C) Tommie Avery, Matthew Jarrett, Claudio Costa, Emile Maldonado | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend makes the 3rd free throw | 74-53 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Eric Sheppard loses the dribble to Tyrone Carroll | 74-53 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | William Clutter lays it in on a great pass from Nathan Friend and the foul's on Patrick Jelinski - foul #1 on Patrick Jelinski, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe (PF) Darin Hairston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Nathan Friend | |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | William Clutter misses the free throw | 74-55 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe lays it up and in set up by Patrick Kaul and the foul's on Clifford Julius - foul #1 on Clifford Julius, team foul #8 | 76-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (PG) Patrick Jelinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:47 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe misses the free throw | 76-55 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-55 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | William Clutter is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kaul - foul #1 on Patrick Kaul, team foul #7 | 76-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (SG) Delmer O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | William Clutter makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | William Clutter makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Jerry Meredith steps in front of the Patrick Kaul pass | 76-57 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | James Parker steals the ball from Clifford Julius | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | UConn | Tyrone Carroll takes the ball from Patrick Kaul | 76-57 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll banks in the layup | 76-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Foshee (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Eric Sheppard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Kaul (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Eric Clifton (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Clutter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | UConn | Tyrone Carroll steals it from Robert Foshee | 76-59 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Meredith | 76-62 |
| 02:52 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG), Steven Hinnenkamp (SF), Delmer O'Keefe (PF), Cory Boyette (C) Patrick Jelinski, James Parker, Eric Sheppard, Patrick Kaul | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Tommie Avery (SG), Claudio Costa (PF) Tyrone Carroll, Clifford Julius, Eric Clifton | |
| 02:25 | UConn | Robert Foshee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-62 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tommie Avery | 76-62 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Friend and he's fouled by Delmer O'Keefe - foul #3 on Delmer O'Keefe, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), James Parker (SG), Eric Sheppard (SF), Patrick Kaul (PF), Ray Majors (C) Robert Foshee, Darin Hairston, Steven Hinnenkamp, Delmer O'Keefe, Cory Boyette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Jerry Meredith, William Clutter | |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the free throw | 76-65 |
| 02:15 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (PG), Darin Hairston (SG), Steven Hinnenkamp (SF), Delmer O'Keefe (PF), Cory Boyette (C) Patrick Jelinski, James Parker, Eric Sheppard, Patrick Kaul, Ray Majors | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Tommie Avery (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), William Clutter (C) Tyrone Carroll, Clifford Julius, Matthew Jarrett, Stephen Welch | |
| 01:57 | UConn | Robert Foshee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Hinnenkamp | 79-65 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-68 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Delmer O'Keefe scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 81-68 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa's floater is tipped away by Delmer O'Keefe | 81-68 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Darin Hairston gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | The refs have stopped play. Claudio Costa is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 81-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), James Parker (SG), Eric Sheppard (SF), Patrick Kaul (PF), Ray Majors (C) Robert Foshee, Darin Hairston, Steven Hinnenkamp, Delmer O'Keefe, Cory Boyette | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Jerry Meredith, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | UConn | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Jarrett - foul #3 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #9 | 81-68 |
| 00:56 | UConn | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 00:56 | UConn | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-68 |
| 00:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Majors | 83-68 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Eric Sheppard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-68 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll loses the ball out of bounds | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski runs out the clock | 83-68 |