| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Schweiner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Dunklin (fresh) SF - James Fellman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott McCarvill (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Rowles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Damon McCartney (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andres Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Connor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Province (fresh) C - Joel Rudolph (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman banks in the layup and the foul's on David Connor - foul #2 on David Connor, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:36 | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| 18:57 | Howard Payne | Mark Province makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Damon McCartney | 29-35 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman misses the easy layup | 29-35 |
| 18:33 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 18:08 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:06 | Howard Payne | Mark Province snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 17:52 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman loses the dribble to David Connor | 29-37 |
| 17:23 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano lays it up and in on a great pass from David Connor | 29-39 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Province - foul #1 on Mark Province, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz (PF), Matthew Warren (C) Scott McCarvill, John Rowles | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Vickrey (PG), George Austin (SG), Michael Wiley (SF), Raymond King (PF) Damon McCartney, Andres Romano, David Connor, Mark Province | |
| 17:06 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:46 | Howard Payne | Robert Vickrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 16:11 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Schmalz | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Schweiner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Dunklin (fairly fresh) SF - James Fellman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenny Schmalz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Warren (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) SG - George Austin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Wiley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond King (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joel Rudolph (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman drills a jumper in the paint | 34-39 |
| 15:29 | Howard Payne | Ricky Dunklin steals it from George Austin | 34-39 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin's pass is intercepted by Robert Vickrey | 34-39 |
| 14:45 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph misses long on a runner in the lane | 34-39 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers at Newark | The jumper by Matthew Warren is denied by Joel Rudolph | 34-39 |
| 14:35 | Howard Payne | George Austin grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:31 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenny Schmalz | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | Howard Payne | George Austin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 14:02 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:51 | Howard Payne | Kenny Schmalz blocks the jumper by Joel Rudolph | 36-39 |
| 13:49 | Howard Payne | Michael Wiley tips it in | 36-41 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Vickrey takes the ball from Kenny Schmalz | 36-41 |
| 13:34 | Howard Payne | Robert Vickrey misses the easy layup | 36-41 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers at Newark | The jump hook by Ricky Dunklin is blocked by Raymond King | 36-41 |
| 13:27 | Howard Payne | Robert Vickrey snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:02 | Howard Payne | Matthew Warren steals the ball from Joel Rudolph | 36-41 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:07 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Austin | 39-43 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenny Schmalz comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Schweiner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Dunklin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Fellman (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenny Schmalz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Robert Vickrey (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - George Austin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond King (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Joel Rudolph (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Vickrey is called for the reach on Michael Schweiner - foul #2 on Robert Vickrey, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Desmond Jones (PG), Stanley Crawford (SG), Robert Kulinski (SF), Scott McCarvill (PF), John Rowles (C) Michael Schweiner, Ricky Dunklin, James Fellman, Kenny Schmalz, Matthew Warren | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney (PG), Andres Romano (SG), David Connor (SF), Mark Province (PF), Kenneth Parker (C) Robert Vickrey, George Austin, Michael Wiley, Raymond King, Joel Rudolph | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Desmond Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers at Newark | John Rowles tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 10:57 | Howard Payne | David Connor hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Parker | 41-45 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 41-45 |
| 10:40 | Howard Payne | David Connor pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:23 | Howard Payne | Scott McCarvill is called for the reach on Mark Province - foul #3 on Scott McCarvill, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 10:05 | Howard Payne | Mark Province misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 10:03 | Howard Payne | Mark Province gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:45 | Howard Payne | The jumper by Damon McCartney is denied by John Rowles | 41-45 |
| 09:43 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Parker hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers at Newark | John Rowles comes up short on the runner near the basket | 41-47 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers at Newark | John Rowles tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| 09:12 | Howard Payne | Mark Province comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to John Rowles | 43-47 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Desmond Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andres Romano - foul #3 on Andres Romano, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner (PG), Kenny Schmalz (SF), Matthew Warren (C) Stanley Crawford, Robert Kulinski, John Rowles | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Vickrey (PG), Raymond King (PF), David Offenberger (C) Damon McCartney, Mark Province, Kenneth Parker | |
| 08:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Desmond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Desmond Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:26 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond King | 45-50 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 07:47 | Howard Payne | David Connor grabs the board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Schweiner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Desmond Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Schmalz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott McCarvill (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Andres Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Connor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond King (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Offenberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Howard Payne | David Connor comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kenny Schmalz - foul #2 on Kenny Schmalz, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin (SG), John Rowles (C) Desmond Jones, Scott McCarvill | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | George Austin (SG), Joel Rudolph (C) Andres Romano, David Offenberger | |
| 07:32 | Howard Payne | David Connor misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:32 | Howard Payne | David Connor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:05 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Michael Schweiner - foul #2 on Michael Schweiner, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman (SF) Matthew Warren | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney (PG), Mark Province (SF) Robert Vickrey, David Connor | |
| 07:05 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:05 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by George Austin - foul #1 on George Austin, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:40 | Howard Payne | Raymond King is hacked by Kenny Schmalz - foul #3 on Kenny Schmalz, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| 06:30 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Austin | 49-54 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-54 |
| 06:03 | Howard Payne | Mark Province is hacked by James Fellman - foul #1 on James Fellman, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Desmond Jones (PG) Michael Schweiner | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Offenberger (PF) Raymond King | |
| 05:55 | Howard Payne | George Austin is fouled on the floor by Ricky Dunklin - foul #3 on Ricky Dunklin, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill (PF) Kenny Schmalz | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Andres Romano (SG) George Austin | |
| 05:40 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Province | 52-57 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Damon McCartney - foul #3 on Damon McCartney, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Matthew Warren (SF) James Fellman | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Wiley (SF) Mark Province | |
| 05:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:13 | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Andres Romano | 53-59 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Andres Romano - foul #4 on Andres Romano, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner (PG), Kenny Schmalz (SF) Desmond Jones, John Rowles | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | George Austin (PG), Raymond King (PF), Kenneth Parker (C) Damon McCartney, David Offenberger, Joel Rudolph | |
| 04:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:40 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott McCarvill - foul #4 on Scott McCarvill, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Crawford (SG) Ricky Dunklin | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 04:40 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:40 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 04:20 | Howard Payne | George Austin snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 03:58 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Stanley Crawford hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Schweiner | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Schweiner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenny Schmalz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott McCarvill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - George Austin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andres Romano (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond King (fresh) 6 reb. C - Kenneth Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 03:10 | Howard Payne | Michael Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:10 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Ricky Dunklin (SG), James Fellman (SF), John Rowles (C) Stanley Crawford, Kenny Schmalz, Matthew Warren | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney (PG), David Connor (SF), Mark Province (PF), Joel Rudolph (C) George Austin, Michael Wiley, Raymond King, Kenneth Parker | |
| 02:54 | Howard Payne | David Connor makes the shot from the left block | 58-63 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Fellman | 60-63 |
| 02:37 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Damon McCartney | 60-65 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman is fouled on the floor by Joel Rudolph - foul #1 on Joel Rudolph, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:26 | Howard Payne | Andres Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 02:15 | Howard Payne | Mark Province makes the fadeaway from the left side | 60-67 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Joel Rudolph blocks the short jumper by James Fellman | 60-67 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers at Newark | John Rowles grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman is fouled on the floor by Andres Romano - foul #5 on Andres Romano, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | George Austin (SG) Andres Romano | |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | James Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:16 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph's pass is intercepted by James Fellman | 62-67 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers at Newark | Joel Rudolph steps in front of the Ricky Dunklin pass | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Howard Payne | John Rowles takes the ball from Damon McCartney | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers at Newark | David Connor steals the ball from Ricky Dunklin | 62-67 |
| 00:28 | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney banks in the layup set up by David Connor | 62-69 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner is fouled on the floor by Damon McCartney - foul #4 on Damon McCartney, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Schweiner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:23 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Schweiner - foul #3 on Michael Schweiner, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Offenberger (PF) Mark Province | |
| 00:21 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers at Newark | John Rowles grabs the board | 62-69 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-69 |
| 00:14 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 00:14 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| 00:13 | Howard Payne | Michael Schweiner is called for the reach on Damon McCartney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Schweiner, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| 00:13 | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Scott McCarvill snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers at Newark | David Connor steps in front of the Michael Schweiner pass | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Damon McCartney runs out the clock | 62-69 |