| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Burk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Rosner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer connects on the shot in the paint set up by James Coutee | 29-22 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Patrick Schwabenbauer swats the shot by John Burk | 29-22 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Bradley Anderson steals the ball from Patrick Schwabenbauer | 29-22 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Donald Henry snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Donald Henry knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Schwabenbauer | 32-22 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard hits a shot from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Mathew Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-24 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Donald Henry, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG), Jurica Bujarski (SF), Sid Anderson (PF) Donald Henry, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carlos Morillo (PG), Brian Tuttle (SG), Wilbert Fauver (SF), Robert Bradshaw (PF), Mark Moore (C) John Burk, Mathew Jones, Jesse Maynard, Frank Rosner, Bradley Anderson | |
| 16:27 | Arkansas State | Brian Tuttle is fouled on the floor by Donald Stahl - foul #3 on Donald Stahl, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG) Donald Stahl | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 16:10 | Arkansas State | Brian Tuttle travels with the ball | 32-24 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cameron Moody | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Carlos Morillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbert Fauver (fresh) PF - Robert Bradshaw (fresh) C - Mark Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Arkansas State | Robert Bradshaw misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-24 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Carlos Morillo | 35-24 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | Mark Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Sims | 35-24 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Robert Bradshaw takes the ball from Cameron Moody | 35-24 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jurica Bujarski - foul #1 on Jurica Bujarski, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF) James Coutee, Cameron Moody, Jurica Bujarski, Sid Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burk (PG), Mathew Jones (SG), Frank Rosner (PF), Bradley Anderson (C) Carlos Morillo, Brian Tuttle, Robert Bradshaw, Mark Moore | |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Curtis Sims is blocked by Bradley Anderson | 35-26 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Anderson | 35-26 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | John Burk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Donald Henry gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-26 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Mathew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver travels with the ball | 35-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Jurica Bujarski (C) Donald Stahl, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard (SF) Wilbert Fauver | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | James Coutee misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-26 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Burk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Rosner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | Mathew Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Henry - foul #4 on Donald Henry, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG) Donald Henry | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Rosner - foul #2 on Frank Rosner, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (C) Kory Clinton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Moore (C) Bradley Anderson | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | James Coutee pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski connects on the fadeaway from close range | 39-26 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Coutee | 39-26 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | James Coutee is hacked by Mathew Jones - foul #1 on Mathew Jones, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Donald Stahl, Jurica Bujarski, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carlos Morillo (PG), Brian Tuttle (SG), Robert Bradshaw (PF), Bradley Anderson (C) John Burk, Mathew Jones, Frank Rosner, Mark Moore | |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims can't tip it in | 39-26 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas State | Brian Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver (SF) Jesse Maynard | |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | James Coutee's pass is intercepted by Wilbert Fauver | 39-26 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver misses the easy layup | 39-26 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas State | Carlos Morillo gets the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Tuttle | 39-28 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson is fouled on the floor by Robert Bradshaw - foul #2 on Robert Bradshaw, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (PG) James Coutee | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burk (PG), Mathew Jones (SG), Frank Rosner (PF), Mark Moore (C) Carlos Morillo, Brian Tuttle, Robert Bradshaw, Bradley Anderson | |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 39-28 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver grabs the board | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kory Clinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Burk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbert Fauver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Rosner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Mark Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Rosner and the foul's on Kory Clinton - foul #1 on Kory Clinton, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Jurica Bujarski (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF) Cameron Moody, Kory Clinton, Sid Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard (SF) Wilbert Fauver | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Mark Moore makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Frank Rosner knocks away the 3 by Donald Henry | 39-31 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Frank Rosner | 39-31 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Patrick Schwabenbauer is called for the reach on Mathew Jones - foul #1 on Patrick Schwabenbauer, team foul #6 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG) Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson (C) Mark Moore | |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Jurica Bujarski steps in front of the Bradley Anderson pass | 39-31 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Schwabenbauer - foul #2 on Patrick Schwabenbauer, team foul #7 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kory Clinton (SF), Sid Anderson (C) Patrick Schwabenbauer, Donald Stahl | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carlos Morillo (PG), Brian Tuttle (SG) John Burk, Mathew Jones | |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Donald Henry evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jurica Bujarski | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bradley Anderson | 45-35 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Donald Henry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kory Clinton | 48-35 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas State | Bradley Anderson misses the jumper from the right side | 48-35 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Coutee | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton is fouled on the floor by Frank Rosner - foul #3 on Frank Rosner, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (PG), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF), Curtis Sims (C) James Coutee, Jurica Bujarski, Sid Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver (SF), Robert Bradshaw (PF), Mark Moore (C) Jesse Maynard, Frank Rosner, Bradley Anderson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Carlos Morillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilbert Fauver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bradshaw (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mark Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (SF) Kory Clinton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Brian Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 48-35 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson clanks a shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits the follow up shot | 50-35 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Patrick Schwabenbauer | 50-35 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims is hacked by Robert Bradshaw - foul #3 on Robert Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Kory Clinton (SF) Donald Stahl, Sid Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Donald Henry shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Patrick Schwabenbauer | 53-35 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas State | Wilbert Fauver buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Carlos Morillo | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Patrick Schwabenbauer | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | Carlos Morillo is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Morillo, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Coutee runs out the clock | 55-37 |