| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Victor Smith inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-21 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | Victor Smith grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:44 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Jan Barry pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Luther Holmes - foul #3 on Luther Holmes, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Wyss (SG) Luther Holmes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:44 | Iowa State | Jack Reese hits a jumper from the right block set up by Randall Padula and he's fouled by Jan Barry - foul #2 on Jan Barry, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 17:44 | Iowa State | Jack Reese makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Randall Padula swats the dunk try by Charles Walsh | 32-22 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs snags the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Victor Smith takes the ball from Gregory Skaggs | 32-22 |
| 16:47 | Iowa State | Eric Wyss lays it in on a great pass from Victor Smith | 34-22 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is fouled on the floor by Victor Smith - foul #1 on Victor Smith, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), John Calhoun (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Jack Reese | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Joshua Camp (C) Charles Walsh, Jan Barry, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Lynn | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Wyss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Calhoun (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. C - Randall Padula (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Iowa State | Randall Padula is fouled on the floor by Joshua Camp - foul #1 on Joshua Camp, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (SG), Paul Martone (C) Eric Wyss, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG) Alan Oliverio, Carter Foreman | |
| 15:25 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 34-24 |
| 15:24 | Iowa State | John Calhoun hits the follow up shot | 36-24 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-27 |
| 14:47 | Iowa State | Joshua Camp steps in front of the Luther Holmes pass | 36-27 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is denied on a layup by Paul Martone | 36-27 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn makes the runner from the baseline set up by Felix Lewis | 36-29 |
| 13:53 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi drills a jump hook from close range | 38-29 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 13:30 | Iowa State | Paul Martone gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Westbrook - foul #1 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SF), Randall Padula (C) David Bogart, John Calhoun, Paul Martone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Felix Lewis, Allen Ordonez, Curtis Lynn, Anthony Westbrook, Joshua Camp | |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | William Morrison picks off the pass by Jan Barry | 38-29 |
| 12:43 | Iowa State | William Morrison misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 12:41 | Iowa State | Victor Smith tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jan Barry | 40-32 |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by Luther Holmes - foul #4 on Luther Holmes, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Wyss (SG), Jack Reese (PF) Luther Holmes, Alphonse Rossi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 10:55 | Iowa State | William Morrison pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 10:37 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 10:36 | Iowa State | Jack Reese can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook scores on a runner from the left block set up by Alan Oliverio and the foul's on Randall Padula - foul #2 on Randall Padula, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:14 | Iowa State | Randall Padula grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 10:00 | Iowa State | Charles Walsh takes the ball from Eric Wyss | 40-34 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Jan Barry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 09:19 | Iowa State | Alan Oliverio steals the ball from Jack Reese | 40-36 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Walsh | 40-38 |
| 08:31 | Iowa State | Jack Reese knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 08:03 | Iowa State | Jack Reese pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | Randall Padula knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Reese and he's fouled by Jan Barry - foul #3 on Jan Barry, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), John Calhoun (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF) William Morrison, Eric Wyss, Victor Smith, Jack Reese | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Carter Foreman, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry | |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | Randall Padula misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Alphonse Rossi | 44-38 |
| 07:34 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Bogart | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Padula (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-38 |
| 07:13 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 06:46 | Iowa State | Randall Padula misses the jumper from close range | 46-38 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 06:39 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 06:18 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes misses long on a runner from the right block | 46-38 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SF), Jack Reese (PF), Paul Martone (C) David Bogart, John Calhoun, Alphonse Rossi, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Joshua Camp (PF) Felix Lewis, Allen Ordonez, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 05:30 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Reese | 46-38 |
| 05:03 | Iowa State | Jack Reese can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | Jack Reese gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 04:49 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-38 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses the floater from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | Victor Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 03:58 | Iowa State | Jack Reese knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Victor Smith | 48-38 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Randall Padula (C) Paul Martone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF), Anthony Westbrook (C) Curtis Lynn, Joshua Camp, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Jan Barry | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | William Morrison is hacked by Anthony Westbrook - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Morrison | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by Luther Holmes - foul #5 on Luther Holmes, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), John Calhoun (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Paul Martone (C) William Morrison, Luther Holmes, Victor Smith, Jack Reese, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by Alphonse Rossi - foul #1 on Alphonse Rossi, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Martone - foul #1 on Paul Martone, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 02:26 | Iowa State | Paul Martone snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jan Barry - foul #4 on Jan Barry, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is hacked by David Bogart - foul #1 on David Bogart, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs (C) Anthony Westbrook | |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 02:00 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | John Calhoun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alan Oliverio | 51-42 |
| 01:15 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SF), Jack Reese (PF), Randall Padula (C) David Bogart, John Calhoun, Alphonse Rossi, Paul Martone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Jack Reese can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 51-42 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Randall Padula pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa State | Randall Padula is hacked by Alan Oliverio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 00:33 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:33 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Randall Padula steps in front of the Charles Walsh pass | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | William Morrison runs out the clock | 53-42 |