| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan inbounds the ball | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 19:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 21-40 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Steve Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Dykes - foul #1 on Richard Dykes, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Ernest Sullivan is called for the reach on Douglas Lurie - foul #3 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Childress (SF) Ernest Sullivan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:00 | UConn | Troy Lai can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Childress - foul #2 on Gregory Childress, team foul #3 | 21-40 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress is fouled on the floor by Douglas Lurie - foul #2 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Steve Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Dykes - foul #3 on Steve Johnson, team foul #2 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Steve Johnson | |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Richard Dykes is blocked by William Schuster | 21-42 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 21-42 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Richard Dykes blocks the short jumper by Douglas Lurie | 21-42 |
| 18:06 | UConn | William Schuster hits the follow up shot | 21-44 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-44 |
| 17:35 | UConn | John Wiley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Dykes - foul #2 on Richard Dykes, team foul #4 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:35 | UConn | John Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 17:35 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-45 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Stanley Oliver knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Wiley | 23-47 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | George Chambers connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-47 |
| 16:24 | UConn | John Wiley buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Schuster | 25-49 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Troy Lai steals it from Gregory Childress | 25-49 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Larry Kruse (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) Jared Morgan, James Brown, Gregory Childress, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, William Schuster | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Robert Wooton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Reid | 25-52 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Michael Vaden denies the turnaround by Ernest Sullivan | 25-52 |
| 15:13 | UConn | John Wiley gets the rebound | 25-52 |
| 15:08 | UConn | John Wiley knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Reid and he's hacked by George Chambers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #6 | 25-54 |
| 15:08 | UConn | John Wiley makes the free throw | 25-55 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-55 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-55 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Spillman is blocked by Nathan Reid | 25-55 |
| 14:36 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the board | 25-55 |
| 14:24 | UConn | Steve Barnes is called for the reach on John Wiley - foul #2 on Steve Barnes, team foul #7 | 25-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), James Brown (SG), Terry Dean (C) Bobby Spillman, Larry Kruse, George Chambers | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden | |
| 14:24 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 25-56 |
| 14:24 | UConn | John Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-57 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Stanley Oliver - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #3 | 25-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG) John Wiley | |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | James Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 25-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dykes (C) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF) Nathan Reid | |
| 13:39 | UConn | Robert Wooton is whistled for a carry | 25-57 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-57 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes tips it but misses | 25-57 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the defensive board | 25-57 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Troy Lai hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Wooton | 25-59 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes is called for traveling | 25-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Terry Dean | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:36 | UConn | Steve Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) James Brown, Ernest Sullivan, George Chambers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-59 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan tips it but misses | 25-59 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Douglas Lurie pulls down the rebound | 25-59 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Steve Johnson's pass is intercepted by Richard Dykes | 25-59 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Steve Johnson is called for the reach on Gregory Childress - foul #4 on Steve Johnson, team foul #4 | 25-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), George Chambers (PF), Terry Dean (C) Jared Morgan, Steve Barnes, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, Steve Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Dean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress is hacked by Nathan Reid - foul #3 on Nathan Reid, team foul #5 | 25-59 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | George Chambers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-59 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress gets the offensive rebound | 25-59 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Nathan Reid is called for the reach on George Chambers - foul #4 on Nathan Reid, team foul #6 | 25-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF) Nathan Reid | |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses the jump hook in the paint | 25-59 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Stanley Oliver pulls down the rebound | 25-59 |
| 11:06 | UConn | William Schuster hits a shot from the left block set up by Michael Vaden and the foul's on Terry Dean - foul #1 on Terry Dean, team foul #8 | 25-61 |
| 11:06 | UConn | William Schuster misses the free throw | 25-61 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Terry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 25-61 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | William Schuster picks off the pass by Gregory Childress | 25-61 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Troy Lai buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Wiley | 25-63 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Kruse | 28-63 |
| 10:13 | UConn | George Chambers steals it from John Wiley | 28-63 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-63 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 28-63 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Stanley Oliver buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Schuster | 28-66 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 28-66 |
| 09:17 | UConn | John Wiley snags the defensive board | 28-66 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Bobby Spillman steals it from Troy Lai | 28-66 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #7 | 30-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Connery (C) George Chambers | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Douglas Lurie (PF) Stanley Oliver, Troy Lai | |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress makes the free throw | 31-66 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Douglas Lurie hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 31-66 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Terry Dean gets the rebound | 31-66 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Edward Connery buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Spillman | 33-66 |
| 08:04 | UConn | John Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-66 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the offensive board | 33-66 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Robert Wooton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-66 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Michael Vaden tips it in | 33-68 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Larry Kruse (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Spillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Dean (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Connery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-68 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Douglas Lurie gets the rebound | 33-68 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Robert Wooton is hacked by Edward Connery - foul #1 on Edward Connery, team foul #9 | 33-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eugene Mark (SF), George Chambers (PF) Gregory Childress, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Michael Vaden, William Schuster | |
| 07:10 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 33-69 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-70 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | George Chambers hits a 3 from the left wing | 36-70 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Robert Wooton is hacked by George Chambers - foul #3 on George Chambers, team foul #10 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG) John Wiley | |
| 06:39 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 36-71 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-71 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-71 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Eugene Mark's pass is intercepted by Steve Johnson | 36-71 |
| 06:04 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-71 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Stanley Oliver tips it home | 36-73 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Eugene Mark scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Kruse | 38-73 |
| 05:44 | UConn | The jumper by Robert Wooton is denied by George Chambers | 38-73 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Edward Connery gets the rebound | 38-73 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bobby Spillman | 41-73 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Robert Wooton is fouled on the floor by Bobby Spillman - foul #2 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #11 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Dean (C) Edward Connery | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid | |
| 05:19 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses the runner from the left block | 41-75 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses the tip | 41-75 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the offensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | George Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-75 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Mark | 41-75 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | George Chambers travels with the ball | 41-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Childress (PG) Larry Kruse | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG) Robert Wooton | |
| 04:15 | UConn | Michael Vaden is fouled on the floor by Eugene Mark - foul #1 on Eugene Mark, team foul #12 | 41-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG) Eugene Mark | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:15 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Michael Vaden misses the 2nd free throw | 41-76 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Terry Dean snags the defensive board | 41-76 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Terry Dean's floater is knocked away by Troy Lai | 41-76 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Steve Johnson gets the rebound | 41-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-76 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Steve Johnson tips it but misses | 41-76 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Terry Dean snags the defensive board | 41-76 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Kruse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Dean (fresh) 6 reb. C - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-76 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 41-76 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Stanley Oliver can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Childress - foul #3 on Gregory Childress, team foul #13 | 41-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eugene Mark (SF), Edward Connery (PF) Larry Kruse, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF) Michael Vaden | |
| 03:00 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 41-77 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman's floater is knocked away by Steve Johnson | 41-77 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Steve Johnson grabs the board | 41-77 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Douglas Lurie banks in the layup set up by Steve Johnson | 41-79 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Steve Johnson steals the ball from Edward Connery | 41-79 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie is fouled on the floor by Bobby Spillman - foul #3 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #14 | 41-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Terry Dean (C) Eugene Mark, Edward Connery | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 41-80 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-81 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-81 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Stanley Oliver pulls down the rebound | 41-81 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Troy Lai misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Dean - foul #2 on Terry Dean, team foul #15 | 41-81 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 41-82 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 41-83 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress travels with the ball | 41-83 |
| 01:09 | UConn | John Wiley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-83 |
| 01:07 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Lai | 41-83 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Wiley | 41-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Terry Dean hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Wiley - foul #1 on John Wiley, team foul #8 | 41-86 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Terry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 42-86 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Terry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 43-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-86 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Chambers | 43-86 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman loses the ball out of bounds | 43-86 |
| 00:00 | UConn | John Wiley runs out the clock | 43-86 |