| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) PF - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt inbounds the ball | 16-39 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Xavier | Vincent Black drills a floater from the left side | 18-39 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 18-41 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | James Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-41 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin pulls down the rebound | 18-41 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | James Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-41 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Robert Hansel snags the defensive board | 18-41 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-41 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Hutt | 18-41 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Robert Hansel misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #1 | 18-41 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Robert Hansel misses the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Robert Hansel misses the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Wally Banks pulls down the rebound | 18-41 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-41 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the offensive rebound | 18-41 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | James Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-41 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | James Hicks takes the ball from Gary O'Neal | 18-41 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hicks | 18-43 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Vincent Black hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary O'Neal | 21-43 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the floater in the paint | 21-43 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Robert Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-43 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin snags the defensive board | 21-43 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Vincent Black - foul #2 on Vincent Black, team foul #1 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Justin Greeley (SG), Greg Mauro (SF), Stanley Taulbee (PF), Winston Archer (C) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt, James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Justin Greeley makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Taulbee | 24-45 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan is hacked by Stanley Taulbee - foul #3 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Hutt (SF) Stanley Taulbee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Albertson (PF) Tony Roberts | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Greg Mauro is called for the reach on John Cole - foul #2 on Greg Mauro, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee (C) Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Reinhardt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | John Cole is whistled for traveling | 24-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Winston Archer (C) Todd Blossom, Brandon Hutt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF) Edward Albertson | |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Justin Greeley misses long on a jumper from the left block | 24-45 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-45 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses the tip | 24-45 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Greg Mauro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Black (SG) Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Ernest Fisher | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-45 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin tips it home | 24-47 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal's floater is knocked away by Wally Banks | 24-47 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the rebound | 24-47 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-47 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Greg Mauro grabs the defensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-47 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 24-47 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-47 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee pulls down the rebound | 24-47 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Roberts - foul #2 on Tony Roberts, team foul #2 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Hutt (SF), James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Justin Greeley, Greg Mauro, Stanley Taulbee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Ernest Fisher (C) James Hicks, Wally Banks | |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 24-47 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 24-47 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-50 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Vincent Black drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Solomon Green - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #3 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG) Gary O'Neal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF) Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts | |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Vincent Black makes the free throw | 27-50 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher double dribbles | 27-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dean Tipton (SG) Vincent Black | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SG - Dean Tipton (fresh) SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Reinhardt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Albertson - foul #1 on Edward Albertson, team foul #4 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Hicks (SG), Wally Banks (PF) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, Edward Albertson | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-50 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt snags the defensive board | 29-50 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Reinhardt - foul #1 on Kevin Reinhardt, team foul #5 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF) Kevin Reinhardt | |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | James Hicks drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Normandin | 31-53 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | James Phillips comes up short on the shot in the paint | 31-53 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | James Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | James Hicks takes the ball from Brandon Hutt | 31-53 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | John Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-53 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | James Hicks buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cole | 31-56 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | James Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-56 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the board | 31-56 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the floater from the right side set up by John Cole | 31-58 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-58 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the rebound | 31-58 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Fisher | 31-61 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Robert Hansel loses the dribble to Wally Banks | 31-61 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 31-61 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the offensive board | 31-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Tipton (fairly fresh) SF - Brandon Hutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony Normandin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | James Hicks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-61 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the offensive board | 31-61 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Wally Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo (PG), Justin Greeley (SG), Greg Mauro (SF), Stanley Taulbee (PF), Winston Archer (C) Todd Blossom, Dean Tipton, Brandon Hutt, James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF) James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo is hacked by Kevin Reinhardt - foul #2 on Kevin Reinhardt, team foul #6 | 31-61 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-61 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee snags the offensive board | 31-61 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Albertson - foul #2 on Edward Albertson, team foul #7 | 31-61 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee misses the 1st free throw | 31-61 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-61 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Cole | 32-63 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Edward Albertson denies the turnaround by Stanley Taulbee | 32-63 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Greg Mauro grabs the offensive board | 32-63 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-63 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | John Cole pulls down the rebound | 32-63 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher connects on the jumper near the basket | 32-65 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Winston Archer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-65 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-65 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | John Cole misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Isidro Rizzo - foul #1 on Isidro Rizzo, team foul #4 | 32-65 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 32-65 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 32-66 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo is hacked by Kevin Reinhardt - foul #3 on Kevin Reinhardt, team foul #8 | 32-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dean Tipton (SG) Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 32-66 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the board | 32-66 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher buries a shot from the left wing | 32-68 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee loses the dribble to Ernest Fisher | 32-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | John Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Isidro Rizzo - foul #2 on Isidro Rizzo, team foul #5 | 32-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG) Isidro Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 32-68 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee snags the defensive board | 32-68 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Tipton (fresh) SF - Justin Greeley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Mauro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Taulbee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Albertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Fisher (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Dean Tipton travels with the ball | 32-68 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | John Cole is fouled on the floor by Stanley Taulbee - foul #4 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #6 | 32-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Winston Archer (SF) Dean Tipton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Cole | 32-71 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Winston Archer's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Fisher | 32-71 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Greg Mauro tips it in | 34-71 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | John Cole misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Greeley - foul #1 on Justin Greeley, team foul #7 | 34-71 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 34-71 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 34-72 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-72 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-72 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | John Cole hits a floater from the left side set up by Charles Brogan | 34-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Greg Mauro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Reinhardt - foul #4 on Kevin Reinhardt, team foul #9 | 34-74 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Greg Mauro makes the 1st free throw | 35-74 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Greg Mauro makes the 2nd free throw | 36-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Winston Archer - foul #1 on Winston Archer, team foul #8 | 36-74 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 36-74 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-74 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee gets the rebound | 36-74 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Greg Mauro misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-74 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee grabs the offensive rebound | 36-74 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Greg Mauro is called for traveling | 36-74 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Cole runs out the clock | 36-74 |