| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Wally Banks drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Tony Roberts | 35-38 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Solomon Green steals it from Jeffrey Hecht | 35-38 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the dunk | 35-38 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Rodney Bryant snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Wally Banks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-38 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | James Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is called for 3 seconds | 38-38 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Gale Greene evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-38 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | James Hicks gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Solomon Green double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Richard Allen hits a wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from Gale Greene | 40-38 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 40-40 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Rodney Bryant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wally Banks | 40-40 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the fadeaway in the lane | 40-40 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is hacked by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Reinhardt (fresh) PF - Edward Albertson (fresh) C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Kevin Reinhardt steps in front of the Billy Doyle pass | 40-43 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt misses the lay-in | 40-43 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Richard Letendre loses the dribble to Edward Albertson | 40-43 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Allen | 40-43 |
| 14:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Henry Dobbs | 40-43 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Richard Allen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Billy Doyle swats the dunk try by Edward Albertson | 40-43 |
| 13:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Greg Morgan | 40-43 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Henry Dobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson, Ernest Fisher | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks is whistled for traveling | 40-43 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Jacob Westfall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Rodney Bryant tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Solomon Green snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is hacked by Jacob Westfall - foul #4 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (C) Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Solomon Green can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Rodney Bryant snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Solomon Green | 40-46 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Rodney Bryant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Roberts | 40-48 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled on the floor by Wally Banks - foul #3 on Wally Banks, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Tony Roberts blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Hecht | 40-48 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 40-48 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by Gale Greene - foul #2 on Gale Greene, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Richard Allen (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Solomon Green loses the dribble to Gale Greene | 40-48 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Gale Greene lays it in | 42-48 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin is denied on a layup by Richard Allen | 42-48 |
| 10:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gale Greene | 42-48 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Tony Roberts, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF) Gale Greene | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Wally Banks (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts | |
| 09:55 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | John Cole hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Brogan | 44-51 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Wally Banks travels with the ball | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Billy Doyle (PF) Henry Dobbs, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG) John Cole, Charles Brogan | |
| 08:31 | Samford | Ernest Fisher is called for the reach on Rodney Bryant - foul #1 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) Kevin Reinhardt, Wally Banks | |
| 08:17 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Fisher - foul #2 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (C) Rodney Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Albertson (C) Ernest Fisher | |
| 08:17 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Solomon Green lays it in set up by Tony Roberts and the foul's on Michael Case - foul #2 on Michael Case, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Westfall (PF) Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Jacob Westfall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SF) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wally Banks (C) Edward Albertson | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Letendre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 46-54 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts connects on the jump hook near the basket | 46-56 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Richard Letendre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-56 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Tony Roberts | 46-58 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Michael Case clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Tony Normandin swats the short shot by Billy Doyle | 46-58 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Richard Letendre, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| 05:01 | Samford | Richard Allen travels with the ball | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | John Cole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-58 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Rodney Bryant grabs the board | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Richard Allen tips it home | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson's floater is tipped away by Richard Allen | 48-58 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan is hacked by Greg Morgan - foul #3 on Greg Morgan, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson, Ernest Fisher | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Solomon Green connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hicks | 48-60 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Rodney Bryant double dribbles | 48-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Henry Dobbs steps in front of the Edward Albertson pass | 48-60 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Henry Dobbs knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Billy Doyle | 50-60 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Brogan and he's fouled by Billy Doyle - foul #1 on Billy Doyle, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson misses the free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Jacob Westfall grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 01:40 | Samford | John Cole steps in front of the Richard Letendre pass | 50-62 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt blows the layup | 50-62 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Kevin Reinhardt is denied by Jacob Westfall | 50-62 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Billy Doyle snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Richard Letendre clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 50-62 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Billy Doyle pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Greg Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | John Cole is hacked by Henry Dobbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Richard Letendre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Westfall | 52-64 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-64 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Greg Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jacob Westfall grabs the offensive board | 52-64 |