| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Henry Miecznikowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Mertz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Lee Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 19:47 | Arizona | Frank Mertz gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:20 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 19:19 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:07 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy misses badly on a shot from the right block | 30-22 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stephen Welch | 30-22 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 18:36 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 18:07 | Arizona | William Barton is fouled on the floor by Stephen Welch - foul #1 on Stephen Welch, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 17:51 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Welch - foul #2 on Stephen Welch, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| 17:51 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 17:51 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Joseph Hoy steals it from Stephen Welch | 32-22 |
| 17:10 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Welch - foul #3 on Stephen Welch, team foul #3 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Clifton (PF) Stephen Welch | |
| 17:10 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 17:10 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 16:31 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Lee Young grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Peter Capone buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Eric Clifton | 33-26 |
| 15:58 | Arizona | Frank Mertz hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 33-26 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Henry Miecznikowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Mertz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Mooney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Lee Young is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lee Young, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Arizona | Edward Noonan (PG), Joshua Stone (SF), George Patton (PF), Darren Roux (C) Henry Miecznikowski, Frank Mertz, Phillip Mooney, William Barton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Morris Connally (SG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Eric Clifton, Lee Young | |
| 15:07 | Arizona | Harold Burns steps in front of the Joseph Hoy pass | 33-26 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman dunks the ball set up by Harold Burns | 33-28 |
| 14:43 | Arizona | Miladen Zimmerman is called for the reach on Joshua Stone - foul #1 on Miladen Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | Frank Mertz (SF) Joseph Hoy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:22 | Arizona | Frank Mertz is hacked by Morris Connally - foul #1 on Morris Connally, team foul #6 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski (PG), Phillip Mooney (PF) Frank Mertz, George Patton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Morris Connally | |
| 14:03 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Miecznikowski and the foul's on Matthew Jarrett - foul #4 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Barton (C) Darren Roux | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF), Lee Young (PF) Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett | |
| 14:03 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Clifford Julius | 35-28 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Harold Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith tips it in | 35-30 |
| 13:16 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Mooney | 38-30 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Harold Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 12:43 | Arizona | William Barton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Welch - foul #4 on Stephen Welch, team foul #8 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Frank Mertz (SF) Edward Noonan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Eric Clifton (PF) Harold Burns, Stephen Welch | |
| 12:43 | Arizona | William Barton makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:43 | Arizona | William Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:15 | Arizona | Joshua Stone gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 11:48 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney drills a shot in the paint set up by Frank Mertz | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Henry Miecznikowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Mertz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Mooney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Peter Capone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Lee Young tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 11:15 | Arizona | Lee Young is called for the reach on Frank Mertz - foul #3 on Lee Young, team foul #9 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Edward Noonan (PG), Joseph Hoy (SG), George Patton (PF), Darren Roux (C) Henry Miecznikowski, Joshua Stone, Phillip Mooney, William Barton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (SG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith | |
| 11:15 | Arizona | Frank Mertz misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Miladen Zimmerman | 42-34 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman's fadeaway is rejected by Darren Roux | 42-34 |
| 11:02 | Arizona | Darren Roux grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 10:42 | Arizona | Edward Noonan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 10:22 | Arizona | Darren Roux grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 10:09 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Capone - foul #1 on Peter Capone, team foul #10 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (C) Lee Young | |
| 10:09 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 10:09 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on George Patton - foul #1 on George Patton, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski (PG), Joshua Stone (SF), Phillip Mooney (PF), William Barton (C) Edward Noonan, Frank Mertz, George Patton, Darren Roux | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Harold Burns | |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Eric Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:23 | Arizona | Joshua Stone misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Capone - foul #2 on Peter Capone, team foul #11 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG) Peter Capone | |
| 09:23 | Arizona | Joshua Stone misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:23 | Arizona | Joshua Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 09:10 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:08 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Burns - foul #1 on Harold Burns, team foul #12 | 48-35 |
| 09:08 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:08 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-35 |
| 08:28 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 08:26 | Arizona | William Barton pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 08:00 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy is fouled on the floor by Eric Clifton - foul #2 on Eric Clifton, team foul #13 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | Frank Mertz (SF) Joshua Stone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Harold Burns, Miladen Zimmerman, Eric Clifton | |
| 08:00 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 08:00 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Jarrett | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Henry Miecznikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Hoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Mertz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Mooney (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - William Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 4 pf. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Arizona | Joseph Hoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Edward Noonan (SG), Darren Roux (C) Joseph Hoy, Phillip Mooney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (SG), Cesar Bruno (SF) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett is denied on a layup by Henry Miecznikowski | 51-38 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 06:44 | Arizona | Edward Noonan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 06:42 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:25 | Arizona | William Barton can't finish the layup | 51-40 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Mertz - foul #1 on Frank Mertz, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Hoy (SG), Phillip Mooney (PF) Henry Miecznikowski, William Barton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Harold Burns | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:41 | Arizona | Edward Noonan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Edward Noonan is called for the reach on Clifford Julius - foul #1 on Edward Noonan, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joshua Stone (SF) Frank Mertz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Jerry Meredith (SF) Peter Capone, Cesar Bruno | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Burns | 51-44 |
| 04:53 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 51-44 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Harold Burns gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Darren Roux pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:15 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney clanks a runner from the right block | 51-44 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Phillip Mooney | 51-44 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 03:20 | Arizona | Phillip Mooney misses the easy layup | 51-46 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Edward Noonan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Stone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Mooney (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Darren Roux (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Darren Roux - foul #2 on Darren Roux, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski (PG), Frank Mertz (SF), William Barton (C) Edward Noonan, Joseph Hoy, Darren Roux | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Morris Connally (SG), Lee Young (PF) Harold Burns, Clifford Julius, Matthew Jarrett | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:31 | Arizona | Joshua Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | George Patton (PF) Phillip Mooney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Clifton (PF) Stephen Welch | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Hoy (SG), Phillip Mooney (PF) Joshua Stone, George Patton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Morris Connally, Eric Clifton | |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 01:55 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Mertz | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Peter Capone banks in the layup on a great pass from Lee Young | 54-50 |
| 01:45 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Mooney - foul #1 on Phillip Mooney, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Welch (C) Lee Young | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett makes the 3rd free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:07 | Arizona | William Barton misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #5 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #14 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lee Young (PF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 01:07 | Arizona | William Barton misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:07 | Arizona | William Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Lee Young tips it in | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Henry Miecznikowski hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Barton | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Capone | 57-57 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | William Barton scores on a floater from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Peter Capone comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-57 |