| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Pearman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Cruise (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Roger Cruise inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Lechoslaw Ziebert is called for the reach on Daniel Pearman - foul #2 on Lechoslaw Ziebert, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Steven Carey tips it home | 31-35 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | James Sturges is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Steven Carey | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | James Sturges loses the dribble to Roger Cruise | 34-35 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Armstrong - foul #3 on Donald Armstrong, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Wagner (PF) Donald Armstrong | |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl is hacked by Roger Cruise - foul #1 on Roger Cruise, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Steven Carey buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Pearl | 35-37 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd's floater is knocked away by James Sturges | 35-37 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | James Sturges grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Steven Carey misses the easy layup | 35-37 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | James Sturges grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Kurt Flakes is called for the reach on James Sturges - foul #3 on Kurt Flakes, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Erickson (SG), David Speer (SF), Jacob Milone (PF), Barry Josephs (C) Gregory Boyd, Roger Cruise, Ronald Krumm, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (PG), Frankie Charity (SG), Christopher Clow (SF), Arthur Lang (C) Thomas Pearl, Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, James Sturges | |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner is hacked by Jacob Milone - foul #1 on Jacob Milone, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Cruise (SF) Daniel Pearman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | David Speer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Kieffer (C) Roger Cruise | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong (PF) Christopher Clow | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Speer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Josephs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jacob Milone (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Kieffer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Cadle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Charity (fresh) SF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong misses the shot from the left block | 35-37 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong tips it in | 35-39 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Arthur Lang swats the short shot by Jacob Milone | 35-39 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang's pass is intercepted by David Speer | 35-39 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Barry Josephs misses the floater from the right side | 35-39 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | David Speer picks off the pass by Brian Cadle in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | David Speer lays it up and in | 37-39 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Wagner | 37-41 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | David Speer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | George Kieffer tips it home | 39-41 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Cadle | 39-43 |
| 13:33 | Marquette | George Kieffer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle's layup is rejected by George Kieffer | 39-43 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Jacob Milone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Pearman (PG), Gregory Boyd (SG), Roger Cruise (SF), Ronald Krumm (PF), Kurt Flakes (C) Daniel Erickson, David Speer, Barry Josephs, Jacob Milone, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), Steven Carey (SF), James Sturges (C) Brian Cadle, Frankie Charity, Robert Wagner, Arthur Lang | |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | James Sturges misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Roger Cruise gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Pearman and he's fouled by James Sturges - foul #1 on James Sturges, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Cavalier (PF) Donald Armstrong | |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Daniel Pearman is called for the reach on Thomas Pearl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Pearman, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is hacked by Gregory Boyd - foul #3 on Gregory Boyd, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Lang (PF) James Cavalier | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Pearman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Cruise (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sturges (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | James Sturges misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Krumm steals it from James Sturges | 42-45 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes misses the shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Flakes | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Arthur Lang blocks the short jumper by Ronald Krumm | 42-45 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | James Sturges gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Speer (SG), Barry Josephs (SF), Jacob Milone (PF), George Kieffer (C) Gregory Boyd, Roger Cruise, Ronald Krumm, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG), Christopher Clow (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Arthur Lang, James Sturges | |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Christopher Clow is called for the reach on Barry Josephs - foul #2 on Christopher Clow, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SG) Thomas Pearl | |
| 09:26 | Marquette | Jacob Milone banks in the layup on a great pass from David Speer | 44-45 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brian Cadle | 44-47 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | David Speer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-47 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner makes the floater from the right block set up by Brian Cadle and he's hacked by Barry Josephs - foul #2 on Barry Josephs, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Boyd (SG), Roger Cruise (SF), Kurt Flakes (C) Daniel Pearman, Barry Josephs, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), James Sturges (C) Brian Cadle, Frankie Charity, Christopher Clow | |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:42 | Marquette | Jacob Milone grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Cruise and he's fouled by Lechoslaw Ziebert - foul #3 on Lechoslaw Ziebert, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Krumm (PF) Jacob Milone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Carey (SF) Robert Wagner | |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Armstrong | 47-52 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Roger Cruise drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gregory Boyd | 50-52 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | David Speer grabs the board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Speer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Cruise (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sturges (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Thomas Pearl steals it from Gregory Boyd | 50-52 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Steven Carey hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Pearl | 50-54 |
| 07:04 | Marquette | Steven Carey denies the turnaround by Gregory Boyd | 50-54 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Sturges | 50-54 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Steven Carey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | David Speer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Sturges | 50-54 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Roger Cruise blocks the short jumper by Lechoslaw Ziebert | 50-54 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kurt Flakes | 50-54 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Cruise | 52-54 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Armstrong | 52-56 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Steven Carey steals it from Kurt Flakes | 52-56 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl lays it in set up by Steven Carey | 52-58 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | David Speer buries a jumper from the left side | 54-58 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-58 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Steven Carey pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong hits a jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | David Speer banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Sturges - foul #2 on James Sturges, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Pearman (PG), Barry Josephs (SF), Jacob Milone (PF), George Kieffer (C) Gregory Boyd, Roger Cruise, Ronald Krumm, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (PG), Frankie Charity (SG), Christopher Clow (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Thomas Pearl, Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| 04:30 | Marquette | David Speer makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-60 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Barry Josephs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Daniel Pearman's pass is intercepted by Robert Wagner | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Pearman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Speer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Barry Josephs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jacob Milone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kieffer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Cadle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frankie Charity (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Clow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-60 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wagner | 57-60 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Jacob Milone steps in front of the Arthur Lang pass | 57-60 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | David Speer hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Josephs | 60-60 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Boyd (SG), Roger Cruise (SF) David Speer, Barry Josephs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Steven Carey (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF), James Sturges (C) Frankie Charity, Christopher Clow, Robert Wagner, Arthur Lang | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Pearl | 60-62 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Krumm (PF), Kurt Flakes (C) Jacob Milone, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG) Brian Cadle | |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Roger Cruise hits the finger roll | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Steven Carey misses the floater from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Daniel Pearman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | James Sturges gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert travels with the ball | 62-62 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Steven Carey swats the layup by Ronald Krumm | 62-62 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Armstrong | 62-65 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Lechoslaw Ziebert steals the ball from Kurt Flakes | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl is hacked by Daniel Pearman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Pearman, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG), Robert Wagner (PF) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Donald Armstrong | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), Donald Armstrong (PF) Brian Cadle, Robert Wagner | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Steven Carey is hacked by Gregory Boyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Boyd, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Daniel Pearman scores on a 3 from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Daniel Pearman is called for the reach on Thomas Pearl in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Pearman, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Speer (PG) Daniel Pearman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Wagner (PF) Donald Armstrong | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Roger Cruise hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 65-71 |