| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Nelson Brand (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Snyder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Doherty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bacchus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Law (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Prevatte (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Donald Bacchus tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 19:27 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear hits the finger roll | 38-36 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 18:42 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte is hacked by Ralph Cornett - foul #3 on Ralph Cornett, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Derek Kemp (PF) Ralph Cornett | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | | |
| 18:26 | New Jersey City | The short jumper by Mark Prevatte is denied by Derek Kemp | 38-36 |
| 18:25 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham tips it home | 38-38 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Bacchus and the foul's on Victor Puryear - foul #2 on Victor Puryear, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:46 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Law | 41-40 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Brand | 43-40 |
| 17:06 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-40 |
| 17:04 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Frank Cline - foul #2 on Frank Cline, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney (PG), Mark Deans (SG) Nelson Brand, Billy Snyder | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp (PG), James McCall (SG), Michael Bishop (SF), Dustin Stauffer (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) Victor Puryear, Frank Cline, Joseph Law, Mark Prevatte, Sylvester Graham | |
| 16:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:33 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James McCall and he's hacked by Donald Bacchus - foul #3 on Donald Bacchus, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Joe Schumann (PG), Richard McGilvray (PF), Timothy Loughran (C) Steven Doherty, Derek Kemp, Donald Bacchus | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | | |
| 16:33 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard McGilvray misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 16:12 | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:55 | New Jersey City | James McCall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Joe Schumann (fresh) SG - Marty Laney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Deans (fresh) PF - Richard McGilvray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Loughran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Earl Knapp (fresh) SG - James McCall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Stauffer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Loughran can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 15:39 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:13 | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis misses long on a jumper near the basket | 45-45 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Timothy Loughran | 45-45 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Loughran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 45-45 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard McGilvray snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Deans misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:31 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to Daniel Lewis | 45-45 |
| 14:15 | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Loughran - foul #1 on Timothy Loughran, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Stewart (PG), Billy Snyder (SG), Steven Doherty (SF), Ralph Cornett (PF), Donald Bacchus (C) Joe Schumann, Marty Laney, Mark Deans, Richard McGilvray, Timothy Loughran | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), James Zarebski (SG), Joseph Law (SF), Mark Prevatte (PF), Sylvester Graham (C) Earl Knapp, James McCall, Michael Bishop, Dustin Stauffer, Daniel Lewis | |
| 14:00 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Steven Doherty - foul #2 on Steven Doherty, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| 14:00 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:00 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Donald Bacchus tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 13:22 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Stewart - foul #4 on Mark Stewart, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand (PG) Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | | |
| 13:22 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:22 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nelson Brand | 50-49 |
| 12:45 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear is hacked by Nelson Brand - foul #1 on Nelson Brand, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| 12:38 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett is hacked by Mark Prevatte - foul #2 on Mark Prevatte, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 11:56 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Nelson Brand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Snyder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Doherty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Bacchus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zarebski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Law (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Prevatte (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law drills a jumper from close range set up by Victor Puryear | 50-51 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder is hacked by Mark Prevatte - foul #3 on Mark Prevatte, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney (SG), Mark Deans (SF), Derek Kemp (PF) Billy Snyder, Steven Doherty, Ralph Cornett | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Frank Cline (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Michael Bishop (SF), Daniel Lewis (C) Victor Puryear, James Zarebski, Joseph Law, Sylvester Graham | |
| 11:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand is hacked by Michael Bishop - foul #2 on Michael Bishop, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Dustin Stauffer (PF) Mark Prevatte | |
| 10:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 10:25 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Cline | 53-53 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand misses the easy layup | 53-53 |
| 10:07 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to Frank Cline | 53-53 |
| 09:44 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp loses the dribble to Nelson Brand | 53-53 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Derek Kemp gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Cline - foul #3 on Frank Cline, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder (SG), Steven Doherty (SF), Ralph Cornett (PF), Richard McGilvray (C) Nelson Brand, Mark Deans, Derek Kemp, Donald Bacchus | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), James Zarebski (SG), Joseph Law (SF), Mark Prevatte (PF), Sylvester Graham (C) Frank Cline, Earl Knapp, Michael Bishop, Dustin Stauffer, Daniel Lewis | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:49 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Victor Puryear | 55-55 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Marty Laney makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Doherty | 58-55 |
| 08:09 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Zarebski - foul #4 on James Zarebski, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Stewart (PG), Donald Bacchus (C) Marty Laney, Richard McGilvray | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | | |
| 07:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Mark Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Snyder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Doherty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Bacchus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zarebski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Law (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Prevatte (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-58 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Donald Bacchus gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett is whistled for traveling | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Frank Cline (PG) Victor Puryear | |
| 06:54 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 06:52 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 06:51 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:44 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Frank Cline | 59-60 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis (C) Sylvester Graham | |
| 06:24 | New Jersey City | Frank Cline lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Zarebski | 59-62 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 05:58 | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:52 | New Jersey City | Frank Cline can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Stewart - foul #5 on Mark Stewart, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand (PG), Marty Laney (SG), Mark Deans (SF), Derek Kemp (PF) Mark Stewart, Billy Snyder, Steven Doherty, Ralph Cornett | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Michael Bishop (PF) James Zarebski, Joseph Law, Mark Prevatte | |
| 05:52 | New Jersey City | Frank Cline makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:52 | New Jersey City | Frank Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Donald Bacchus grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Deans misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Bacchus | 59-63 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Daniel Lewis picks off the pass by Donald Bacchus | 59-63 |
| 04:55 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marty Laney - foul #1 on Marty Laney, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard McGilvray (C) Donald Bacchus | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte (PF), Sylvester Graham (C) Michael Bishop, Daniel Lewis | |
| 04:55 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:55 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Derek Kemp misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Cline - foul #4 on Frank Cline, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder (SG) Mark Deans | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James Zarebski (SG) Earl Knapp | |
| 04:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Derek Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Derek Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:21 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Derek Kemp snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Derek Kemp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nelson Brand | 63-65 |
| 03:54 | New Jersey City | Derek Kemp swats the layup by Sylvester Graham | 63-65 |
| 03:52 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham can't tip it in | 63-65 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Nelson Brand | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Nelson Brand (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Snyder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marty Laney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Derek Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard McGilvray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zarebski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Cline (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Mark Prevatte (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 03:33 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:14 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski is fouled on the floor by Billy Snyder - foul #3 on Billy Snyder, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty (SF), Ralph Cornett (PF), Donald Bacchus (C) Marty Laney, Derek Kemp, Richard McGilvray | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp (PG), Joseph Law (SF) Victor Puryear, Frank Cline | |
| 03:14 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:14 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Earl Knapp - foul #2 on Earl Knapp, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James McCall (SG), Michael Bishop (PF) James Zarebski, Mark Prevatte | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:56 | New Jersey City | New Jersey City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James Zarebski (SG), Mark Prevatte (PF) James McCall, Michael Bishop | |
| 02:34 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Zarebski | 65-70 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty misses the driving attempt from the left block | 65-70 |
| 02:28 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 02:09 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law's pass is intercepted by Billy Snyder | 65-70 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Mark Prevatte swats the layup by Ralph Cornett | 65-70 |
| 01:46 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 01:23 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Sylvester Graham denies the turnaround by Ralph Cornett | 65-70 |
| 01:02 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Law | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-72 |
| 00:25 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Snyder - foul #4 on Billy Snyder, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), Frank Cline (SF) Earl Knapp, Joseph Law | |
| 00:24 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:24 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Doherty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand snags the offensive board | 65-72 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Nelson Brand scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Doherty | 68-72 |
| 00:10 | New Jersey City | Nelson Brand is called for the reach on James Zarebski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Brand, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 00:10 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:10 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Billy Snyder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Ralph Cornett pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | The clock runs out | 68-73 |