| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) PF - Robert Castille (fresh) C - Charles Baer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Joey Waller (fresh) SG - Wally Mungo (fresh) SF - James Haley (fresh) PF - Richard Deleon (fresh) C - Gregory Lackey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Castille wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Castille | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Navy | Wally Mungo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Navy | Gregory Lackey snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Navy | Wally Mungo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Spencer Holloman | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Maloney | 6-0 |
| 18:33 | Navy | Spencer Holloman is called for the reach on James Haley - foul #1 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:15 | Navy | Joey Waller misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is hacked by Joey Waller - foul #1 on Joey Waller, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Robert Castille connects on the driving attempt from close range | 8-0 |
| 17:33 | Navy | Gregory Lackey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Robert Castille grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Fred Hatten | 11-0 |
| 16:46 | Navy | Fred Hatten steps in front of the James Haley pass | 11-0 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-0 |
| 16:29 | Navy | Richard Deleon gets the rebound | 11-0 |
| 16:10 | Navy | Joey Waller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-0 |
| 16:08 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Deleon | 11-0 |
| 15:50 | Navy | Fred Hatten is called for the reach on Joey Waller - foul #1 on Fred Hatten, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), John Tutt (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) SG - John Tutt (fresh) SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) PF - Benton Wright (fresh) C - Charles Devers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Joey Waller (fresh) SG - Wally Mungo (fresh) SF - James Haley (fresh) PF - Richard Deleon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Lackey (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Navy | Joey Waller connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Haley | 11-3 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | James Haley takes the ball from John Tutt | 11-3 |
| 15:11 | Navy | Gregory Lackey is whistled for traveling | 11-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Navy | Michael Calvin (SG) Wally Mungo | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses the turnaround in the lane | 11-3 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Benton Wright snags the offensive board | 11-3 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | William Coleman is hacked by James Haley - foul #1 on James Haley, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF) William Coleman | |
| Subs | Navy | David Stengel (SF), Raymond Parker (C) James Haley, Gregory Lackey | |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Benton Wright misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 11-3 |
| 14:26 | Navy | David Stengel pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:08 | Navy | David Stengel hits a 3 from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman loses the ball out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) John Tutt, Keith Chaney, Benton Wright, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Navy | Wally Mungo (SG), Gregory Lackey (C) Joey Waller, Richard Deleon | |
| 13:32 | Navy | Charles Baer swats the shot by David Stengel | 11-6 |
| 13:30 | Navy | Gregory Lackey misses the tip | 11-6 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Charles Baer drills a shot from the right wing set up by Spencer Holloman | 13-6 |
| 13:00 | Navy | Wally Mungo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Raymond Parker swats the short shot by Spencer Holloman | 13-6 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 12:39 | Navy | David Stengel grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 12:21 | Navy | Raymond Parker misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 13-6 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Robert Castille gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Stengel - foul #1 on David Stengel, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Benton Wright (C) Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Navy | Joey Waller (PG), James Haley (SF), Richard Deleon (PF) Michael Calvin, David Stengel, Raymond Parker | |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the free throw | 16-6 |
| 11:47 | Navy | Wally Mungo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wally Mungo, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF) Spencer Holloman | |
| Subs | Navy | Eric Degraff (C) Gregory Lackey | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benton Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Joey Waller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wally Mungo (fresh) SF - James Haley (fresh) PF - Richard Deleon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Degraff (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Eric Degraff denies the turnaround by Fred Hatten | 16-6 |
| 11:18 | Navy | Wally Mungo grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 10:51 | Navy | Richard Deleon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-6 |
| 10:50 | Navy | Joey Waller hits the follow up shot | 16-8 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Benton Wright hits the follow up shot | 18-8 |
| 10:13 | Navy | Wally Mungo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eric Degraff | 18-11 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is whistled for a carry | 18-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Charles Baer (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Navy | Michael Calvin (SG), Gregory Lackey (C) Wally Mungo, Eric Degraff | |
| 09:39 | Navy | Joey Waller makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Deleon | 18-14 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | James Haley steals it from Spencer Holloman | 18-14 |
| 08:59 | Navy | Gregory Lackey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the floater from the left block | 18-14 |
| 08:48 | Navy | The rebound goes to Gregory Lackey | 18-14 |
| 08:30 | Navy | Charles Baer denies the turnaround by Gregory Lackey | 18-14 |
| 08:29 | Navy | James Haley tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman is fouled on the floor by James Haley - foul #2 on James Haley, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Robert Castille (PF) Keith Chaney, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Navy | Jay Lenihan (SG), David Stengel (SF) Joey Waller, James Haley | |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 07:42 | Navy | David Stengel clanks a shot in the lane | 21-16 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman grabs the board | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) SG - John Tutt (fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Michael Calvin (fresh) SG - Jay Lenihan (fresh) SF - David Stengel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Deleon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Lackey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the fadeaway from the right block | 21-16 |
| 07:19 | Navy | Gregory Lackey gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:13 | Navy | Robert Castille denies the turnaround by David Stengel | 21-16 |
| 07:12 | Navy | Gregory Lackey snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 07:00 | Navy | David Stengel is hacked by William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #3 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Charles Devers (C) William Coleman, John Tutt, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Navy | Joey Waller (PG), Wally Mungo (SG), Raymond Parker (PF) Michael Calvin, Jay Lenihan, Richard Deleon | |
| 06:36 | Navy | Wally Mungo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joey Waller | 21-19 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 06:20 | Navy | The rebound goes to David Stengel | 21-19 |
| 05:59 | Navy | David Stengel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten's pass is intercepted by Joey Waller in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 05:37 | Navy | David Stengel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman is fouled on the floor by David Stengel - foul #2 on David Stengel, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Baer (C) Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Navy | Jay Lenihan (SF), Richard Deleon (PF) David Stengel, Gregory Lackey | |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Hatten | 24-21 |
| 04:47 | Navy | Raymond Parker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 04:45 | Navy | Joey Waller tips it but misses | 24-21 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Fred Hatten is blocked by Richard Deleon | 24-21 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Charles Baer tips it home | 26-21 |
| 04:03 | Navy | Joey Waller comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fred Hatten - foul #2 on Fred Hatten, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), John Tutt (SG) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 04:03 | Navy | Joey Waller makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:03 | Navy | Joey Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | John Tutt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:36 | Navy | The rebound goes to Richard Deleon | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) SG - John Tutt (fresh) SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Joey Waller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wally Mungo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jay Lenihan (fresh) PF - Richard Deleon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Parker (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Navy | Charles Baer blocks the short jumper by Raymond Parker | 26-23 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Keith Chaney | 26-23 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | John Tutt is hacked by Wally Mungo - foul #2 on Wally Mungo, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Navy | Michael Calvin (PG), James Haley (SF), Gregory Lackey (C) Joey Waller, Wally Mungo, Raymond Parker | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | John Tutt makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | John Tutt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:59 | Navy | James Haley connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-25 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 02:36 | Navy | The rebound goes to Gregory Lackey | 28-25 |
| 02:27 | Navy | Gregory Lackey misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Baer - foul #1 on Charles Baer, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Charles Devers (C) John Tutt, Keith Chaney, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 02:27 | Navy | Gregory Lackey misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:27 | Navy | Gregory Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Devers | 28-25 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Robert Castille comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jay Lenihan - foul #1 on Jay Lenihan, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Benton Wright (C) Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Navy | David Stengel (SF) Jay Lenihan | |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:04 | Navy | James Haley is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Hatten - foul #3 on Fred Hatten, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) Fred Hatten | |
| Subs | Navy | Joey Waller (PG), Eric Degraff (PF) David Stengel, Richard Deleon | |
| 01:37 | Navy | Michael Calvin makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Lackey | 30-28 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Robert Castille's pass is intercepted by James Haley | 30-28 |
| 01:26 | Navy | William Coleman steps in front of the Joey Waller pass in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 01:16 | Navy | Gregory Lackey snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 01:03 | Navy | Benton Wright swats the short shot by Eric Degraff | 30-28 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Benton Wright pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | William Coleman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Benton Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Benton Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joey Waller - foul #2 on Joey Waller, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Charles Baer (C) William Coleman, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Navy | Wally Mungo (SG), Richard Deleon (PF), Raymond Parker (C) Michael Calvin, Eric Degraff, Gregory Lackey | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Benton Wright makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Benton Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:13 | Navy | Wally Mungo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is fouled on the floor by Wally Mungo - foul #3 on Wally Mungo, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (PF) Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Navy | Jay Lenihan (SG), David Stengel (SF) Wally Mungo, James Haley | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Navy | Joey Waller misses short on a halfcourt shot | 34-31 |