| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) SG - John Strickland (fresh) SF - Ronald Erwin (fresh) PF - Lawrence Love (fresh) C - Darnell Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Woodward (fresh) SG - Christopher Clow (fresh) SF - Frankie Charity (fresh) PF - James Cavalier (fresh) C - Dorian Fox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | James Cavalier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | James Cavalier's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Love | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey hits a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | John Strickland is called for the reach on Christopher Clow - foul #1 on John Strickland, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Kentucky | James Cavalier steps in front of the John Strickland pass | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | William Woodward comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love blows the dunk | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | James Cavalier grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | William Woodward misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey hits a fadeaway from close range set up by John Strickland and the foul's on William Woodward - foul #1 on William Woodward, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | James Cavalier snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Clow | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Hosey | 8-2 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | William Woodward misses short on a floater from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Erwin | 10-4 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-4 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Strickland | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Erwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Love (fairly fresh) C - Darnell Blocker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Woodward (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Clow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cavalier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dorian Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dorian Fox | 13-6 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Frankie Charity | 13-8 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Anthony Hosey, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger (PG), Tommie Neil (SG), Robert Weber (SF), Derrick Yashinski (PF), George Williams (C) Anthony Hosey, John Strickland, Ronald Erwin, Lawrence Love, Darnell Blocker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG), Ernest Hale (SG), William Stainbrook (SF), Frank Black (PF), Richard Mock (C) William Woodward, Christopher Clow, Frankie Charity, James Cavalier, Dorian Fox | |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Richard Mock is denied on a layup by George Williams | 13-8 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook tips it home | 13-10 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Mock | 13-10 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Richard Mock is called for 5 seconds | 13-10 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommie Neil drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Derenberger | 15-10 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | George Williams is called for the reach on Ernest Hale - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG) Charles Derenberger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SF) William Stainbrook | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Anthony Hosey is called for the reach on Thomas Farley - foul #2 on Anthony Hosey, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger (PG), Lawrence Love (PF) Anthony Hosey, George Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity double dribbles | 15-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin (SF) Derrick Yashinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG) Ernest Hale | |
| 12:32 | Eastern Kentucky | William Woodward is called for the reach on Charles Derenberger - foul #2 on William Woodward, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland (SG) Tommie Neil | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Stainbrook (PG), Christopher Clow (SG), James Cavalier (PF), Edward Dean (C) William Woodward, Thomas Farley, Frank Black, Richard Mock | |
| 12:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Clow | 15-10 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Derenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Strickland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Erwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Love (fresh) C - Robert Weber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Stainbrook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Clow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cavalier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Dean (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin tips it home | 17-13 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Derenberger - foul #1 on Charles Derenberger, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker (C) Robert Weber | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (PG), Dorian Fox (C) William Stainbrook, James Cavalier | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow lays it in and he's hacked by John Strickland - foul #2 on John Strickland, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Tommie Neil (SG), Derrick Yashinski (PF) John Strickland, Lawrence Love | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG) Ernest Hale | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darnell Blocker | 17-15 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Farley is called for the reach on Charles Derenberger - foul #1 on Thomas Farley, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Stevens (PG), George Williams (PF) Charles Derenberger, Ronald Erwin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Black (PF) Edward Dean | |
| 10:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 17-15 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommie Neil is fouled on the floor by Thomas Farley - foul #2 on Thomas Farley, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love (PF) George Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (PG), William Stainbrook (SF), Richard Mock (C) Thomas Farley, Frankie Charity, Dorian Fox | |
| 10:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love double dribbles | 17-15 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Ernest Hale lays it up and in set up by William Stainbrook | 17-17 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Black - foul #1 on Frank Black, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger (PG), Ronald Erwin (SF) Michael Stevens, Derrick Yashinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Ernest Hale clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Mock | 19-17 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Richard Mock travels with the ball | 19-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Stevens (SG) Tommie Neil | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SF), James Cavalier (PF), Dorian Fox (C) Christopher Clow, Frank Black, Richard Mock | |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Lawrence Love steps in front of the Dorian Fox pass | 22-17 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Weber (PF), Derrick Yashinski (C) Lawrence Love, Darnell Blocker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | James Cavalier hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Stainbrook | 22-20 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frankie Charity | 22-20 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook's floater is tipped away by Robert Weber | 22-20 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Weber pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Derenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stevens (fresh) SF - Ronald Erwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Weber (fresh) C - Derrick Yashinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ernest Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Stainbrook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frankie Charity (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dorian Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Stevens clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dorian Fox - foul #1 on Dorian Fox, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Tommie Neil (SG), Lawrence Love (PF) Charles Derenberger, Derrick Yashinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SG), Frank Black (PF), Richard Mock (C) Ernest Hale, James Cavalier, Dorian Fox | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Lawrence Love is called for the reach on Frankie Charity - foul #1 on Lawrence Love, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker (C) Ronald Erwin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (PG) William Stainbrook | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Stevens can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Frank Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tommie Neil | 24-21 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Stevens connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Weber | 27-21 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Michael Stevens steals the ball from Ernest Hale in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker is called for traveling | 27-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger (PG) Michael Stevens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Cavalier (PF) Richard Mock | |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Frank Black misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommie Neil grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Weber connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Charles Derenberger | 29-21 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Lawrence Love picks off the pass by Frank Black | 29-21 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger comes up short on the floater from the left block | 29-21 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frankie Charity | 29-21 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Frank Black comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-21 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Weber scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Darnell Blocker | 31-21 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | James Cavalier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Hale | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Derenberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommie Neil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Darnell Blocker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ernest Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cavalier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Black (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derenberger misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | James Cavalier gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Frank Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), John Strickland (SG), Ronald Erwin (SF), Derrick Yashinski (PF), George Williams (C) Charles Derenberger, Tommie Neil, Robert Weber, Lawrence Love, Darnell Blocker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG), Thomas Farley (SG), William Stainbrook (SF), Richard Mock (PF), Dorian Fox (C) Ernest Hale, Christopher Clow, Frankie Charity, James Cavalier, Frank Black | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Erwin and he's hacked by Dorian Fox - foul #2 on Dorian Fox, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | William Woodward knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Stainbrook | 34-26 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams clanks a floater in the lane | 34-26 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Richard Mock misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin banks in the layup set up by George Williams | 36-26 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox blows the layup but the foul's on John Strickland - foul #3 on John Strickland, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Tommie Neil (SG) John Strickland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SF), Edward Dean (PF) William Stainbrook, Richard Mock | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams travels with the ball | 36-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love (PF), Robert Weber (C) Derrick Yashinski, George Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SG) Thomas Farley | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | William Woodward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Erwin | 36-28 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommie Neil knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Erwin | 39-28 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | William Woodward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Edward Dean gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow drills a jumpshot from the left side | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-30 |