| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Eric Klima (fresh) SG - Jason Tinnin (fresh) SF - Adam Wirth (fresh) PF - Ricky Esteves (fresh) C - Cory Houser (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 | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Frankie Charity | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth buries a driving attempt from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | South Alabama | Eric Klima comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | South Alabama | Cory Houser hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jason Tinnin - foul #1 on Jason Tinnin, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:37 | South Alabama | Cory Houser is hacked by Dorian Fox - foul #1 on Dorian Fox, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:30 | South Alabama | Dorian Fox blocks the jumper by Cory Houser | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | James Cavalier grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Eric Klima picks off the pass by William Woodward in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | South Alabama | Eric Klima lays it in | 6-4 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Woodward | 6-6 |
| 17:51 | South Alabama | Christopher Clow steps in front of the Jason Tinnin pass | 6-6 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | William Woodward lays it up and in set up by Christopher Clow | 6-8 |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | Eric Klima hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 17:08 | South Alabama | William Woodward steals it from Eric Klima | 6-8 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | William Woodward hits the finger roll | 6-10 |
| 16:47 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves blows the layup | 6-10 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frankie Charity | 6-13 |
| 16:20 | South Alabama | Eric Klima scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 9-15 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Eric Klima (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Tinnin (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Wirth (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Esteves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cory Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Woodward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cavalier (tiring) C - Dorian Fox (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Klima | 12-15 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 15:21 | South Alabama | Eric Klima gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 15:17 | South Alabama | Eric Klima is hacked by James Cavalier - foul #1 on James Cavalier, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci (PG), Jeff Tarnowski (SG), John Larue (SF), Joseph Moya (PF), Tommie Isaac (C) Eric Klima, Jason Tinnin, Adam Wirth, Ricky Esteves, Cory Houser | |
| 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 | |
| 14:58 | South Alabama | John Larue misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-15 |
| 14:57 | South Alabama | Joseph Moya snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 14:44 | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Tarnowski | 15-15 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 14:24 | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Frank Black grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley is hacked by John Larue in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Larue, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves (PF) Tommie Isaac | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:53 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves buries a jumper from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley is hacked by Jeff Tarnowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Tarnowski, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shawn Phipps (PG), Jason Tinnin (SG), Cory Houser (C) Leonardo Ricci, Jeff Tarnowski, Joseph Moya | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG), Edward Dean (PF) Thomas Farley, Richard Mock | |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Ernest Hale is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Woodward | 17-18 |
| 13:24 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Larue | 19-18 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook blows the layup | 19-18 |
| 13:06 | South Alabama | John Larue snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 12:59 | South Alabama | Shawn Phipps misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Frank Black gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Frank Black misses short on a jumper from close range | 19-18 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Frank Black tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 12:30 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves is hacked by Edward Dean - foul #1 on Edward Dean, team foul #3 | 19-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci (PG), Jeff Tarnowski (SG), Adam Wirth (SF), Joseph Moya (PF), Tommie Isaac (C) Shawn Phipps, Jason Tinnin, John Larue, Ricky Esteves, Cory Houser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG), Christopher Clow (SG), Frankie Charity (SF), James Cavalier (PF), Dorian Fox (C) William Woodward, Ernest Hale, William Stainbrook, Edward Dean, Frank Black | |
| 12:10 | South Alabama | Tommie Isaac hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 19-20 |
| 12:09 | South Alabama | Joseph Moya tips it home | 21-20 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Mock (C) Dorian Fox | |
| 11:41 | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Eric Klima (PG), Cory Houser (C) Leonardo Ricci, Tommie Isaac | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG), Dorian Fox (C) Thomas Farley, James Cavalier | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Eric Klima (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Tarnowski (fresh) SF - Adam Wirth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Moya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Woodward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Clow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Mock (fresh) C - Dorian Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Cory Houser - foul #1 on Cory Houser, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin (SG) Jeff Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 11:12 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth loses the dribble to Frankie Charity | 21-22 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | William Woodward misses the easy layup | 21-22 |
| 11:07 | South Alabama | Cory Houser gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 11:01 | South Alabama | Cory Houser can't connect on a jumper from close range | 21-22 |
| 11:00 | South Alabama | Cory Houser hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Richard Mock's layup is rejected by Cory Houser | 23-22 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Richard Mock tips it in | 23-24 |
| 10:26 | South Alabama | Eric Klima connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Moya | 26-24 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | William Woodward is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 10:01 | South Alabama | Cory Houser snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 09:54 | South Alabama | Eric Klima is hacked by William Woodward - foul #1 on William Woodward, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci (PG), Jeff Tarnowski (SG), John Larue (SF), Ricky Esteves (PF), Tommie Isaac (C) Eric Klima, Jason Tinnin, Adam Wirth, Joseph Moya, Cory Houser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG), Ernest Hale (SG), William Stainbrook (SF), James Cavalier (PF), Edward Dean (C) William Woodward, Christopher Clow, Frankie Charity, Richard Mock, Dorian Fox | |
| 09:44 | South Alabama | James Cavalier steps in front of the Tommie Isaac pass | 26-24 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | James Cavalier scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Farley | 26-27 |
| 09:10 | South Alabama | John Larue comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Edward Dean gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 08:40 | South Alabama | Jeff Tarnowski gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 08:33 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shawn Phipps (PG), Jason Tinnin (SG), Cory Houser (C) Leonardo Ricci, Jeff Tarnowski, Tommie Isaac | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SG), Frankie Charity (SF), Frank Black (C) Ernest Hale, William Stainbrook, Edward Dean | |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Frank Black knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Farley | 26-30 |
| 08:04 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin can't finish the layup | 26-30 |
| 08:03 | South Alabama | John Larue grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 07:58 | South Alabama | Shawn Phipps misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frankie Charity | 26-30 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity makes the shot from the left side | 26-32 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Shawn Phipps (fresh) SG - Jason Tinnin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Larue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Esteves (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Houser (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Farley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Clow (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cavalier (tiring) 3 pts. C - Frank Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves loses the dribble to Thomas Farley | 26-32 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Phipps - foul #1 on Shawn Phipps, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Eric Klima (PG), Jeff Tarnowski (SG), Adam Wirth (SF), Leonardo Ricci (C) Shawn Phipps, Jason Tinnin, John Larue, Cory Houser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (PG), William Stainbrook (SF), Edward Dean (PF), Dorian Fox (C) Thomas Farley, Frankie Charity, James Cavalier, Frank Black | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 07:11 | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 06:55 | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jeff Tarnowski | 28-32 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Edward Dean gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook is called for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin (SG), Joseph Moya (PF), Cory Houser (C) Jeff Tarnowski, Ricky Esteves, Leonardo Ricci | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG), Frankie Charity (SF), Richard Mock (PF) Ernest Hale, Christopher Clow, Edward Dean | |
| 06:10 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on William Stainbrook - foul #1 on William Stainbrook, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Black (C) Dorian Fox | |
| 06:10 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:10 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Frank Black misses the turnaround in the lane | 29-32 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Richard Mock misses the tip | 29-32 |
| 06:01 | South Alabama | Cory Houser pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 05:55 | South Alabama | Eric Klima misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 05:54 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 05:38 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Frank Black loses the dribble to Adam Wirth in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 05:16 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by William Stainbrook - foul #2 on William Stainbrook, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shawn Phipps (PG), Leonardo Ricci (SF), Tommie Isaac (C) Eric Klima, Adam Wirth, Cory Houser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (SG), Dorian Fox (C) William Stainbrook, Richard Mock | |
| 05:16 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:16 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Frank Black grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Frank Black connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ernest Hale | 33-35 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Joseph Moya hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Phipps | 35-35 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Leonardo Ricci takes the ball from William Woodward | 35-35 |
| 04:35 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin lays it in on a nice dish by Leonardo Ricci | 37-35 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | Tommie Isaac grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 04:16 | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeff Tarnowski (SG), John Larue (SF), Ricky Esteves (PF), Cory Houser (C) Jason Tinnin, Leonardo Ricci, Joseph Moya, Tommie Isaac | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SG), James Blea (SF), James Cavalier (PF), Edward Dean (C) Ernest Hale, Frankie Charity, Frank Black, Dorian Fox | |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | James Cavalier knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Woodward | 37-37 |
| 03:43 | South Alabama | Jeff Tarnowski is hacked by William Woodward - foul #2 on William Woodward, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Eric Klima (PG) Shawn Phipps | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (SG), Richard Mock (PF) Christopher Clow, James Cavalier | |
| 03:43 | South Alabama | Jeff Tarnowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 03:43 | South Alabama | Jeff Tarnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Eric Klima (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Tarnowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Larue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Esteves (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Houser (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Woodward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Farley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Blea (fresh) PF - Richard Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Dean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Dean | 38-39 |
| 03:10 | South Alabama | Jeff Tarnowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Klima | 41-39 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | James Blea travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leonardo Ricci (SG), Adam Wirth (SF), Tommie Isaac (C) Jeff Tarnowski, John Larue, Cory Houser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (PG), William Stainbrook (SG), Frankie Charity (SF), James Cavalier (PF), Dorian Fox (C) William Woodward, Thomas Farley, James Blea, Richard Mock, Edward Dean | |
| 02:27 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Klima | 43-39 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Eric Klima steps in front of the Ernest Hale pass in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 02:22 | South Alabama | Adam Wirth misses the dunk | 43-39 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 43-39 |
| 02:04 | South Alabama | Ricky Esteves gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 01:58 | South Alabama | Tommie Isaac misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 43-39 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | Tommie Isaac gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 01:34 | South Alabama | Eric Klima misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Ricky Esteves is called for the reach on James Cavalier - foul #1 on Ricky Esteves, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shawn Phipps (PG), Jason Tinnin (SG), John Larue (SF), Joseph Moya (PF), Cory Houser (C) Eric Klima, Leonardo Ricci, Adam Wirth, Ricky Esteves, Tommie Isaac | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG), Frank Black (C) Ernest Hale, Dorian Fox | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | James Cavalier is open but misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 00:55 | South Alabama | Jason Tinnin grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 00:31 | South Alabama | John Larue hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Frank Black gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Farley misses long on a jumper near the basket | 43-39 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Frankie Charity | 43-39 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Cavalier misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |