| Lineup | Knox | PG - Douglas Hampton (fresh) SG - Drew Bowe (fresh) SF - Calvin Shanklin (fresh) PF - Anthony McClaney (fresh) C - Walter Uresti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Harold Hafner (fresh) SG - Clarence Dinardo (fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Brent Dupuis (fresh) C - Justin Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Anthony McClaney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Knox | Drew Bowe clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hampton - foul #1 on Douglas Hampton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Knox | Douglas Hampton misses long on a floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Clarence Dinardo | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Harold Hafner | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Knox | Walter Uresti hits a jump hook from close range set up by Drew Bowe and he's fouled by Justin Brooks - foul #1 on Justin Brooks, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Knox | Walter Uresti misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Brent Dupuis snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Drew Bowe - foul #1 on Drew Bowe, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Douglas Hampton hits a floater from the right block set up by Walter Uresti and he's fouled by Robert Matthews - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Douglas Hampton misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews scores on a floater from the right block set up by Harold Hafner | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Knox | Douglas Hampton misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Hafner - foul #1 on Harold Hafner, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Rupp (PF) Anthony McClaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 17:01 | Knox | Douglas Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Knox | Douglas Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Brent Dupuis misses the driving attempt in the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks tips it in | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Knox | Walter Uresti makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Douglas Hampton | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Brent Dupuis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Hafner | 7-8 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Douglas Hampton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drew Bowe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Shanklin (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Rupp (fresh) C - Walter Uresti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Harold Hafner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Dinardo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Dupuis (fresh) C - Justin Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:28 | Knox | Paul Rupp pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:08 | Knox | Paul Rupp makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Hampton and he's hacked by Clarence Dinardo - foul #1 on Clarence Dinardo, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Davenport (PG), Joseph Washington (SG), Thomas Gidley (SF), Anthony McClaney (PF) Douglas Hampton, Drew Bowe, Calvin Shanklin, Walter Uresti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher (PG), Timothy Schultz (SG), Charles Harvey (SF), James Tucker (PF), Roger Gilchrist (C) Harold Hafner, Clarence Dinardo, Robert Matthews, Brent Dupuis, Justin Brooks | |
| 15:08 | Knox | Paul Rupp misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to James Tucker | 9-8 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers at Newark | James Tucker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Timothy Schultz | 9-11 |
| 14:43 | Knox | Thomas Davenport misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on George Fisher - foul #1 on George Fisher, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Harding (C) Paul Rupp | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 14:43 | Knox | Thomas Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | Knox | Thomas Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers at Newark | James Tucker grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Harvey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 14:28 | Knox | Michael Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:10 | Knox | Thomas Davenport is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schultz - foul #1 on Timothy Schultz, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks (C) Roger Gilchrist | |
| 14:00 | Knox | James Tucker steps in front of the Thomas Gidley pass | 10-11 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers at Newark | James Tucker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 13:37 | Knox | Anthony McClaney grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Knox | Thomas Davenport misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers at Newark | James Tucker snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Harvey misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:04 | Knox | Michael Harding gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:59 | Knox | Thomas Gidley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:34 | Knox | Thomas Davenport grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:08 | Knox | Thomas Davenport makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Schultz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Harvey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 11:40 | Knox | Thomas Davenport snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Thomas Davenport (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Washington (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Gidley (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony McClaney (fairly fresh) C - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - George Fisher (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Harvey (fairly fresh) PF - James Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Knox | Joseph Washington connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Davenport | 15-11 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher is hacked by Thomas Gidley - foul #1 on Thomas Gidley, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Knox | Douglas Hampton (PG), Drew Bowe (SG), Calvin Shanklin (SF), Paul Rupp (PF), Walter Uresti (C) Thomas Davenport, Joseph Washington, Thomas Gidley, Anthony McClaney, Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner (PG), Clarence Dinardo (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Brent Dupuis (PF), Roger Gilchrist (C) George Fisher, Timothy Schultz, Charles Harvey, James Tucker, Justin Brooks | |
| 11:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brent Dupuis | 15-13 |
| 10:59 | Knox | Drew Bowe is fouled on the floor by Brent Dupuis - foul #1 on Brent Dupuis, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| 10:59 | Knox | Drew Bowe misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Brent Dupuis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Gilchrist | 15-15 |
| 10:16 | Knox | Douglas Hampton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 10:15 | Knox | Douglas Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:51 | Knox | Walter Uresti misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 15-15 |
| 09:38 | Knox | Douglas Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:33 | Knox | Drew Bowe misses the driving attempt in the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:31 | Knox | Douglas Hampton snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:17 | Knox | Robert Matthews steps in front of the Walter Uresti pass | 15-15 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clarence Dinardo | 15-17 |
| 08:53 | Knox | Douglas Hampton is fouled on the floor by Clarence Dinardo - foul #2 on Clarence Dinardo, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Harding (PF) Paul Rupp | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Schultz (SG), Justin Brooks (C) Clarence Dinardo, Roger Gilchrist | |
| 08:53 | Knox | Douglas Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:53 | Knox | Douglas Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Justin Brooks | 16-17 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:35 | Knox | Michael Harding pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:30 | Knox | Harold Hafner steals the ball from Douglas Hampton | 16-17 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers at Newark | Brent Dupuis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Schultz | 16-20 |
| 08:05 | Knox | Drew Bowe double dribbles | 16-20 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Davenport (PG), Joseph Washington (SG), Thomas Gidley (SF), Anthony McClaney (PF) Douglas Hampton, Drew Bowe, Calvin Shanklin, Walter Uresti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher (PG), Charles Harvey (SF), James Tucker (PF) Harold Hafner, Robert Matthews, Brent Dupuis | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 07:47 | Knox | Anthony McClaney gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:40 | Knox | Thomas Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Rupp (C) Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Gidley (fresh) PF - Anthony McClaney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Rupp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - George Fisher (fresh) SG - Timothy Schultz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Harvey (fresh) PF - James Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 07:19 | Knox | Thomas Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:14 | Knox | Thomas Davenport scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Rupp | 18-20 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Schultz drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by George Fisher | 18-22 |
| 06:53 | Knox | Thomas Davenport throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Calvin Shanklin (SF), Walter Uresti (C) Thomas Gidley, Paul Rupp | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews (SF) George Fisher | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews double dribbles | 18-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Douglas Hampton (PG) Joseph Washington | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner (PG), Brent Dupuis (PF) Charles Harvey, James Tucker | |
| 06:27 | Knox | Thomas Davenport can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brent Dupuis - foul #2 on Brent Dupuis, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Drew Bowe (SG) Douglas Hampton | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Tucker (PF) Brent Dupuis | |
| 06:27 | Knox | Thomas Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:27 | Knox | Thomas Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Walter Uresti swats the short shot by Robert Matthews | 19-22 |
| 06:08 | Knox | The rebound goes to Calvin Shanklin | 19-22 |
| 05:39 | Knox | Anthony McClaney drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Davenport | 21-22 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Walter Uresti denies the turnaround by Justin Brooks | 21-22 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers at Newark | James Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers at Newark | James Tucker is denied on a layup by Anthony McClaney | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | Knox | Walter Uresti snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:01 | Knox | Thomas Davenport misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Walter Uresti tips it home | 23-22 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Douglas Hampton (PG), Joseph Washington (SG), Thomas Gidley (SF), Paul Rupp (PF) Thomas Davenport, Drew Bowe, Calvin Shanklin, Anthony McClaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher (PG), Charles Harvey (SF), Vernon Viens (PF), Roger Gilchrist (C) Harold Hafner, Robert Matthews, James Tucker, Justin Brooks | |
| 04:24 | Knox | Douglas Hampton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 04:23 | Knox | Paul Rupp can't tip it in | 23-22 |
| 04:22 | Knox | Walter Uresti tips it in | 25-22 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Gidley steals it from Charles Harvey | 25-22 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Thomas Gidley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Harvey - foul #1 on Charles Harvey, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Harding (C) Walter Uresti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo (SG), Brent Dupuis (PF) Timothy Schultz, Vernon Viens | |
| 03:47 | Knox | Thomas Gidley makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Thomas Gidley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Harvey buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by George Fisher | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Douglas Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Gidley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Rupp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Harding (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - George Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Dinardo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Gilchrist (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Knox | Douglas Hampton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Washington | 29-25 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 02:55 | Knox | Douglas Hampton grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 02:51 | Knox | Douglas Hampton drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Paul Rupp | 31-25 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Brent Dupuis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Knox | Drew Bowe (SG), Calvin Shanklin (SF), Walter Uresti (C) Joseph Washington, Thomas Gidley, Paul Rupp | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner (PG), Robert Matthews (SF), Justin Brooks (C) George Fisher, Charles Harvey, Roger Gilchrist | |
| 02:06 | Knox | Michael Harding misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews is hacked by Douglas Hampton - foul #2 on Douglas Hampton, team foul #4 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Davenport (PG), Anthony McClaney (PF) Douglas Hampton, Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 01:42 | Knox | Calvin Shanklin grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:33 | Knox | Walter Uresti comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Justin Brooks pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony McClaney - foul #1 on Anthony McClaney, team foul #5 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Schultz (SG), James Tucker (PF) Clarence Dinardo, Brent Dupuis | |
| 01:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:00 | Knox | James Tucker steals it from Walter Uresti | 31-27 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Timothy Schultz misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 00:33 | Knox | Walter Uresti gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Thomas Davenport misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Justin Brooks | 31-27 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Harold Hafner is whistled for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Knox | Douglas Hampton (PG), Paul Rupp (PF), Thomas Gidley (C) Drew Bowe, Anthony McClaney, Walter Uresti | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo (SG), Charles Harvey (SF), Brent Dupuis (PF) Timothy Schultz, Robert Matthews, James Tucker | |
| 00:00 | Knox | Thomas Davenport misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-27 |