| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - James Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Billy Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Gary (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Dale (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Bernier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Gayton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Greene (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lyle Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Altoona | Penn St. Altoona is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas's pass is intercepted by James Greene | 46-40 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-40 |
| 19:12 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 19:07 | Penn St. Altoona | John Smalls is called for the reach on Steven Dale - foul #1 on John Smalls, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 18:53 | Penn St. Altoona | James Welch drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffery Jones | 48-40 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant can't finish the layup | 48-40 |
| 18:46 | Penn St. Altoona | Steven Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 18:44 | Penn St. Altoona | James Bernier picks off the pass by James Welch in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-40 |
| 18:31 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 18:16 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 18:14 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 18:01 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-40 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Bernier | 48-42 |
| 17:37 | Penn St. Altoona | Jeffery Jones can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Gayton | 48-44 |
| 16:52 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Gary steps in front of the James Greene pass | 48-44 |
| 16:14 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James Greene - foul #3 on James Greene, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson (PG), Daniel Brown (SG), Tyler Fitzhugh (PF), Eric Jones (C) James Welch, Jeffery Jones, Earl Gary, Steven Dale | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi (PG), Peter Wilmer (SG), Gerald Leach (SF), Kyle Stewart (PF), Thomas Vidal (C) James Bernier, Philip Gayton, James Greene, Lyle Bryant, John Smalls | |
| 16:14 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:14 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Vidal loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Peter Nunnally (SF) Billy Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 15:36 | Penn St. Altoona | Eric Jones can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 15:35 | Penn St. Altoona | Tyler Fitzhugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Clinton Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Nunnally (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tyler Fitzhugh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Steve Giorgi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Wilmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Stewart (fresh) C - Thomas Vidal (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Penn St. Altoona | Peter Nunnally misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Vidal gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Vidal can't finish the layup | 50-44 |
| 15:05 | Penn St. Altoona | Peter Nunnally grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 14:58 | Penn St. Altoona | Daniel Brown can't finish the layup | 50-44 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Clinton Watson steals it from Gerald Leach | 50-44 |
| 14:16 | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson is fouled on the floor by Steve Giorgi - foul #1 on Steve Giorgi, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | James Welch (PG), Jeffery Jones (SG), Billy Thomas (SF), Steven Dale (C) Clinton Watson, Daniel Brown, Peter Nunnally, Eric Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier (PG), Philip Gayton (SG), James Greene (SF), Lyle Bryant (PF) Steve Giorgi, Peter Wilmer, Gerald Leach, Kyle Stewart | |
| 14:02 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Jones | 52-44 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Dale steps in front of the James Greene pass | 52-44 |
| 13:20 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Welch | 55-44 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant makes the jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 12:36 | Penn St. Altoona | Tyler Fitzhugh drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Welch | 57-46 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Daniel Brown (SF), Earl Gary (PF) Billy Thomas, Tyler Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi (PG), John Smalls (C) James Bernier, Thomas Vidal | |
| 12:20 | Penn St. Altoona | Steven Dale buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Earl Gary | 59-46 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers at Newark | James Greene knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Philip Gayton | 59-49 |
| 12:02 | Penn St. Altoona | Daniel Brown connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Earl Gary and he's fouled by James Greene - foul #4 on James Greene, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson (PG), Eric Jones (C) James Welch, Steven Dale | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Leach (SF), Kyle Stewart (PF) James Greene, Lyle Bryant | |
| 12:02 | Penn St. Altoona | Daniel Brown makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Gayton | 62-51 |
| 11:27 | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Clinton Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffery Jones (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Gary (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Steve Giorgi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Gayton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Stewart (fresh) C - John Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Stewart misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Eric Jones - foul #1 on Eric Jones, team foul #1 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas (SF) Jeffery Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier (PG), Thomas Vidal (PF) Philip Gayton, Gerald Leach | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:57 | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Kyle Stewart | 62-53 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Daniel Brown picks off the pass by Steve Giorgi | 62-53 |
| 10:34 | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Bernier - foul #2 on James Bernier, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Steven Dale (C) Eric Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Leach (SF), Lyle Bryant (PF) Kyle Stewart, Thomas Vidal | |
| 10:34 | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:34 | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Earl Gary takes the ball from Lyle Bryant | 64-53 |
| 10:00 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Lyle Bryant - foul #2 on Lyle Bryant, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | James Welch (PG), Peter Nunnally (SG) Clinton Watson, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton (SG), Thomas Vidal (C) Gerald Leach, John Smalls | |
| 10:00 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:00 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Jeffery Jones (SG), Tyler Fitzhugh (PF) Peter Nunnally, Earl Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Leach (SF) Steve Giorgi | |
| 09:19 | Penn St. Altoona | Jeffery Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Stewart (SF) James Bernier | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Leach connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lyle Bryant and he's fouled by Billy Thomas - foul #2 on Billy Thomas, team foul #2 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Peter Nunnally (SF) Billy Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Leach makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:44 | Penn St. Altoona | Kyle Stewart steals the ball from Jeffery Jones | 65-56 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Gerald Leach clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Stewart | 65-56 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Vidal misses badly on a runner from the right block | 65-56 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers at Newark | James Welch picks off the pass by Gerald Leach | 65-56 |
| 07:24 | Penn St. Altoona | Steven Dale is fouled on the floor by Thomas Vidal - foul #2 on Thomas Vidal, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson (PG), Daniel Brown (SG), Billy Thomas (SF), Earl Gary (PF) James Welch, Jeffery Jones, Peter Nunnally, Tyler Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier (PG), Steve Giorgi (SG), James Greene (SF), John Smalls (C) Gerald Leach, Philip Gayton, Kyle Stewart, Lyle Bryant | |
| 07:24 | Penn St. Altoona | Steven Dale makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:24 | Penn St. Altoona | Steven Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Clinton Watson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Gary (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Dale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - James Bernier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Giorgi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Vidal (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-56 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls grabs the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Steven Dale steals the ball from Thomas Vidal | 66-56 |
| 06:50 | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Thomas | 68-56 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Thomas Vidal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 06:39 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 06:20 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Bernier - foul #3 on James Bernier, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | James Welch (PG), Tyler Fitzhugh (C) Clinton Watson, Steven Dale | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kyle Stewart (PF) Thomas Vidal | |
| 06:20 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:20 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 05:31 | Penn St. Altoona | James Welch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 69-59 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Steve Giorgi - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #3 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Jeffery Jones (SG) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton (SG), Lyle Bryant (PF) James Bernier, Kyle Stewart | |
| 04:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-62 |
| 04:51 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Welch | 71-62 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls buries a jump hook in the paint | 71-64 |
| 04:23 | Penn St. Altoona | James Welch can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers at Newark | James Greene grabs the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls blows the layup | 71-64 |
| 03:28 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas grabs the board | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - James Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Jones (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Billy Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Gary (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Tyler Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Steve Giorgi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Gayton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Greene (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lyle Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Smalls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Penn St. Altoona | Tyler Fitzhugh misses the lay-in | 71-64 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lyle Bryant | 71-67 |
| 02:41 | Penn St. Altoona | Tyler Fitzhugh's floater is knocked away by John Smalls | 71-67 |
| 02:40 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary tips it home | 73-67 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers at Newark | John Smalls is hacked by Tyler Fitzhugh - foul #2 on Tyler Fitzhugh, team foul #4 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Clinton Watson (PG), Daniel Brown (SG), Peter Nunnally (SF), Steven Dale (C) James Welch, Jeffery Jones, Billy Thomas, Tyler Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier (PG), Gerald Leach (SF), Kyle Stewart (PF), Thomas Vidal (C) Steve Giorgi, James Greene, Lyle Bryant, John Smalls | |
| 02:03 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier scores on a jumper from the left side | 73-69 |
| 02:03 | Penn St. Altoona | Penn St. Altoona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Jeffery Jones (SG) Earl Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 01:50 | Penn St. Altoona | Jeffery Jones can't connect on a shot from the left side | 73-69 |
| 01:48 | Penn St. Altoona | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Jones | 73-69 |
| 01:28 | Penn St. Altoona | Daniel Brown is whistled for a carry | 73-69 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | James Welch (PG), Billy Thomas (SF), Earl Gary (PF) Clinton Watson, Daniel Brown, Peter Nunnally | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | James Greene (SF), Lyle Bryant (PF), John Smalls (C) Gerald Leach, Kyle Stewart, Thomas Vidal | |
| 01:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant drills a 3 from straight away set up by Philip Gayton | 73-72 |
| 00:51 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Welch | 75-72 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers at Newark | James Bernier is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on James Bernier, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Altoona | Penn St. Altoona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Penn St. Altoona | Earl Gary lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffery Jones | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Altoona | Penn St. Altoona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Philip Gayton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Altoona | Penn St. Altoona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas is hacked by James Bernier in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Bernier, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Jerry Merry (PG), Tyler Fitzhugh (C) James Welch, Steven Dale | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Steve Giorgi (PG) James Bernier | |
| 00:09 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Penn St. Altoona | Billy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Lyle Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-72 |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Peter Nunnally (SG), Steven Dale (C) Jeffery Jones, Earl Gary | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Altoona | Penn St. Altoona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn St. Altoona | Jerry Merry runs out the clock | 79-72 |