| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) SF - John Teel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | John Teel inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | Charles Baer steps in front of the Shon Feeney pass | 22-24 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 19:15 | UConn | John Teel snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Robert Castille is called for the reach on John Teel - foul #2 on Robert Castille, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the jumpshot from the right side | 22-24 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the tip | 22-24 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan tips it in | 24-24 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Robert Castille double dribbles | 24-24 |
| 17:55 | UConn | The jump hook by Jeff Thatcher is blocked by Charles Baer | 24-24 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Charles Baer drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Lorenzo Brennan - foul #2 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses the free throw | 24-26 |
| 17:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 24-26 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-26 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Robert Castille can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeff Thatcher - foul #1 on Jeff Thatcher, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF) John Teel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Vaughn | 26-27 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher buries a jump hook near the basket | 28-27 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | William Coleman misses long on a shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 15:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeff Thatcher | 28-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Chaney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Baer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is hacked by Charles Baer - foul #1 on Charles Baer, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), John Teel (SF), Paul Gebhard (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Don Williamson (SG), Charles Devers (SF), Joel Pottorff (PF), David Clark (C) William Coleman, Albert Maloney, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 15:13 | UConn | John Teel blows the dunk | 28-27 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | David Clark gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | David Clark misses the tip | 28-27 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Samuel Rich snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Joe Eggers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-27 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Don Williamson | 28-30 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Joel Pottorff is called for the reach on Samuel Rich - foul #1 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) David Clark | |
| 14:03 | UConn | Samuel Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG) Don Williamson | |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney's fadeaway is rejected by John Teel | 28-30 |
| 13:42 | UConn | John Teel grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Paul Gebhard clanks a shot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 28-30 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Joe Eggers is called for the reach on Albert Maloney - foul #1 on Joe Eggers, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, John Teel, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Walter Stafford, Joel Pottorff, Charles Devers | |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Robert Castille is denied by Lorenzo Brennan | 28-30 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Charles Baer - foul #2 on Charles Baer, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:51 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Charles Baer scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Keith Chaney | 30-33 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits the finger roll set up by William Coleman | 32-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | John Teel misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 11:31 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Don Williamson (SG) William Coleman, Albert Maloney | |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Thomas Bohl comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-39 |
| 09:50 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Vaughn | 35-39 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Shon Feeney can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher tips it home | 37-39 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Shon Feeney loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Joel Pottorff (PF), Charles Devers (C) Don Williamson, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Victor White gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Victor White misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | William Coleman snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Clark (C) Walter Stafford | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Samuel Rich can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #7 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG) Victor White | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 07:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 37-39 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | William Coleman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 06:54 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Paul Gebhard connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Kenneth Vaughn and the foul's on David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF) Joe Eggers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers, Joel Pottorff, David Clark | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Paul Gebhard makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Shon Feeney is denied on a layup by Robert Castille | 40-39 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Samuel Rich tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Gebhard - foul #1 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Thomas Bohl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Thomas Bohl gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Joe Eggers comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #9 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (PF) Shon Feeney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Don Williamson (SG) William Coleman, Albert Maloney | |
| 04:44 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Joe Eggers pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 04:39 | UConn | Thomas Bohl loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (SF) Keith Chaney | |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-41 |
| 04:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Teel | 43-41 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Joe Eggers is hacked by Don Williamson - foul #1 on Don Williamson, team foul #10 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (PF), David Clark (C) Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 04:05 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Charles Devers comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 44-41 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | David Clark misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | David Clark grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Don Williamson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joel Pottorff | 44-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Don Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Teel | 46-44 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Charles Devers lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Stafford and he's hacked by Lorenzo Brennan - foul #3 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Shon Feeney (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF) Walter Stafford, Don Williamson, Joel Pottorff, David Clark | |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:52 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan (C) Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Castille - foul #3 on Robert Castille, team foul #11 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Samuel Rich | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | William Coleman's pass is intercepted by Jeff Thatcher | 48-47 |
| 01:57 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher tips it home | 50-47 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Robert Castille buries a shot from the right wing set up by William Coleman | 50-49 |
| 01:17 | UConn | John Teel loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Jeff Thatcher steals it from William Coleman in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Robert Castille grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Shon Feeney is called for the reach on Robert Castille - foul #3 on Shon Feeney, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-49 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Robert Castille gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney buries a floater from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 00:10 | UConn | John Teel is fouled on the floor by Albert Maloney - foul #1 on Albert Maloney, team foul #12 | 50-51 |
| 00:10 | UConn | John Teel misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:10 | UConn | John Teel misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Shon Feeney grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 00:09 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Vaughn and the foul's on Robert Castille - foul #4 on Robert Castille, team foul #13 | 52-51 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | William Coleman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |