| Lineup | Rider | PG - Robert Dahl (fresh) SG - Ronald Tipton (fresh) SF - Robert Williams (fresh) PF - Kenneth Narcisse (fresh) C - Frederick Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) SF - Richard Simek (fresh) PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Frederick Cole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rider | Frederick Cole is hacked by Joel Pottorff - foul #1 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rider | Robert Williams knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Dahl | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Richard Simek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Rider | Robert Williams can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Simek - foul #1 on Richard Simek, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Rider | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Rider | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Don Williamson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Simek | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Rider | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Maloney | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Derek Bailey is blocked by Frederick Cole | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Richard Simek misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Rider | Frederick Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | Rider | Richard Simek steals the ball from Robert Williams | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney slams it home on a great pass from Richard Simek | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Rider | The jump hook by Ronald Tipton is blocked by Derek Bailey | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Richard Simek pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Simek | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | Rider | Robert Dahl misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Richard Simek gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Bailey | 4-9 |
| 15:58 | Rider | Ronald Tipton connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Dahl | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Robert Dahl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Tipton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Narcisse (fresh) C - Frederick Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Don Williamson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Simek | 7-12 |
| 15:24 | Rider | Ronald Tipton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Rider | Lyle McMorris (PF) Kenneth Narcisse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF) Richard Simek | |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Don Williamson is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Rider | Larry Utz (PG), Clayton Kelemen (SG), James Jones (SF) Robert Dahl, Ronald Tipton, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:54 | Rider | Lyle McMorris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford is denied on a layup by Lyle McMorris | 7-12 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff tips it in | 7-14 |
| 14:23 | Rider | Lyle McMorris connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Utz and he's fouled by Walter Stafford - foul #1 on Walter Stafford, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Dahl (PG), Bradley Vincent (C) Clayton Kelemen, Frederick Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (PG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Charles Devers (PF), David Clark (C) Don Williamson, Albert Maloney, Derek Bailey, Joel Pottorff | |
| 14:23 | Rider | Lyle McMorris misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Charles Devers snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 14:14 | Rider | Bradley Vincent grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 13:54 | Rider | David Clark is called for the reach on Robert Dahl - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Ronald Tipton (SG), Robert Williams (SF) Larry Utz, James Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Simek (SF) Timothy Schweder | |
| 13:43 | Rider | Robert Williams is whistled for a carry | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse (PF) Bradley Vincent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 13:27 | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:01 | Rider | Lyle McMorris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-14 |
| 12:59 | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse misses the tip | 9-14 |
| 12:58 | Rider | Lyle McMorris misses the tip | 9-14 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | David Clark snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | David Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Larry Utz (PG), Frederick Cole (C) Robert Dahl, Lyle McMorris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Derek Bailey (PF), Joel Pottorff (C) Brian Pipes, Walter Stafford, Charles Devers, David Clark | |
| 12:09 | Rider | Frederick Cole makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Tipton | 11-14 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Richard Simek comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Larry Utz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Tipton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Narcisse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frederick Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Simek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Richard Simek misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Utz - foul #1 on Larry Utz, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Bradley Vincent (PF) Kenneth Narcisse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Richard Simek makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Richard Simek misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:42 | Rider | Bradley Vincent pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:26 | Rider | Robert Williams's pass is intercepted by Derek Bailey | 11-15 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Richard Simek clanks a floater from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 11:03 | Rider | Bradley Vincent pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:37 | Rider | Ronald Tipton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Richard Simek buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Maloney | 11-18 |
| 10:02 | Rider | Ronald Tipton's floater is tipped away by Don Williamson | 11-18 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Richard Simek banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Williamson | 11-20 |
| 09:35 | Rider | Bradley Vincent knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Tipton and he's fouled by Don Williamson - foul #1 on Don Williamson, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Dahl (PG), James Jones (SF) Ronald Tipton, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF), Charles Devers (PF), David Clark (C) Richard Simek, Derek Bailey, Joel Pottorff | |
| 09:35 | Rider | Bradley Vincent makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | David Clark buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Don Williamson | 14-23 |
| 09:15 | Rider | Larry Utz is hacked by Don Williamson - foul #2 on Don Williamson, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse (PF) Bradley Vincent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (PG) Don Williamson | |
| 09:06 | Rider | Frederick Cole knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Walter Stafford - foul #2 on Walter Stafford, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder (SF) Walter Stafford | |
| 09:06 | Rider | Frederick Cole makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 08:39 | Rider | Frederick Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:19 | Rider | Robert Dahl clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Schweder - foul #1 on Timothy Schweder, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rider | Clayton Kelemen (SG), Lyle McMorris (C) Larry Utz, Frederick Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:19 | Rider | Robert Dahl misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:19 | Rider | Robert Dahl makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Charles Devers lays it up and in and he's hacked by Robert Dahl - foul #1 on Robert Dahl, team foul #3 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Williams (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Derek Bailey (PF) Albert Maloney | |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses the free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:04 | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:49 | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Robert Dahl (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Kelemen (fresh) SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Narcisse (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lyle McMorris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Pipes (fresh) SG - Timothy Schweder (fresh) SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) C - David Clark (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Schweder | 18-28 |
| 07:30 | Rider | Robert Dahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-28 |
| Subs | Rider | Ronald Tipton (SG) Clayton Kelemen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (C) David Clark | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Derek Bailey | 18-30 |
| 06:54 | Rider | Joel Pottorff swats the layup by Kenneth Narcisse | 18-30 |
| 06:52 | Rider | Robert Williams tips it in | 20-30 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 06:38 | Rider | Ronald Tipton gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 06:29 | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Dahl - foul #2 on Robert Dahl, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Rider | Larry Utz (PG), James Jones (SF), Frederick Cole (C) Robert Dahl, Robert Williams, Kenneth Narcisse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Richard Simek (SF), David Clark (PF) Timothy Schweder, Charles Devers, Derek Bailey | |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses the free throw | 20-32 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 05:47 | Rider | Ronald Tipton grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 05:21 | Rider | Ronald Tipton comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Simek - foul #2 on Richard Simek, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Rider | Bradley Vincent (PF) Lyle McMorris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), Charles Devers (SF), Stephen Colvin (PF) Brian Pipes, Richard Simek, Joel Pottorff | |
| 05:21 | Rider | Ronald Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:21 | Rider | Ronald Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright is fouled on the floor by Larry Utz - foul #2 on Larry Utz, team foul #5 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Rider | Clayton Kelemen (PG), Kevin Schafer (SG), Robert Williams (SF) Larry Utz, Ronald Tipton, James Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | David Clark buries a fadeaway from the right block | 22-34 |
| 04:42 | Rider | Clayton Kelemen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-34 |
| 04:41 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Cole | 22-34 |
| 04:23 | Rider | Stephen Colvin is called for the reach on Bradley Vincent - foul #1 on Stephen Colvin, team foul #10 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder (SF), Derek Bailey (PF) Charles Devers, Stephen Colvin | |
| 04:23 | Rider | Bradley Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:23 | Rider | Bradley Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey blows the layup | 23-34 |
| 04:07 | Rider | Bradley Vincent pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:59 | Rider | Robert Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Wright | 23-37 |
| 03:30 | Rider | Kevin Schafer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Derek Bailey | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Clayton Kelemen (fresh) SG - Kevin Schafer (fresh) SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bradley Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bryan Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Robert Williams steals the ball from Derek Bailey | 23-37 |
| 03:06 | Rider | Clayton Kelemen lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Williams | 25-37 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright travels in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Dahl (PG), Ronald Tipton (SG), Kenneth Narcisse (PF) Clayton Kelemen, Kevin Schafer, Bradley Vincent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Richard Simek (SF), Joel Pottorff (C) Bryan Wright, Timothy Schweder, David Clark | |
| 02:52 | Rider | Ronald Tipton buries a shot from the right block set up by Robert Williams and he's fouled by Albert Maloney - foul #1 on Albert Maloney, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rider | James Jones (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:52 | Rider | Ronald Tipton makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Richard Simek scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Maloney | 28-40 |
| 02:22 | Rider | Kenneth Narcisse comes up short on the runner near the basket | 28-40 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Simek | 28-40 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Ronald Tipton steals it from Don Williamson | 28-40 |
| 01:34 | Rider | James Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Dahl | 31-40 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Richard Simek is hacked by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Williams (SF), Lyle McMorris (C) James Jones, Frederick Cole | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SG), Charles Devers (PF) Albert Maloney, Derek Bailey | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Robert Dahl steps in front of the Walter Stafford pass | 31-40 |
| 00:10 | Rider | Joel Pottorff steals it from Lyle McMorris | 31-40 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Robert Dahl steps in front of the Don Williamson pass in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Robert Dahl hits the finger roll | 33-40 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff buries a driving attempt near the basket | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Robert Williams can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-42 |