| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) PF - James Grunewald (fresh) C - Michael Parrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Eugene Burford steals the ball from James Grunewald | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Jeff Bomar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Burford | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Eugene Burford pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades is fouled on the floor by Danny Hayes - foul #1 on Danny Hayes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes's pass is intercepted by Jeff Bomar | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Billie Peyton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Bomar | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett's floater is tipped away by Randy Quinn | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Billie Peyton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | James Grunewald snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | James Grunewald is fouled on the floor by Eugene Burford - foul #1 on Eugene Burford, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | James Grunewald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner (C) Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:07 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades blows the layup | 0-4 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Randy Quinn tips it home | 0-6 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billie Peyton - foul #1 on Billie Peyton, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SG) Timothy Lafrance | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades pulls down the rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Wayne Thomas is called for the reach on Caleb Rhoades - foul #1 on Wayne Thomas, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Eugene Burford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Marcy (C) James Grunewald | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Davis (PF) Randy Quinn | |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Michael Hail clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-6 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses the tip | 1-6 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Eugene Burford makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Caleb Rhoades | 1-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Hail (fresh) SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) PF - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) C - Richard Marcy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Hail | 3-9 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Eugene Burford is hacked by Michael Hail - foul #1 on Michael Hail, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), James Grunewald (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Wayne Thomas, Danny Hayes, Matthew Wiesner, Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Holleb Abramov (SG), Wesley McNell (SF), James Furey (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 15:17 | UConn | James Furey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clifford Banas | 3-11 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-11 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Wesley McNell pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-11 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Michael Hail clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | James Grunewald tips it but misses | 3-11 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Wesley McNell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Robert Davis misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Lafrance - foul #1 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #4 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Danny Hayes (SF) Josef Olenski, Michael Hail | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Billie Peyton (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Holleb Abramov, Wesley McNell, James Furey | |
| 14:10 | UConn | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 14:10 | UConn | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-12 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Clifford Banas snags the defensive board | 3-12 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Jeff Bomar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Robert Davis | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses long on a shot from the left side | 3-12 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Randy Quinn grabs the board | 3-12 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Danny Hayes steps in front of the Billie Peyton pass | 3-12 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-12 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Quinn | 3-12 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Randy Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Eugene Burford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 3-12 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Billie Peyton tips it in | 3-14 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SG), Matthew Wiesner (PF), Richard Marcy (C) Timothy Lafrance, James Grunewald, Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:06 | UConn | Billie Peyton clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 3-14 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy grabs the defensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeff Bomar - foul #1 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #3 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Holleb Abramov (SG), Wesley McNell (SF), Robert Davis (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses the 2nd free throw | 3-14 |
| 11:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wesley McNell | 3-14 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Hail (fresh) SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) PF - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) C - Richard Marcy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Holleb Abramov (fresh) SF - Wesley McNell (fresh) PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 11:26 | UConn | Robert Davis tips it back up and in | 3-16 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wayne Thomas | 6-16 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Wesley McNell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifford Banas | 6-19 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy is called for traveling | 6-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), James Grunewald (PF) Wayne Thomas, Michael Hail, Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Clifford Banas, Holleb Abramov, Wesley McNell, Randy Quinn | |
| 10:06 | UConn | Eugene Burford loses the dribble to Danny Hayes | 6-19 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski misses the easy layup | 6-19 |
| 10:00 | UConn | Eugene Burford pulls down the rebound | 6-19 |
| 09:53 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is fouled on the floor by James Grunewald - foul #1 on James Grunewald, team foul #5 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SF), Michael Parrett (C) Danny Hayes, Matthew Wiesner | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:36 | UConn | Eugene Burford buries a 3 from the left corner | 6-22 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | James Grunewald connects on the shot from the left block set up by Michael Hail | 8-22 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-22 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | James Grunewald gets the rebound | 8-22 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett buries a driving attempt from close range | 10-22 |
| 08:46 | UConn | Billie Peyton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Hail - foul #2 on Michael Hail, team foul #6 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Danny Hayes (SF) Josef Olenski, Michael Hail | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Randy Quinn (PF) Eugene Burford, Robert Davis | |
| 08:46 | UConn | Billie Peyton makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 08:46 | UConn | Billie Peyton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses the dunk but the foul's on Jeff Bomar - foul #2 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #4 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Holleb Abramov (SG), Wesley McNell (SF) Jeff Bomar, Billie Peyton | |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Clifford Banas travels in the backcourt | 11-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner (C) Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 11-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (SG) Timothy Lafrance | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:44 | UConn | Wayne Thomas steps in front of the Clifford Banas pass | 11-24 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas lays it in | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josef Olenski (fresh) SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Holleb Abramov (fresh) SF - Wesley McNell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Caleb Rhoades (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UConn | Holleb Abramov connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clifford Banas | 13-27 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-27 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas grabs the offensive board | 13-27 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Caleb Rhoades swats the layup by Danny Hayes | 13-27 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas tips it in | 15-27 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Holleb Abramov scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Quinn | 15-29 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Josef Olenski | 18-29 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Wesley McNell's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Wiesner | 18-29 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas is called for traveling | 18-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), Richard Marcy (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Josef Olenski, James Grunewald, Matthew Wiesner | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Robert Davis (PF), James Furey (C) Holleb Abramov, Wesley McNell, Randy Quinn, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 05:38 | UConn | Wayne Thomas picks off the pass by Billie Peyton | 18-29 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas clanks a 3 from straight away | 18-29 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Robert Davis grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Billie Peyton comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 18-29 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes drills a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Billie Peyton - foul #2 on Billie Peyton, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (PG), Matthew Wiesner (PF) Wayne Thomas, Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | UConn | Holleb Abramov (PG), Wesley McNell (SF) Clifford Banas, Billie Peyton | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:33 | UConn | James Furey's floater is tipped away by Danny Hayes | 21-29 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard O'Neal | 23-29 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Robert Davis misses long on a floater from the left block | 23-29 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Lafrance | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Holleb Abramov (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley McNell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Furey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | UConn | Holleb Abramov misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes is fouled on the floor by Holleb Abramov - foul #1 on Holleb Abramov, team foul #6 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Michael Hail (SG), James Grunewald (PF), Richard Marcy (C) Timothy Lafrance, Danny Hayes, Matthew Wiesner, Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Clifford Banas (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Randy Quinn (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Holleb Abramov, Eugene Burford, Wesley McNell, Robert Davis, James Furey | |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Michael Hail loses the ball out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 02:21 | UConn | James Grunewald steals it from Billie Peyton | 25-29 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Caleb Rhoades steps in front of the Wayne Thomas pass | 25-29 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Bomar | 25-31 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | James Grunewald comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Michael Hail can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | James Grunewald tips it in | 27-31 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Billie Peyton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeff Bomar | 27-34 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wayne Thomas | 30-34 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Billie Peyton buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clifford Banas and he's hacked by Michael Hail - foul #3 on Michael Hail, team foul #7 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), Danny Hayes (SF), Michael Parrett (C) Michael Hail, Richard O'Neal, Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Clifford Banas | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Billie Peyton makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | James Grunewald hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Randy Quinn drills a jumper from the right block set up by Jeff Bomar | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 30-39 |