| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Sylvester Everson inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:41 | Providence | Emmett Nurse grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Paul Alexander makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Phillips | 29-39 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | James Grunewald is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Everson - foul #1 on Sylvester Everson, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Paul Alexander - foul #3 on Paul Alexander, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) Paul Alexander | |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:51 | Providence | The rebound goes to Terry Colbert | 30-39 |
| 18:48 | Providence | John Phillips is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| 18:03 | Providence | Sylvester Everson knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Phillips | 30-41 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | James Grunewald misses the lay-in | 30-41 |
| 17:46 | Providence | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 17:29 | Providence | 3 seconds is called on Terry Colbert | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner (C) Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG) Paul Johnson | |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 17:06 | Providence | Emmett Nurse gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:01 | Providence | John Phillips misses the fadeaway from the right side | 30-41 |
| 16:59 | Providence | David Sanders can't tip it in | 30-41 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes is hacked by John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SG), Richard Marcy (C) Timothy Lafrance, James Grunewald | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG), Josh Hill (SF), John Wilson (PF), Dean Tatum (C) John Phillips, Sylvester Everson, Terry Colbert, Emmett Nurse | |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Michael Hail is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Hail, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Richard O'Neal (SF) Wayne Thomas, Danny Hayes | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:52 | Providence | Josh Hill misses the shot from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Hail | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hail (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Marcy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josh Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Wilson (fresh) C - Dean Tatum (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | The jumper by Richard O'Neal is denied by Dean Tatum | 30-41 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski can't tip it in | 30-41 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Michael Hail misses the tip | 30-41 |
| 15:33 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Paul Johnson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Josh Hill | 30-44 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-44 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy tips it home | 32-44 |
| 14:37 | Providence | Paul Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Sanders | 32-47 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski is hacked by Dean Tatum - foul #1 on Dean Tatum, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Danny Hayes (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Josef Olenski, Michael Hail, Richard O'Neal, Matthew Wiesner, Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Paul Alexander (PF), Emmett Nurse (C) David Sanders, Paul Johnson, John Wilson, Dean Tatum | |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Thomas | 34-47 |
| 13:55 | Providence | Wayne Thomas takes the ball from Paul Alexander | 34-47 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 13:27 | Providence | Paul Alexander snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 13:12 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses the driving attempt in the lane | 34-47 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | James Grunewald snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Grunewald | 37-47 |
| 12:37 | Providence | Josh Hill drills a shot from the left wing set up by Sylvester Everson | 37-49 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes is whistled for traveling | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG) Josh Hill | |
| 12:18 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-49 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Emmett Nurse hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Thomas | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Emmett Nurse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Providence | Sylvester Everson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Parrett - foul #1 on Michael Parrett, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SG), Matthew Wiesner (C) Timothy Lafrance, Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG), Terry Colbert (PF), Dean Tatum (C) John Phillips, Paul Alexander, Emmett Nurse | |
| 11:30 | Providence | Sylvester Everson misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:30 | Providence | Sylvester Everson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Sanders - foul #2 on David Sanders, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Marcy (C) James Grunewald | |
| Subs | Providence | John Wilson (PF) Sylvester Everson | |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:12 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 10:55 | Providence | Dean Tatum buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Sanders | 40-54 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 10:41 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:35 | Providence | Danny Hayes is called for the reach on David Sanders - foul #1 on Danny Hayes, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Richard O'Neal (SF) Wayne Thomas, Danny Hayes | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG) Paul Johnson | |
| 10:23 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury is hacked by Michael Hail - foul #2 on Michael Hail, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SF) Trevor Canterbury, John Wilson | |
| 10:11 | Providence | David Sanders connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Josh Hill and he's fouled by Richard Marcy - foul #1 on Richard Marcy, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Grunewald (PF) Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | Providence | Emmett Nurse (C) Dean Tatum | |
| 10:11 | Providence | David Sanders misses the free throw | 40-56 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | James Grunewald grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Michael Hail buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Wiesner | 43-56 |
| 09:39 | Providence | Josef Olenski takes the ball from Josh Hill | 43-56 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski lays it in | 45-56 |
| 09:12 | Providence | Josef Olenski takes the ball from Emmett Nurse | 45-56 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski lays it up and in | 47-56 |
| 08:49 | Providence | John Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 08:48 | Providence | David Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:37 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the floater from the baseline set up by John Phillips and he's hacked by James Grunewald - foul #3 on James Grunewald, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Danny Hayes (SF), Michael Parrett (C) Josef Olenski, Michael Hail, Richard O'Neal, Matthew Wiesner | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Paul Alexander (PF) John Phillips, David Sanders, Josh Hill, Emmett Nurse | |
| 08:37 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 08:05 | Providence | Paul Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Sylvester Everson snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Colbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Providence | James Grunewald is called for the reach on Trevor Canterbury - foul #4 on James Grunewald, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (PF) James Grunewald | |
| Subs | Providence | Emmett Nurse (C) Terry Colbert | |
| 07:23 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the fadeaway near the basket | 51-61 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Sylvester Everson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance clanks a jumper from the left side | 51-61 |
| 06:43 | Providence | Emmett Nurse pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 06:19 | Providence | Paul Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-64 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Michael Hail misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 51-64 |
| 06:10 | Providence | Paul Alexander snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury's layup is rejected by Michael Parrett | 51-64 |
| 05:40 | Providence | Paul Alexander grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 05:24 | Providence | Sylvester Everson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Emmett Nurse | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett grabs the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 05:03 | Providence | The rebound goes to Emmett Nurse | 51-67 |
| 04:42 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury is whistled for traveling | 51-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Richard O'Neal (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) Wayne Thomas, Timothy Lafrance, Danny Hayes, Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), David Sanders (SG), Josh Hill (SF), Terry Colbert (PF), Dean Tatum (C) Trevor Canterbury, Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander, Emmett Nurse | |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Dean Tatum snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 03:52 | Providence | James Grunewald blocks the short jumper by Josh Hill | 51-67 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Terry Colbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Providence | John Phillips scores on a shot from the left wing set up by David Sanders | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Hail (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Josh Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-69 |
| 03:19 | Providence | The rebound goes to Josh Hill | 51-69 |
| 03:14 | Providence | John Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Josh Hill | 51-72 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Josh Hill snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| 02:44 | Providence | Josh Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-72 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Grunewald | 51-72 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Michael Hail comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-72 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Josh Hill grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 02:00 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the easy layup | 51-72 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Michael Hail clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal tips it but misses | 51-72 |
| 01:28 | Providence | David Sanders gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 01:08 | Providence | John Phillips clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-72 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Wiesner | 51-72 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Michael Hail drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Josef Olenski | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Providence | John Phillips misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-72 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | James Grunewald snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | David Sanders is called for the reach on Michael Hail - foul #3 on David Sanders, team foul #6 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Marcy (C) James Grunewald | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG) John Phillips | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner loses the dribble to David Sanders | 54-72 |
| 00:09 | Providence | David Sanders hits the finger roll | 54-74 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Michael Hail misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-74 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury grabs the board | 54-74 |