| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Glenn Schaumberg (fresh) SG - Kerry Carini (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Brandon Wolf (fresh) C - Charles Skaggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Vincent Klein (fresh) SG - Clarence Dinardo (fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Jimmy Holman (fresh) C - Kenneth Eng (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Wolf | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brandon Wolf - foul #1 on Brandon Wolf, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Glenn Schaumberg | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Jimmy Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Jones and he's fouled by Vincent Klein - foul #1 on Vincent Klein, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:41 | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Jimmy Holman is fouled on the floor by Brandon Wolf - foul #2 on Brandon Wolf, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Richard Burbach (PF) Brandon Wolf | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 18:11 | Rutgers at Newark | John Jones is called for the reach on Robert Matthews - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers at Newark | The short jumper by Clarence Dinardo is denied by Richard Burbach | 8-2 |
| 17:58 | Rensselaer | Richard Burbach snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 17:39 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kerry Carini | 10-2 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Clarence Dinardo, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson (SG), Travis Davis (SF), Anthony Smith (C) Kerry Carini, John Jones, Charles Skaggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 17:10 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-2 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo lays it in on a nice dish by Vincent Klein and the foul's on Jerry Steveson - foul #1 on Jerry Steveson, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner (SG) Glenn Schaumberg | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 17:03 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:46 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clarence Dinardo and he's fouled by Richard Burbach - foul #1 on Richard Burbach, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Vernon Viens (SG) Clarence Dinardo | |
| 16:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:14 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis is hacked by Vincent Klein - foul #2 on Vincent Klein, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini (SG), David Zahl (PF), Charles Skaggs (C) Gary Kenner, Richard Burbach, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher (PG), Daniel Fuller (C) Vincent Klein, Kenneth Eng | |
| 16:01 | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 15:59 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis tips it but misses | 10-8 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Jimmy Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Jerry Steveson (fresh) SG - Kerry Carini (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Davis (fresh) PF - David Zahl (fresh) C - Charles Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - George Fisher (fresh) SG - Vernon Viens (fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Holman (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Fuller (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 15:23 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:21 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:06 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Travis Davis | 12-10 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher scores on a floater from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 14:56 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Fuller - foul #1 on Daniel Fuller, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg (PG), John Jones (SF) Jerry Steveson, Travis Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo (SG), Kenneth Eng (C) Robert Matthews, Jimmy Holman | |
| 14:56 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:56 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner (SG), Richard Burbach (PF) Kerry Carini, David Zahl | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 14:16 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vernon Viens - foul #1 on Vernon Viens, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crispin (SF) Vernon Viens | |
| 14:16 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:16 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Fisher | 16-15 |
| 13:32 | Rensselaer | Richard Burbach can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Crispin | 16-15 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 12:53 | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:35 | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Schaumberg | 18-15 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng can't finish the layup | 18-15 |
| 12:18 | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:00 | Rensselaer | Kenneth Eng steals the ball from Charles Skaggs | 18-15 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 11:36 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Glenn Schaumberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kenner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Burbach (fairly fresh) C - Charles Skaggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - George Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Dinardo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crispin (fresh) PF - Daniel Fuller (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Eng (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Daniel Fuller | 18-15 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Schaumberg - foul #1 on Glenn Schaumberg, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson (PG), Kerry Carini (SG), Travis Davis (SF), David Zahl (PF), Anthony Smith (C) Glenn Schaumberg, Gary Kenner, John Jones, Richard Burbach, Charles Skaggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Raymo (PG), Robert Matthews (SF), Jimmy Holman (PF), Earnest Soles (C) George Fisher, Richard Crispin, Daniel Fuller, Kenneth Eng | |
| 10:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:46 | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Kerry Carini | 20-17 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Kerry Carini picks off the pass by Jimmy Holman | 20-17 |
| 10:34 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis lays it up and in set up by Kerry Carini | 22-17 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Raymo drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Clarence Dinardo | 22-20 |
| 09:52 | Rensselaer | David Zahl hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Steveson | 24-20 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Vernon Viens (SG) Clarence Dinardo | |
| 09:23 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini is hacked by Earnest Soles - foul #1 on Earnest Soles, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| 09:08 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Vernon Viens - foul #2 on Vernon Viens, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg (PG) Jerry Steveson | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crispin (SG) Vernon Viens | |
| 09:08 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:08 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crispin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Jimmy Holman grabs the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Travis Davis steps in front of the Charles Raymo pass | 26-20 |
| 08:41 | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg lays it in on a great pass from Travis Davis | 28-20 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Raymo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Travis Davis - foul #1 on Travis Davis, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson (SG), Gary Kenner (SF), Charles Skaggs (C) Kerry Carini, David Zahl, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng (C) Earnest Soles | |
| 08:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Raymo makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:07 | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Schaumberg | 30-22 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng is hacked by Charles Skaggs - foul #1 on Charles Skaggs, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Jones (SF), Richard Burbach (PF) Glenn Schaumberg, Travis Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher (PG) Charles Raymo | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 07:44 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 07:33 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Eng | 30-23 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Richard Crispin | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Jerry Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Kenner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Burbach (fresh) C - Charles Skaggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - George Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Crispin (fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Holman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Eng (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crispin misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Kenner - foul #1 on Gary Kenner, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini (SG) Gary Kenner | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crispin makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Crispin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:08 | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Zahl (PF) Richard Burbach | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo (SG) Richard Crispin | |
| 06:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng buries a runner in the paint | 30-27 |
| 06:30 | Rensselaer | David Zahl double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg (PG), Gary Kenner (SF) Jerry Steveson, John Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Daniel Fuller (PF), Earnest Soles (C) Jimmy Holman, Kenneth Eng | |
| 06:14 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by George Fisher | 30-29 |
| 05:54 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Clarence Dinardo - foul #2 on Clarence Dinardo, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Travis Davis (SF) Kerry Carini | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Shawn Rogers (PG), Charles Raymo (SG), Richard Crispin (SF) George Fisher, Clarence Dinardo, Robert Matthews | |
| 05:54 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:54 | Rensselaer | Charles Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Shawn Rogers scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Raymo | 32-32 |
| 05:19 | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner double dribbles | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson (SG), Richard Burbach (PF), Anthony Smith (C) Gary Kenner, David Zahl, Charles Skaggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Jimmy Holman (PF), Kenneth Eng (C) Daniel Fuller, Earnest Soles | |
| 04:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Shawn Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 04:54 | Rensselaer | Richard Burbach snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 04:39 | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 04:37 | Rensselaer | Richard Burbach grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 04:24 | Rensselaer | Shawn Rogers is called for the reach on Travis Davis - foul #1 on Shawn Rogers, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini (SG), John Jones (SF) Glenn Schaumberg, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher (PG), Robert Matthews (SF) Shawn Rogers, Richard Crispin | |
| 04:24 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:24 | Rensselaer | Travis Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers at Newark | Kerry Carini takes the ball from Charles Raymo | 33-32 |
| 03:46 | Rensselaer | Jerry Steveson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Travis Davis denies the turnaround by Robert Matthews | 33-32 |
| 03:37 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Kerry Carini | 33-32 |
| 03:19 | Rensselaer | Richard Burbach drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Steveson | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Jerry Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Carini (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Burbach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - George Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Raymo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Holman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Eng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Jerry Steveson steals it from George Fisher | 36-32 |
| 02:56 | Rensselaer | Richard Burbach lays it up and in set up by Jerry Steveson | 38-32 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Charles Raymo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers at Newark | Kenneth Eng tips it home | 38-34 |
| 02:25 | Rensselaer | John Jones connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Burbach | 41-34 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Eng | 41-37 |
| 01:55 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini is hacked by George Fisher - foul #1 on George Fisher, team foul #10 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg (PG), Gary Kenner (SF), Brandon Wolf (PF), Charles Skaggs (C) Jerry Steveson, John Jones, Richard Burbach, Travis Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Klein (PG), Clarence Dinardo (SG), Vernon Viens (SF), Daniel Fuller (PF), Earnest Soles (C) George Fisher, Charles Raymo, Robert Matthews, Jimmy Holman, Kenneth Eng | |
| 01:55 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:55 | Rensselaer | Kerry Carini makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Vernon Viens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 01:35 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Brandon Wolf | 42-37 |
| 01:07 | Rensselaer | Brandon Wolf lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Skaggs and the foul's on Earnest Soles - foul #2 on Earnest Soles, team foul #11 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Jones (SF) Kerry Carini | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 01:07 | Rensselaer | Brandon Wolf makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Vernon Viens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Matthews (SF) Earnest Soles | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Vernon Viens makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Vernon Viens misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:49 | Rensselaer | Brandon Wolf grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 00:29 | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg is fouled on the floor by Vincent Klein - foul #3 on Vincent Klein, team foul #12 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher (PG) Vincent Klein | |
| 00:29 | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:29 | Rensselaer | Glenn Schaumberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Clarence Dinardo's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Skaggs | 46-38 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 46-38 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers at Newark | George Fisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 00:00 | Rensselaer | Gary Kenner snags the defensive board | 46-38 |