| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) SF - Richard Simek (fresh) PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) SF - John Teel (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey 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) | |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | Richard Simek can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Vaughn | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Richard Simek clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | UConn | John Teel drills a driving attempt in the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Jeff Thatcher picks off the pass by Albert Maloney | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Vaughn | 0-7 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Don Williamson drills a 3 from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:50 | UConn | John Teel misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Simek - foul #1 on Richard Simek, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 17:50 | UConn | John Teel makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:50 | UConn | John Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney hits a jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Don Williamson - foul #1 on Don Williamson, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF) Richard Simek | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:04 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Don Williamson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 16:47 | UConn | John Teel pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Don Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford comes up short on the floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 16:08 | UConn | John Teel snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Don Williamson - foul #2 on Don Williamson, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (PG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Charles Devers (PF), David Clark (C) Don Williamson, Albert Maloney, Derek Bailey, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) John Teel, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 15:51 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher travels with the ball | 5-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (PF) Shon Feeney | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Pipes (fresh) SG - Walter Stafford (fresh) SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) PF - Charles Devers (fresh) C - David Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Rich (fresh) PF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | David Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Charles Devers snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Charles Devers connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Schweder | 7-11 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-11 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Devers | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Samuel Rich gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Samuel Rich is fouled on the floor by Walter Stafford - foul #1 on Walter Stafford, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Richard Simek (SF), Derek Bailey (PF), Joel Pottorff (C) Walter Stafford, Timothy Schweder, Charles Devers, David Clark | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), John Teel (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| 13:58 | UConn | Derek Bailey picks off the pass by John Teel | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes clanks a shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Samuel Rich pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:24 | UConn | John Teel misses the driving attempt from the right block | 7-11 |
| 13:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Shon Feeney | 7-11 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Joel Pottorff is called for the reach on Lorenzo Brennan - foul #1 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG) Brian Pipes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:48 | UConn | Joe Eggers's fadeaway is rejected by Derek Bailey | 7-11 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Richard Simek tips it in | 9-11 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Joe Eggers's floater is tipped away by Derek Bailey | 9-11 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 11:54 | UConn | John Teel scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joe Eggers | 9-13 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joel Pottorff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Rich (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Teel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | John Teel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Richard Simek grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff's fadeaway is rejected by Lorenzo Brennan | 12-13 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Shon Feeney snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:35 | UConn | John Teel hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Samuel Rich | 12-15 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Richard Simek misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 12-15 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Samuel Rich loses the ball out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (PG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Charles Devers (PF), David Clark (C) Albert Maloney, Richard Simek, Derek Bailey, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Thomas Bohl buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Victor White | 12-18 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Stafford | 15-18 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher is hacked by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG) Walter Stafford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:31 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Maloney - foul #1 on Albert Maloney, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| 08:31 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:31 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | David Clark grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | The short jumper by David Clark is denied by Lorenzo Brennan | 15-19 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder misses the tip | 15-19 |
| 08:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 15-19 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Brian Pipes - foul #1 on Brian Pipes, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Simek (SF), Derek Bailey (PF), Joel Pottorff (C) Timothy Schweder, Charles Devers, David Clark | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Paul Gebhard | |
| 07:38 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:38 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Pipes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-21 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 18-21 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Richard Simek is called for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG) Brian Pipes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:17 | UConn | John Teel is hacked by Joel Pottorff - foul #2 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), David Clark (C) Albert Maloney, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 06:17 | UConn | John Teel makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:17 | UConn | John Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Samuel Rich is called for the reach on Walter Stafford - foul #1 on Samuel Rich, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey connects on the jumper near the basket | 20-23 |
| 05:46 | UConn | John Teel hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joe Eggers and the foul's on Walter Stafford - foul #2 on Walter Stafford, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder (SG), Charles Devers (SF) Walter Stafford, Richard Simek | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:46 | UConn | John Teel makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | David Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Bohl - foul #1 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #2 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG) Timothy Schweder | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG) John Teel | |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joe Eggers | 22-29 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Jeff Thatcher picks off the pass by Derek Bailey | 22-29 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-29 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Samuel Rich pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Samuel Rich clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-29 |
| 04:11 | UConn | Samuel Rich snags the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Samuel Rich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Richard Simek (SF), Joel Pottorff (C) Bryan Wright, Derek Bailey, David Clark | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), John Teel (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Teel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn loses the dribble to Don Williamson in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Don Williamson lays it up and in | 24-29 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Shon Feeney banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Vaughn and he's hacked by Charles Devers - foul #1 on Charles Devers, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SG) Albert Maloney | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Trask (SG) Jeff Thatcher | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Teel - foul #1 on John Teel, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SG) Robert Trask | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Kenneth Vaughn steals the ball from Walter Stafford | 25-34 |
| 02:13 | UConn | John Teel blows the layup but he's hacked by Walter Stafford - foul #3 on Walter Stafford, team foul #12 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), David Clark (PF) Walter Stafford, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:13 | UConn | John Teel makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:13 | UConn | John Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Richard Simek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the tip | 25-36 |
| 01:50 | UConn | John Teel grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn makes the shot from the right block | 25-38 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff tips it in | 27-38 |
| 00:37 | UConn | John Teel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (SF), Derek Bailey (PF) Richard Simek, David Clark | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG) John Teel | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder (SF) Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (SF), Thomas Bohl (C) Samuel Rich, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Paul Gebhard travels with the ball | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG), David Clark (C) Albert Maloney, Timothy Schweder | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Victor White (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, Shon Feeney | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 27-38 |