| Lineup | Texas | PG - Raymond South (fresh) SG - Kristopher Brazelton (fresh) SF - Darrell Hutsell (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Brant Gines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) C - George Simmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Brant Gines wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Texas | Robert Mendosa is called for the reach on Darrell Hutsell - foul #1 on Robert Mendosa, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Texas | Brant Gines is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brant Gines, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa is fouled on the floor by Darrell Hutsell - foul #1 on Darrell Hutsell, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal's fadeaway is rejected by Brant Gines | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Texas | James Thomas grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Texas | Raymond South scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kristopher Brazelton | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal is fouled on the floor by Raymond South - foul #1 on Raymond South, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | Texas | Brant Gines grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Texas | Brant Gines comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:23 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell tips it home | 5-0 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 16:59 | Texas | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:31 | Texas | Philip Jensen takes the ball from Brant Gines | 5-0 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Philip Jensen | 5-3 |
| 15:49 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Raymond South (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kristopher Brazelton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Hutsell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brant Gines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) C - George Simmons (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | George Simmons blows the dunk | 8-3 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa gets the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen's layup is rejected by Brant Gines | 8-3 |
| 15:18 | Texas | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:13 | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond South | 11-3 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | James Thomas steals the ball from Stacy Hockman | 11-3 |
| 14:41 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kristopher Brazelton | 13-3 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman clanks a floater from the left side | 13-3 |
| 14:23 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-3 |
| 14:07 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kristopher Brazelton | 15-3 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen is whistled for traveling | 15-3 |
| Subs | Texas | John Arthur (PG), Jerry Wieckowski (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Victor Bryden (PF), Anthony Pfeiffer (C) Raymond South, Kristopher Brazelton, Darrell Hutsell, James Thomas, Brant Gines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:36 | Texas | Jerry Wieckowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-3 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-3 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-3 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Antonio Cardinal | 18-6 |
| 12:58 | Texas | John Arthur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-6 |
| 12:56 | Texas | Victor Bryden tips it back up and in | 20-6 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Jerry Wieckowski steals it from Antonio Cardinal | 20-6 |
| 12:30 | Texas | Jerry Wieckowski banks in the layup | 22-6 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Jerry Wieckowski - foul #1 on Jerry Wieckowski, team foul #4 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Texas | Raymond South (PG), Kristopher Brazelton (SG), Darrell Hutsell (SF), James Thomas (PF), Brant Gines (C) John Arthur, Jerry Wieckowski, Robert Smith, Victor Bryden, Anthony Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Donald Sykes (PF), Francis McClelland (C) Stacy Hockman, Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal makes the free throw | 22-9 |
| 11:47 | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-9 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes gets the rebound | 22-9 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Raymond South (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Brazelton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Hutsell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brant Gines (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) PF - Donald Sykes (fresh) C - Francis McClelland (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland loses the dribble to Brant Gines | 22-9 |
| 11:27 | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton loses the dribble to Jerry Thompson | 22-9 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-9 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes tips it back up and in | 22-11 |
| 10:43 | Texas | Francis McClelland is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #1 on Francis McClelland, team foul #2 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG) Antonio Cardinal | |
| 10:28 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell misses the 3 from straight away | 22-11 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Francis McClelland | 22-11 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson scores on a turnaround in the lane | 22-13 |
| 09:45 | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton is fouled on the floor by Stacy Hockman - foul #1 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #3 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Texas | John Arthur (PG), Jerry Wieckowski (SG), Victor Bryden (C) Raymond South, Kristopher Brazelton, Brant Gines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SF), Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Dillon Parmley, Donald Sykes, Francis McClelland | |
| 09:38 | Texas | Stacy Hockman steals it from John Arthur | 22-13 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stacy Hockman | 22-15 |
| 09:21 | Texas | John Arthur hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-15 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stacy Hockman | 22-17 |
| 08:47 | Texas | Jerry Wieckowski buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-17 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jerry Wieckowski - foul #2 on Jerry Wieckowski, team foul #5 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Texas | Raymond South (PG), Kristopher Brazelton (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Brant Gines (C) John Arthur, Jerry Wieckowski, Darrell Hutsell, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Dillon Parmley (SG) Jerry Thompson, Stacy Hockman | |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:52 | Texas | Victor Bryden buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kristopher Brazelton | 27-18 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | George Simmons drills a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Brant Gines - foul #2 on Brant Gines, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Texas | James Thomas (PF) Brant Gines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Jerry Thompson (SG) Henry Simpson, Dillon Parmley | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | George Simmons makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Raymond South (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Brazelton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Bryden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Texas | James Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-21 |
| 06:54 | Texas | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 06:50 | Texas | Raymond South makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kristopher Brazelton | 33-21 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen is called for traveling | 33-21 |
| Subs | Texas | John Arthur (PG), Darrell Hutsell (SF), Anthony Pfeiffer (C) Raymond South, Robert Smith, Victor Bryden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Donald Sykes (PF), Francis McClelland (C) Jerry Thompson, Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| 06:17 | Texas | Anthony Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-21 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Francis McClelland | 33-21 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman is hacked by Kristopher Brazelton - foul #1 on Kristopher Brazelton, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Texas | Clifton Woods (SG) Kristopher Brazelton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:31 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dillon Parmley - foul #1 on Dillon Parmley, team foul #4 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SF), Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Dillon Parmley, Donald Sykes, Francis McClelland | |
| 05:31 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:31 | Texas | Darrell Hutsell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Philip Jensen | 34-23 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen loses the ball out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Texas | Raymond South (PG), Victor Bryden (PF) Clifton Woods, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:55 | Texas | Anthony Pfeiffer misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Simmons - foul #1 on George Simmons, team foul #5 | 34-23 |
| 04:55 | Texas | Anthony Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 04:55 | Texas | Anthony Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Antonio Cardinal is blocked by Victor Bryden | 36-23 |
| 04:43 | Texas | The rebound goes to Anthony Pfeiffer | 36-23 |
| 04:35 | Texas | Stacy Hockman picks off the pass by Darrell Hutsell | 36-23 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Stacy Hockman - foul #2 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #6 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton (SG), Robert Smith (SF) John Arthur, Darrell Hutsell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Dillon Parmley (SG) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman | |
| 04:03 | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton is fouled on the floor by Dillon Parmley - foul #2 on Dillon Parmley, team foul #7 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Texas | James Thomas (PF) Anthony Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG) Dillon Parmley | |
| 04:03 | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:03 | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | George Simmons misses the easy layup | 38-23 |
| 03:46 | Texas | James Thomas grabs the board | 38-23 |
| 03:30 | Texas | James Thomas is hacked by Philip Jensen - foul #1 on Philip Jensen, team foul #8 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Texas | Jerry Wieckowski (SF), Brant Gines (C) Robert Smith, Victor Bryden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Donald Sykes (PF), Francis McClelland (C) Henry Simpson, Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| 03:30 | Texas | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 03:30 | Texas | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Raymond South (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Brazelton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Wieckowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brant Gines (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) PF - Donald Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis McClelland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Thompson | 40-25 |
| 03:00 | Texas | James Thomas can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jerry Thompson - foul #1 on Jerry Thompson, team foul #9 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Texas | John Arthur (PG), Darrell Hutsell (SF) Raymond South, Jerry Wieckowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG) Jerry Thompson | |
| 03:00 | Texas | James Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 03:00 | Texas | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Antonio Cardinal | 41-27 |
| 02:15 | Texas | Brant Gines comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stacy Hockman - foul #3 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #10 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Texas | Jerry Wieckowski (SG) Kristopher Brazelton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (SG), Robert Mendosa (SF), Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Donald Sykes, Francis McClelland | |
| 02:15 | Texas | Brant Gines makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 02:15 | Texas | Brant Gines makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Wieckowski - foul #3 on Jerry Wieckowski, team foul #8 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Texas | Clifton Woods (SG) Jerry Wieckowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 01:38 | Texas | Antonio Cardinal picks off the pass by Brant Gines | 43-29 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | Texas | Raymond South (PG), Victor Bryden (PF) Clifton Woods, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:11 | Texas | George Simmons swats the short shot by Victor Bryden | 43-29 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | George Simmons grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| 00:56 | Texas | Victor Bryden is hacked by Robert Mendosa - foul #2 on Robert Mendosa, team foul #11 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Texas | Kristopher Brazelton (SG) John Arthur | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley (SG) Antonio Cardinal | |
| 00:56 | Texas | Victor Bryden misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 00:56 | Texas | Victor Bryden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson clanks a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Raymond South - foul #2 on Raymond South, team foul #9 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Texas | Robert Smith (SF), James Thomas (PF) Darrell Hutsell, Brant Gines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson makes the 3rd free throw | 44-31 |
| 00:22 | Texas | Raymond South comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 00:21 | Texas | Robert Smith misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | George Simmons grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 00:01 | Texas | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 44-31 |
| 00:00 | Texas | James Thomas clanks a fullcourt shot | 44-31 |