| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Painter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Simek inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Richard Simek is denied on a layup by James Smith | 37-33 |
| 19:43 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 19:25 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Allan Painter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | David Clark tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 18:45 | Liberty | James Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:44 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 18:43 | Liberty | James Smith misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 18:42 | Liberty | James Smith snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:36 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | James Edwards steps in front of the Allan Painter pass | 39-36 |
| 18:16 | Liberty | James Edwards banks in the layup | 39-38 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Wilson Hancock takes the ball from Richard Simek | 39-38 |
| 17:46 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock dunks the ball | 39-40 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Richard Simek - foul #1 on Richard Simek, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG), Stephen Colvin (SF), Charles Devers (PF) Allan Painter, Richard Simek, David Clark | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ferman Grado (SG), Steven Geter (PF), Keith Jackson (C) Joshua Whisler, James Smith, Thomas Hamel | |
| 17:06 | Liberty | Ferman Grado can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Steven Geter | 39-40 |
| 16:32 | Liberty | Ferman Grado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | Liberty | Keith Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Liberty | Ferman Grado loses the dribble to Charles Devers | 39-40 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 15:54 | Liberty | Keith Jackson gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Pipes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Colvin (fresh) PF - Charles Devers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Pottorff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ferman Grado (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Geter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Liberty | Keith Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Derek Bailey (PF), David Clark (C) Don Williamson, Stephen Colvin, Charles Devers, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), Joshua Whisler (SG), James Smith (PF), Thomas Hamel (C) Wilson Hancock, James Edwards, Steven Geter, Keith Jackson | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:25 | Liberty | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:20 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Cornelius Tavares | 39-43 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes connects on the shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:53 | Liberty | James Smith makes the jumper in the lane set up by Ferman Grado | 41-45 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ferman Grado - foul #2 on Ferman Grado, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG) Bryan Wright | |
| Subs | Liberty | Steven Geter (SF) Ferman Grado | |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:11 | Liberty | Allan Painter steals it from Cornelius Tavares | 43-45 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | James Smith swats the short shot by Derek Bailey | 43-45 |
| 13:47 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Joshua Whisler | 43-45 |
| 13:31 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-45 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | David Clark gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Schweder | 45-45 |
| 12:59 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares is called for 10 seconds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Richard Simek (SF), Charles Devers (PF), Joel Pottorff (C) Brian Pipes, Timothy Schweder, Derek Bailey, David Clark | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG), Chad Schulman (SG), James Edwards (SF), Keith Jackson (C) Cornelius Tavares, Joshua Whisler, James Smith, Thomas Hamel | |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff scores on a floater from the right block set up by Allan Painter | 47-45 |
| 12:37 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Edwards | 47-48 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Allan Painter drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Devers | 50-48 |
| 12:02 | Liberty | Keith Jackson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joel Pottorff - foul #1 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Chad Griffin (SG) Allan Painter | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ferman Grado (SG) Chad Schulman | |
| 12:02 | Liberty | Keith Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:02 | Liberty | Keith Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Chad Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 11:32 | Liberty | James Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Griffin (fresh) SF - Richard Simek (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Devers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ferman Grado (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Geter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Liberty | Keith Jackson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-50 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Richard Simek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 10:37 | Liberty | Steven Geter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 10:35 | Liberty | Keith Jackson can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 10:34 | Liberty | Keith Jackson snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 10:09 | Liberty | Keith Jackson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 52-50 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Richard Simek snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Richard Simek grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (PG), Allan Painter (SG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Derek Bailey (PF) Don Williamson, Chad Griffin, Richard Simek, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), Joshua Whisler (SG), Chad Schulman (SF), James Smith (PF), Thomas Hamel (C) Wilson Hancock, Ferman Grado, James Edwards, Steven Geter, Keith Jackson | |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:33 | Liberty | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:17 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Allan Painter pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey jams it on a great pass from Brian Pipes | 55-50 |
| 08:43 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler is hacked by Allan Painter - foul #2 on Allan Painter, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Clark (C) Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 08:26 | Liberty | Chad Schulman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Derek Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 08:01 | Liberty | Chad Schulman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Clark | 57-50 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes is hacked by Cornelius Tavares - foul #2 on Cornelius Tavares, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG) Brian Pipes | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG), James Edwards (SF) Cornelius Tavares, Chad Schulman | |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 07:30 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Painter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Liberty | Thomas Hamel misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Chad Griffin (SG), Joel Pottorff (C) Allan Painter, David Clark | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 07:24 | Liberty | Thomas Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:24 | Liberty | Thomas Hamel misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 07:11 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 06:59 | Liberty | Derek Bailey steals the ball from Joshua Whisler | 57-51 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff is hacked by Thomas Hamel - foul #3 on Thomas Hamel, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Pipes (SG), Richard Simek (SF), David Clark (PF) Chad Griffin, Timothy Schweder, Derek Bailey | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ferman Grado (SG), Steven Geter (PF), Keith Jackson (C) Joshua Whisler, James Smith, Thomas Hamel | |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Richard Simek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff hits the follow up shot | 59-51 |
| 06:17 | Liberty | Steven Geter's fadeaway is rejected by David Clark | 59-51 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (C) Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 05:34 | Liberty | Steven Geter scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Wilson Hancock | 59-53 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | David Clark knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG), Timothy Schweder (SF), Derek Bailey (PF) Don Williamson, Richard Simek, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), Joshua Whisler (SG), James Smith (PF), Thomas Hamel (C) Wilson Hancock, James Edwards, Steven Geter, Keith Jackson | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:59 | Liberty | Ferman Grado loses the dribble to Brian Pipes | 62-53 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Allan Painter knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Derek Bailey | 64-53 |
| 04:27 | Liberty | Ferman Grado misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-53 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Brian Pipes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Hamel is called for the reach on David Clark - foul #4 on Thomas Hamel, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Joel Pottorff (C) Brian Pipes, David Clark | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wilson Hancock (PG), James Edwards (SF) Cornelius Tavares, Ferman Grado | |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Allan Painter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-53 |
| 04:01 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Liberty | Timothy Schweder steals it from Thomas Hamel | 64-53 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder dunks the ball | 66-53 |
| 03:43 | Liberty | Joshua Whisler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 66-53 |
| 03:42 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:34 | Liberty | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 66-53 |
| 03:33 | Liberty | James Smith tips it in | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Painter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Schweder (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Wilson Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Whisler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hamel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder is hacked by Thomas Hamel - foul #5 on Thomas Hamel, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Simek (SG), Charles Devers (PF) Allan Painter, Derek Bailey | |
| Subs | Liberty | Chad Schulman (SG), Steven Geter (PF), Keith Jackson (C) Joshua Whisler, James Smith, Thomas Hamel | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:13 | Liberty | James Edwards snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:58 | Liberty | Wilson Hancock clanks a 3 from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Timothy Schweder gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allan Painter (SG), Derek Bailey (PF) Richard Simek, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joshua Whisler (SG), James Smith (PF) Chad Schulman, Steven Geter | |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 02:34 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Smith | 66-55 |
| 02:21 | Liberty | Keith Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Wright (PG), Brian Pipes (SG), Richard Simek (SF), David Clark (PF), Charles Devers (C) Don Williamson, Allan Painter, Timothy Schweder, Derek Bailey, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares (PG), Chad Schulman (SG), Ferman Grado (SF), Steven Geter (PF) Wilson Hancock, Joshua Whisler, James Edwards, James Smith | |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Richard Simek double dribbles | 66-55 |
| 01:48 | Liberty | Keith Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-55 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Richard Simek pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Cornelius Tavares - foul #3 on Cornelius Tavares, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:45 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Steven Geter | 66-55 |
| 01:28 | Liberty | Keith Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | David Clark snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | David Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 01:00 | Liberty | Keith Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Liberty | Steven Geter misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Clark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Keith Jackson - foul #1 on Keith Jackson, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Clark misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:26 | Liberty | Cornelius Tavares misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | David Clark gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Bryan Wright runs out the clock | 67-55 |