| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Shayne McCallion steals the ball from Robert Mendosa | 37-30 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses the easy layup | 37-30 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Mendosa | 37-30 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 19:12 | UConn | The rebound goes to Shayne McCallion | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Simpson - foul #3 on Henry Simpson, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG) Henry Simpson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:51 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Dino Ricci buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Erik Mahlum and the foul's on Robert Mendosa - foul #2 on Robert Mendosa, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Dino Ricci makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pruitt | 37-33 |
| 17:49 | UConn | Dino Ricci snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:30 | UConn | Dino Ricci knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Mahlum | 37-36 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | George Simmons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Mendosa | 39-36 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Dino Ricci is fouled on the floor by Philip Jensen - foul #1 on Philip Jensen, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | George Andersen (C) Robert Pruitt | |
| 16:39 | UConn | George Andersen drills a floater in the lane set up by Erik Mahlum | 39-38 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stacy Hockman | 42-38 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | George Simmons gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Ricci (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Erik Mahlum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - George Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dino Ricci - foul #1 on Dino Ricci, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Francis McClelland (PF), Donald Sykes (C) Thomas Lester, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), John Andrews (SF), Henry Korhonen (C) Vincente Rossi, Shayne McCallion, Dino Ricci, Erik Mahlum | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on George Andersen - foul #1 on George Andersen, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (SG), Robert Mayes (SF) Stacy Hockman, Robert Mendosa | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Pruitt (C) Henry Korhonen | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:02 | UConn | George Andersen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:00 | UConn | George Andersen misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 14:59 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 45-38 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Francis McClelland is called for the reach on Nicholas Davis - foul #2 on Francis McClelland, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Thomas Lester (SF) Douglas Allen, Robert Mayes | |
| Subs | UConn | Dino Ricci (SF) John Andrews | |
| 14:17 | UConn | Nicholas Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dino Ricci | 45-41 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 14:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Dino Ricci | 45-41 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Dino Ricci's floater is tipped away by Donald Sykes | 45-41 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Henry Simpson | 45-41 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is fouled on the floor by Charles Bryant - foul #2 on Charles Bryant, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SF), Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Thomas Lester, Francis McClelland, Donald Sykes | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Shayne McCallion (SG), Erik Mahlum (PF) Charles Bryant, Nicholas Davis, Robert Pruitt | |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-41 |
| 13:02 | UConn | George Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Erik Mahlum comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Philip Jensen - foul #2 on Philip Jensen, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Korhonen (C) George Andersen | |
| 12:50 | UConn | Erik Mahlum makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Erik Mahlum makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the lay-in | 45-43 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Jensen | 45-43 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Vincente Rossi is called for the reach on George Simmons - foul #2 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG) Henry Simpson | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Davis (SF), Robert Pruitt (C) Dino Ricci, Henry Korhonen | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Erik Mahlum grabs the board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | Nicholas Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Mendosa | 48-43 |
| 10:52 | UConn | George Simmons takes the ball from Nicholas Davis | 48-43 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Erik Mahlum - foul #1 on Erik Mahlum, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG) Stacy Hockman | |
| Subs | UConn | Dino Ricci (SF) Nicholas Davis | |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:17 | UConn | George Simmons blocks the short jumper by Robert Pruitt | 49-43 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 51-43 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Vincente Rossi hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Pruitt | 51-45 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-45 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Jensen | 53-45 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Shayne McCallion | 53-48 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Jensen | 53-48 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson double dribbles | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Francis McClelland (PF), Donald Sykes (C) Robert Mendosa, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), George Andersen (PF), Henry Korhonen (C) Vincente Rossi, Shayne McCallion, Erik Mahlum, Robert Pruitt | |
| 08:12 | UConn | George Andersen travels with the ball | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mayes (SF) Thomas Lester | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-48 |
| 07:49 | UConn | George Andersen pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mayes (fresh) PF - Francis McClelland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Sykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dino Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Korhonen (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | UConn | Nicholas Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stacy Hockman - foul #2 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SF) Robert Mayes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:36 | UConn | Nicholas Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:36 | UConn | Nicholas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Simpson | 55-49 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Stacy Hockman steals the ball from Charles Bryant in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Charles Bryant steals the ball from Robert Mendosa | 55-49 |
| 06:34 | UConn | George Andersen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Dino Ricci snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:44 | UConn | George Andersen scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Bryant | 55-51 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Francis McClelland, Donald Sykes | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Shayne McCallion (SG), Erik Mahlum (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Charles Bryant, Nicholas Davis, George Andersen, Henry Korhonen | |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Robert Pruitt gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Shayne McCallion connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vincente Rossi | 55-54 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stacy Hockman and he's fouled by Erik Mahlum - foul #2 on Erik Mahlum, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to George Simmons | 57-54 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Erik Mahlum steals the ball from George Simmons | 57-54 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Dino Ricci is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dino Ricci, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | George Simmons misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Dino Ricci pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Vincente Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG) Henry Simpson | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Davis (SF) Dino Ricci | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shayne McCallion (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Mahlum (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | George Simmons comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Nicholas Davis pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Erik Mahlum banks in the layup set up by Robert Pruitt | 57-56 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | George Simmons connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Lester | 60-56 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Nicholas Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Erik Mahlum hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa is fouled on the floor by Robert Pruitt - foul #3 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Francis McClelland (C) Thomas Lester, George Simmons | |
| Subs | UConn | Dino Ricci (SF), George Andersen (PF), Henry Korhonen (C) Nicholas Davis, Erik Mahlum, Robert Pruitt | |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to George Andersen | 60-58 |
| 02:19 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| 02:01 | UConn | George Andersen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shayne McCallion | 60-61 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 60-61 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Henry Korhonen snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:32 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simmons (C) Francis McClelland | |
| Subs | UConn | Erik Mahlum (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) George Andersen, Henry Korhonen | |
| 01:19 | UConn | Dino Ricci misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Robert Pruitt tips it home | 60-63 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Erik Mahlum denies the turnaround by George Simmons | 60-63 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Dino Ricci gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Philip Jensen blocks the short jumper by Vincente Rossi | 60-63 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Simmons | 60-63 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Nicholas Davis (PF) Vincente Rossi, Erik Mahlum | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Henry Simpson is called for the reach on Robert Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Simpson, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Robert Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Robert Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Dino Ricci is called for the reach on Robert Mendosa - foul #3 on Dino Ricci, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Erik Mahlum (PF) Charles Bryant, Nicholas Davis | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Vincente Rossi is hacked by Henry Simpson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Simpson, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG) Henry Simpson | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Davis (PF) Erik Mahlum | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | George Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to George Simmons | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Vincente Rossi is hacked by Thomas Lester in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Lester, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Erik Mahlum (PF) Nicholas Davis | |
| 00:02 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Vincente Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses long on a fullcourt shot | 65-69 |