| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Richard O'Neal steals it from Terry Colbert | 28-39 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick Roland - foul #2 on Patrick Roland, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:00 | Providence | The rebound goes to Patrick Roland | 28-39 |
| 18:47 | Providence | Josh Hill is hacked by Timothy Lafrance - foul #1 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Josh Hill connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Richard Marcy - foul #2 on Richard Marcy, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Josh Hill misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Timothy Lafrance | 30-41 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Josh Hill buries a jumper from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Terry Colbert swats the short shot by Josef Olenski | 30-43 |
| 17:38 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:31 | Providence | Terry Colbert throws it down on a nice dish by John Phillips | 30-45 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 17:13 | Providence | Terry Colbert snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 16:54 | Providence | John Phillips scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Josh Hill | 30-48 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal is fouled on the floor by Terry Colbert - foul #2 on Terry Colbert, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Martinez (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Anthony Garner (PF), Mark Smith (C) Josef Olenski, Timothy Lafrance, Richard O'Neal, Richard Marcy, Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF), Gary Allen (C) John Phillips, Josh Hill, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Alberto Martinez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 16:28 | Providence | Gary Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 16:01 | Providence | David Sanders scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alberto Martinez (fresh) SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Garner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Allen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Mark Smith drills a fadeaway in the paint | 32-51 |
| 15:23 | Providence | Gary Allen can't finish the layup | 32-51 |
| 15:21 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury gets the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 15:05 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dean Tatum | 32-53 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF) Alberto Martinez, Gary Stafford, Marvin Strickland, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Terry Colbert (PF), Patrick Roland (C) Trevor Canterbury, David Sanders, Dean Tatum, Gary Allen | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:28 | Providence | Timothy Lafrance picks off the pass by Josh Hill | 32-53 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy's floater is tipped away by Patrick Roland | 32-53 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-53 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner misses the tip | 32-53 |
| 13:56 | Providence | The rebound goes to Patrick Roland | 32-53 |
| 13:29 | Providence | John Wilson double dribbles | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Parrett (C) Anthony Garner | |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SF) John Wilson | |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-53 |
| 13:14 | Providence | Josh Hill snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 12:50 | Providence | David Gerber misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-53 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-53 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett tips it in | 34-53 |
| 12:16 | Providence | Josh Hill misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 12:14 | Providence | Patrick Roland tips it in | 34-55 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-55 |
| 12:03 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 11:36 | Providence | Patrick Roland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 11:34 | Providence | David Gerber misses the tip | 34-55 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy grabs the board | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Marcy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gerber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Colbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Roland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Patrick Roland - foul #3 on Patrick Roland, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Anthony Garner (PF) Josef Olenski, Timothy Lafrance, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), John Wilson (PF), Gary Allen (C) John Phillips, Josh Hill, David Gerber, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| 11:11 | Providence | David Sanders misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stafford | 37-55 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard O'Neal | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Providence | David Sanders scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Trevor Canterbury | 40-57 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland is hacked by Dean Tatum - foul #1 on Dean Tatum, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly (SF), Mark Smith (C) Marvin Strickland, Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Terry Colbert (PF) Trevor Canterbury, David Sanders, John Wilson | |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard O'Neal | 43-57 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dean Tatum | 43-60 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Kelly | 45-60 |
| 09:08 | Providence | Dean Tatum buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Phillips | 45-63 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Mark Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard O'Neal | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:26 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Josh Hill | 47-66 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Mark Smith tips it back up and in | 49-66 |
| 07:50 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-66 |
| 07:49 | Providence | Josh Hill hits the follow up shot | 49-68 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Richard O'Neal, Gary Stafford, Samuel Kelly, Anthony Garner, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), David Gerber (SF), John Wilson (PF), Patrick Roland (C) Josh Hill, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert, Gary Allen | |
| 07:23 | Providence | David Gerber buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Roland | 49-71 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Strickland (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Gerber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Parrett | 51-71 |
| 06:37 | Providence | David Sanders is hacked by Timothy Lafrance - foul #2 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #3 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (SF) Marvin Strickland | |
| Subs | Providence | Dean Tatum (SF), Terry Colbert (PF) John Phillips, David Gerber | |
| 06:20 | Providence | Patrick Roland can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Parrett - foul #3 on Michael Parrett, team foul #4 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly (SF) Richard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:20 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 06:10 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the board | 51-73 |
| 05:41 | Providence | David Sanders buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Wilson and the foul's on Josef Olenski - foul #1 on Josef Olenski, team foul #5 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Garner (C) Michael Parrett | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG) John Wilson | |
| 05:41 | Providence | David Sanders misses the free throw | 51-75 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy gets the rebound | 51-75 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-75 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski tips it but misses | 51-75 |
| 05:25 | Providence | The rebound goes to Terry Colbert | 51-75 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Josef Olenski steps in front of the David Sanders pass in the backcourt | 51-75 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly is whistled for a carry | 51-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Mark Smith (C) Josef Olenski, Timothy Lafrance, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Gerber (SF), John Wilson (PF), Gary Allen (C) Josh Hill, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 04:36 | Providence | Gary Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #6 | 51-75 |
| 04:36 | Providence | Gary Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:36 | Providence | Gary Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 51-76 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-76 |
| 04:26 | Providence | Gary Allen snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 03:57 | Providence | Marvin Strickland steals the ball from David Sanders | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner can't connect on a runner in the paint | 51-76 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland tips it but misses | 51-76 |
| 03:30 | Providence | David Gerber pulls down the rebound | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Providence | Marvin Strickland picks off the pass by Trevor Canterbury | 51-76 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Strickland (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Garner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Gerber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-76 |
| 02:57 | Providence | Gary Allen snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 02:40 | Providence | David Sanders misses the turnaround from the baseline | 51-76 |
| 02:38 | Providence | John Wilson tips it back up and in | 51-78 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Trevor Canterbury picks off the pass by Marvin Strickland | 51-78 |
| 02:17 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury hits the finger roll | 51-80 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford's floater is knocked away by Gary Allen | 51-80 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal gets the offensive rebound | 51-80 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | David Gerber takes the ball from Richard O'Neal | 51-80 |
| 01:48 | Providence | David Gerber lays it in | 51-82 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | David Gerber steals it from Mark Smith | 51-82 |
| 01:02 | Providence | John Wilson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Sanders | 51-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Gary Allen steps in front of the Mark Smith pass | 51-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Providence | Gary Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-84 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-84 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-84 |
| 00:17 | Providence | David Gerber snags the defensive board | 51-84 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury runs out the clock | 51-84 |