| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) C - David Blankenship (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Monteiro (fresh) SG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) SF - Benjamin Stephens (fresh) PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Robert Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | David Blankenship scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Lester and he's fouled by Joshua Higgins - foul #1 on Joshua Higgins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Robert Wilson's floater is tipped away by David Blankenship | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | David Blankenship grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gary Monteiro | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Higgins | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Gary Monteiro - foul #1 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Kenneth Lisi (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Ted Ober (PF), Virgil Lewis (C) Gary Monteiro, Joshua Higgins, Benjamin Stephens, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Virgil Lewis | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Ted Ober is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Watson - foul #1 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Virgil Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | The jump hook by Virgil Lewis is blocked by Byron Anderson | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG) Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Higgins (SG) Kenneth Lisi | |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Robert Jones tips it home | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) SG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Ober (fresh) C - Virgil Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Leon Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Arends - foul #1 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Davis (C) Thomas Lester | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), Jerry Cornman (PF) Jeffery Arends, Virgil Lewis | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | William Knight buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Robert Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, Timothy Wilkins, Byron Anderson, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (SG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Joshua Higgins, Robert Jones, Ted Ober | |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Monteiro - foul #2 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (SG) Gary Monteiro | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) William Knight | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends connects on the 3 from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | David Blankenship knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Orville Johnson | 14-10 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Cornman | 14-10 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Douglas Allen, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Higgins (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Ted Ober (PF), Virgil Lewis (C) Kenneth Lisi, Benjamin Stephens, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Ted Ober steals the ball from Timothy Wilkins in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffery Arends | 14-12 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | William Knight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Leon Brown buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joshua Higgins | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Lester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Ober (fairly fresh) C - Virgil Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Robert Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Arends | 17-15 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | William Knight hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 17-15 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Ted Ober is fouled on the floor by Byron Anderson - foul #1 on Byron Anderson, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), William Hollis (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, Thomas Lester, William Knight, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Daniel Sawyer (SG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Higgins, Robert Jones, Ted Ober, Virgil Lewis | |
| 10:38 | UTEP | William Hollis takes the ball from Jerry Cornman | 17-15 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens can't finish the layup | 17-15 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-15 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 17-15 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Daniel Sawyer | 17-15 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman makes the shot in the lane | 17-17 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-17 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Watson - foul #2 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Robert Davis (C) William Hollis, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Higgins (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Virgil Lewis (C) Kenneth Lisi, Daniel Sawyer, Benjamin Stephens, Robert Wilson | |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Robert Davis misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 17-21 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Jerry Cornman - foul #1 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Timothy Wilkins (C) Douglas Allen, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ted Ober (PF) Jerry Cornman | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson misses the easy open layup | 17-21 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Ober (fresh) C - Virgil Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Leon Brown makes the wide open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Wilkins | 19-24 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Virgil Lewis buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffery Arends | 19-27 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | William Knight hits the finger roll set up by Leon Brown | 21-27 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | William Knight takes the ball from Robert Jones | 21-27 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Ted Ober is called for the reach on Leon Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Ober, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Orville Johnson (SF), Robert Davis (PF), David Blankenship (C) Thomas Lester, William Knight, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Daniel Sawyer (SG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Higgins, Robert Jones, Ted Ober, Virgil Lewis | |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Leon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Hollis (SG) Leon Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Robert Wilson slams it home on a great pass from Jerry Cornman | 22-29 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Robert Davis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Blankenship - foul #2 on David Blankenship, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), Byron Anderson (C) William Hollis, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Benjamin Stephens - foul #1 on Benjamin Stephens, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF) Orville Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Higgins (SG), Gregory Anderson (SF) Daniel Sawyer, Benjamin Stephens | |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Robert Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Higgins | 23-33 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gregory Anderson | 23-35 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Robert Davis hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Allen | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Anderson (fresh) PF - Jerry Cornman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Gregory Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Gregory Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 03:11 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins snags the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Anderson | 27-38 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Hollis (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, William Knight, Byron Anderson, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), Jeffery Arends (SG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Ted Ober (PF), Virgil Lewis (C) Kenneth Lisi, Joshua Higgins, Gregory Anderson, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Monteiro | 27-40 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Leon Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson's pass is intercepted by Gary Monteiro in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Monteiro | 30-42 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | William Hollis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeffery Arends | 30-42 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Leon Brown is called for the reach on Gary Monteiro - foul #1 on Leon Brown, team foul #6 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) William Hollis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Jones (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Benjamin Stephens, Virgil Lewis | |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends is hacked by Leon Brown - foul #2 on Leon Brown, team foul #7 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brisson (PG), William Knight (SF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Leon Brown, Orville Johnson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (SG) Gary Monteiro | |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester loses the dribble to Robert Wilson | 30-44 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Robert Jones knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Ted Ober | 30-46 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG) James Brisson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF) Jeffery Arends, Ted Ober | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi loses the dribble to William Knight | 32-46 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the easy layup | 32-46 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 32-46 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Lloyd Watson is called for the reach on Daniel Sawyer - foul #3 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #8 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), Robert Davis (C) William Knight, Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Higgins (SG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Virgil Lewis (PF) Kenneth Lisi, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-48 |