| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Hildebrand (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harry Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Leon Blaser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Harry Cannon inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Harry Cannon clanks a jumper from the baseline | 32-39 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson travels with the ball | 32-39 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Harry Cannon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 19:12 | UConn | John Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Bryant | 35-39 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Leon Blaser gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Charles Bryant drills a jump hook from close range | 37-39 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Orville Johnson | 37-41 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Douglas Allen - foul #2 on Douglas Allen, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Walker (SF) Harry Cannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:18 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Charles Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 17:02 | UConn | John Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Charles Bryant scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Hildebrand | 40-41 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Michael Walker pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Walker - foul #1 on Michael Walker, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (PG), Brunon Urbanski (SG), Harry Cannon (SF), Travis Lyman (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Charles Bryant, Danny Hildebrand, Michael Walker, John Ramsey, Leon Blaser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brunon Urbanski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harry Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Lyman (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Harry Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Brunon Urbanski gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Brunon Urbanski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 15:11 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Brunon Urbanski | 43-43 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Brunon Urbanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Travis Lyman tips it home | 45-43 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | William Knight buries a 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Vincente Rossi misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Robert Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Travis Lyman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brunon Urbanski | 47-46 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is fouled on the floor by Brunon Urbanski - foul #1 on Brunon Urbanski, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Danny Hildebrand (SG), John Ramsey (PF), Leon Blaser (C) Vincente Rossi, Brunon Urbanski, Travis Lyman, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Lloyd Watson (PF) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins can't tip it in | 47-46 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Charles Bryant grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Leon Blaser tips it home | 49-46 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Ramsey - foul #1 on John Ramsey, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Walker (SF) Harry Cannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), David Blankenship (C) William Knight, Timothy Wilkins, Byron Anderson | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Leon Blaser jams it on a great pass from Charles Bryant | 51-47 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Orville Johnson | 51-49 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Orville Johnson takes the ball from Charles Bryant | 51-49 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 12:01 | UConn | John Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Michael Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Hildebrand (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Walker (fresh) PF - John Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Leon Blaser (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Watson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Leon Brown tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 11:18 | UConn | Leon Blaser misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 11:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Michael Walker | 51-51 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 51-51 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Leon Brown | 51-53 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Watson - foul #2 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (SG), Harry Cannon (SF), Travis Lyman (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Danny Hildebrand, Michael Walker, John Ramsey, Leon Blaser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), William Knight (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Robert Davis (C) Leon Brown, Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| 10:16 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson is hacked by Travis Lyman - foul #2 on Travis Lyman, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Brunon Urbanski (SG) Charles Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 09:36 | UConn | The short jumper by Travis Lyman is denied by Robert Davis | 51-55 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Knight | 51-55 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Harry Cannon is called for the reach on Douglas Allen - foul #2 on Harry Cannon, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Allen and the foul's on Vincente Rossi - foul #1 on Vincente Rossi, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | UConn | John Ramsey (PF) Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Byron Anderson swats the shot by Brunon Urbanski | 51-58 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Brunon Urbanski snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Harry Cannon scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Vincente Rossi and he's hacked by Timothy Wilkins - foul #1 on Timothy Wilkins, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny Hildebrand (SG) Brunon Urbanski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), David Blankenship (C) William Knight, Timothy Wilkins | |
| 08:34 | UConn | Harry Cannon makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Danny Hildebrand takes the ball from Byron Anderson | 54-58 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Travis Lyman misses the driving attempt near the basket | 54-58 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen loses the dribble to Vincente Rossi in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 07:48 | UConn | John Ramsey misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Orville Johnson | 54-58 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Hildebrand (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Lyman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the tip | 54-58 |
| 07:24 | UConn | John Ramsey grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Thomas Lester blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Danny Hildebrand | 54-58 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 06:57 | UConn | John Ramsey gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Vincente Rossi hits the finger roll | 56-58 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | David Blankenship hits a floater near the basket | 56-60 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Harry Cannon comes up short on the runner from close range | 56-60 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson double dribbles | 56-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Bryant (PG), Brunon Urbanski (SG), Michael Walker (SF), Robert Lewis (PF), Leon Blaser (C) Vincente Rossi, Danny Hildebrand, Harry Cannon, John Ramsey, Travis Lyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), Robert Davis (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, Byron Anderson, David Blankenship | |
| 05:36 | UConn | Brunon Urbanski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Michael Walker steals the ball from Timothy Wilkins | 56-60 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Michael Walker makes the shot from the left wing set up by Charles Bryant and he's fouled by William Knight - foul #1 on William Knight, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Vincente Rossi (SG) Brunon Urbanski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:00 | UConn | Michael Walker misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | William Knight can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Leon Blaser pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Charles Bryant makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Charles Bryant pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Vincente Rossi is fouled on the floor by William Knight - foul #2 on William Knight, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Danny Hildebrand (SG), John Ramsey (PF) Vincente Rossi, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Thomas Lester (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, William Knight, Timothy Wilkins, Robert Davis | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Hildebrand (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Leon Blaser (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UConn | Charles Bryant is hacked by Douglas Allen - foul #3 on Douglas Allen, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Harry Cannon (SF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:53 | UConn | John Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Watson - foul #3 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (PF) Lloyd Watson | |
| 02:53 | UConn | John Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:53 | UConn | John Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Leon Blaser pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:08 | UConn | David Blankenship is called for the reach on Charles Bryant - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Travis Lyman (C) Leon Blaser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:08 | UConn | Charles Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Charles Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Danny Hildebrand pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Charles Bryant clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | David Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester loses the ball out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Blaser (C) Travis Lyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson (PF) Byron Anderson | |
| 01:10 | UConn | John Ramsey's floater is tipped away by David Blankenship | 64-60 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson banks in the layup | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | John Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | John Ramsey is called for the reach on Douglas Allen - foul #2 on John Ramsey, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | John Ramsey banks in the layup | 66-64 |