| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Sizemore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Shinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Gary Webb denies the turnaround by Richard Marcy | 36-38 |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Sizemore | 36-38 |
| 19:27 | UC Irvine | Richard Marcy swats the shot by James Sizemore | 36-38 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Mark Smith gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Shinn - foul #1 on Gary Shinn, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly is fouled on the floor by James Sizemore - foul #3 on James Sizemore, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger (PG) James Sizemore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Bill Maguire steps in front of the Gary Stafford pass | 36-38 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn is hacked by Gary Stafford - foul #2 on Gary Stafford, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin is hacked by Robert Caplinger - foul #1 on Robert Caplinger, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 36-38 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 17:26 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gary Stafford | 36-38 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland (SF), Willie Maliszewski (C) Samuel Kelly, Mark Smith | |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Benjamin - foul #2 on Christopher Benjamin, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (SG), Patrick Phelan (SF) Gary Stafford, Richard Marcy | |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman (SF), Tony Hannum (PF) Bill Maguire, Gary Webb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Laing (SG) Christopher Benjamin | |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Victor Bailey - foul #1 on Victor Bailey, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SG), Gary Webb (PF) Gary Shinn, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Tony Hannum | 40-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Caplinger (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Perryman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Hannum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Victor Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Laing (fresh) SF - Patrick Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Strickland (fresh) C - Willie Maliszewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum clanks a jump hook in the lane | 40-38 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Strickland | 40-40 |
| 14:57 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Laing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Sizemore (PG), Gary Shinn (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Bruce Marino (PF), Wade Madore (C) Robert Caplinger, Freddy Hoadley, Michael Perryman, Gary Webb, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Anthony Garner (C) Victor Bailey, Ronald Laing, Patrick Phelan, Marvin Strickland, Willie Maliszewski | |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Garner - foul #4 on Anthony Garner, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Smith (C) Anthony Garner | |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Benjamin - foul #3 on Christopher Benjamin, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford is fouled on the floor by Bruce Marino - foul #4 on Bruce Marino, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum (PF) Bruce Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Benjamin | 43-42 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-42 |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Hannum | 46-42 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Mark Smith misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford tips it home | 46-44 |
| 12:34 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Webb (PF) Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:05 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:47 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Sizemore | 48-44 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Shinn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Wade Madore | 48-44 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore double dribbles | 48-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger (PG), Michael Perryman (SF) James Sizemore, Bill Maguire | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (SG), Patrick Phelan (SF), Marvin Strickland (PF), Willie Maliszewski (C) Gary Stafford, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy, Mark Smith | |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Gary Shinn steals the ball from Patrick Phelan | 48-44 |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn hits the finger roll | 50-44 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey makes the floater from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-46 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn travels with the ball | 53-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Sizemore (PG), Bill Maguire (SF), Tony Hannum (C) Gary Shinn, Michael Perryman, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Stafford (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Mark Smith (C) Christopher Benjamin, Patrick Phelan, Marvin Strickland, Willie Maliszewski | |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Mark Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gary Webb | 53-48 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Victor Bailey - foul #2 on Victor Bailey, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Victor Bailey steps in front of the Bill Maguire pass | 55-48 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 08:17 | UC Irvine | Victor Bailey steps in front of the James Sizemore pass | 55-48 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey's pass is intercepted by Gary Webb | 55-48 |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Bill Maguire | 57-48 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Caplinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bill Maguire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Victor Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | Victor Bailey is called for the reach on James Sizemore - foul #3 on Victor Bailey, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (SG), Michael Perryman (SF), Bruce Marino (PF), Wade Madore (C) Robert Caplinger, Bill Maguire, Gary Webb, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin (PG), Marvin Strickland (SG), Patrick Phelan (SF), Willie Maliszewski (PF), Anthony Garner (C) Victor Bailey, Gary Stafford, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy, Mark Smith | |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Patrick Phelan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Patrick Phelan snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland double dribbles | 59-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Stanley Ladd (PG) James Sizemore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 59-50 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman can't tip it in | 59-50 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman banks in the layup set up by Bruce Marino | 61-50 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Marvin Strickland | 61-52 |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Phelan - foul #1 on Patrick Phelan, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Sizemore (PG), Gary Webb (PF) Stanley Ladd, Bruce Marino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Stafford (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF) Marvin Strickland, Patrick Phelan, Willie Maliszewski | |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Benjamin | 61-54 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore throws it down on a nice dish by James Sizemore | 63-54 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire (SF) Michael Perryman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (PG), Mark Smith (C) Christopher Benjamin, Anthony Garner | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Victor Bailey | 63-56 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Sizemore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Shinn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Victor Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gary Stafford - foul #3 on Gary Stafford, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum (C) Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses long on a runner from the baseline | 65-56 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb tips it back up and in | 67-56 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Wade Madore (C) Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin (PG), Anthony Garner (C) Victor Bailey, Mark Smith | |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn clanks a shot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin is hacked by James Sizemore - foul #4 on James Sizemore, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Michael Perryman (SF), Bruce Marino (PF), Tony Hannum (C) James Sizemore, Gary Shinn, Bill Maguire, Gary Webb, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (PG), Marvin Strickland (SG), Patrick Phelan (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Willie Maliszewski (C) Christopher Benjamin, Gary Stafford, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy, Anthony Garner | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Mark Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Bailey | 67-58 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Sizemore (PG), Gary Shinn (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Gary Webb (PF), Wade Madore (C) Robert Caplinger, Freddy Hoadley, Michael Perryman, Bruce Marino, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Anthony Garner (C) Victor Bailey, Marvin Strickland, Patrick Phelan, Mark Smith, Willie Maliszewski | |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-58 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn is hacked by Gary Stafford - foul #4 on Gary Stafford, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum (C) Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Stafford | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore is hacked by Christopher Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Benjamin, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | James Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Gary Webb takes the ball from Anthony Garner | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Christopher Benjamin is called for the reach on Tony Hannum in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Benjamin, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (PG) Christopher Benjamin | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Webb - foul #2 on Gary Webb, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Michael Perryman (SF), Bruce Marino (PF) James Sizemore, Gary Shinn, Bill Maguire, Gary Webb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Willie Maliszewski (C) Gary Stafford, Richard Marcy, Anthony Garner | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski gets the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Mark Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 72-61 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Willie Maliszewski steals it from Bruce Marino | 72-61 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland misses the lay-in | 72-61 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Caplinger runs out the clock | 72-61 |