| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) C - David Blankenship (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Ware (fresh) SG - Robert Bella (fresh) SF - Harold Hillier (fresh) PF - Ralph Neblett (fresh) C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Watson steps in front of the Michael Hubbard pass | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Neblett | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lester | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware misses the jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier misses the jump hook near the basket | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Lester | 8-4 |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | David Blankenship steals the ball from Michael Hubbard | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Harold Hillier - foul #1 on Harold Hillier, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Robertson (PG), Tyler Hadnot (SG), Lawrence Carroll (SF), Daniel Lester (PF), Dale Avalos (C) Robert Ware, Robert Bella, Harold Hillier, Ralph Neblett, Michael Hubbard | |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:55 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Lawrence Carroll | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - William Robertson (fresh) SG - Tyler Hadnot (fresh) SF - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) PF - Daniel Lester (fresh) C - Dale Avalos (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Seton Hall | The jump hook by Lawrence Carroll is blocked by Byron Anderson | 9-4 |
| 15:37 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Carroll can't tip it in | 9-4 |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Dale Avalos grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:24 | Seton Hall | William Robertson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lester - foul #1 on Thomas Lester, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SF) Douglas Allen, Orville Johnson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 15:09 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lester hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson drills a floater in the lane set up by Thomas Lester | 11-4 |
| 14:02 | Seton Hall | William Robertson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Knight - foul #1 on William Knight, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, Thomas Lester, Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Ware (PG), Robert Bella (SG), Ralph Neblett (PF) Tyler Hadnot, Lawrence Carroll, Dale Avalos | |
| 14:02 | Seton Hall | William Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:02 | Seton Hall | William Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:37 | Seton Hall | William Robertson grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:32 | Seton Hall | William Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | William Knight is hacked by William Robertson - foul #1 on William Robertson, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF) Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) William Robertson, Daniel Lester | |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Douglas Allen is blocked by Ralph Neblett | 11-6 |
| 13:04 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harold Hillier, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) William Knight | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lawrence Carroll (SF) Harold Hillier | |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | David Blankenship's layup is rejected by Ralph Neblett | 11-6 |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | Robert Bella grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:36 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Watson - foul #1 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Robertson (SF) Lawrence Carroll | |
| 12:36 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:36 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 12:16 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 11:48 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 11-8 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Lester | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Blankenship (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Ware (fresh) SG - Robert Bella (fairly fresh) SF - William Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Neblett (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 11-8 |
| 11:41 | Seton Hall | William Robertson grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 11:37 | Seton Hall | William Robertson drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bella | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 11:16 | Seton Hall | Robert Bella grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:10 | Seton Hall | William Robertson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Blankenship | 11-10 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen loses the dribble to William Robertson | 11-10 |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Douglas Allen steps in front of the Robert Ware pass | 11-10 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen jams it | 13-10 |
| 10:41 | Seton Hall | Thomas Lester steals the ball from Robert Bella | 13-10 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Robert Davis (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tyler Hadnot (PG), Daniel Mingus (SG), Lawrence Carroll (SF), Daniel Lester (PF), Dale Avalos (C) Robert Ware, Robert Bella, William Robertson, Ralph Neblett, Michael Hubbard | |
| 09:59 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lester can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Leon Brown - foul #1 on Leon Brown, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| 09:59 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lester makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:59 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lester misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Brown | 15-11 |
| 09:34 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Carroll is hacked by Timothy Wilkins - foul #1 on Timothy Wilkins, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 09:12 | Seton Hall | Lawrence Carroll misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 09:10 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lester tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 15-13 |
| 08:49 | Seton Hall | Daniel Mingus grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 08:43 | Seton Hall | Daniel Mingus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG) Leon Brown | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Ware (PG), William Robertson (SG) Tyler Hadnot, Daniel Mingus | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | William Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | William Knight hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dale Avalos - foul #1 on Dale Avalos, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF) Thomas Lester, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Bella (SG), Ralph Neblett (PF), Michael Hubbard (C) Lawrence Carroll, Daniel Lester, Dale Avalos | |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | William Knight misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 07:36 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 07:34 | Seton Hall | William Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Knight (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Ware (fresh) SG - Robert Bella (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Neblett (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Seton Hall | William Robertson misses the easy layup | 16-13 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 16-13 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 06:42 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 19-13 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | William Knight scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Allen | 22-13 |
| 06:06 | Seton Hall | Michael Hubbard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 06:04 | Seton Hall | Ralph Neblett tips it home | 22-15 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 05:44 | Seton Hall | Ralph Neblett gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 05:40 | Seton Hall | William Robertson drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bella | 22-18 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 05:25 | Seton Hall | Ralph Neblett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:04 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware makes the 3 from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Allen | 24-21 |
| 04:28 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Knight - foul #2 on William Knight, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Thomas Lester (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Robert Davis (PF), David Blankenship (C) Douglas Allen, William Knight, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tyler Hadnot (SG), Lawrence Carroll (SF), Daniel Lester (PF), Dale Avalos (C) Robert Bella, William Robertson, Ralph Neblett, Michael Hubbard | |
| 04:28 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:28 | Seton Hall | Robert Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Leon Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Lester | 27-22 |
| 03:59 | Seton Hall | Dale Avalos misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 27-22 |
| 03:57 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lester tips it in | 27-24 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Leon Brown connects on the shot from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - David Blankenship (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Ware (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tyler Hadnot (fresh) SF - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Avalos (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Seton Hall | Tyler Hadnot buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Leon Brown is hacked by Robert Ware - foul #1 on Robert Ware, team foul #5 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Daniel Mingus (SG), Harold Hillier (SF) Robert Ware, Lawrence Carroll | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Daniel Mingus is called for the reach on Thomas Lester - foul #1 on Daniel Mingus, team foul #6 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG) Leon Brown | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dale Avalos - foul #2 on Dale Avalos, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:29 | Seton Hall | Tyler Hadnot clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 02:28 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:13 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier is hacked by Timothy Wilkins - foul #2 on Timothy Wilkins, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF) Timothy Wilkins, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Robertson (PG), Robert Bella (SG), Ralph Neblett (PF), Michael Hubbard (C) Tyler Hadnot, Daniel Mingus, Daniel Lester, Dale Avalos | |
| 02:13 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 31-27 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | William Knight is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Knight, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF) William Knight | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:51 | Seton Hall | William Robertson hits the finger roll | 31-29 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Michael Hubbard steals it from Orville Johnson | 31-29 |
| 01:27 | Seton Hall | Orville Johnson is called for the reach on Harold Hillier - foul #1 on Orville Johnson, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (C) David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:27 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:27 | Seton Hall | Harold Hillier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is hacked by Robert Bella - foul #1 on Robert Bella, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Ralph Neblett is hacked by Lloyd Watson - foul #2 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (SF) Orville Johnson | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lawrence Carroll (SF) Harold Hillier | |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Ralph Neblett makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Ralph Neblett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by William Robertson - foul #2 on William Robertson, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Hollis (SG) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Tyler Hadnot (SG), Daniel Lester (C) Robert Bella, Michael Hubbard | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Ralph Neblett is called for the reach on Lloyd Watson - foul #1 on Ralph Neblett, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:25 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Ralph Neblett | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | The jump hook by Daniel Lester is blocked by Byron Anderson | 35-33 |