| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lynn Ginn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Farrell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Hayman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Radman Zorman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson inbounds the ball | 32-49 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lester | 34-49 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Roger Hayman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Blankenship | 37-52 |
| 18:47 | Providence | John Farrell misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Roger Hayman picks off the pass by Thomas Lester | 37-52 |
| 18:27 | Providence | Roger Hayman hits the finger roll | 37-54 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Lester | 40-54 |
| 17:51 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 17:49 | Providence | Radman Zorman snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 17:38 | Providence | Roger Hayman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 17:08 | Providence | John Farrell drills a turnaround in the lane | 43-56 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 16:30 | Providence | Lloyd Benally misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lloyd Watson - foul #3 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #1 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Douglas Allen, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Jerry Litherland (SG), Corey Erby (SF), Jake Adcock (C) Lynn Ginn, John Farrell, Roger Hayman, Radman Zorman | |
| 16:30 | Providence | Lloyd Benally misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 16:30 | Providence | Lloyd Benally makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Davis (C) Thomas Lester | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Jones (SF) Lloyd Benally | |
| 15:57 | Providence | Corey Erby misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 45-57 |
| 15:57 | Providence | Corey Erby misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 15:57 | Providence | Corey Erby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Knight (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - William Archibald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Corey Erby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Jake Adcock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Robert Davis buries a driving attempt near the basket | 47-58 |
| 15:26 | Providence | Corey Erby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 15:24 | Providence | Jake Adcock gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 15:12 | Providence | Timothy Wilkins takes the ball from William Archibald | 47-58 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Michael Jones is called for the reach on William Knight - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Thomas Lester (SG) Leon Brown, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), John Farrell (SG) William Archibald, Michael Jones | |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is called for traveling | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson (PF) Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:48 | Providence | Jerry Litherland hits the finger roll | 47-60 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by John Farrell - foul #2 on John Farrell, team foul #2 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Hayman (SF), Lloyd Benally (PF) Jerry Litherland, Jake Adcock | |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | William Knight comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Hayman - foul #1 on Roger Hayman, team foul #3 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), David Blankenship (C) Thomas Lester, Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Radman Zorman (C) Corey Erby | |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | William Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 14:20 | Providence | Lloyd Benally grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 14:03 | Providence | Lynn Ginn connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Farrell and the foul's on David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #3 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) William Knight | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:03 | Providence | Lynn Ginn makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-63 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | David Blankenship can't tip it in | 48-63 |
| 13:38 | Providence | The rebound goes to Radman Zorman | 48-63 |
| 13:09 | Providence | Orville Johnson is called for the reach on Roger Hayman - foul #3 on Orville Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (PF) Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Jerry Litherland (SF), Corey Erby (PF) Lynn Ginn, Roger Hayman, Lloyd Benally | |
| 12:54 | Providence | Corey Erby misses the lay-in | 48-63 |
| 12:52 | Providence | Radman Zorman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 12:45 | Providence | Corey Erby scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-66 |
| 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) | |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 12:30 | Providence | Corey Erby snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| 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) | |
| 12:07 | Providence | Radman Zorman can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Allen - foul #2 on Douglas Allen, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Douglas Allen, Orville Johnson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Providence | Lloyd Benally (PF) John Farrell | |
| 12:07 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 12:07 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Byron Anderson | 48-66 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Leon Brown | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - William Archibald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Corey Erby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Radman Zorman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 11:29 | Providence | Radman Zorman is whistled for traveling | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson (PF) Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), Roger Hayman (SF) William Archibald, Radman Zorman | |
| 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) | |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 11:03 | Providence | The rebound goes to Lynn Ginn | 50-66 |
| 10:45 | Providence | Lloyd Benally misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Leon Brown snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is hacked by Jerry Litherland - foul #2 on Jerry Litherland, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Timothy Wilkins (C) Thomas Lester, Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | John Farrell (SG), Jake Adcock (C) Jerry Litherland, Lloyd Benally | |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 10:30 | Providence | Corey Erby grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 10:10 | Providence | Corey Erby misses the lay-in | 50-66 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| 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) | |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 10:01 | Providence | Roger Hayman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 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) | |
| 09:44 | Providence | Jake Adcock makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Roger Hayman | 50-68 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | William Knight drills a jumper from close range set up by Douglas Allen | 52-68 |
| 09:10 | Providence | Jake Adcock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 52-68 |
| 09:08 | Providence | Jake Adcock tips it back up and in | 52-70 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Leon Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 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) | |
| 08:29 | Providence | John Farrell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-70 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 55-70 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-70 |
| 08:12 | Providence | The rebound goes to Roger Hayman | 55-70 |
| 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) | |
| 07:44 | Providence | Corey Erby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-70 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Knight (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Lloyd Watson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Wilkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lynn Ginn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Farrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hayman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Erby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jake Adcock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | William Knight misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins snags the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Douglas Allen | 58-70 |
| 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) | |
| 06:49 | Providence | Roger Hayman misses the driving attempt near the basket | 58-70 |
| 06:48 | Providence | Jake Adcock misses the tip | 58-70 |
| 06:46 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Ginn | 58-70 |
| 06:23 | Providence | Lynn Ginn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 06:22 | Providence | Roger Hayman tips it home | 58-72 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-72 |
| 06:07 | Providence | Corey Erby gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| 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) | |
| 05:41 | Providence | Jake Adcock travels with the ball | 58-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brisson (PG), Thomas Lester (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Douglas Allen, Leon Brown, William Knight, Lloyd Watson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Jerry Litherland (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Lloyd Benally (PF), Radman Zorman (C) Lynn Ginn, John Farrell, Roger Hayman, Corey Erby, Jake Adcock | |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Lloyd Benally blocks the jumper by Byron Anderson | 58-72 |
| 05:24 | Providence | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 05:01 | Providence | 3 seconds is called on Michael Jones | 58-72 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | William Archibald steals the ball from Byron Anderson | 58-72 |
| 04:28 | Providence | Radman Zorman clanks a runner from the left block | 58-72 |
| 04:27 | Providence | William Archibald tips it home | 58-74 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 03:56 | Providence | Orville Johnson is called for the reach on Jerry Litherland - foul #4 on Orville Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG) James Brisson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 61-74 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - William Archibald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Radman Zorman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-74 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Allen | 61-74 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is called for traveling | 61-74 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Jerry Litherland's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Anderson | 61-74 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | David Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 02:48 | Providence | Jerry Litherland pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 02:48 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson (PF) Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), John Farrell (SG), Roger Hayman (SF) William Archibald, Jerry Litherland, Michael Jones | |
| 02:34 | Providence | Roger Hayman's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Watson | 61-74 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 02:22 | Providence | Roger Hayman snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Lynn Ginn loses the ball out of bounds | 61-74 |
| 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 | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Jerry Litherland (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Corey Erby (PF), Jake Adcock (C) Lynn Ginn, John Farrell, Roger Hayman, Lloyd Benally, Radman Zorman | |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Litherland - foul #3 on Jerry Litherland, team foul #5 | 61-74 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:20 | Providence | Corey Erby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Leon Brown | 62-74 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | William Knight misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-74 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | William Knight misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins grabs the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Robert Davis's floater is tipped away by Jake Adcock | 62-74 |
| 00:49 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jake Adcock | 62-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Providence | William Archibald knocks in the runner from the left block | 62-76 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-76 |
| 00:15 | Providence | Jake Adcock pulls down the rebound | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Providence | William Archibald runs out the clock | 62-76 |