| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Dorsett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen King (fresh) SF - Robert Saltzman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Landon Ormond (fresh) C - Gene Glasgow (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Benjamin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford misses short on a jumper from the right side | 28-24 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly's dunk attempt is rejected by Gene Glasgow | 28-24 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 19:23 | Columbia | Landon Ormond clanks a shot from the right side | 28-24 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | John Dorsett hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Robert Saltzman is called for the reach on Anthony Garner - foul #1 on Robert Saltzman, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Landon Ormond snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Stephen King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | John Dorsett steals it from Christopher Benjamin in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | Stephen King misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford is hacked by Gene Glasgow - foul #2 on Gene Glasgow, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Gene Glasgow takes the ball from Samuel Kelly | 30-24 |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 17:11 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Fields (PF), Bill Severance (C) Landon Ormond, Gene Glasgow | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland (SF), Mark Smith (C) Samuel Kelly, Anthony Garner | |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland is hacked by Stephen Fields - foul #1 on Stephen Fields, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erik Prada (PG), Larry Stewart (SF) John Dorsett, Robert Saltzman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (PG), Patrick Phelan (SF), Willie Maliszewski (C) Christopher Benjamin, Gary Stafford, Richard Marcy | |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Mark Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Stewart - foul #1 on Larry Stewart, team foul #4 | 30-24 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Mark Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Phelan | 30-27 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Erik Prada misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Patrick Phelan pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erik Prada (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen King (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Fields (fresh) 6 reb. C - Bill Severance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Victor Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Strickland (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Patrick Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Maliszewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Willie Maliszewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Stephen Fields grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 15:25 | Columbia | Stephen King knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Stephen Fields | 33-27 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Stephen Fields scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Erik Prada and he's fouled by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Dorsett (PG), Robert Saltzman (SF), Gene Glasgow (C) Erik Prada, Stephen King, Bill Severance | |
| 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 | |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Stephen Fields misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner misses short on a floater in the lane | 35-27 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly tips it home | 35-29 |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow blows the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Kelly - foul #1 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Landon Ormond (PF) Stephen Fields | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Larry Stewart picks off the pass by Samuel Kelly | 37-29 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Landon Ormond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Kelly | 37-31 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Landon Ormond | 39-31 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Kelly | 39-33 |
| 12:32 | Columbia | John Dorsett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen King (SG) Larry Stewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Kelly - foul #3 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Garner | 42-33 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Benjamin | 42-35 |
| 11:45 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-35 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Dorsett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Saltzman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Landon Ormond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Glasgow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Benjamin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses the easy layup | 42-35 |
| 11:39 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:22 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by John Dorsett | 44-35 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Landon Ormond - foul #2 on Landon Ormond, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erik Prada (PG), Gregg Huseman (SF), Stephen Fields (PF), Bill Severance (C) John Dorsett, Robert Saltzman, Landon Ormond, Gene Glasgow | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (PG), Marvin Strickland (SG), Patrick Phelan (SF), Mark Smith (C) Christopher Benjamin, Gary Stafford, Samuel Kelly, Anthony Garner | |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Stephen Fields misses the easy layup | 44-37 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Stephen King tips it in | 46-37 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Mark Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Erik Prada gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Stephen King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marvin Strickland - foul #3 on Marvin Strickland, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Dorsett (PG), Larry Stewart (SF) Erik Prada, Gregg Huseman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin (PG) Richard Marcy | |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Stephen King misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Stephen King makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | John Dorsett steps in front of the Marvin Strickland pass | 47-37 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Stephen Fields clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Patrick Phelan clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 09:08 | Columbia | Stephen Fields snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Mark Smith steps in front of the John Dorsett pass | 47-37 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Bill Severance grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 08:07 | Columbia | Larry Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Stephen Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Stephen King is fouled on the floor by Victor Bailey - foul #1 on Victor Bailey, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erik Prada (PG), Robert Saltzman (SF), Landon Ormond (PF), Gene Glasgow (C) John Dorsett, Stephen King, Stephen Fields, Bill Severance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Laing (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Anthony Garner (C) Christopher Benjamin, Victor Bailey, Patrick Phelan, Marvin Strickland, Mark Smith | |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Landon Ormond comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Laing - foul #1 on Ronald Laing, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gregg Huseman (SG) Larry Stewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Landon Ormond misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Landon Ormond makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erik Prada (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Huseman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Saltzman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Landon Ormond (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Glasgow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Laing (fresh) SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Kelly | 48-37 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Landon Ormond pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 06:30 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-37 |
| 06:14 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford is fouled on the floor by Gregg Huseman - foul #3 on Gregg Huseman, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Dorsett (PG), Stephen King (SG) Erik Prada, Gregg Huseman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin (PG), Marvin Strickland (PF) Ronald Laing, Richard Marcy | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Landon Ormond snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman is whistled for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Fields (PF) Landon Ormond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Garner | 51-37 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stewart (SF), Bill Severance (C) Robert Saltzman, Gene Glasgow | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Phelan (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Mark Smith (C) Gary Stafford, Samuel Kelly, Anthony Garner | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Larry Stewart steps in front of the Patrick Phelan pass | 51-40 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Stephen King misses the dunk | 51-40 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Mark Smith grabs the board | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland hits the follow up shot | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Dorsett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Bill Severance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Stephen King is called for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Landon Ormond (PF) Bill Severance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Victor Bailey (SG) Marvin Strickland | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey is hacked by Stephen Fields - foul #2 on Stephen Fields, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Victor Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-42 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Stephen Fields | 51-42 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Saltzman (SF), Gene Glasgow (C) Larry Stewart, Stephen Fields | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Stafford (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Anthony Garner (C) Victor Bailey, Patrick Phelan, Mark Smith | |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Landon Ormond scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen King | 54-42 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Christopher Benjamin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-42 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy tips it in | 54-44 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Dorsett | 57-44 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Benjamin | 57-47 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Landon Ormond connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gene Glasgow | 59-47 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly banks in the layup set up by Richard Marcy | 59-49 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-49 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman is fouled on the floor by Samuel Kelly - foul #4 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erik Prada (PG), Larry Stewart (SG), Christopher Medford (PF), Bill Severance (C) John Dorsett, Stephen King, Landon Ormond, Gene Glasgow | |
| 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 | |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Mark Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Robert Saltzman pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Larry Stewart buries a floater from the right side | 62-49 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Medford | 62-49 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Bill Severance | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Erik Prada runs out the clock | 62-49 |