| Lineup | Albany | PG - Mark Worsham (fresh) SG - Edgar Cantrell (fresh) SF - Emery Kime (fresh) PF - Ronald Inman (fresh) C - Richard Largent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) SG - John Overby (fresh) SF - Fred Nader (fresh) PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) C - Larry Espada (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Larry Espada wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Albany | Ronald Inman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Albany | Richard Largent travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Larry Espada clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Albany | Ronald Inman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Albany | Richard Largent clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Thrall | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Overby | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Albany | Richard Largent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Fred Nader pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Fred Nader is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Albany | Mark Worsham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Overby | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Emery Kime - foul #1 on Emery Kime, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Albany | Richard Largent grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:34 | Albany | Richard Largent can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Espada - foul #1 on Larry Espada, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| 17:34 | Albany | Richard Largent makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:34 | Albany | Richard Largent makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | John Jackson is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| Subs | Albany | Lamont Blackwood (SG), Emmanuel Whitehead (PF) Edgar Cantrell, Ronald Inman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer (SF) Fred Nader | |
| 16:44 | Albany | James Austin is called for the reach on Emery Kime - foul #1 on James Austin, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:33 | Albany | Lamont Blackwood's pass is intercepted by Willis Gross | 2-3 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | James Austin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Willis Gross pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | James Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Albany | Edgar Cantrell (SG), Stephen Rash (SF), Jaime Felan (C) Mark Worsham, Emery Kime, Richard Largent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), John Overby (SG), Fred Nader (SF), Michael Thrall (PF), Larry Espada (C) James Lawrence, James Austin, Wilbur Wymer, John Jackson, Willis Gross | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Lamont Blackwood (fresh) SG - Edgar Cantrell (fresh) SF - Stephen Rash (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Whitehead (fresh) C - Jaime Felan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) SG - John Overby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Espada (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Albany | Stephen Rash can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Larry Espada grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | John Overby comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 2-3 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Fred Nader grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Fred Nader clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 15:19 | Albany | Lamont Blackwood pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 15:11 | Albany | Edgar Cantrell knocks in the shot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Stephen Rash is called for the reach on Terry Moore - foul #1 on Stephen Rash, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Albany | Emery Kime (SF), Ronald Inman (PF) Stephen Rash, Jaime Felan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 14:35 | Albany | Emmanuel Whitehead gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:30 | Albany | Lamont Blackwood is hacked by Michael Thrall - foul #1 on Michael Thrall, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Albany | Mark Worsham (PG), Richard Largent (C) Lamont Blackwood, Emmanuel Whitehead | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:15 | Albany | Mark Worsham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 14:14 | Albany | Edgar Cantrell misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Fred Nader | 4-3 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | John Overby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thrall | 4-3 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Terry Moore misses the shot from the right block | 4-3 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Larry Espada tips it in | 4-5 |
| 13:23 | Albany | Mark Worsham clanks a jumper from close range | 4-5 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Fred Nader pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Fred Nader scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 12:57 | Albany | Ronald Inman can't finish the layup | 4-8 |
| 12:55 | Albany | Emery Kime tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Edgar Cantrell - foul #1 on Edgar Cantrell, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Albany | Lamont Blackwood (SG) Edgar Cantrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), Wilbur Wymer (SF), John Jackson (PF) Terry Moore, John Overby, Fred Nader, Michael Thrall | |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:39 | Albany | Ronald Inman grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 12:21 | Albany | Richard Largent's floater is tipped away by John Jackson | 6-9 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | James Lawrence snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | James Austin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 12:06 | Albany | The rebound goes to Richard Largent | 6-9 |
| 11:44 | Albany | Mark Worsham is fouled on the floor by James Lawrence - foul #1 on James Lawrence, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Stephen Rash (SG), Samuel Dobbins (SF), Emmanuel Whitehead (PF), Jaime Felan (C) Mark Worsham, Emery Kime, Ronald Inman, Richard Largent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willis Gross (C) Larry Espada | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Lamont Blackwood (fresh) SG - Stephen Rash (fresh) SF - Samuel Dobbins (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Whitehead (fresh) C - Jaime Felan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) SG - James Austin (fresh) SF - Wilbur Wymer (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Willis Gross (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Albany | Samuel Dobbins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 11:12 | Albany | Emmanuel Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 10:49 | Albany | Jaime Felan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Willis Gross - foul #1 on Willis Gross, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Mark Worsham (PG) Samuel Dobbins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), John Overby (SG), Fred Nader (SF) James Lawrence, James Austin, Wilbur Wymer | |
| 10:49 | Albany | Jaime Felan makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 10:49 | Albany | Jaime Felan misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | John Jackson gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Jaime Felan is called for the reach on Fred Nader - foul #1 on Jaime Felan, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Edgar Cantrell (SG), Emery Kime (SF), Richard Largent (C) Lamont Blackwood, Stephen Rash, Jaime Felan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thrall (PF) Willis Gross | |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall loses the dribble to Mark Worsham | 7-9 |
| 09:43 | Albany | Richard Largent hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Ronald Inman (PF) Emmanuel Whitehead | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willis Gross (C) John Jackson | |
| 09:43 | Albany | Richard Largent misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 09:43 | Albany | Ronald Inman pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 09:27 | Albany | Mark Worsham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 09:18 | Albany | Richard Largent gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 09:13 | Albany | Emery Kime knocks in the floater from the right side | 11-9 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Fred Nader clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-9 |
| 08:47 | Albany | Edgar Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 08:32 | Albany | Edgar Cantrell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Emery Kime | 14-9 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Terry Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 08:02 | Albany | Richard Largent grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 07:46 | Albany | Emery Kime can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Nader - foul #1 on Fred Nader, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Lamont Blackwood (PG), Stephen Rash (SG), Emmanuel Whitehead (PF) Mark Worsham, Edgar Cantrell, Ronald Inman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), Wilbur Wymer (SF), John Jackson (PF), Larry Espada (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, Fred Nader, Michael Thrall, Willis Gross | |
| 07:46 | Albany | Emery Kime makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 07:46 | Albany | Emery Kime misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Larry Espada snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Lamont Blackwood (fresh) SG - Stephen Rash (fresh) SF - Emery Kime (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emmanuel Whitehead (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Largent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) SG - James Austin (fresh) SF - Wilbur Wymer (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Larry Espada (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | James Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | John Jackson tips it in | 15-11 |
| 07:04 | Albany | John Jackson is called for the reach on Richard Largent - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Albany | Samuel Dobbins (SF) Emery Kime | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach (SG) John Jackson | |
| 07:04 | Albany | Richard Largent makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 07:04 | Albany | Richard Largent makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Larry Espada buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Lawrence | 17-14 |
| 06:34 | Albany | Samuel Dobbins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 06:32 | Albany | Emmanuel Whitehead can't tip it in | 17-14 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Larry Espada grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Conrad Gerlach | 17-16 |
| 06:05 | Albany | Stephen Rash misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 06:03 | Albany | Stephen Rash can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 06:01 | Albany | Richard Largent misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Larry Espada gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 05:43 | Albany | Emmanuel Whitehead gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:26 | Albany | Stephen Rash makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Dobbins | 20-16 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Samuel Dobbins steps in front of the Wilbur Wymer pass | 20-16 |
| 04:59 | Albany | Lamont Blackwood throws it down set up by Samuel Dobbins | 22-16 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Larry Espada's fadeaway is rejected by Emmanuel Whitehead | 22-16 |
| 04:35 | Albany | Stephen Rash grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 04:25 | Albany | Lamont Blackwood misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 04:23 | Albany | Stephen Rash snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 04:01 | Albany | Lamont Blackwood's floater is knocked away by Larry Espada | 22-16 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | James Lawrence snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | James Lawrence misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-16 |
| 03:46 | Albany | The rebound goes to Richard Largent | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Lamont Blackwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Rash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Dobbins (fairly fresh) PF - Emmanuel Whitehead (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Largent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Conrad Gerlach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Austin (fairly fresh) PF - Wilbur Wymer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Espada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Albany | Larry Espada steals it from Emmanuel Whitehead | 22-16 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Richard Largent swats the layup by Conrad Gerlach | 22-16 |
| 03:19 | Albany | Lamont Blackwood grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 02:53 | Albany | Wilbur Wymer steals the ball from Richard Largent | 22-16 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | James Lawrence drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Wymer | 22-19 |
| 02:25 | Albany | Stephen Rash clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 02:23 | Albany | Samuel Dobbins misses the tip | 22-19 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Larry Espada gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | James Lawrence makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Wilbur Wymer | 22-22 |
| 01:47 | Albany | Samuel Dobbins loses the dribble to Larry Espada | 22-22 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Lamont Blackwood is called for the reach on James Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lamont Blackwood, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Albany | Mark Worsham (PG), Edgar Cantrell (SG), Emery Kime (SF), Ronald Inman (PF), Jaime Felan (C) Lamont Blackwood, Stephen Rash, Samuel Dobbins, Emmanuel Whitehead, Richard Largent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), John Overby (SG), Fred Nader (SF), Michael Thrall (PF), John Jackson (C) James Lawrence, Conrad Gerlach, James Austin, Wilbur Wymer, Larry Espada | |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Terry Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 01:25 | Albany | Ronald Inman grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 01:18 | Albany | Ronald Inman misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willis Gross (C) John Jackson | |
| 01:18 | Albany | Ronald Inman makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:18 | Albany | Ronald Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Fred Nader misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-22 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | John Overby gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Overby | 24-24 |
| 00:35 | Albany | Edgar Cantrell loses the dribble to Willis Gross | 24-24 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Terry Moore makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Overby | 24-27 |
| 00:01 | Albany | Emery Kime misses the floater from the right block | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Fred Nader grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |