| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) C - Larry Espada (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Fred Nader inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Terry Moore | 45-28 |
| 19:29 | UConn | George Rivers clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Overby - foul #2 on John Overby, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| 19:29 | UConn | George Rivers misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 19:29 | UConn | George Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Terry Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 19:07 | UConn | Martin Meyers pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Julius Hensley knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Maddox | 45-32 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the jump hook from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall tips it but misses | 45-32 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Fred Nader misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Larry Espada hits the follow up shot | 47-32 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Julius Hensley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Larry Espada grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Larry Espada is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Espada, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| 17:36 | UConn | John Pelt misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Nader - foul #2 on Fred Nader, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| 17:36 | UConn | John Pelt misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 17:36 | UConn | John Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Fred Nader can't finish the layup | 47-33 |
| 17:08 | UConn | John Pelt gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Julius Hensley's pass is intercepted by Fred Nader | 47-33 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Terry Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Nader | 49-33 |
| 16:29 | UConn | John Pelt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Fred Nader lays it in on a great pass from John Overby | 51-36 |
| 15:57 | UConn | Martin Meyers hits a shot from the right side | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Overby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Thrall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Espada (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Rivers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Pelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julius Hensley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Terry Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-38 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thrall | 51-38 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Larry Espada scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by John Overby | 53-38 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Martin Meyers misses the jumper from the baseline | 53-38 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Fred Nader grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), Wilbur Wymer (SF), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, Fred Nader, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| 14:22 | UConn | Philip Coffman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Eric Cosby snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Philip Coffman is hacked by James Austin - foul #1 on James Austin, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| 13:45 | UConn | David Prokop is whistled for traveling | 53-38 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | David Prokop picks off the pass by John Jackson | 53-38 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Philip Coffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG) Jeremy Jones | |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | James Lawrence knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Wymer | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:42 | UConn | James Murphy drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Maddox | 56-40 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | John Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Matthew Maddox gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:01 | UConn | Matthew Maddox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Willis Gross | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Wymer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willis Gross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Prokop (fresh) C - Eric Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | James Austin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 11:34 | UConn | David Prokop grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Willis Gross picks off the pass by Eric Cosby | 56-40 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Lawrence | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:50 | UConn | David Prokop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-40 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Willis Gross's floater is knocked away by David Prokop | 58-40 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Gross | 58-40 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | James Austin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Prokop - foul #2 on David Prokop, team foul #1 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Overby (SG), Fred Nader (SF), Michael Thrall (PF), Larry Espada (C) James Lawrence, Wilbur Wymer, John Jackson, Willis Gross | |
| Subs | UConn | Drew Pace (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) Matthew Maddox, James Murphy, Philip Coffman, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 09:52 | UConn | Julius Hensley buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Pelt | 60-42 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Larry Espada can't finish the layup | 60-42 |
| 09:33 | UConn | George Rivers gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:18 | UConn | Julius Hensley is called for traveling | 60-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG) James Austin | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG) Drew Pace | |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Larry Espada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| 08:46 | UConn | Matthew Maddox drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Pelt | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Fred Nader drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Moore | 62-45 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Julius Hensley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Larry Espada snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Terry Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 08:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Pelt | 62-45 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Julius Hensley lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Meyers | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Espada (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Fred Nader is fouled on the floor by John Pelt - foul #1 on John Pelt, team foul #2 | 62-47 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Fred Nader - foul #3 on Fred Nader, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SF) Matthew Maddox, John Pelt | |
| 06:51 | UConn | Philip Coffman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-47 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Willis Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Willis Gross double dribbles | 62-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (SG), James Austin (SF) John Overby, Fred Nader | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) George Rivers, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| 05:54 | UConn | James Murphy connects on the shot from the right side set up by Jeremy Jones | 62-49 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer (SF), Michael Thrall (PF), Larry Espada (C) Terry Moore, John Jackson, Willis Gross | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), John Pelt (SF) Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones | |
| 05:25 | UConn | David Prokop comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Thrall - foul #3 on Michael Thrall, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Nader (SF) Wilbur Wymer | |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Meyers (C) Eric Cosby | |
| 05:25 | UConn | David Prokop makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:25 | UConn | David Prokop makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Pelt - foul #2 on John Pelt, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | George Rivers (SG), Julius Hensley (PF) James Murphy, David Prokop | |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | UConn | John Pelt knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 63-53 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Fred Nader clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Larry Espada pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Lawrence | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | UConn | George Rivers misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Julius Hensley tips it home | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the easy layup but the foul's on Martin Meyers - foul #2 on Martin Meyers, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), John Overby (SG) James Lawrence, Fred Nader | |
| Subs | UConn | Philip Coffman (SF), David Prokop (C) John Pelt, Martin Meyers | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Larry Espada misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:30 | UConn | David Prokop snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Espada (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Philip Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - David Prokop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Julius Hensley misses the turnaround from the left block | 66-55 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | John Overby pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Larry Espada clanks a turnaround near the basket | 66-55 |
| 02:50 | UConn | George Rivers pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:50 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Nader (SF) James Austin | |
| Subs | UConn | John Pelt (SF), Martin Meyers (C) Philip Coffman, David Prokop | |
| 02:34 | UConn | George Rivers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 66-55 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Martin Meyers tips it but misses | 66-55 |
| 02:31 | UConn | George Rivers gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Larry Espada swats the dunk try by George Rivers | 66-55 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Fred Nader grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Terry Moore buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 01:38 | UConn | Larry Espada steps in front of the Matthew Maddox pass | 69-55 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Terry Moore misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Julius Hensley gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Fred Nader denies the turnaround by John Pelt | 69-55 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Martin Meyers snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UConn | Julius Hensley double dribbles | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), Wilbur Wymer (SF), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, Fred Nader, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | John Jackson clanks a jumper from the left side | 69-55 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Jeremy Jones pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:13 | UConn | David Prokop hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 69-55 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Eric Cosby gets the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Eric Cosby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-55 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | James Lawrence gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Lawrence runs out the clock | 69-55 |