| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Rivers (fresh) SF - John Pelt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Espada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Fred Nader inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | John Overby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Julius Hensley gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:22 | UConn | George Rivers comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 26-35 |
| 19:20 | UConn | George Rivers misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Overby | 26-35 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Larry Espada connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Terry Moore steals the ball from Julius Hensley | 26-38 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Terry Moore throws it down | 26-40 |
| 18:09 | UConn | George Rivers buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-40 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Terry Moore is hacked by Julius Hensley - foul #1 on Julius Hensley, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Larry Espada clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-40 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Julius Hensley pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:21 | UConn | George Rivers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Terry Moore grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | John Overby misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Julius Hensley pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 16:38 | UConn | George Rivers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Philip Coffman (PG), Drew Pace (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF) James Murphy, George Rivers, John Pelt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | James Lawrence clanks a floater from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Martin Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Julius Hensley knocks in the jumper near the basket | 31-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Philip Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Drew Pace (fresh) SF - Jeremy Jones (fresh) PF - Julius Hensley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willis Gross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | John Jackson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Martin Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Philip Coffman's pass is intercepted by James Lawrence in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | John Jackson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Austin | 31-43 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Julius Hensley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Fred Nader snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | James Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Fred Nader tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Jeremy Jones buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Philip Coffman | 33-45 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | James Austin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Philip Coffman - foul #1 on Philip Coffman, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Philip Coffman, Drew Pace, Jeremy Jones, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), John Overby (SG), Michael Thrall (PF), Larry Espada (C) James Lawrence, Fred Nader, John Jackson, Willis Gross | |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | James Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:43 | UConn | John Pelt comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-47 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Matthew Maddox pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:26 | UConn | David Prokop drills a runner from the baseline set up by John Pelt and the foul's on James Austin - foul #1 on James Austin, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| 13:26 | UConn | David Prokop makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Larry Espada is hacked by George Rivers - foul #1 on George Rivers, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Larry Espada can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on George Rivers - foul #2 on George Rivers, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Larry Espada makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Matthew Maddox knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 12:00 | UConn | George Rivers is fouled on the floor by Michael Thrall - foul #1 on Michael Thrall, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Nader (SF) James Austin | |
| 11:51 | UConn | Larry Espada denies the turnaround by Martin Meyers | 39-52 |
| 11:49 | UConn | George Rivers misses the tip | 39-52 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Nader (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Espada (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Terry Moore connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Thrall | 39-55 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Matthew Maddox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Moore - foul #1 on Terry Moore, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Matthew Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Matthew Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Matthew Maddox misses the 3rd free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Fred Nader snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Fred Nader makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Overby | 41-57 |
| 10:52 | UConn | George Rivers is denied on a layup by Michael Thrall | 41-57 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Larry Espada pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Matthew Maddox steals it from Terry Moore | 41-57 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Matthew Maddox double dribbles | 41-57 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (SG), Philip Coffman (SF) George Rivers, John Pelt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), James Austin (SG), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Fred Nader misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Martin Meyers gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:12 | UConn | Matthew Maddox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Willis Gross loses the ball out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (C) Matthew Maddox, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:42 | UConn | David Prokop misses badly on a floater from the right side | 41-57 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | John Jackson gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Fred Nader misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-57 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Jeremy Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Philip Coffman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Murphy | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | James Lawrence drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Austin | 44-60 |
| 08:36 | UConn | Julius Hensley misses the 3 from straight away | 44-60 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Philip Coffman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Philip Coffman is hacked by James Austin - foul #2 on James Austin, team foul #4 | 44-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones, Julius Hensley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moore (PG), John Overby (SG), Michael Thrall (PF), Larry Espada (C) James Lawrence, Fred Nader, John Jackson, Willis Gross | |
| 08:15 | UConn | John Pelt drills a runner near the basket | 46-60 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Larry Espada can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-60 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | John Overby grabs the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | James Austin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 07:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to George Rivers | 46-60 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Prokop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Terry Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overby (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Thrall (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Espada (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn 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 (+2) | |
| 07:24 | UConn | Matthew Maddox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-60 |
| 07:22 | UConn | David Prokop snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 06:57 | UConn | George Rivers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | James Austin pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Larry Espada scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Austin | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:14 | UConn | Martin Meyers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-63 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Larry Espada | 46-63 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | James Austin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Larry Espada tips it in | 46-65 |
| 05:37 | UConn | George Rivers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Larry Espada grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Larry Espada can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 46-65 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Michael Thrall tips it back up and in | 46-67 |
| 04:58 | UConn | John Pelt misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Austin - foul #3 on James Austin, team foul #5 | 46-67 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Eric Cosby (PF), Dustin Rushing (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, David Prokop, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lawrence (PG), Conrad Gerlach (SG), Wilbur Wymer (SF), John Jackson (PF), Willis Gross (C) Terry Moore, John Overby, James Austin, Michael Thrall, Larry Espada | |
| 04:58 | UConn | John Pelt makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 04:58 | UConn | John Pelt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Willis Gross grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach buries a driving attempt in the paint | 47-69 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Philip Coffman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pelt | 50-69 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Conrad Gerlach misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-69 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Gross | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | James Lawrence misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 03:30 | UConn | John Pelt snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Coffman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Cosby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Rushing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Gerlach (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wilbur Wymer (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willis Gross (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | UConn | John Pelt is fouled on the floor by Conrad Gerlach - foul #2 on Conrad Gerlach, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF) John Pelt, Dustin Rushing | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Austin (SG) Conrad Gerlach | |
| 03:11 | UConn | Jeremy Jones can't connect on a runner near the basket | 50-69 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Jeremy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 03:01 | UConn | James Murphy is called for traveling | 50-69 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer double dribbles | 50-69 |
| 02:26 | UConn | John Jackson steals it from Philip Coffman | 50-69 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | James Austin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-69 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Gross | 50-69 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | James Austin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Lawrence | 50-72 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Philip Coffman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-72 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Eric Cosby tips it in | 52-72 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Wilbur Wymer's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Jones | 52-72 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | John Jackson tips it home | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UConn | James Murphy misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-74 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Willis Gross snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | James Austin misses badly on a runner in the paint | 52-74 |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Murphy gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Eric Cosby lays it in on a great pass from Philip Coffman | 54-74 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Lawrence runs out the clock | 54-74 |