| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) SG - John Owsley (fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Jeremy Middleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fresh) SG - John Fisher (fresh) SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) PF - Victor Borski (fresh) C - James Chery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | John Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Minnick | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | John Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Minnick | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | John Owsley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | John Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | James Chery gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski banks in the layup set up by Leonard Minnick and he's hacked by John Tutt - foul #1 on John Tutt, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Leonard Minnick is called for the reach on John Owsley - foul #1 on Leonard Minnick, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | James Chery snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Victor Borski steps in front of the Jeremy Middleton pass | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | Valparaiso | John Owsley picks off the pass by Kenneth Elwood | 3-6 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Valparaiso | James Chery grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:21 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Fisher | 3-9 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | John Owsley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Middleton | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fairly fresh) SG - John Owsley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremy Middleton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Borski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Chery (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Valparaiso | Jeremy Middleton is called for the reach on John Fisher - foul #1 on Jeremy Middleton, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (PG), Fred Hatten (SG), James Williams (SF), James Haralson (PF), Benton Wright (C) John Tutt, John Owsley, Spencer Holloman, John Smith, Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (SG), Salvador Bautista (PF), Michael Dale (C) John Fisher, Victor Borski, James Chery | |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | James Haralson grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten loses the dribble to James Hughes | 6-9 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | James Hughes lays it up and in | 6-11 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | James Williams makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Kinnear | 8-11 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | Valparaiso | James Haralson is called for the reach on Kenneth Elwood - foul #1 on James Haralson, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF), John Smith (PF) James Haralson, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), James Nuttall (SF) Leonard Minnick, Kenneth Elwood | |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Kinnear - foul #1 on Dennis Kinnear, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Owsley (SG) Fred Hatten | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Borski (PF) James Nuttall | |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | John Owsley snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear's pass is intercepted by Victor Borski | 8-11 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Spencer Holloman | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | John Smith tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 12:52 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista's pass is intercepted by Spencer Holloman | 10-11 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Salvador Bautista takes the ball from John Smith | 10-11 |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | James Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Salvador Bautista | 10-13 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Victor Borski - foul #1 on Victor Borski, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Fred Hatten (SG), James Haralson (PF), Jeremy Middleton (C) Dennis Kinnear, John Owsley, John Smith, James Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), John Fisher (SG), Kenneth Elwood (SF), James Chery (C) Joseph Sykes, James Hughes, Salvador Bautista, Michael Dale | |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Chery | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | James Chery misses the tip | 11-13 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) SG - Fred Hatten (fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haralson (fresh) C - Jeremy Middleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Borski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Chery (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | John Tutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:06 | Valparaiso | John Fisher gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:55 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Victor Borski | 11-16 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | John Tutt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Spencer Holloman | 14-16 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Fred Hatten is called for the reach on Kenneth Elwood - foul #1 on Fred Hatten, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (PG), John Owsley (SG), James Williams (SF), John Smith (PF) John Tutt, Fred Hatten, Spencer Holloman, James Haralson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista (PF) Victor Borski | |
| 10:12 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | John Smith grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Kenneth Elwood steps in front of the Jeremy Middleton pass | 14-16 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood misses the 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | John Owsley grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | James Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | James Chery grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:02 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Haralson (C) Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (SG), Michael Dale (C) John Fisher, James Chery | |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Leonard Minnick steals the ball from John Owsley | 14-16 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | James Hughes misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | James Haralson pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | James Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | John Smith tips it home | 16-16 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Elwood and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), James Nuttall (SF) Leonard Minnick, Kenneth Elwood | |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | John Tutt is hacked by James Nuttall - foul #1 on James Nuttall, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF) Dennis Kinnear | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | John Owsley drills a floater from the left wing | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Owsley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Haralson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) SG - James Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Nuttall (fresh) PF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Dale (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | John Tutt picks off the pass by Joseph Sykes | 18-19 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman lays it up and in on a great pass from John Tutt | 20-19 |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Tutt - foul #2 on John Tutt, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (PG), Fred Hatten (SG), Jeremy Middleton (C) John Tutt, John Owsley, James Haralson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Fisher (SG), Kenneth Elwood (SF), Victor Borski (PF), James Chery (C) James Hughes, James Nuttall, Salvador Bautista, Michael Dale | |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Kinnear | 22-20 |
| 06:56 | Valparaiso | Fred Hatten picks off the pass by John Fisher | 22-20 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dennis Kinnear, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Owsley (SG), James Williams (PF) Dennis Kinnear, John Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG) Joseph Sykes | |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | John Fisher connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Minnick | 22-23 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | James Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | James Chery misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Middleton - foul #2 on Jeremy Middleton, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Haralson (C) Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (SG) John Fisher | |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | James Chery makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | James Chery misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | James Haralson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Victor Borski takes the ball from Spencer Holloman | 22-24 |
| 05:29 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Minnick | 22-26 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | James Hughes gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick is fouled on the floor by James Haralson - foul #2 on James Haralson, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Das (SF), John Smith (PF), Benton Wright (C) Fred Hatten, Spencer Holloman, James Haralson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Nuttall (SF), Salvador Bautista (PF), Michael Dale (C) Kenneth Elwood, Victor Borski, James Chery | |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | John Owsley drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Smith | 25-27 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale misses the dunk attempt | 25-27 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | John Smith snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Benton Wright is denied by Michael Dale | 25-27 |
| 04:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Hughes | 25-27 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | James Hughes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 03:57 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | John Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 25-29 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | John Smith misses the tip | 25-29 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | John Owsley tips it home | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Owsley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Das (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Benton Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Nuttall (fresh) PF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dale (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Salvador Bautista is blocked by Benton Wright | 27-29 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Williams | 27-29 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | James Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Dennis Kinnear (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Jeremy Middleton (C) James Williams, John Owsley, Ryan Das, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), John Fisher (SG), Kenneth Elwood (SF) Leonard Minnick, James Hughes, James Nuttall | |
| 03:01 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale loses the ball out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Borski (PF) Salvador Bautista | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes can't finish the layup | 27-29 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | John Tutt buries a floater from the left side set up by Dennis Kinnear | 29-29 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski is called for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Haralson (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), Salvador Bautista (PF), James Chery (C) Joseph Sykes, Victor Borski, Michael Dale | |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | John Tutt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Kinnear | 31-29 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick hits a 3 from straight away set up by James Chery | 31-32 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton's fadeaway is rejected by Salvador Bautista | 31-32 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | John Fisher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-32 |