| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harold Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Asberry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Claude Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilton Weeks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) SG - James Keck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Getty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Asberry inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Harold Stone clanks a shot from the left side | 28-28 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig Parker | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Keck | 28-30 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Wilton Weeks misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Claude Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Claude Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-30 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | James Keck pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-30 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Claude Mitchell gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Claude Mitchell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Jackson | 31-30 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | James Keck drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Parker | 31-33 |
| 17:33 | Samford | William Asberry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Donald Jackson snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Claude Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Samford | David Firestone (SF) William Asberry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Harold Stone is called for the reach on Vaughn Hundt - foul #1 on Harold Stone, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (SF), Albert Abril (PF) Joseph Garland, Craig Parker | |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | The refs have stopped play. Albert Abril is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 31-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Blaha (SF), Linwood Caffrey (PF) Harold Stone, Claude Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lane Drouin (SF), David Letchworth (PF) Vaughn Hundt, Albert Abril | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | The jumper by Lane Drouin is denied by Linwood Caffrey | 31-33 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | John Getty tips it in | 31-35 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Donald Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Firestone | 33-35 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | David Letchworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-35 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | John Getty hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 15:44 | Samford | Wilton Weeks hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Firestone | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Firestone (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Blaha (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Linwood Caffrey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilton Weeks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Arthur Rutledge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lane Drouin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Letchworth (fresh) C - John Getty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | David Letchworth blows the layup but the foul's on Linwood Caffrey - foul #1 on Linwood Caffrey, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Stone (PG), William Asberry (SF), Claude Mitchell (PF) Donald Jackson, Larry Blaha, Wilton Weeks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), Joseph Garland (SF), Craig Parker (PF) James Keck, Lane Drouin, John Getty | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | David Letchworth makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | David Letchworth misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:33 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:16 | Samford | 3 seconds is called on Harold Stone | 36-38 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Harold Stone is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Hundt - foul #3 on Vaughn Hundt, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Jackson (SG) David Firestone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:05 | Samford | William Asberry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Claude Mitchell tips it home | 38-38 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Harold Stone swats the short shot by Craig Parker | 38-38 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Craig Parker snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on William Asberry - foul #2 on William Asberry, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Samford | David Firestone (PG), Larry Blaha (SF), Keith Lamberton (PF), Wilton Weeks (C) Harold Stone, William Asberry, Claude Mitchell, Linwood Caffrey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marcus Winter (PG), James Keck (SG), Raphael Romano (PF), John Getty (C) Vaughn Hundt, Arthur Rutledge, Craig Parker, David Letchworth | |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:49 | Samford | David Firestone misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Wilton Weeks grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:40 | Samford | James Keck steals the ball from Donald Jackson | 38-39 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | James Keck loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Rudy Frederick (SG) Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lane Drouin (SF), Albert Abril (PF) Joseph Garland, Raphael Romano | |
| 12:03 | Samford | Albert Abril steps in front of the David Firestone pass | 38-39 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Abril | 38-42 |
| 11:34 | Samford | Larry Blaha misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Wilton Weeks tips it in | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Firestone (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Blaha (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Lamberton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilton Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Marcus Winter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Keck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lane Drouin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Abril (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Getty (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | James Keck hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Wilton Weeks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 10:49 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Blaha | 40-44 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Larry Blaha is whistled for a carry | 40-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Stone (PG), Donald Jackson (SG), William Asberry (SF), Claude Mitchell (PF) David Firestone, Rudy Frederick, Larry Blaha, Keith Lamberton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), Joseph Garland (SF), Craig Parker (PF) Marcus Winter, Lane Drouin, Albert Abril | |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Parker | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Claude Mitchell misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Craig Parker - foul #1 on Craig Parker, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Claude Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Claude Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Craig Parker buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vaughn Hundt | 41-48 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Claude Mitchell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | James Keck pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | James Keck misses the 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Claude Mitchell grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Donald Jackson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Claude Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Craig Parker is whistled for a carry | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | David Firestone (SF), Linwood Caffrey (C) William Asberry, Wilton Weeks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (SG), Albert Abril (C) James Keck, John Getty | |
| 08:27 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Abril - foul #2 on Albert Abril, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lane Drouin (SF) Joseph Garland | |
| 08:27 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Albert Abril grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt is denied on a layup by Claude Mitchell | 44-48 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt tips it home | 44-50 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Harold Stone makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Jackson | 47-50 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Craig Parker misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Albert Abril tips it in | 47-52 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Stone | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harold Stone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Firestone (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Claude Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Linwood Caffrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Rutledge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lane Drouin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Abril (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Albert Abril misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 50-52 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Linwood Caffrey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Harold Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Rudy Frederick (SG), William Asberry (SF), Wilton Weeks (C) Harold Stone, Donald Jackson, Claude Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Keck (SG), Joseph Garland (SF), John Getty (C) Vaughn Hundt, Lane Drouin, Craig Parker | |
| 06:06 | Samford | Arthur Rutledge steps in front of the David Firestone pass in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland makes the jump hook near the basket | 50-54 |
| 05:32 | Samford | David Firestone drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rudy Frederick | 53-54 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Getty | 53-56 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Rudy Frederick misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Keck - foul #2 on James Keck, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Blaha (SG), Keith Lamberton (PF) David Firestone, Linwood Caffrey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:04 | Samford | Rudy Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Rudy Frederick misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | John Getty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | James Keck buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Rutledge | 54-58 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Wilton Weeks's floater is knocked away by John Getty | 54-58 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | James Keck connects on the floater from the right block set up by Arthur Rutledge | 54-60 |
| 04:14 | Samford | Rudy Frederick buries a floater from close range on a great pass from William Asberry | 56-60 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge buries a floater from the baseline | 56-62 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Rudy Frederick scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | William Asberry steps in front of the John Getty pass | 58-62 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Stone (PG), Donald Jackson (SG), Claude Mitchell (PF) Rudy Frederick, Larry Blaha, Keith Lamberton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), Craig Parker (PF) Arthur Rutledge, Albert Abril | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harold Stone (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Asberry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Claude Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilton Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Keck (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Getty (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Craig Parker swats the shot by Harold Stone | 58-62 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig Parker | 58-62 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | James Keck misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Wilton Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Donald Jackson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Keck - foul #3 on James Keck, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Donald Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Donald Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Keck | 60-65 |
| 02:02 | Samford | John Getty swats the short shot by Claude Mitchell | 60-65 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | James Keck snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | John Getty misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wilton Weeks - foul #3 on Wilton Weeks, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | John Getty misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | John Getty makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Claude Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig Parker | 60-66 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | James Keck misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Asberry - foul #3 on William Asberry, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | James Keck makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | James Keck makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Samford | William Asberry buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | John Getty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Samford | James Keck steals it from Claude Mitchell | 63-68 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | James Keck misses the lay-in | 63-68 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Wilton Weeks pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Donald Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Stone | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Harold Stone is called for the reach on Vaughn Hundt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Stone, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | James Keck is hacked by Harold Stone - foul #3 on Harold Stone, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | James Keck makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | James Keck makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Claude Mitchell hits a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by John Getty - foul #2 on John Getty, team foul #6 | 68-70 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Claude Mitchell makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Donald Jackson is called for the reach on Joseph Garland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Jackson, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Harold Stone scores on a jumper from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Stone - foul #4 on Harold Stone, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Wilton Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | Samford | John Getty steals the ball from William Asberry | 71-72 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Harold Stone is called for the reach on Joseph Garland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Stone, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Samford | David Firestone (PG) Harold Stone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | Samford | David Firestone misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 71-73 |