| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Noble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocco Gallo (fresh) PF - Roderick Cone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Grady (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jim Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Lindahl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Loucks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Omara (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Posner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Rocco Gallo inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | McNeese State | Paul Bryant is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Douglas Loucks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| 19:31 | McNeese State | Eddie Noble loses the ball out of bounds | 25-39 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Douglas Loucks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 25-39 |
| 19:09 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Wayne Grady | 25-39 |
| 18:55 | McNeese State | Paul Bryant misses the 3 from straight away | 25-39 |
| 18:53 | McNeese State | Roderick Cone hits the follow up shot | 27-39 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Julian Omara can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 27-39 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Donald Posner hits the follow up shot | 27-41 |
| 18:24 | McNeese State | Roderick Cone is fouled on the floor by Julian Omara - foul #2 on Julian Omara, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 18:13 | McNeese State | Wayne Grady misses badly on a shot from close range | 27-41 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Julian Omara grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Wayne Grady steps in front of the Daniel Lindahl pass | 27-41 |
| 17:44 | McNeese State | Rocco Gallo is whistled for a carry | 27-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Javier Rivas (SF) Rocco Gallo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Jim Warren misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 17:26 | McNeese State | Wayne Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 17:17 | McNeese State | Wayne Grady loses the dribble to Jim Warren | 27-41 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Jim Warren lays it up and in | 27-43 |
| 16:57 | McNeese State | Javier Rivas can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Julian Omara - foul #3 on Julian Omara, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joe Williams (SG), Anthony Jordon (PF), Jefferey Angle (C) Eddie Noble, Roderick Cone, Wayne Grady | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Nason (SG), Bobby Fallenstein (SF), Paul Ruggieri (PF), Nelson Dowdy (C) Daniel Lindahl, Douglas Loucks, Julian Omara, Donald Posner | |
| 16:57 | McNeese State | Javier Rivas makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 16:57 | McNeese State | Javier Rivas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Paul Ruggieri grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 16:15 | McNeese State | Anthony Jordon gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 15:55 | McNeese State | Bobby Fallenstein steps in front of the Paul Bryant pass | 28-46 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Paul Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Williams (fresh) SF - Javier Rivas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Jordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jefferey Angle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jim Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Nason (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bobby Fallenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Ruggieri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Dowdy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Warren | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:26 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle loses the ball out of bounds | 28-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Dickerson (PG), Eddie Noble (SG), Rocco Gallo (SF), Roderick Cone (PF) Paul Bryant, Joe Williams, Javier Rivas, Jefferey Angle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Lindahl (SG), Julian Omara (PF), Donald Posner (C) Jim Warren, Bobby Fallenstein, Nelson Dowdy | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Daniel Lindahl hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Paul Ruggieri can't tip it in | 28-48 |
| 14:59 | McNeese State | Anthony Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 14:54 | McNeese State | John Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Wayne Grady (C) Anthony Jordon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Loucks (SF) Paul Ruggieri | |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Douglas Loucks loses the dribble to Wayne Grady | 28-48 |
| 14:11 | McNeese State | Rocco Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | William Nason grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Donald Posner hits a jumper from the left block | 28-50 |
| 13:40 | McNeese State | Eddie Noble comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Posner - foul #2 on Donald Posner, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle (PF) Roderick Cone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jim Warren (PG), Paul Ruggieri (PF), Nelson Dowdy (C) William Nason, Julian Omara, Donald Posner | |
| 13:40 | McNeese State | Eddie Noble makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 13:40 | McNeese State | Eddie Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Paul Ruggieri misses the easy layup | 30-50 |
| 13:20 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jefferey Angle | 30-50 |
| 13:06 | McNeese State | Rocco Gallo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-50 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Paul Ruggieri grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Paul Ruggieri misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-50 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy tips it but misses | 30-50 |
| 12:43 | McNeese State | John Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 30-50 |
| 12:36 | McNeese State | Wayne Grady's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Dowdy | 30-50 |
| 12:34 | McNeese State | Wayne Grady tips it home | 32-50 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy is called for traveling | 32-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Bryant (PG), Joe Williams (SG), Javier Rivas (SF), Roderick Cone (PF), Anthony Jordon (C) John Dickerson, Eddie Noble, Rocco Gallo, Jefferey Angle, Wayne Grady | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Nason (SG), Julian Omara (PF) Daniel Lindahl, Douglas Loucks | |
| 11:55 | McNeese State | Joe Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Bryant | 35-50 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Javier Rivas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roderick Cone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Jordon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jim Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Nason (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Ruggieri (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julian Omara (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Dowdy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | William Nason misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 11:49 | McNeese State | Anthony Jordon snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:44 | McNeese State | Joe Williams travels with the ball | 35-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Posner (C) Nelson Dowdy | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Jim Warren knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by William Nason and he's fouled by Paul Bryant - foul #1 on Paul Bryant, team foul #1 | 35-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Fallenstein (SF) Paul Ruggieri | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Jim Warren misses the free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:16 | McNeese State | Anthony Jordon pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:51 | McNeese State | Paul Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 10:50 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Jordon | 35-52 |
| 10:34 | McNeese State | Javier Rivas lays it up and in set up by Joe Williams | 37-52 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Jim Warren drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Bobby Fallenstein | 37-55 |
| 10:02 | McNeese State | Joe Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joe Williams, team foul #2 | 37-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Dickerson (PG), Rocco Gallo (SF), Jefferey Angle (PF), Wayne Grady (C) Joe Williams, Javier Rivas, Roderick Cone, Anthony Jordon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Lindahl (SG), Douglas Loucks (SF), Paul Ruggieri (PF), Nelson Dowdy (C) Jim Warren, William Nason, Julian Omara, Donald Posner | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Bobby Fallenstein is hacked by Rocco Gallo - foul #2 on Rocco Gallo, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-55 |
| 09:23 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jefferey Angle | 37-55 |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | John Dickerson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Fallenstein - foul #1 on Bobby Fallenstein, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eddie Noble (SG) Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | John Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | John Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Bobby Fallenstein misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Lindahl grabs the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Nelson Dowdy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 08:34 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jefferey Angle | 38-55 |
| 08:14 | McNeese State | The jumper by Rocco Gallo is denied by Paul Ruggieri | 38-55 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Daniel Lindahl pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Daniel Lindahl misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Douglas Loucks tips it home | 38-57 |
| 07:47 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle clanks a turnaround in the lane | 38-57 |
| 07:45 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle snags the offensive board | 38-57 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Noble (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocco Gallo (fairly fresh) PF - Jefferey Angle (fresh) 7 reb. C - Wayne Grady (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Fallenstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lindahl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Loucks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ruggieri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Dowdy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle misses the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Ruggieri - foul #2 on Paul Ruggieri, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Bryant (SG), Javier Rivas (SF), Roderick Cone (PF) Eddie Noble, Rocco Gallo, Wayne Grady | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jim Warren (PG), William Nason (SG), Zachary Kirk (SF), Julian Omara (PF), Donald Posner (C) Bobby Fallenstein, Daniel Lindahl, Douglas Loucks, Paul Ruggieri, Nelson Dowdy | |
| 07:30 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 07:30 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | William Nason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-57 |
| 07:07 | McNeese State | Roderick Cone grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 07:01 | McNeese State | John Dickerson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-57 |
| 07:00 | McNeese State | Roderick Cone tips it home | 41-57 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Zachary Kirk drills a runner in the lane | 41-59 |
| 06:22 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Julian Omara grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | William Nason makes the floater from the left side | 41-61 |
| 05:45 | McNeese State | Javier Rivas misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-61 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Zachary Kirk | 41-61 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Jim Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 05:37 | McNeese State | Roderick Cone gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Dickerson | 43-61 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Zachary Kirk misses the floater from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 05:02 | McNeese State | Javier Rivas pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:45 | McNeese State | Javier Rivas misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Donald Posner grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | William Nason misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 04:13 | McNeese State | Roderick Cone pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:01 | McNeese State | Roderick Cone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Jim Warren snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Zachary Kirk knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jim Warren | 43-64 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Dickerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Javier Rivas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roderick Cone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jefferey Angle (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jim Warren (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Nason (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Kirk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Julian Omara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Posner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | McNeese State | Jefferey Angle misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Julian Omara | 43-64 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Zachary Kirk misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Javier Rivas - foul #3 on Javier Rivas, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dema Bosefski (PG), Joe Williams (SF), Anthony Jordon (PF), David Parker (C) John Dickerson, Javier Rivas, Roderick Cone, Jefferey Angle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Fallenstein (PG), Vladimir Breslawski (SG), Paul Ruggieri (PF), Nelson Dowdy (C) Jim Warren, William Nason, Julian Omara, Donald Posner | |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Zachary Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Zachary Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 02:34 | McNeese State | David Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Zachary Kirk - foul #1 on Zachary Kirk, team foul #6 | 43-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Burritt (PF) Zachary Kirk | |
| 02:34 | McNeese State | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 02:34 | McNeese State | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Paul Ruggieri connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vladimir Breslawski | 45-67 |
| 01:55 | McNeese State | Joe Williams scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dema Bosefski | 48-67 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Joseph Burritt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-67 |
| 01:30 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Anthony Jordon | 48-67 |
| 01:17 | McNeese State | The jump hook by Dema Bosefski is blocked by Nelson Dowdy | 48-67 |
| 01:15 | McNeese State | Dema Bosefski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:10 | McNeese State | Anthony Jordon connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Dema Bosefski and he's hacked by Vladimir Breslawski - foul #1 on Vladimir Breslawski, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Javier Rivas (SF), Jefferey Angle (C) Dema Bosefski, David Parker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Nason (PG) Vladimir Breslawski | |
| 01:10 | McNeese State | Anthony Jordon makes the free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Joseph Burritt is hacked by Joe Williams - foul #2 on Joe Williams, team foul #5 | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Bobby Fallenstein knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Nason | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | McNeese State | Anthony Jordon misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Paul Ruggieri snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | William Nason runs out the clock | 51-69 |