| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) SG - John Owsley (fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Jeremy Middleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) SG - James McInturff (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Robert Harewood (fresh) C - Clyde Alberts (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 | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UConn | James McInturff can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | John Tutt makes the 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Clyde Alberts makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdulkarim | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Clyde Alberts grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | UConn | James McInturff misses the lay-in | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | John Tutt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clyde Alberts | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Robert Harewood is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (PG) John Tutt | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Clyde Alberts tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | John Smith connects on the jumper near the basket | 7-4 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Clyde Alberts makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 7-6 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Richard Roberts grabs the board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dennis Kinnear (fresh) SG - John Owsley (fairly fresh) SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Middleton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McInturff (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Robert Harewood (fresh) C - Clyde Alberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UConn | Richard Roberts is fouled on the floor by Spencer Holloman - foul #1 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), James Williams (SF), James Haralson (PF), Benton Wright (C) John Owsley, Spencer Holloman, John Smith, Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | UConn | Casimir Sefcovic (SG), Casimir Zettel (SF), Louis Dinger (C) James McInturff, Richard Roberts, Clyde Alberts | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Louis Dinger misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Benton Wright - foul #1 on Benton Wright, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Johnson (SF) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Louis Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Louis Dinger misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Benton Wright pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | James Haralson can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Casimir Sefcovic pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Carlos Johnson is hacked by Benton Wright - foul #2 on Benton Wright, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Das (PF) Benton Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Swartzmiller (PG) Robert Harewood | |
| 14:28 | UConn | John Tutt picks off the pass by Casimir Sefcovic | 7-7 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Ryan Das lays it in on a nice dish by John Tutt | 9-7 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Casimir Sefcovic comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | John Tutt misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | James Haralson tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Billie Swartzmiller makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Casimir Sefcovic | 11-9 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | John Tutt makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Kinnear | 14-9 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Billie Swartzmiller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-9 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Casimir Zettel grabs the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Louis Dinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), John Owsley (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), John Smith (PF), Jeremy Middleton (C) John Tutt, Dennis Kinnear, James Williams, Ryan Das, James Haralson | |
| Subs | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim (PG), James McInturff (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Robert Harewood (PF), Clyde Alberts (C) Billie Swartzmiller, Casimir Sefcovic, Casimir Zettel, Carlos Johnson, Louis Dinger | |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | John Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Owsley | 16-9 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeremy Middleton | 16-9 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | John Owsley is hacked by James McInturff - foul #1 on James McInturff, team foul #1 | 16-9 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) SG - John Owsley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Middleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McInturff (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Robert Harewood (fresh) C - Clyde Alberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | John Smith buries a jumper near the basket set up by John Owsley | 18-9 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Clyde Alberts misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jeremy Middleton - foul #1 on Jeremy Middleton, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (PG) Fred Hatten | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:11 | UConn | Clyde Alberts makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Clyde Alberts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | John Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Clyde Alberts grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:39 | UConn | James McInturff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), James Williams (C) Dennis Kinnear, Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | John Tutt clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | John Smith loses the dribble to James McInturff | 18-11 |
| 09:46 | UConn | James McInturff scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulkarim | 18-13 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | John Smith is hacked by Robert Harewood - foul #1 on Robert Harewood, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (SG), Jeremy Middleton (C) John Owsley, James Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Casimir Sefcovic (SG), Louis Dinger (C) James McInturff, Clyde Alberts | |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | The jump hook by John Smith is blocked by Robert Harewood | 18-13 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | John Smith tips it but misses | 18-13 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 08:31 | UConn | The jump hook by Casimir Sefcovic is blocked by John Smith | 21-13 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim tips it back up and in | 21-15 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | John Smith misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 08:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Richard Roberts | 21-15 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Richard Roberts misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 21-15 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Richard Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Kinnear (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Middleton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casimir Sefcovic (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Harewood (fairly fresh) C - Louis Dinger (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:34 | UConn | John Smith takes the ball from Richard Roberts | 21-15 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | John Tutt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Owsley (SG), James Williams (SF), Ryan Das (PF), James Haralson (C) John Tutt, Spencer Holloman, John Smith, Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | UConn | Casimir Zettel (PG), James McInturff (SG), Carlos Johnson (PF), Clyde Alberts (C) Dikembe Abdulkarim, Richard Roberts, Robert Harewood, Louis Dinger | |
| 06:46 | UConn | James McInturff is hacked by James Haralson - foul #1 on James Haralson, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Carlos Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Casimir Zettel | 21-17 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Casimir Zettel is called for the reach on Dennis Kinnear - foul #1 on Casimir Zettel, team foul #3 | 21-17 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | John Owsley is fouled on the floor by James McInturff - foul #2 on James McInturff, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Swartzmiller (SG), Robert Harewood (PF) James McInturff, Casimir Sefcovic | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | James Haralson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Harewood - foul #2 on Robert Harewood, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG) Dennis Kinnear | |
| Subs | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim (PG) Robert Harewood | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | James Haralson makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | James Haralson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Fred Hatten is called for the reach on Clyde Alberts - foul #1 on Fred Hatten, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF), John Smith (PF), Jeremy Middleton (C) James Williams, Ryan Das, James Haralson | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Roberts (SF) Carlos Johnson | |
| 04:47 | UConn | Billie Swartzmiller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Casimir Sefcovic (SG) Billie Swartzmiller | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Casimir Zettel grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Casimir Zettel clanks a shot in the paint | 23-17 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Casimir Zettel snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:05 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jeremy Middleton - foul #2 on Jeremy Middleton, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (PG), James Williams (C) Fred Hatten, Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:05 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | James Williams misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-20 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | James Williams tips it but misses | 23-20 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the board | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dennis Kinnear (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Owsley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casimir Sefcovic (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Casimir Zettel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clyde Alberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Clyde Alberts | 23-22 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | James Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dennis Kinnear | 26-22 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by John Owsley - foul #1 on John Owsley, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Jeremy Middleton (C) John Owsley, James Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | James McInturff (SG), Robert Harewood (PF), Louis Dinger (C) Casimir Sefcovic, Casimir Zettel, Clyde Alberts | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Smith | 26-24 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-24 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Louis Dinger gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Richard Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | John Tutt gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | John Smith misses the jumper from close range | 26-24 |
| 02:24 | UConn | Louis Dinger grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Robert Harewood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdulkarim | 26-27 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Spencer Holloman and he's fouled by Louis Dinger - foul #1 on Louis Dinger, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Owsley (SG), James Williams (SF), James Haralson (PF) Dennis Kinnear, Spencer Holloman, John Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Casimir Sefcovic (PG), Carlos Johnson (SF) Dikembe Abdulkarim, Richard Roberts | |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Jeremy Middleton makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Robert Harewood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 01:43 | UConn | James McInturff hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | James Haralson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-29 |
| 01:25 | UConn | Robert Harewood pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Louis Dinger's fadeaway is rejected by James Haralson | 29-29 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Owsley | 29-29 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | James Williams clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 00:46 | UConn | Robert Harewood gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Casimir Sefcovic buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James McInturff | 29-32 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Williams is called for a backcourt violation | 29-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Kinnear (PG), Spencer Holloman (SF), John Smith (PF) John Tutt, James Williams, James Haralson | |
| Subs | UConn | Dikembe Abdulkarim (PG), Richard Roberts (SF), Clyde Alberts (C) Casimir Sefcovic, Carlos Johnson, Louis Dinger | |
| 00:04 | UConn | Richard Roberts misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Williams (C) Jeremy Middleton | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:04 | UConn | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | John Smith snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Smith misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-33 |