| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mike Kirk (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Nau (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Shoemake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Darius Stage (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Walsh inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | David Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Mike Kirk's pass is intercepted by Albert Sjogren in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | William Glisson drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Sjogren | 27-36 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-36 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Darius Stage grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren's pass is intercepted by Gregory Nau | 27-36 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | Mike Kirk misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | William Glisson pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Glisson | 27-38 |
| 17:40 | Alabama | Mike Kirk splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Darius Stage pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Albert Sjogren | 27-40 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Mike Kirk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-40 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | William Glisson pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | David Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-40 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Mike Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:22 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Mike Kirk | 29-40 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby is hacked by Mike Kirk - foul #3 on Mike Kirk, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Yorke (PG), Brian Chang (SG), Wesley Blocher (SF), Phillip Ford (C) Mike Kirk, Gregory Nau, David Kelty, Donald Holbrook | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG), John Holder (SG), Lloyd Mullane (PF), Herman Mitchell (C) Kevin Crosby, Albert Sjogren, William Glisson, Darius Stage | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Lloyd Mullane is denied by Frank Shoemake | 29-40 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane tips it home | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Yorke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Chang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Blocher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Shoemake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Ford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Holder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Walsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Brian Chang | 31-42 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Dustin Jones drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Holder | 31-44 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | The jump hook by Frank Shoemake is blocked by Lloyd Mullane | 31-44 |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Phillip Ford snags the offensive board | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mike Kirk (PG), David Kelty (SF) Larry Yorke, Frank Shoemake | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Albert Sjogren (SG), William Glisson (SF), Darius Stage (C) Dustin Jones, John Holder, David Walsh, Herman Mitchell | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Darius Stage hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 31-44 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Sjogren | 31-46 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Mike Kirk splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Darius Stage | 34-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Nau (SG), Frank Shoemake (PF), Donald Holbrook (C) Brian Chang, Wesley Blocher, Phillip Ford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Walsh (SF) Lloyd Mullane | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Mike Kirk evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | William Glisson grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | David Walsh hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darius Stage | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:42 | Alabama | Gregory Nau knocks in the shot from the left side | 36-49 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Mike Kirk shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby is fouled on the floor by Frank Shoemake - foul #1 on Frank Shoemake, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Yorke (PG), Wesley Blocher (SF), Phillip Ford (PF) Mike Kirk, David Kelty, Frank Shoemake | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Holder (SG), Lloyd Mullane (C) Kevin Crosby, Darius Stage | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Yorke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Nau (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Blocher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Walsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Holder | 39-52 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Wesley Blocher knocks in the runner near the basket | 41-52 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Shoemake (PF) Donald Holbrook | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Darius Stage (C) Albert Sjogren, David Walsh | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Kevin Crosby steals the ball from Gregory Nau | 41-52 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | William Glisson double dribbles | 41-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mike Kirk (PG), Brian Chang (SG), David Kelty (SF), Donald Holbrook (C) Larry Yorke, Gregory Nau, Wesley Blocher, Phillip Ford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Walsh (SF), Herman Mitchell (PF) William Glisson, Lloyd Mullane | |
| 09:39 | Alabama | Brian Chang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren (SG) John Holder | |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | David Walsh buries a 3 from straight away | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Donald Holbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Darius Stage can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby tips it home | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Mike Kirk shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | David Walsh gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-57 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Donald Holbrook pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Kevin Crosby is called for the reach on Mike Kirk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Crosby, team foul #1 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Nau (SG), Wesley Blocher (PF), Phillip Ford (C) Brian Chang, Frank Shoemake, Donald Holbrook | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Holder (SG), William Glisson (SF), Lloyd Mullane (PF) Kevin Crosby, David Walsh, Darius Stage | |
| 08:07 | Alabama | Gregory Nau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-57 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Glisson and he's fouled by Wesley Blocher - foul #3 on Wesley Blocher, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane makes the free throw | 41-60 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | Mike Kirk is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 41-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG) Albert Sjogren | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mike Kirk (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Nau (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Blocher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Ford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Glisson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Herman Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | William Glisson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-60 |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Wesley Blocher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Gregory Nau's layup is rejected by Lloyd Mullane | 41-60 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Herman Mitchell | 41-60 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | John Holder drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dustin Jones | 41-63 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Mike Kirk hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | John Holder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Yorke (PG), Donald Holbrook (C) Mike Kirk, Wesley Blocher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Albert Sjogren (SG), David Walsh (SF), Darius Stage (C) Dustin Jones, John Holder, Lloyd Mullane, Herman Mitchell | |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Gregory Nau comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Nau | 44-63 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | William Glisson takes the ball from Gregory Nau | 44-63 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby lays it up and in on a great pass from William Glisson | 44-65 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Sjogren - foul #1 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #2 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Chang (SG), Frank Shoemake (PF) David Kelty, Phillip Ford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Darius Stage lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Crosby | 46-67 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Gregory Nau banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Chang and he's hacked by David Walsh - foul #2 on David Walsh, team foul #3 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wesley Blocher (SF) Brian Chang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane (PF) David Walsh | |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Holbrook - foul #3 on Donald Holbrook, team foul #4 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mike Kirk (PG), Brian Chang (SG) Larry Yorke, Gregory Nau | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Darius Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Brian Chang clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Albert Sjogren - foul #2 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #4 | 49-68 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Brian Chang misses the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Brian Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 50-68 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mike Kirk | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Albert Sjogren is called for the reach on Brian Chang - foul #3 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #5 | 50-68 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Mike Kirk evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-68 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Crosby | 50-68 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Darius Stage clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Kirk - foul #4 on Mike Kirk, team foul #5 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Nau (SG), David Kelty (SF), Phillip Ford (C) Brian Chang, Wesley Blocher, Donald Holbrook | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG), John Holder (SG), Herman Mitchell (PF) Kevin Crosby, Albert Sjogren, William Glisson | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Darius Stage makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Phillip Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Phillip Ford blows the layup | 50-69 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Mike Kirk snags the offensive board | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mike Kirk (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Nau (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Shoemake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Ford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darius Stage (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Herman Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Mullane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Alabama | Mike Kirk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-69 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Mullane | 50-69 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Dustin Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Herman Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | John Holder is whistled for a carry | 50-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Yorke (PG), Wesley Blocher (SF) Mike Kirk, David Kelty | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Glisson (SF) Darius Stage | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Gregory Nau makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-69 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane is called for traveling | 52-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mike Kirk (PG), David Kelty (SF), Donald Holbrook (C) Larry Yorke, Wesley Blocher, Phillip Ford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Walsh (SF) William Glisson | |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Frank Shoemake clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-69 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | David Walsh snags the offensive board | 52-69 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-69 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Mike Kirk pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Mike Kirk works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane loses the dribble to Donald Holbrook | 52-69 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Gregory Nau misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Walsh | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | David Walsh runs out the clock | 52-69 |