| Lineup | Howard | PG - Wayne Holmberg (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Spates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Plummer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Guerrette (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alton Englehart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Samuel Spates inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Howard | Gregory Miller denies the turnaround by Samuel Spates | 26-28 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart can't tip it in | 26-28 |
| 19:27 | Howard | Samuel Spates grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Spates | 28-28 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller drills a runner near the basket | 28-30 |
| 18:52 | Howard | Ronald Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | David Mason can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller is denied on a layup by Samuel Spates | 28-30 |
| 18:22 | Howard | The rebound goes to Micheal Shotwell | 28-30 |
| 18:00 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 17:58 | Howard | Ronald Patterson tips it home | 30-30 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Plummer | 30-30 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Micheal Shotwell takes the ball from Kenneth Guerrette | 30-30 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell lays it in | 32-30 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Minh Ming | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | Howard | Samuel Spates misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | David Mason is fouled on the floor by Ronald Patterson - foul #1 on Ronald Patterson, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Dulaney (PF) Brandon Plummer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Ronald Patterson gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:16 | Howard | Ronald Patterson hits a shot in the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Minh Ming buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Guerrette | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Wayne Holmberg (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Spates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Dulaney (fresh) C - Ronald Patterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Guerrette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Alton Englehart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Howard | Wayne Dulaney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 34-36 |
| 15:39 | Howard | Ronald Patterson grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 15:27 | Howard | Ronald Patterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller lays it in on a great pass from David Mason | 34-38 |
| 15:06 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg connects on the shot from the baseline | 36-38 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Minh Ming is hacked by Micheal Shotwell - foul #2 on Micheal Shotwell, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG), Ernest Pigott (SG), Ronald Richards (C) Wayne Holmberg, Micheal Shotwell, Ronald Patterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (PG), Rory Schwanbeck (SG), Lance Kendrick (SF), Ryan Ballard (PF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, David Mason, Kenneth Guerrette, Gregory Miller, Alton Englehart | |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Eric Bill misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-38 |
| 14:50 | Howard | Samuel Spates snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Michael Slocumb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Bill - foul #2 on Eric Bill, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Brandon Plummer (PF) Samuel Spates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:32 | Howard | Michael Slocumb makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Michael Slocumb makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Edgell | 38-40 |
| 13:52 | Howard | A charge is called on Ernest Pigott - foul #1 on Ernest Pigott, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Holmberg (SF) Wayne Dulaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Mason (SG) Rory Schwanbeck | |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | James Edgell makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Eric Bill | 38-42 |
| 13:18 | Howard | Michael Slocumb scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Plummer | 40-42 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Pigott - foul #2 on Ernest Pigott, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Micheal Shotwell (SG), Ronald Patterson (C) Ernest Pigott, Ronald Richards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette (SF), Gregory Miller (PF), Alton Englehart (C) Eric Bill, Ryan Ballard, James Edgell | |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:59 | Howard | Brandon Plummer pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:46 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Plummer | 43-42 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Patterson - foul #2 on Ronald Patterson, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Samuel Spates (SF), Wayne Dulaney (PF) Wayne Holmberg, Brandon Plummer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Minh Ming (PG) Lance Kendrick | |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:08 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Micheal Shotwell, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Minh Ming | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Slocumb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Spates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Dulaney (fresh) C - Ronald Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Guerrette (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Alton Englehart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Howard | Samuel Spates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Alton Englehart | 43-46 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Minh Ming comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart tips it home | 43-48 |
| 11:13 | Howard | The short jumper by Michael Slocumb is denied by Alton Englehart | 43-48 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Minh Ming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Holmberg (PG), Brandon Plummer (PF) Michael Slocumb, Wayne Dulaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (SG) David Mason | |
| 10:21 | Howard | Minh Ming steps in front of the Brandon Plummer pass | 43-48 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Minh Ming hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 10:01 | Howard | Ronald Patterson pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Micheal Shotwell | 45-48 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Eric Bill drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Minh Ming | 45-51 |
| 09:04 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell misses the 3 from straight away | 45-51 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Miller | 45-51 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 08:32 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG), Ernest Pigott (SG), Wayne Dulaney (PF), Ronald Richards (C) Micheal Shotwell, Samuel Spates, Brandon Plummer, Ronald Patterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Mason (SG), Lance Kendrick (SF), Ryan Ballard (PF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, Kenneth Guerrette, Gregory Miller, Alton Englehart | |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | James Edgell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | James Edgell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Eric Bill hits the follow up shot | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Slocumb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Pigott (fresh) SF - Wayne Holmberg (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Wayne Dulaney (fresh) C - Ronald Richards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Eric Bill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lance Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Eric Bill snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Wayne Dulaney denies the turnaround by Ryan Ballard | 45-56 |
| 07:02 | Howard | Wayne Dulaney snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:48 | Howard | Ernest Pigott is hacked by David Mason - foul #1 on David Mason, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Micheal Shotwell (SG), Brandon Plummer (PF) Ernest Pigott, Wayne Dulaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Minh Ming (PG), Kenneth Guerrette (SF), Gregory Miller (PF), Alton Englehart (C) Eric Bill, Lance Kendrick, Ryan Ballard, James Edgell | |
| 06:36 | Howard | David Mason steps in front of the Ronald Richards pass | 45-56 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette misses the lay-in | 45-56 |
| 06:30 | Howard | Michael Slocumb snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:03 | Howard | Minh Ming is called for the reach on Michael Slocumb - foul #3 on Minh Ming, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Ernest Pigott (PG), Samuel Spates (SF), Ronald Patterson (C) Michael Slocumb, Wayne Holmberg, Ronald Richards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:44 | Howard | Ernest Pigott drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Micheal Shotwell and he's hacked by David Mason - foul #2 on David Mason, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| 05:44 | Howard | Ernest Pigott makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | David Mason makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Minh Ming | 48-59 |
| 05:10 | Howard | Ronald Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-59 |
| 05:08 | Howard | Ronald Patterson can't tip it in | 48-59 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Brandon Plummer gets the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:50 | Howard | Brandon Plummer makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Gregory Miller - foul #2 on Gregory Miller, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG) Ernest Pigott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:50 | Howard | Brandon Plummer makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | David Mason knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-62 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart is whistled for a carry | 51-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Dulaney (PF) Brandon Plummer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (SG), Ryan Ballard (PF) David Mason, Gregory Miller | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Slocumb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Spates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Dulaney (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Bill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Guerrette (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alton Englehart (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Howard | Samuel Spates can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Eric Bill pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Eric Bill scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Minh Ming | 51-64 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Ronald Patterson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alton Englehart - foul #1 on Alton Englehart, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Holmberg (PG), Ernest Pigott (SG), Ronald Richards (SF) Michael Slocumb, Micheal Shotwell, Samuel Spates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck (SG), Lance Kendrick (SF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, Kenneth Guerrette, Alton Englehart | |
| 03:02 | Howard | Ronald Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Ronald Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG), Micheal Shotwell (SG), Samuel Spates (SF), Brandon Plummer (PF) Wayne Holmberg, Ernest Pigott, Ronald Richards, Wayne Dulaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Minh Ming (PG), David Mason (SG), Kenneth Guerrette (SF), Gregory Miller (PF), Alton Englehart (C) Eric Bill, Rory Schwanbeck, Lance Kendrick, Ryan Ballard, James Edgell | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller is hacked by Brandon Plummer - foul #2 on Brandon Plummer, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:30 | Howard | Ronald Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Ernest Pigott (PG), Andrew Randall (SG), Wayne Holmberg (SF), Wayne Dulaney (PF), Ronald Richards (C) Michael Slocumb, Micheal Shotwell, Samuel Spates, Brandon Plummer, Ronald Patterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (PG), Rory Schwanbeck (SG), Lance Kendrick (SF), Ryan Ballard (PF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, David Mason, Kenneth Guerrette, Gregory Miller, Alton Englehart | |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Bill | 53-69 |
| 02:05 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg buries a shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Dulaney | 55-69 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Pigott - foul #3 on Ernest Pigott, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:46 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg loses the ball out of bounds | 55-71 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Ryan Ballard drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rory Schwanbeck | 55-74 |
| 01:19 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | James Edgell pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 55-74 |
| 00:59 | Howard | Andrew Randall pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Howard | Wayne Dulaney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Eric Bill grabs the board | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Ryan Ballard misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Wayne Dulaney - foul #2 on Wayne Dulaney, team foul #9 | 55-74 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Ryan Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Ryan Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Wayne Dulaney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 00:22 | Howard | James Edgell is called for the reach on Ernest Pigott - foul #1 on James Edgell, team foul #7 | 55-74 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Ernest Pigott makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Ernest Pigott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Eric Bill runs out the clock | 57-74 |