| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Guerrette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Englehart (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven McPeek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cooks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Palombo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Minh Ming clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | David Cooks pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Steven McPeek | 28-29 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-29 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller misses short on a shot from the right side | 28-33 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | David Cooks pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith misses badly on a runner near the basket | 28-33 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Minh Ming knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Mason | 30-33 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul White can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-33 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul White's layup is rejected by Kenneth Guerrette | 30-33 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Guerrette - foul #3 on Kenneth Guerrette, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (SF) Kenneth Guerrette | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Booze (PG), Nathan Turner (SF), William Park (PF), Ed Graves (C) Paul White, David Cooks, Cory Smith, Chad Palombo | |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Minh Ming | 32-36 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves is called for traveling | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick (SF), Ryan Ballard (PF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, Gregory Miller, Alton Englehart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Eric Bill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lance Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Booze (fresh) SG - Steven McPeek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Turner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Park (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ed Graves (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Eric Bill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Mason | 34-36 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Booze knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | David Mason buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Bill | 36-38 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Booze misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Bill - foul #1 on Eric Bill, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck (SG), Kenneth Guerrette (SF), Alton Englehart (C) David Mason, Lance Kendrick, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Clifford Kemp (SF), Cory Smith (PF), Chad Palombo (C) Steven McPeek, Nathan Turner, William Park, Ed Graves | |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Booze misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Booze makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Chad Palombo - foul #1 on Chad Palombo, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Minh Ming (PG), Gregory Miller (PF) Rory Schwanbeck, Ryan Ballard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Turner (SG) Jeffrey Booze | |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Guerrette is called for the reach on Clifford Kemp - foul #4 on Kenneth Guerrette, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick (SF) Kenneth Guerrette | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul White hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Minh Ming - foul #1 on Minh Ming, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Eric Bill pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Minh Ming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Turner grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Cory Smith is blocked by Alton Englehart | 38-41 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Minh Ming can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Eric Bill snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Clifford Kemp is called for the reach on Minh Ming - foul #4 on Clifford Kemp, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Mason (SG), Ryan Ballard (C) Eric Bill, Alton Englehart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek (SG), David Cooks (SF) Nathan Turner, Clifford Kemp | |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Minh Ming scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Miller | 42-41 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek can't finish the layup | 42-41 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Ryan Ballard pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Graham (SF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, Gregory Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Booze (PG), Ed Graves (C) Paul White, Chad Palombo | |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | David Cooks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven McPeek | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Graham (fresh) PF - Ryan Ballard (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Booze (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven McPeek (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Cooks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ed Graves (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Cory Smith is called for the reach on David Mason - foul #3 on Cory Smith, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (PG), Alton Englehart (C) Lance Kendrick, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Turner (PG), William Park (PF) Jeffrey Booze, Cory Smith | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | George Graham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Bill | 45-44 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Steven McPeek | 45-46 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | George Graham makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Alton Englehart | 48-46 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | William Park misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Ryan Ballard misses long on a jumper in the paint | 48-46 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 48-46 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | William Park tips it in | 48-48 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | David Mason loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Minh Ming (PG), Lance Kendrick (SF), Gregory Miller (PF) Eric Bill, George Graham, Ryan Ballard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Cory Smith (PF), Chad Palombo (C) David Cooks, William Park, Ed Graves | |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Chad Palombo is called for the reach on David Mason - foul #2 on Chad Palombo, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Edgell (C) Alton Englehart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Park (SF) Nathan Turner | |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Lance Kendrick grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | David Mason misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven McPeek - foul #1 on Steven McPeek, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette (SF), Alton Englehart (C) Lance Kendrick, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Turner (SG), Clifford Kemp (SF) Steven McPeek, William Park | |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | David Mason makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | David Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Guerrette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Alton Englehart (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Turner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clifford Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Palombo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Alton Englehart denies the turnaround by Nathan Turner | 50-48 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Minh Ming pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Minh Ming comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller tips it home | 52-48 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller is hacked by Paul White - foul #1 on Paul White, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (SG) David Mason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek (SG), David Cooks (PF), Ed Graves (C) Paul White, Cory Smith, Chad Palombo | |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller knocks in the jumper from the right block | 54-51 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Steven McPeek steals the ball from Minh Ming | 54-51 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Clifford Kemp lays it in set up by Steven McPeek | 54-53 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller misses the lay-in | 54-53 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Minh Ming grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Eric Bill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 54-53 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | David Cooks grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Clifford Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Mason (SG), Ryan Ballard (PF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, Gregory Miller, Alton Englehart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Cory Smith (PF), Chad Palombo (C) Nathan Turner, David Cooks, Ed Graves | |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Cory Smith swats the shot by David Mason | 54-53 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | James Edgell tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Ryan Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | James Edgell connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Bill | 56-53 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-53 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Edgell | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Eric Bill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Guerrette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Ballard (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven McPeek (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clifford Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Palombo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | The jumper by Eric Bill is denied by Cory Smith | 56-53 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Chad Palombo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Clifford Kemp is fouled on the floor by Eric Bill - foul #2 on Eric Bill, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Minh Ming (PG), Lance Kendrick (SF), Gregory Miller (PF), Alton Englehart (C) Eric Bill, Kenneth Guerrette, Ryan Ballard, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Cooks (SF) Clifford Kemp | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith is called for 5 seconds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Turner (SG) Steven McPeek | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | David Mason misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | David Cooks snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette (SF) Lance Kendrick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek (SG), Clifford Kemp (SF) Nathan Turner, David Cooks | |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Gregory Miller picks off the pass by Steven McPeek | 56-53 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | David Mason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 56-53 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith is fouled on the floor by Alton Englehart - foul #2 on Alton Englehart, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Miller grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul White - foul #2 on Paul White, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette makes the 3rd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul White is hacked by Minh Ming - foul #2 on Minh Ming, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Steven McPeek - foul #2 on Steven McPeek, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Kenneth Guerrette makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Miller - foul #1 on Gregory Miller, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek misses the 3rd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Alton Englehart | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart is fouled in the backcourt by Paul White - foul #3 on Paul White, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Bill (SF) Kenneth Guerrette | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Alton Englehart misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Bill | 62-56 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Eric Bill is fouled on the floor by Paul White - foul #4 on Paul White, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Eric Bill makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Eric Bill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Steven McPeek misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Minh Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Minh Ming is hacked by Paul White in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul White, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Turner (PG) Paul White | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Minh Ming makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Minh Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Cory Smith is called for traveling | 66-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck (SG), Lance Kendrick (SF), Ryan Ballard (PF), James Edgell (C) Minh Ming, David Mason, Gregory Miller, Alton Englehart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Booze (SG), David Cooks (SF), William Park (PF), Ed Graves (C) Steven McPeek, Clifford Kemp, Cory Smith, Chad Palombo | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Eric Bill runs out the clock | 66-56 |