| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Higgins (fresh) SG - Russell Waddell (fresh) SF - Barry Bradford (fresh) PF - William Vanlandingham (fresh) C - Joe Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - John Eckles (fresh) SG - James Shaw (fresh) SF - Thomas Cambra (fresh) PF - Gregory Sunseri (fresh) C - Tommy Millikan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Eckles - foul #1 on John Eckles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | John Higgins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 1-0 |
| 19:03 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:50 | UNC Asheville | John Eckles is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Shaw out of the doubleteam | 1-3 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 18:30 | UNC Asheville | Tommy Millikan snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:16 | UNC Asheville | Tommy Millikan is fouled on the floor by Barry Bradford - foul #1 on Barry Bradford, team foul #1 | 1-3 |
| 18:06 | UNC Asheville | John Eckles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-6 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Eckles - foul #2 on John Eckles, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby (PG) John Eckles | |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | UNC Asheville | Tommy Millikan pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Malcolm Hamby | 2-9 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 17:16 | UNC Asheville | Tommy Millikan gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:07 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra lays it in | 2-11 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Higgins | 4-11 |
| 16:40 | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-11 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Tommy Millikan - foul #1 on Tommy Millikan, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:18 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 15:52 | UNC Asheville | William Vanlandingham steps in front of the James Shaw pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Higgins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Waddell (fresh) SF - Barry Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Vanlandingham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Malcolm Hamby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cambra (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Sunseri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Millikan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:47 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Tommy Millikan | 5-11 |
| 15:27 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Vanlandingham - foul #1 on William Vanlandingham, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SG), Thomas Gaines (SF), Frank Carr (PF), Alexander Boggs (C) John Higgins, Russell Waddell, Barry Bradford, William Vanlandingham, Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 15:27 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:27 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Frank Carr pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Millikan | 5-12 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 14:54 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Alexander Boggs - foul #1 on Alexander Boggs, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Joseph Yip (PF), Dean Lemke (C) Gregory Sunseri, Tommy Millikan | |
| 14:54 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:54 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Joseph Yip steals it from Derrick Garrett | 7-14 |
| 14:05 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Frank Carr snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Dean Lemke is called for the reach on Alexander Boggs - foul #1 on Dean Lemke, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Higgins (PG), Russell Waddell (SG), Barry Bradford (SF), William Vanlandingham (PF), Joe Marshall (C) Derrick Garrett, Gregory Hamlin, Thomas Gaines, Frank Carr, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley (SF), Gregory Sunseri (PF) Thomas Cambra, Joseph Yip | |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 13:14 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 13:13 | UNC Asheville | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Sunseri | 9-14 |
| 13:01 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Higgins | 11-14 |
| 12:35 | UNC Asheville | John Higgins takes the ball from Malcolm Hamby in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from William Vanlandingham | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | UNC Asheville | Dean Lemke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Sunseri takes the ball from Barry Bradford | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Higgins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Waddell (fresh) SF - Barry Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Vanlandingham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Marshall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Malcolm Hamby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Shaw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Moxley (fresh) PF - Gregory Sunseri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Lemke (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley blows the layup but he's fouled by Russell Waddell - foul #1 on Russell Waddell, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs (C) Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra (SF), Joseph Yip (PF), Tommy Millikan (C) Malcolm Hamby, Gregory Sunseri, Dean Lemke | |
| 11:32 | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:32 | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham makes the shot near the basket set up by John Higgins | 15-15 |
| 11:04 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra scores on a 3 from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Reed Moxley - foul #1 on Reed Moxley, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SG), Thomas Gaines (SF), Frank Carr (PF) Russell Waddell, Barry Bradford, William Vanlandingham | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | John Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:42 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Reed Moxley | 16-21 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | John Higgins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Hamlin | 19-21 |
| 10:29 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hamlin - foul #1 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett (PG) John Higgins | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 10:17 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Cambra and the foul's on Gregory Hamlin - foul #2 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Russell Waddell (SG) Gregory Hamlin | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby (PG) Reed Moxley | |
| 10:17 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Yip - foul #1 on Joseph Yip, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Barry Bradford (SF), Joe Marshall (C) Thomas Gaines, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri (PF) Joseph Yip | |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 10:00 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:45 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall knocks in the runner from the right block | 22-24 |
| 09:09 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford is hacked by Malcolm Hamby - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamby, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines (SG), William Vanlandingham (PF) Russell Waddell, Frank Carr | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley (PG) Malcolm Hamby | |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:03 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 08:46 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 08:45 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:30 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-24 |
| 08:29 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri gets the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:20 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-24 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Reed Moxley - foul #2 on Reed Moxley, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Higgins (PG), Russell Waddell (SG), Alexander Boggs (C) Derrick Garrett, Thomas Gaines, Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby (PG), Ben Koopman (SF), Joseph Yip (PF), Dean Lemke (C) Reed Moxley, Thomas Cambra, Gregory Sunseri, Tommy Millikan | |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:56 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to James Shaw | 23-24 |
| 07:34 | UNC Asheville | James Shaw works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Waddell (fresh) SF - Barry Bradford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Vanlandingham (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alexander Boggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Malcolm Hamby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Shaw (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Koopman (fresh) PF - Joseph Yip (fresh) C - Dean Lemke (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | John Higgins travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines (SF) Barry Bradford | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 06:53 | UNC Asheville | Dean Lemke misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | John Higgins gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham tips it home | 25-24 |
| 06:09 | UNC Asheville | Ben Koopman misses the shot from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 05:45 | UNC Asheville | Ben Koopman snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:27 | UNC Asheville | Russell Waddell is called for the reach on Malcolm Hamby - foul #2 on Russell Waddell, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SG), Barry Bradford (SF), Frank Carr (PF), Joe Marshall (C) Russell Waddell, Thomas Gaines, William Vanlandingham, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra (SF), Gregory Sunseri (PF), Tommy Millikan (C) Ben Koopman, Joseph Yip, Dean Lemke | |
| 05:27 | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Carr | 25-24 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 04:57 | UNC Asheville | Gregory Sunseri grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 04:44 | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Hamlin - foul #3 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett (PG), Thomas Gaines (SG) John Higgins, Gregory Hamlin | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 04:44 | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:44 | UNC Asheville | Malcolm Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Cambra takes the ball from Frank Carr | 25-26 |
| 04:12 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra is hacked by Derrick Garrett - foul #1 on Derrick Garrett, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Russell Waddell (SG) Thomas Gaines | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 04:12 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Cambra misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Frank Carr can't finish the layup | 25-26 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall misses the tip | 25-26 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Frank Carr snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Sunseri - foul #1 on Gregory Sunseri, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Vanlandingham (PF) Frank Carr | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | John Eckles (PG), Reed Moxley (SG) Malcolm Hamby, James Shaw | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:43 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Tommy Millikan | 26-26 |
| 03:19 | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Higgins (PG) Derrick Garrett | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Waddell (fresh) SF - Barry Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Vanlandingham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - John Eckles (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Reed Moxley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cambra (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gregory Sunseri (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Tommy Millikan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford's pass is intercepted by Tommy Millikan | 26-26 |
| 02:43 | UNC Asheville | The jumper by John Eckles is denied by William Vanlandingham | 26-26 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | John Higgins is hacked by Gregory Sunseri - foul #2 on Gregory Sunseri, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett (SG), Thomas Gaines (SF), Alexander Boggs (C) Russell Waddell, Barry Bradford, Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James Shaw (SG), Joseph Yip (PF), Dean Lemke (C) Thomas Cambra, Gregory Sunseri, Tommy Millikan | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | John Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | John Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:08 | UNC Asheville | Dean Lemke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Dean Lemke is called for the reach on Alexander Boggs - foul #2 on Dean Lemke, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:39 | UNC Asheville | Dean Lemke clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 01:38 | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley snags the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:20 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Yip drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett makes the jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 00:40 | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 00:38 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Yip pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:16 | UNC Asheville | Reed Moxley clanks a jump hook from the right block | 32-28 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-28 |