| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (fresh) SG - Edward Azar (fresh) SF - Troy Roberts (fresh) PF - Damion Hicks (fresh) C - Anthony Suter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fresh) SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fresh) SF - Jack Wright (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Lester Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Jack Wright is called for the reach on Troy Roberts - foul #1 on Jack Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Azar | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Anthony Suter is called for the reach on Leonard McPhetridge - foul #1 on Anthony Suter, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | David Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Edward Azar snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Bennie Temple - foul #1 on Bennie Temple, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Suter - foul #2 on Anthony Suter, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Jensen (C) Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks hits the follow up shot | 5-1 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Damion Hicks - foul #1 on Damion Hicks, team foul #4 | 5-1 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | Lester Smith snags the offensive board | 5-1 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | David Anderson drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from William Hickman | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Lester Smith is fouled on the floor by Damion Hicks - foul #2 on Damion Hicks, team foul #5 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (PF) Damion Hicks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Alex Egan swats the short shot by Lester Smith | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Lester Smith steals it from Troy Roberts | 7-3 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Edward Azar is called for the reach on William Hickman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Azar, team foul #6 | 7-3 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Lester Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Leonard McPhetridge | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Azar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Egan (fresh) C - Charles Jensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Wright (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Leonard McPhetridge - foul #1 on Leonard McPhetridge, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG) Troy Roberts | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Bennie Temple steals the ball from Jack Wright | 10-5 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Alex Egan connects on the shot from the right side | 12-5 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Damion Hicks (PF) Nole Godwin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Edward Azar scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Egan | 15-5 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Lester Smith's floater is tipped away by Charles Jensen | 15-5 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Lester Smith grabs the offensive board | 15-5 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Lester Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Alex Egan - foul #1 on Alex Egan, team foul #7 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Troy Roberts (SF) Alex Egan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Damion Hicks | 17-7 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Lester Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Jensen - foul #1 on Charles Jensen, team foul #8 | 17-7 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Edward Azar tips it back up and in | 19-9 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Lester Smith hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Hickman | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Azar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damion Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Jensen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - William Hickman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Wright (fairly fresh) PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Edward Azar | 21-11 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Lester Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Anderson | 21-13 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | William Hickman picks off the pass by Troy Roberts | 21-13 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Lester Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lester Smith, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG) Edward Azar | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Smith (SF) Jack Wright | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Lester Smith blocks the short jumper by Nole Godwin | 21-13 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | Lester Smith grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks drills a runner in the paint set up by Bennie Temple and he's hacked by William Hickman - foul #1 on William Hickman, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (SF) Troy Roberts | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eddie Garber (SG), Craig Lewis (PF) Leonard McPhetridge, David Anderson | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks makes the free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the easy layup | 24-15 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 24-15 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | Lester Smith snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 24-15 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Alex Egan gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Alex Egan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Lester Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (PG), Troy Roberts (SF) Bennie Temple, Alex Egan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harvey Branch (PG), Leonard McPhetridge (SG), Jack Wright (SF), David Anderson (PF) William Hickman, Eddie Garber, Donald Smith, Lester Smith | |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Edward Azar is fouled on the floor by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bennie Temple (PG) Nole Godwin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lester Smith (C) David Anderson | |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Leonard McPhetridge steals the ball from Troy Roberts | 24-15 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Edward Azar picks off the pass by Craig Lewis | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Azar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damion Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Jensen (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Harvey Branch (fresh) SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Wright (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Lewis (fresh) C - Lester Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Edward Azar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple hits the follow up shot | 26-15 |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | Lester Smith hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Charles Jensen - foul #2 on Charles Jensen, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG), Alex Egan (SF), Anthony Suter (C) Bennie Temple, Troy Roberts, Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Hickman (PG) Harvey Branch | |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | Lester Smith makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Craig Lewis takes the ball from Alex Egan | 26-18 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | William Hickman is hacked by Anthony Suter - foul #3 on Anthony Suter, team foul #10 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eddie Garber (SG), Donald Smith (SF) Leonard McPhetridge, Jack Wright | |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | William Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | William Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Lester Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 26-19 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Smith | 26-19 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Lester Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bennie Temple (PG), Troy Roberts (SF) Nole Godwin, Alex Egan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | William Hickman drills a jump hook near the basket | 29-21 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Edward Azar is called for the reach on Craig Lewis - foul #2 on Edward Azar, team foul #11 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG) Edward Azar | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Harvey Branch (PG), Leonard McPhetridge (SG), Jack Wright (SF) William Hickman, Eddie Garber, Donald Smith | |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Craig Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks can't finish the layup | 29-22 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lester Smith | 29-22 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Lester Smith misses the runner from the baseline | 29-22 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nole Godwin (fresh) SF - Troy Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Damion Hicks (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Suter (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Harvey Branch (fresh) SG - Leonard McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Wright (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Lewis (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin is fouled on the floor by Jack Wright - foul #2 on Jack Wright, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (SF), Charles Jensen (C) Troy Roberts, Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Anderson (PF) Craig Lewis | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | David Anderson's pass is intercepted by Damion Hicks | 31-22 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen blows the layup | 31-22 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 31-22 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Jack Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (SG) Nole Godwin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Hickman (PG) Harvey Branch | |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Edward Azar tips it back up and in | 33-22 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Alex Egan swats the shot by Lester Smith | 33-22 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Edward Azar pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Wright - foul #3 on Jack Wright, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Troy Roberts (SF) Alex Egan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Smith (SF) Jack Wright | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Leonard McPhetridge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Troy Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen loses the ball out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG) Bennie Temple | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eddie Garber (SG), Craig Lewis (C) Leonard McPhetridge, Lester Smith | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-22 |