| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Azar (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Egan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damion Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Suter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Joseph Wiley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Clevenger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Merle Matt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Alex Egan inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Edward Azar can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-28 |
| 19:42 | High Point | The rebound goes to Merle Matt | 36-28 |
| 19:38 | High Point | Joseph Wiley hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Clevenger and he's hacked by Anthony Suter - foul #3 on Anthony Suter, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Jensen (C) Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 19:38 | High Point | Joseph Wiley makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Merle Matt swats the shot by Edward Azar | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple lays it in on a nice dish by Alex Egan | 38-31 |
| 18:53 | High Point | Robert Clevenger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Edward Azar grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Alex Egan loses the dribble to Robert Clevenger | 38-31 |
| 18:19 | High Point | Merle Matt scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Edward Azar can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Barnes - foul #2 on William Barnes, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | High Point | Anthony Dyer (C) William Barnes | |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Edward Azar makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Edward Azar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:40 | High Point | Robert Clevenger is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | High Point | Chad Hawkins (SG), Scott Tipton (C) Eddie Corcoran, Robert Clevenger | |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen's pass is intercepted by Scott Tipton | 40-33 |
| 17:13 | High Point | Anthony Dyer clanks a floater near the basket | 40-33 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen loses the dribble to Joseph Wiley | 40-33 |
| 17:04 | High Point | Joseph Wiley banks in the layup | 40-35 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dyer - foul #1 on Anthony Dyer, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SF) Alex Egan | |
| Subs | High Point | Willie Benfer (PG), Donald Weiss (C) Joseph Wiley, Merle Matt | |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 16:42 | High Point | The rebound goes to Anthony Dyer | 40-35 |
| 16:36 | High Point | Anthony Dyer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Azar | 43-35 |
| 16:02 | High Point | Willie Benfer hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Nole Godwin - foul #3 on Nole Godwin, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (SF) Nole Godwin | |
| Subs | High Point | Eddie Corcoran (SG), Robert Clevenger (SF), William Barnes (C) Chad Hawkins, Scott Tipton, Donald Weiss | |
| 16:02 | High Point | Willie Benfer makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Suter (C) Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Azar (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alex Egan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damion Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Suter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Willie Benfer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Clevenger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | High Point | Robert Clevenger hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willie Benfer | 43-41 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter is hacked by William Barnes - foul #3 on William Barnes, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | High Point | Joseph Wiley (PG), Merle Matt (PF) Willie Benfer, Anthony Dyer | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Edward Azar connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Alex Egan | 45-41 |
| 15:07 | High Point | Merle Matt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Damion Hicks - foul #3 on Damion Hicks, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 15:07 | High Point | Merle Matt makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:07 | High Point | Merle Matt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Robert Clevenger is called for the reach on Alex Egan - foul #2 on Robert Clevenger, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SF) Alex Egan | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Edward Azar connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nole Godwin | 48-43 |
| 14:28 | High Point | The jump hook by Eddie Corcoran is blocked by Damion Hicks | 48-43 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Robert Clevenger is called for the reach on Nole Godwin - foul #3 on Robert Clevenger, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks tips it in | 50-43 |
| 14:01 | High Point | Joseph Wiley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Corcoran | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Suter | 53-46 |
| 13:42 | High Point | Joseph Wiley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:40 | High Point | William Barnes tips it home | 53-48 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter is hacked by William Barnes - foul #4 on William Barnes, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (SF), Charles Jensen (C) Edward Azar, Damion Hicks | |
| Subs | High Point | Willie Benfer (PG), Chad Hawkins (SG), Anthony Dyer (SF), Scott Tipton (PF), Donald Weiss (C) Joseph Wiley, Eddie Corcoran, Robert Clevenger, Merle Matt, William Barnes | |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin is fouled on the floor by Chad Hawkins - foul #2 on Chad Hawkins, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:04 | High Point | Scott Tipton snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 12:55 | High Point | Anthony Dyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 53-48 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Alex Egan | 53-48 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Hawkins - foul #3 on Chad Hawkins, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (SG) Nole Godwin | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 12:04 | High Point | Chad Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Damion Hicks (PF) Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | High Point | Joseph Wiley (PG), Merle Matt (PF) Willie Benfer, Donald Weiss | |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Alex Egan hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Bennie Temple | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Azar (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alex Egan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damion Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Suter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Joseph Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Matt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Tipton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | High Point | Anthony Dyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 10:49 | High Point | Chad Hawkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 10:48 | High Point | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Tipton | 60-51 |
| 10:37 | High Point | Anthony Dyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Alex Egan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-53 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Scott Tipton takes the ball from Bennie Temple | 60-53 |
| 09:43 | High Point | Joseph Wiley is fouled on the floor by Damion Hicks - foul #4 on Damion Hicks, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG), Charles Jensen (C) Edward Azar, Damion Hicks | |
| Subs | High Point | Willie Benfer (PG), Eddie Corcoran (SG), Robert Clevenger (SF), Donald Weiss (C) Joseph Wiley, Chad Hawkins, Anthony Dyer, Scott Tipton | |
| 09:22 | High Point | Eddie Corcoran is fouled on the floor by Alex Egan - foul #1 on Alex Egan, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| 09:09 | High Point | Willie Benfer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 60-53 |
| 08:53 | High Point | Merle Matt pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:38 | High Point | Robert Clevenger is hacked by Alex Egan - foul #2 on Alex Egan, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (SG) Alex Egan | |
| Subs | High Point | Joseph Wiley (PG) Willie Benfer | |
| 08:23 | High Point | Merle Matt travels with the ball | 60-53 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple lays it in on a great pass from Charles Jensen | 62-53 |
| 07:48 | High Point | Merle Matt blows the layup | 62-53 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Nole Godwin gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bennie Temple (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Azar (tiring) 24 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nole Godwin (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Suter (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Joseph Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Merle Matt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Eddie Corcoran is called for the reach on Edward Azar - foul #2 on Eddie Corcoran, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Damion Hicks (PF) Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | High Point | William Barnes (C) Merle Matt | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Edward Azar makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Edward Azar makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 07:25 | High Point | Joseph Wiley misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Bennie Temple - foul #1 on Bennie Temple, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alex Egan (SF), Anthony Suter (C) Nole Godwin, Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | High Point | Chad Hawkins (SG), Gus Encinas (SF), Scott Tipton (PF) Eddie Corcoran, Robert Clevenger, Donald Weiss | |
| 07:25 | High Point | Joseph Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:25 | High Point | Joseph Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Edward Azar misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter misses the tip | 64-55 |
| 07:12 | High Point | Scott Tipton gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:06 | High Point | Gus Encinas is whistled for traveling | 64-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | High Point | Willie Benfer (PG), Anthony Dyer (SF) Joseph Wiley, Gus Encinas | |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Alex Egan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 06:48 | High Point | Scott Tipton snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 06:24 | High Point | Chad Hawkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 06:23 | High Point | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Dyer | 64-55 |
| 06:18 | High Point | Anthony Dyer dunks the ball | 64-57 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-57 |
| 06:04 | High Point | Anthony Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:59 | High Point | Damion Hicks swats the layup by Anthony Dyer | 64-57 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Alex Egan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | William Barnes blocks the short jumper by Anthony Suter | 64-57 |
| 05:32 | High Point | Willie Benfer pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:32 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG), Charles Jensen (C) Bennie Temple, Anthony Suter | |
| Subs | High Point | Joseph Wiley (PG), Eddie Corcoran (SG), Robert Clevenger (SF), Merle Matt (PF) Willie Benfer, Chad Hawkins, Anthony Dyer, Scott Tipton | |
| 05:15 | High Point | Robert Clevenger lays it in on a great pass from William Barnes and he's fouled by Edward Azar - foul #2 on Edward Azar, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 05:15 | High Point | Robert Clevenger misses the free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Damion Hicks | 64-59 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Edward Azar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 04:57 | High Point | Eddie Corcoran misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Edward Azar grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Merle Matt steps in front of the Damion Hicks pass | 64-59 |
| 04:29 | High Point | Joseph Wiley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-61 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Edward Azar buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Egan | 67-61 |
| 04:00 | High Point | Eddie Corcoran hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Edward Azar misses the floater from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:32 | High Point | The rebound goes to William Barnes | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Azar (tiring) 29 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nole Godwin (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Egan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damion Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Charles Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Joseph Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Corcoran (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Clevenger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Merle Matt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | High Point | William Barnes's floater is knocked away by Charles Jensen | 67-64 |
| 03:23 | High Point | Robert Clevenger misses the tip | 67-64 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Charles Jensen snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Edward Azar is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bennie Temple (PG), Anthony Suter (C) Nole Godwin, Charles Jensen | |
| Subs | High Point | Chad Hawkins (SG), Anthony Dyer (SF), Scott Tipton (C) Eddie Corcoran, Robert Clevenger, William Barnes | |
| 02:55 | High Point | Chad Hawkins hits a runner from the right block set up by Joseph Wiley | 67-66 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Damion Hicks comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 67-66 |
| 02:38 | High Point | Joseph Wiley grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:38 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nole Godwin (SG) Edward Azar | |
| Subs | High Point | Eddie Corcoran (SG), Robert Clevenger (SF) Chad Hawkins, Scott Tipton | |
| 02:12 | High Point | Joseph Wiley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Dyer - foul #2 on Anthony Dyer, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Azar (SG) Nole Godwin | |
| Subs | High Point | William Barnes (C) Anthony Dyer | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:45 | High Point | Eddie Corcoran drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Alex Egan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:33 | High Point | Merle Matt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:29 | High Point | A charge is called on Joseph Wiley - foul #3 on Joseph Wiley, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Alex Egan gets the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Anthony Suter lays it up and in | 71-71 |
| 00:44 | High Point | Eddie Corcoran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-71 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple is fouled on the floor by Merle Matt - foul #1 on Merle Matt, team foul #12 | 71-71 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Bennie Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:13 | High Point | William Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Suter | 72-71 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Edward Azar | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Eddie Corcoran is called for the reach on Edward Azar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Corcoran, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Edward Azar makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Edward Azar makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | High Point | High Point calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | High Point | Joseph Wiley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Suter | 74-71 |