| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Bovee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Morse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tim Seto (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - David Ernst (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Manuel Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mladen Zukoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Henson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Nebel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Martin Morse inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Tim Seto | 39-24 |
| 19:41 | Hartford | Andy Roberts picks off the pass by Mladen Zukoski | 39-24 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Tim Seto makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on David Ernst - foul #1 on David Ernst, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Tim Seto makes the free throw | 42-24 |
| 19:05 | Hartford | Roy Henson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-24 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Efren Yanosky | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:38 | Hartford | Mladen Zukoski misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-24 |
| 18:36 | Hartford | David Ernst grabs the offensive board | 45-24 |
| 18:26 | Hartford | Roy Henson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses short on a jumper from the right block | 45-27 |
| 18:14 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:09 | Hartford | Efren Yanosky is called for the reach on David Ernst - foul #1 on Efren Yanosky, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| 18:02 | Hartford | Shane Bovee is called for the reach on Manuel Fisher - foul #3 on Shane Bovee, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SF) Shane Bovee | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 17:57 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-27 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tim Seto | 45-27 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Wayne Nebel is called for the reach on Joseph Ryant - foul #2 on Wayne Nebel, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Tim Seto makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Martin Morse | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:24 | Hartford | The jump hook by Roy Henson is blocked by Tim Seto | 48-27 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts gets the rebound | 48-27 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Rowland (PF), Sam McKerley (C) Tim Seto, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Bunch (PG), Gerald Sawyer (PF), Steven Ullery (C) David Ernst, Roy Henson, Wayne Nebel | |
| 17:03 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-27 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky gets the rebound | 48-27 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky loses the ball out of bounds | 48-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher (SG), Robert Neal (SF) Manuel Fisher, Mladen Zukoski | |
| 16:43 | Hartford | Robert Bunch drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Ullery | 48-30 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Efren Yanosky | 51-30 |
| 16:26 | Hartford | Robert Neal misses the lay-in | 51-30 |
| 16:24 | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer misses the tip | 51-30 |
| 16:23 | Hartford | Robert Bunch tips it back up and in | 51-32 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley misses the lay-in | 51-32 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Sam McKerley | 51-32 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Efren Yanosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Ryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Morse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam McKerley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Bunch (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bruce Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Neal (fresh) PF - Gerald Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Ullery (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Steven Ullery steals it from Martin Morse | 51-32 |
| 15:32 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sam McKerley | 51-32 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant is fouled on the floor by Steven Ullery - foul #2 on Steven Ullery, team foul #3 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Andy Roberts (PF) Efren Yanosky, Joseph Ryant, Martin Morse, Frank Rowland | |
| Subs | Hartford | David Ernst (PG), Manuel Fisher (SG), Mladen Zukoski (SF), Roy Henson (PF), Wayne Nebel (C) Robert Bunch, Bruce Hatcher, Robert Neal, Gerald Sawyer, Steven Ullery | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Wayne Nebel is called for the reach on Sam McKerley - foul #3 on Wayne Nebel, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Bovee | 54-32 |
| 14:26 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shane Bovee - foul #4 on Shane Bovee, team foul #3 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG), Martin Morse (SF) Shane Bovee, Sam McKerley | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 14:26 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 14:26 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Charles Carter travels in the backcourt | 54-34 |
| 14:04 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher makes the floater in the lane set up by Mladen Zukoski | 54-36 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant is fouled on the floor by Manuel Fisher - foul #2 on Manuel Fisher, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (PG), Frank Rowland (SF) Charles Carter, Joseph Ryant | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky is called for traveling | 54-36 |
| 13:23 | Hartford | David Ernst blows the wide open layup | 54-36 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Tim Seto gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Martin Morse drills a fadeaway from the right side | 56-36 |
| 12:46 | Hartford | David Ernst misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Efren Yanosky - foul #2 on Efren Yanosky, team foul #4 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sam McKerley (C) Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer (C) Wayne Nebel | |
| 12:46 | Hartford | David Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 12:46 | Hartford | David Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Martin Morse banks in the layup set up by Efren Yanosky | 58-38 |
| 12:28 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Martin Morse clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Tim Seto pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Efren Yanosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Martin Morse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Seto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam McKerley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - David Ernst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Manuel Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mladen Zukoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Henson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Hartford | Roy Henson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 11:37 | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer gets the offensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 11:27 | Hartford | Manuel Fisher misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Tim Seto grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley lays it in on a great pass from Martin Morse and he's fouled by Gerald Sawyer - foul #2 on Gerald Sawyer, team foul #6 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Joseph Ryant (SG), Andy Roberts (C) Efren Yanosky, Frank Rowland, Tim Seto | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Bunch (PG), Bruce Hatcher (SG), Robert Neal (SF), Wayne Nebel (C) David Ernst, Manuel Fisher, Mladen Zukoski, Roy Henson | |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley makes the free throw | 63-38 |
| 10:46 | Hartford | Charles Carter steals it from Gerald Sawyer | 63-38 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Martin Morse lays it up and in set up by Joseph Ryant and he's fouled by Robert Neal - foul #1 on Robert Neal, team foul #7 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tim Seto (PF) Sam McKerley | |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Ullery (PF) Gerald Sawyer | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Martin Morse misses the free throw | 65-38 |
| 10:29 | Hartford | Wayne Nebel grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 10:21 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher is whistled for traveling | 65-38 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Tim Seto drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Morse and he's fouled by Robert Neal - foul #2 on Robert Neal, team foul #8 | 67-38 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Tim Seto misses the free throw | 67-38 |
| 10:08 | Hartford | Wayne Nebel snags the defensive board | 67-38 |
| 09:54 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Bunch | 67-41 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Martin Morse's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Ullery | 67-41 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant grabs the offensive board | 67-41 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Carter | 70-41 |
| 09:19 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-41 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Charles Carter grabs the board | 70-41 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant can't finish the layup | 70-41 |
| 09:01 | Hartford | Steven Ullery grabs the defensive rebound | 70-41 |
| 08:40 | Hartford | Martin Morse steals it from Robert Bunch | 70-41 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Charles Carter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Seto | 73-41 |
| 07:59 | Hartford | Robert Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Frank Rowland (PF), Sam McKerley (C) Charles Carter, Martin Morse, Tim Seto, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Hartford | Eric Herrick (SF), Gerald Sawyer (PF), Henry Howard (C) Robert Neal, Steven Ullery, Wayne Nebel | |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-41 |
| 07:38 | Hartford | Henry Howard gets the rebound | 73-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Horton (fresh) SG - Shane Bovee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Ryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam McKerley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Bunch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Hatcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Herrick (fresh) PF - Gerald Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Howard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Hartford | Robert Bunch misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Horton - foul #1 on William Horton, team foul #5 | 73-41 |
| 07:24 | Hartford | Robert Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 73-42 |
| 07:24 | Hartford | Robert Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 73-43 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland drills a shot from the baseline | 75-43 |
| 06:53 | Hartford | Sam McKerley blocks the jumper by Gerald Sawyer | 75-43 |
| 06:52 | Hartford | Henry Howard snags the offensive board | 75-43 |
| 06:38 | Hartford | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Sawyer is blocked by Joseph Ryant | 75-43 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland pulls down the rebound | 75-43 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee is called for traveling | 75-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG) William Horton | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Neal (SF) Bruce Hatcher | |
| 06:08 | Hartford | Robert Bunch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-43 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley grabs the defensive rebound | 75-43 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee is fouled on the floor by Eric Herrick - foul #1 on Eric Herrick, team foul #9 | 75-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Ullery (PG) Eric Herrick | |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee makes the 1st free throw | 76-43 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee makes the 2nd free throw | 77-43 |
| 05:34 | Hartford | Steven Ullery clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 77-43 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sam McKerley | 77-43 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Steven Ullery is called for the reach on Charles Carter - foul #3 on Steven Ullery, team foul #10 | 77-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (PG) Shane Bovee | |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher (SG) Henry Howard | |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Charles Carter misses the 1st free throw | 77-43 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Charles Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-43 |
| 04:53 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Ryant - foul #1 on Joseph Ryant, team foul #6 | 78-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andy Roberts (C) William Horton | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 04:53 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 78-44 |
| 04:53 | Hartford | Bruce Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 78-45 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Sawyer - foul #3 on Gerald Sawyer, team foul #11 | 78-45 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 79-45 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 79-45 |
| 04:31 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Steven Ullery | 79-45 |
| 04:21 | Hartford | Frank Rowland steals it from Steven Ullery | 79-45 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-45 |
| 04:12 | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer grabs the board | 79-45 |
| 03:54 | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Frank Rowland - foul #2 on Frank Rowland, team foul #7 | 79-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Eric Herrick (SF) Robert Neal | |
| 03:54 | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 79-46 |
| 03:54 | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley gets the rebound | 79-46 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts is hacked by Gerald Sawyer - foul #4 on Gerald Sawyer, team foul #12 | 79-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (PG) Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Hartford | Henry Howard (C) Steven Ullery | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 79-46 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| 03:30 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Henry Howard | 79-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Horton (fresh) SG - Joseph Ryant (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andy Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sam McKerley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Bunch (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Hatcher (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Herrick (fresh) PF - Gerald Sawyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Howard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Hartford | Gerald Sawyer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-48 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland jams it on a great pass from Joseph Ryant | 81-48 |
| 02:28 | Hartford | Eric Herrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 81-48 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts grabs the board | 81-48 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 81-48 |
| 01:56 | Hartford | Eric Herrick snags the defensive board | 81-48 |
| 01:51 | Hartford | Joseph Ryant steals the ball from Robert Bunch | 81-48 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland loses the ball out of bounds | 81-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG) William Horton, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Neal (SF), Steven Ullery (C) Eric Herrick, Henry Howard | |
| 01:21 | Hartford | Robert Bunch hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Hatcher | 81-50 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-50 |
| 00:57 | Hartford | Robert Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 81-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Hartford | Steven Ullery loses the dribble to Shane Bovee | 81-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Robert Neal is called for the reach on Shane Bovee - foul #3 on Robert Neal, team foul #13 | 81-50 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee makes the 1st free throw | 82-50 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee makes the 2nd free throw | 83-50 |
| 00:21 | Hartford | Robert Bunch is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Bunch, team foul #14 | 83-50 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Charles Carter runs out the clock | 83-50 |