| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Danny Hood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ganey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Angle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Grenz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lundberg (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Wilder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Greg Ford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Fred Angle inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Wheaton | Danny Hood drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Ganey | 36-27 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford buries a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by John Rutledge - foul #3 on John Rutledge, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Michael Gardner (PF) John Rutledge | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 19:28 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford misses the free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:28 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 19:19 | Wheaton | Fred Angle knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Gardner | 38-29 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-29 |
| 18:52 | Wheaton | Adam Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:36 | Wheaton | Fred Angle comes up short on the floater from the right side | 38-29 |
| 18:34 | Wheaton | Fred Angle misses the tip | 38-29 |
| 18:33 | Wheaton | Fred Angle snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 18:21 | Wheaton | Michael Price takes the ball from Adam Grenz | 38-29 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 18:16 | Wheaton | Adam Grenz pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:11 | Wheaton | Fred Angle lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Hood | 40-29 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 17:58 | Wheaton | Danny Hood gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:43 | Wheaton | Fred Angle can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Price | 40-32 |
| 17:23 | Wheaton | Gary Ganey is hacked by Patrick Wilder - foul #1 on Patrick Wilder, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Spencer (C) Adam Grenz | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan (PG), Richard Clayton (SG), Vincent Hudgins (C) Michael Price, John Lundberg, Patrick Wilder | |
| 17:03 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 42-32 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger buries a shot from the right block set up by Richard Clayton | 42-34 |
| 16:21 | Wheaton | Fred Angle blows the layup | 42-34 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford hits the finger roll set up by Rodney Dugan | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Danny Hood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ganey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Angle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Rodney Dugan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Greg Ford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Hudgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Wheaton | Robert Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 15:35 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:17 | Wheaton | Danny Hood clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:16 | Wheaton | Fred Angle tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers at Newark | The jumper by Paul Curtsinger is denied by Michael Gardner | 44-36 |
| 15:00 | Wheaton | Fred Angle pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:37 | Wheaton | Danny Hood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Paul Curtsinger | 44-36 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Hood - foul #2 on Danny Hood, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Morrow (PG), William Grunwald (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), John Rutledge (PF), Adam Grenz (C) Danny Hood, Gary Ganey, Fred Angle, Michael Gardner, Robert Spencer | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price (PG), John Lundberg (SG), Vincent Thomas (SF), Patrick Wilder (PF), Eric Dunham (C) Rodney Dugan, Richard Clayton, Paul Curtsinger, Greg Ford, Vincent Hudgins | |
| 14:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Price | 44-39 |
| 13:57 | Wheaton | John Morrow scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lewis | 46-39 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-39 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Adam Grenz is called for the reach on Michael Price - foul #3 on Adam Grenz, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers at Newark | John Morrow is called for the reach on Michael Price - foul #1 on John Morrow, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Price and he's hacked by Adam Grenz - foul #4 on Adam Grenz, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Spencer (C) Adam Grenz | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 12:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:37 | Wheaton | John Rutledge can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Wilder - foul #2 on Patrick Wilder, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Danny Hood (PG) John Morrow | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 12:37 | Wheaton | John Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:37 | Wheaton | John Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder's pass is intercepted by John Rutledge | 47-42 |
| 12:07 | Wheaton | Danny Hood buries a jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers at Newark | William Grunwald is called for the reach on John Lundberg - foul #2 on William Grunwald, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Gary Ganey (SG), Fred Angle (SF) William Grunwald, Kenneth Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan (PG), Richard Clayton (SG), Paul Curtsinger (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Vincent Hudgins (C) Michael Price, John Lundberg, Vincent Thomas, Patrick Wilder, Eric Dunham | |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Danny Hood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ganey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Angle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Rutledge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Rodney Dugan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincent Hudgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers at Newark | Gary Ganey steals the ball from Rodney Dugan | 49-42 |
| 11:02 | Wheaton | Gary Ganey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 11:01 | Wheaton | John Rutledge misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 10:31 | Wheaton | Robert Spencer pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:24 | Wheaton | Fred Angle banks in the layup and he's fouled by Paul Perry - foul #2 on Paul Perry, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Morrow (PG), Michael Gardner (PF), Micheal Snow (C) Danny Hood, John Rutledge, Robert Spencer | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder (PF), Eric Dunham (C) Paul Perry, Vincent Hudgins | |
| 10:24 | Wheaton | Fred Angle makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Micheal Snow steps in front of the Richard Clayton pass | 52-42 |
| 09:40 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 09:38 | Wheaton | Micheal Snow snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 09:25 | Wheaton | Fred Angle drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Paul Curtsinger - foul #2 on Paul Curtsinger, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Danny Hood (PG), William Grunwald (SG) John Morrow, Gary Ganey | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price (PG), John Lundberg (SG), Vincent Thomas (SF) Rodney Dugan, Richard Clayton, Paul Curtsinger | |
| 09:25 | Wheaton | Fred Angle misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 08:47 | Wheaton | Fred Angle is fouled on the floor by Eric Dunham - foul #4 on Eric Dunham, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford (PF), Vincent Hudgins (C) Patrick Wilder, Eric Dunham | |
| 08:29 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Greg Ford - foul #2 on Greg Ford, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kenneth Lewis (SF), Robert Spencer (C) Fred Angle, Micheal Snow | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 08:29 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:29 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Thomas drills a runner in the lane set up by Michael Price and he's fouled by Michael Gardner - foul #1 on Michael Gardner, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Gary Ganey (SG) William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 08:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Thomas misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:12 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Michael Gardner | 55-46 |
| 07:56 | Wheaton | John Lundberg steals it from Kenneth Lewis | 55-46 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Greg Ford | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Danny Hood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ganey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fresh) 6 ast. SG - John Lundberg (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Vincent Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Greg Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Hudgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Wheaton | Kenneth Lewis connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Gardner | 57-48 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Hudgins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-48 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers at Newark | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Ford | 57-48 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 06:34 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lewis | 57-48 |
| 06:28 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Price - foul #3 on Michael Price, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Wheaton | John Morrow (PG), William Grunwald (SG), Fred Angle (SF), Adam Grenz (C) Danny Hood, Gary Ganey, Kenneth Lewis, Robert Spencer | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan (PG), Richard Clayton (SG), Paul Curtsinger (SF), Patrick Wilder (PF), Eric Dunham (C) Michael Price, John Lundberg, Vincent Thomas, Greg Ford, Vincent Hudgins | |
| 06:28 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 60-48 |
| 06:09 | Wheaton | Fred Angle gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:57 | Wheaton | Michael Gardner's layup is rejected by Patrick Wilder | 60-48 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Clayton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-48 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger tips it back up and in | 60-50 |
| 05:30 | Wheaton | Fred Angle can't throw it down | 60-50 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Clayton and he's fouled by Adam Grenz - foul #5 on Adam Grenz, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Gary Ganey (SG), John Rutledge (PF), Micheal Snow (C) William Grunwald, Michael Gardner, Adam Grenz | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 05:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:45 | Wheaton | Gary Ganey's pass is intercepted by Patrick Wilder | 60-53 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 04:21 | Wheaton | John Rutledge grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 04:15 | Wheaton | Fred Angle is hacked by Richard Clayton - foul #2 on Richard Clayton, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Danny Hood (PG), Robert Spencer (C) John Morrow, Micheal Snow | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price (PG), John Lundberg (SG) Rodney Dugan, Richard Clayton | |
| 04:15 | Wheaton | Fred Angle misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers at Newark | Robert Spencer steals the ball from John Lundberg | 60-53 |
| 03:26 | Wheaton | John Rutledge clanks a floater in the paint | 60-53 |
| 03:25 | Wheaton | John Rutledge can't tip it in | 60-53 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger grabs the board | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Danny Hood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Ganey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Angle (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Rutledge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lundberg (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. PF - Patrick Wilder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Dunham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Price | 60-55 |
| 02:41 | Wheaton | Danny Hood connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Fred Angle | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Curtsinger | 63-57 |
| 02:09 | Wheaton | Fred Angle misses the fadeaway from the left block | 63-57 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder can't finish the layup | 63-57 |
| 01:48 | Wheaton | Robert Spencer pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:41 | Wheaton | Gary Ganey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Ganey, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Curtsinger | 63-59 |
| 01:11 | Wheaton | Robert Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger can't connect on a shot from close range | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder snags the offensive board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Wheaton | Danny Hood hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Wheaton | The rebound goes to John Rutledge | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Wheaton | Michael Price is called for the reach on John Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Price, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Kenneth Lewis (SF) Fred Angle | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:06 | Wheaton | John Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | Wheaton | John Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-61 |