| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Shawn Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hugh Rowden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Menzel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richie Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ken Matlock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lundberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Dunham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-27 |
| 19:43 | Olivet | Ken Matlock tips it home | 29-27 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | Olivet | Ken Matlock gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:59 | Olivet | Richie Griffin banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Cammack | 31-27 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Curtsinger | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Olivet | Patrick Wilder is called for the reach on Gordon Menzel - foul #1 on Patrick Wilder, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:14 | Olivet | Richie Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Price | 31-32 |
| 17:40 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 17:38 | Olivet | Richie Griffin tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 17:14 | Olivet | Ken Matlock grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:52 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:51 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:42 | Olivet | Ken Matlock's pass is intercepted by John Lundberg | 31-32 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 16:24 | Olivet | Richie Griffin gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:13 | Olivet | The jump hook by Richie Griffin is blocked by Patrick Wilder | 31-32 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Paul Curtsinger | 31-32 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Ken Matlock steps in front of the John Lundberg pass | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Shawn Cammack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Rowden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Menzel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richie Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Ken Matlock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lundberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Wilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Dunham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Olivet | Ken Matlock can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 15:47 | Olivet | Richie Griffin grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 15:21 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 14:57 | Olivet | Ken Matlock snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 14:41 | Olivet | Richie Griffin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Cammack | 33-32 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger blows the layup | 33-32 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 14:18 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:11 | Olivet | Michael Price is called for the reach on Hugh Rowden - foul #3 on Michael Price, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Olivet | Mike Brown (PG), Leroy Sloan (SG), Kurt Pellegrin (SF), Kevin Clark (PF), Arthur Huntsberry (C) Shawn Cammack, Hugh Rowden, Gordon Menzel, Richie Griffin, Ken Matlock | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan (PG), Richard Clayton (SG), Vincent Thomas (SF), Greg Ford (PF), Vincent Hudgins (C) Michael Price, John Lundberg, Paul Curtsinger, Patrick Wilder, Eric Dunham | |
| 13:45 | Olivet | Mike Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Sloan is called for the reach on Vincent Thomas - foul #1 on Leroy Sloan, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 13:01 | Olivet | Kevin Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Greg Ford - foul #1 on Greg Ford, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| 13:01 | Olivet | Kevin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:01 | Olivet | Kevin Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Greg Ford | 33-32 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Clayton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 12:40 | Olivet | Kurt Pellegrin snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 12:24 | Olivet | Leroy Sloan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 12:23 | Olivet | Kevin Clark tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 12:21 | Olivet | Arthur Huntsberry can't tip it in | 33-32 |
| 12:19 | Olivet | Mike Brown grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 12:03 | Olivet | Mike Brown drills a floater from the left wing set up by Leroy Sloan | 35-32 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Olivet | Mark Carter (SG) Arthur Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Mike Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Carter (fresh) SF - Leroy Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Pellegrin (fresh) C - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Rodney Dugan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Clayton (fresh) SF - Vincent Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Ford (fresh) 4 reb. C - Vincent Hudgins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Olivet | Mark Carter travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| Subs | Olivet | Shawn Cammack (PG), Gordon Menzel (SF), Richie Griffin (PF), Ken Matlock (C) Mark Carter, Leroy Sloan, Kurt Pellegrin, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Willie Frates (SF) Vincent Thomas | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Clayton buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodney Dugan and the foul's on Gordon Menzel - foul #2 on Gordon Menzel, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Olivet | Mark Carter (SG) Mike Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg (SG), Paul Perry (PF), Eric Dunham (C) Rodney Dugan, Greg Ford, Vincent Hudgins | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Clayton misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 11:26 | Olivet | Mark Carter snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 11:09 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 11:07 | Olivet | Ken Matlock snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 10:56 | Olivet | Richie Griffin misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Perry - foul #1 on Paul Perry, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger (SF) Richard Clayton | |
| 10:56 | Olivet | Richie Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:56 | Olivet | Richie Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Shawn Cammack is called for the reach on Willie Frates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Cammack, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 10:22 | Olivet | Richie Griffin buries a turnaround from the left block | 38-37 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Willie Frates loses the dribble to Mark Carter | 38-37 |
| 09:31 | Olivet | Ken Matlock misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Perry pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-37 |
| 09:07 | Olivet | Richie Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:41 | Olivet | Richie Griffin misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Paul Curtsinger | 38-37 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers at Newark | Willie Frates is hacked by Ken Matlock - foul #3 on Ken Matlock, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Olivet | Mike Brown (PG), Hugh Rowden (SG), Leroy Sloan (SF), Kevin Clark (PF), Arthur Huntsberry (C) Shawn Cammack, Mark Carter, Gordon Menzel, Richie Griffin, Ken Matlock | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price (PG), Rodney Dugan (SG), Vincent Thomas (SF), Patrick Wilder (PF), Greg Ford (C) Willie Frates, John Lundberg, Paul Curtsinger, Paul Perry, Eric Dunham | |
| 08:26 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price misses the 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Mike Brown steps in front of the Vincent Thomas pass | 38-37 |
| 07:47 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden is hacked by Michael Price - foul #4 on Michael Price, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Mike Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Rowden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Huntsberry (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Dugan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Vincent Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Ford (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Olivet | Patrick Wilder blocks the short jumper by Leroy Sloan | 38-37 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Greg Ford pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers at Newark | Leroy Sloan steps in front of the Patrick Wilder pass | 38-37 |
| 07:02 | Olivet | Kevin Clark misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Patrick Wilder | 38-37 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Thomas | 38-39 |
| 06:14 | Olivet | Kevin Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Dugan | 38-41 |
| 05:45 | Olivet | Olivet calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-41 |
| Subs | Olivet | Shawn Cammack (PG), Gordon Menzel (SF), Richie Griffin (PF) Mike Brown, Leroy Sloan, Arthur Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg (SG), Paul Curtsinger (SF), Eric Dunham (C) Rodney Dugan, Vincent Thomas, Greg Ford | |
| 05:35 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 05:34 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel tips it in | 40-41 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richie Griffin - foul #2 on Richie Griffin, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:23 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 05:07 | Olivet | Kevin Clark makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Cammack | 42-42 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Shawn Cammack is called for the reach on Michael Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Cammack, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 04:54 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 04:32 | Olivet | Kevin Clark connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Menzel | 44-42 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 04:07 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 03:40 | Olivet | Kevin Clark loses the dribble to Michael Price | 44-42 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg can't finish the layup | 44-42 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 03:34 | Olivet | The rebound goes to Richie Griffin | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Shawn Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Rowden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Menzel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richie Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Lundberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Wilder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Dunham (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Cammack | 47-42 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder is hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #3 on Kevin Clark, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Olivet | Mike Brown (SG), Arthur Huntsberry (C) Hugh Rowden, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan (PG), Richard Clayton (SG), Greg Ford (C) Michael Price, John Lundberg, Eric Dunham | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 03:12 | Olivet | Richie Griffin gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 03:08 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel is hacked by Paul Curtsinger - foul #2 on Paul Curtsinger, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Olivet | Leroy Sloan (C) Richie Griffin | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Hudgins (C) Patrick Wilder | |
| 02:58 | Olivet | Mike Brown loses the dribble to Vincent Hudgins | 47-43 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Olivet | Richie Griffin (PF), Ken Matlock (C) Arthur Huntsberry, Leroy Sloan | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham (C) Vincent Hudgins | |
| 02:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham's pass is intercepted by Gordon Menzel | 47-43 |
| 02:25 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Curtsinger - foul #3 on Paul Curtsinger, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 02:25 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:25 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rodney Dugan | 47-45 |
| 01:52 | Olivet | Mike Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 01:50 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Richard Clayton pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Olivet | Hugh Rowden (SG) Mike Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price (PG), John Lundberg (SG), Patrick Wilder (PF) Rodney Dugan, Richard Clayton, Greg Ford | |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Hugh Rowden - foul #2 on Hugh Rowden, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:15 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 00:52 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack scores on a 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Curtsinger | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel is fouled on the floor by Paul Curtsinger - foul #4 on Paul Curtsinger, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| 00:06 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder misses the shot in the lane | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Shawn Cammack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Rowden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Menzel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richie Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Ken Matlock (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Lundberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Wilder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Dunham (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Olivet | Ken Matlock wins the tip | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-50 |
| 04:11 | Olivet | Ken Matlock pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:02 | Olivet | Ken Matlock scores on a runner from the left block | 52-50 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Curtsinger | 52-52 |
| 03:49 | Olivet | Richie Griffin blows the layup | 52-52 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers at Newark | John Lundberg knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Wilder | 52-55 |
| 03:18 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack loses the dribble to John Lundberg | 52-55 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger hits a shot from the left block set up by Patrick Wilder | 52-57 |
| 02:42 | Olivet | Ken Matlock misses the jumper in the paint | 52-57 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Gordon Menzel steps in front of the Paul Curtsinger pass | 52-57 |
| 02:12 | Olivet | Gordon Menzel lays it in | 54-57 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers at Newark | Gordon Menzel steals the ball from John Lundberg | 54-57 |
| 01:37 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 01:35 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:25 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger misses the lay-in | 56-57 |
| 01:06 | Olivet | Ken Matlock pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:53 | Olivet | Michael Price takes the ball from Ken Matlock | 56-57 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers at Newark | Michael Price banks in the layup | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Shawn Cammack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Rowden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Menzel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. PF - Richie Griffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Ken Matlock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers at Newark | PG - Michael Price (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Lundberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Curtsinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Wilder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Dunham (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 00:28 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers at Newark | The rebound goes to Eric Dunham | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Shawn Cammack is called for the reach on Eric Dunham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Cammack, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Thomas (PF) Patrick Wilder | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers at Newark | Eric Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:23 | Olivet | Richie Griffin grabs the board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers at Newark | Rutgers at Newark is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Rowden - foul #3 on Hugh Rowden, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers at Newark | Paul Curtsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:12 | Olivet | Michael Price is called for the reach on Shawn Cammack in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Price, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan (PG), Patrick Wilder (PF) Michael Price, Vincent Thomas | |
| 00:12 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:12 | Olivet | Shawn Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Cammack - foul #5 on Shawn Cammack, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Olivet | Mike Brown (PG) Shawn Cammack | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers at Newark | Patrick Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Olivet | Ken Matlock is hacked by John Lundberg - foul #3 on John Lundberg, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Olivet | Ken Matlock makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:07 | Olivet | Ken Matlock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Brown - foul #2 on Mike Brown, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Rutgers at Newark | Vincent Thomas (PF) Patrick Wilder | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers at Newark | Rodney Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:05 | Olivet | Richie Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 00:00 | Olivet | Hugh Rowden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-64 |