| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Larry Stroup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Carroll (fresh) C - Ronald Joubert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | James Cardwell hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Yevgeny Glomski swats the shot by Larry Stroup | 30-25 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | James Cardwell knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Duane Barr | 32-25 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Ronald Joubert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | James Cardwell buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Hayes and the foul's on Christopher Schwingler - foul #1 on Christopher Schwingler, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | James Cardwell makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Duane Barr - foul #2 on Duane Barr, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Douglas Hayes | 35-25 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski's pass is intercepted by Thomas Carroll | 35-25 |
| 17:38 | Howard | Thomas Carroll's floater is tipped away by James Cardwell | 35-25 |
| 17:36 | Howard | Ronald Joubert tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes clanks a jumper from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 17:06 | Howard | The rebound goes to Christopher Schwingler | 35-27 |
| 16:53 | Howard | Thomas Carroll is whistled for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (SG), Robert Blair (SF), Richard Andrews (PF) Marco Rexford, Christopher Schwingler, Thomas Carroll | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer is denied on a layup by Richard Andrews | 35-27 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Duane Barr is hacked by George Samples - foul #1 on George Samples, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SG), Thomas Carroll (PF) Larry Stroup, Ronald Joubert | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cardwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Blair (fresh) PF - Thomas Carroll (fresh) C - Richard Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Duane Barr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frederick Tippett | 38-27 |
| 15:27 | Howard | Thomas Carroll comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 15:26 | Howard | Richard Andrews grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 15:10 | Howard | Robert Blair misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-27 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | James Cardwell grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | James Cardwell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 38-27 |
| 14:51 | Howard | Justin Starks grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 14:36 | Howard | George Samples is fouled on the floor by Frederick Tippett - foul #1 on Frederick Tippett, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Sean Dirks (PF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) Frederick Tippett, James Cardwell, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Stroup (PG), Marco Rexford (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Thomas Pardee (PF), Ronald Joubert (C) George Samples, Justin Starks, Robert Blair, Thomas Carroll, Richard Andrews | |
| 14:24 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Stroup | 38-30 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 13:55 | Howard | Thomas Pardee snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 13:39 | Howard | Larry Stroup drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marco Rexford | 38-32 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Duane Barr | 40-32 |
| 12:58 | Howard | Larry Stroup makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Schwingler | 40-35 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Duane Barr | 42-35 |
| 12:11 | Howard | Thomas Pardee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 12:09 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Stroup | 42-35 |
| 11:44 | Howard | Marco Rexford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Duane Barr - foul #3 on Duane Barr, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Cardwell (PF) Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Carroll (SF), Richard Andrews (C) Christopher Schwingler, Ronald Joubert | |
| 11:44 | Howard | Marco Rexford makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:44 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Larry Stroup (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Carroll (fresh) PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | James Cardwell tips it in | 44-36 |
| 11:17 | Howard | Larry Stroup hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marco Rexford | 44-38 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Duane Barr is hacked by Thomas Pardee - foul #4 on Thomas Pardee, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Justin Starks (SG), Robert Blair (SF) Larry Stroup, Marco Rexford, Thomas Pardee | |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 10:19 | Howard | Duane Barr steals it from George Samples | 44-38 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 09:53 | Howard | Robert Blair snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 09:36 | Howard | Robert Blair can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Thomas Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:18 | Howard | The jumper by George Samples is denied by Frederick Tippett | 44-38 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson's pass is intercepted by George Samples | 44-38 |
| 08:44 | Howard | George Samples misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Gerard Jackson - foul #2 on Gerard Jackson, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) Frederick Tippett, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Ronald Joubert (C) Justin Starks, Robert Blair, Richard Andrews | |
| 08:44 | Howard | George Samples makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:44 | Howard | George Samples makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | James Cardwell hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Duane Barr | 46-40 |
| 08:16 | Howard | Yevgeny Glomski takes the ball from Christopher Schwingler | 46-40 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Schwingler - foul #2 on Christopher Schwingler, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Stroup (PG), Thomas Pardee (PF) George Samples, Thomas Carroll | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:49 | Howard | Thomas Pardee pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:30 | Howard | Marco Rexford clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 07:28 | Howard | Thomas Pardee grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 3 pf. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Larry Stroup (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Joubert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Howard | Thomas Pardee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Marco Rexford steals it from Gerard Jackson | 46-40 |
| 06:54 | Howard | Ronald Joubert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Pardee - foul #5 on Thomas Pardee, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Cardwell (PF) Douglas Hayes | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Andrews (PF) Thomas Pardee | |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Richard Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Cardwell | 47-40 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Stroup - foul #3 on Larry Stroup, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blair (SF), Thomas Carroll (PF) Christopher Schwingler, Richard Andrews | |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 05:34 | Howard | Ronald Joubert misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Duane Barr buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Thomas Carroll misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 04:57 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Joubert | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Howard | Robert Blair is whistled for a carry | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Sean Dirks, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (SG), Richard Andrews (C) Marco Rexford, Ronald Joubert | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-40 |
| 04:07 | Howard | The rebound goes to George Samples | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Howard | Richard Andrews drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Larry Stroup | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Carroll steps in front of the Duane Barr pass | 52-42 |
| 03:32 | Howard | Larry Stroup loses the dribble to Duane Barr in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is whistled for a carry | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF) Larry Stroup, Robert Blair | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tired) 6 pts. SG - Duane Barr (tired) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cardwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Howard | Justin Starks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | James Cardwell grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | James Cardwell tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-42 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson travels with the ball | 54-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman (PG), Raymond Barney (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Sean Dirks (PF) Gerard Jackson, Duane Barr, Douglas Hayes, James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blair (SF) Christopher Schwingler | |
| 01:52 | Howard | Robert Blair connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson (PG), Duane Barr (SG), Douglas Hayes (SF), James Cardwell (PF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) Thomas Streetman, Raymond Barney, Frederick Tippett, Sean Dirks, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Stroup (PG), Marco Rexford (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Ronald Joubert (C) George Samples, Justin Starks, Robert Blair, Richard Andrews | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes's floater is tipped away by Ronald Joubert | 54-45 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Thomas Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Thomas Carroll misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-45 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gerard Jackson | 54-45 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerard Jackson | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Larry Stroup | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Larry Stroup is called for the reach on James Cardwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Stroup, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman (PG), Raymond Barney (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Gerard Jackson, Duane Barr, Douglas Hayes, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Justin Starks (SG), Robert Blair (SF), Richard Andrews (C) Larry Stroup, Marco Rexford, Christopher Schwingler, Ronald Joubert | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | James Cardwell makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | James Cardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:43 | Howard | Richard Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Raymond Barney hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-47 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Robert Blair misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Streetman runs out the clock | 61-47 |