| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 12 pts. SG - John Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Flores (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Heitmann (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathanael Zigich (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores clanks a turnaround from the left block | 36-45 |
| 19:46 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:31 | UConn | Ronald Parker knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew French | 36-47 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Ronald Parker is called for traveling | 38-47 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kent Truesdale | 40-47 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Scott Harrell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Parker | 40-50 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard clanks a floater from the right side | 40-50 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | John Spears pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | John Spears hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kent Truesdale | 43-50 |
| 17:33 | UConn | James Bold connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Harrell | 43-53 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Raphael Flores | 45-53 |
| 16:59 | UConn | John Spears picks off the pass by Scott Harrell | 45-53 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | John Spears lays it up and in | 47-53 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Kent Truesdale is called for the reach on Matthew French - foul #3 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #1 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Zar (PG), Howard Miller (PF), Federico Mendoza (C) Kent Truesdale, Samuel Howard, Aaron Heitmann | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Michael May (SF), Denis Farley (PF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, Scott Harrell, Ronald Parker, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 16:17 | UConn | James Bold misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Keith Jones snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Federico Mendoza swats the shot by Michael May | 47-53 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Robert Zar pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Zar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Spears (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Theus (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Bold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael May (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Zar | 49-53 |
| 15:18 | UConn | James Bold hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Woodrow Theus | 49-56 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Howard Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | John Spears can't tip it in | 49-56 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Raphael Flores | 49-56 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | John Spears's fadeaway is rejected by Denis Farley | 49-56 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Keith Jones snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Raphael Flores is called for the reach on Michael May - foul #2 on Raphael Flores, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SG), Samuel Howard (PF), Aaron Heitmann (C) John Spears, Raphael Flores, Howard Miller, Federico Mendoza | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Christopher Foster (SG), Scott Harrell (SF), Ronald Parker (PF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Woodrow Theus, James Bold, Michael May, Denis Farley, Keith Jones | |
| 14:21 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich is called for traveling | 49-56 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Robert Zar is whistled for a carry | 49-56 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Ronald Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Aaron Heitmann | 51-56 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Christopher Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Robert Zar grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich drills a fadeaway in the paint | 51-58 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 51-58 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Ronald Parker pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Samuel Howard - foul #3 on Samuel Howard, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Spears (SG), Raphael Flores (SF) Dmitry Oginski, Robert Zar | |
| Subs | UConn | James Bold (SG), Michael May (SF), Denis Farley (PF) Christopher Foster, Scott Harrell, Ronald Parker | |
| 12:02 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses the shot from the right side | 51-61 |
| 11:46 | UConn | Michael May snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Heitmann (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bold (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael May (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Nathanael Zigich (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | UConn | James Bold can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 11:24 | UConn | Matthew French snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 11:18 | UConn | James Bold misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Denis Farley gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Michael May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-61 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Denis Farley steals it from Samuel Howard | 51-61 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Denis Farley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-61 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raphael Flores | 51-61 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-61 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Matthew French - foul #2 on Matthew French, team foul #1 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Zar (PG), Howard Miller (C) Kent Truesdale, Aaron Heitmann | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Scott Harrell (SF), Ronald Parker (PF) Matthew French, Michael May, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:20 | UConn | James Bold connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Woodrow Theus | 54-64 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Denis Farley pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Denis Farley misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Raphael Flores - foul #3 on Raphael Flores, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza (C) Samuel Howard | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:49 | UConn | Denis Farley misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Denis Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Woodrow Theus steals the ball from Federico Mendoza | 54-65 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Woodrow Theus comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Scott Harrell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Denis Farley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-65 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Robert Zar gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Howard Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Scott Harrell pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Zar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Spears (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Theus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bold (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Denis Farley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UConn | Denis Farley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raphael Flores | 54-65 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SG), Aaron Heitmann (C) John Spears, Raphael Flores, Federico Mendoza | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Christopher Foster (SG), Keith Jones (C) Woodrow Theus, James Bold, Denis Farley | |
| 06:58 | UConn | Ronald Parker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Matthew French pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 06:36 | UConn | 3 seconds is called on Keith Jones | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Howard (PF) Howard Miller | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael May (SF), Eddie Pridmore (PF) Scott Harrell, Ronald Parker | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Keith Jones connects on the shot in the lane set up by Eddie Pridmore | 56-67 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Keith Jones swats the short shot by Aaron Heitmann | 56-67 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Keith Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Spears (SG), Raphael Flores (SF) Dmitry Oginski, Robert Zar | |
| Subs | UConn | James Bold (SG), Ronald Parker (PF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Christopher Foster, Eddie Pridmore, Keith Jones | |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Ronald Parker clanks a jumper from the right side | 60-67 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Matthew French grabs the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Miller (C) Aaron Heitmann | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Scott Harrell (SF) Matthew French, Michael May | |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Spears | 62-67 |
| 03:36 | UConn | John Spears is called for the reach on James Bold - foul #2 on John Spears, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza (C) Samuel Howard | |
| Subs | UConn | Denis Farley (PF) Ronald Parker | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Spears (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raphael Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Theus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bold (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathanael Zigich (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich blows the layup | 62-67 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores misses the lay-in | 62-67 |
| 03:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Denis Farley | 62-67 |
| 03:02 | UConn | Denis Farley misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 62-67 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Spears | 62-67 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Howard (PF), Aaron Heitmann (C) Howard Miller, Federico Mendoza | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Ronald Parker (PF) Woodrow Theus, Denis Farley | |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | John Spears hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kent Truesdale | 65-67 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich grabs the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich is hacked by Samuel Howard - foul #4 on Samuel Howard, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Scott Harrell buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bold | 65-69 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard clanks a shot near the basket | 65-69 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Scott Harrell pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Ronald Parker is hacked by John Spears - foul #3 on John Spears, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Ronald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores is fouled on the floor by Scott Harrell - foul #3 on Scott Harrell, team foul #2 | 65-71 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 65-71 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Scott Harrell snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Scott Harrell is fouled in the backcourt by John Spears - foul #4 on John Spears, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Denis Farley (C) Matthew French, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Scott Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Scott Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | John Spears is hacked by James Bold - foul #3 on James Bold, team foul #3 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Nathanael Zigich (C) Woodrow Theus, Denis Farley | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-73 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Aaron Heitmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Ronald Parker pulls down the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Kent Truesdale is called for the reach on Ronald Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Denis Farley (C) Matthew French, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Ronald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Raphael Flores hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-75 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Scott Harrell pulls down the rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Woodrow Theus runs out the clock | 65-75 |