| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Richard Cancel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Allan Foster inbounds the ball | 17-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Allan Foster drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Douglas Hayes - foul #1 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Allan Foster misses the free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the driving attempt in the paint | 19-29 |
| 18:57 | UConn | Barney Townsend is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 19-29 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is hacked by Allan Foster - foul #1 on Allan Foster, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the easy layup | 19-29 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes tips it in | 19-31 |
| 17:46 | UConn | Allan Foster misses long on a floater from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 17:45 | UConn | Clifford Taylor snags the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Barney Townsend is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Clifford Taylor snags the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Barney Townsend can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-31 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is hacked by Allan Foster - foul #2 on Allan Foster, team foul #2 | 19-31 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-31 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Clifford Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Allan Foster connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Barney Townsend | 22-31 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Duane Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Cancel - foul #1 on Richard Cancel, team foul #3 | 22-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Paul Lassiter (SG), Like Yin (PF) Barney Townsend, Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (C) Gerard Jackson, Douglas Hayes, Raymond Spencer | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Duane Barr makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Duane Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses the 3rd free throw | 22-33 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Dirks | 22-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) SG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Like Yin (fresh) C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Danny Boatman (fresh) SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Duane Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Clifford Taylor grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Clifford Taylor tips it but misses | 22-33 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Clifford Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Clifford Taylor banks in the layup set up by Harold Weisgerber | 24-33 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Clifford Taylor picks off the pass by Sean Dirks | 24-33 |
| 13:44 | UConn | A charge is called on Clifford Taylor - foul #3 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #4 | 24-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (PG), Richard Cancel (SG), Timothy Bonds (PF) Harold Weisgerber, Paul Lassiter, Like Yin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Douglas Hayes (SF), Raymond Spencer (PF) Danny Boatman, Duane Barr, Frederick Tippett, Sean Dirks | |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gerard Jackson | 24-35 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raymond Spencer | 24-35 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Bonds - foul #3 on Timothy Bonds, team foul #5 | 24-35 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Barney Townsend makes the contested fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Taylor | 26-37 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the board | 26-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Goran Ziebart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Barney Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Timothy Bonds hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-37 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes tips it home | 28-39 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Clifford Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Duane Barr (SG), Sean Dirks (PF) Paul Johnson, Goran Ziebart | |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Duane Barr | 28-41 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Richard Cancel can't finish the layup | 28-41 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer lays it in set up by Gerard Jackson | 28-43 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Raymond Spencer takes the ball from Clifford Taylor | 28-43 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gerard Jackson and he's fouled by Timothy Bonds - foul #4 on Timothy Bonds, team foul #6 | 28-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Paul Lassiter (SG), Like Yin (PF) Barney Townsend, Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Frederick Tippett (SF) Gerard Jackson, Douglas Hayes | |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the free throw | 28-45 |
| 08:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 28-45 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Paul Lassiter comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Duane Barr - foul #1 on Duane Barr, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart (C) Raymond Spencer | |
| 07:55 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Paul Lassiter takes the ball from Sean Dirks | 30-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Allan Foster (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Like Yin (fresh) C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Danny Boatman (fresh) SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-45 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks is called for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (PG), Richard Cancel (SG), Timothy Bonds (PF) Harold Weisgerber, Paul Lassiter, Like Yin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson (PG), Douglas Hayes (PF) Danny Boatman, Sean Dirks | |
| 06:33 | UConn | Barney Townsend evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Goran Ziebart - foul #3 on Goran Ziebart, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (SG) Duane Barr | |
| 06:33 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Barney Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Allan Foster is called for the reach on Frederick Tippett - foul #3 on Allan Foster, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (PF) Douglas Hayes | |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Allan Foster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Allan Foster steps in front of the Goran Ziebart pass | 34-47 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Barney Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-47 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-47 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Timothy Bonds snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:18 | UConn | Barney Townsend comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-47 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Clifford Taylor steps in front of the Raymond Spencer pass | 34-47 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Barney Townsend misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-47 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Taylor (tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Spencer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Goran Ziebart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Barney Townsend - foul #1 on Barney Townsend, team foul #8 | 34-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Paul Lassiter (SF), Like Yin (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Barney Townsend, Allan Foster, Timothy Bonds, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), David Davenport (SF) Frederick Tippett, Raymond Spencer | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 02:55 | UConn | Paul Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Davenport - foul #1 on David Davenport, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) Gerard Jackson | |
| 02:55 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 02:55 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Lassiter - foul #1 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #9 | 36-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) Richard Cancel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-51 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Gerald Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-51 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | David Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman drills a jumper from the right side | 36-53 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Like Yin is hacked by Danny Boatman - foul #2 on Danny Boatman, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (PG), Richard Cancel (SG), Timothy Bonds (PF), Clifford Taylor (C) Harold Weisgerber, Paul Lassiter, Like Yin, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF) David Davenport | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Richard Cancel steps in front of the Paul Johnson pass | 36-53 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Richard Cancel jams it | 38-53 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman runs out the clock | 38-53 |