| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Vance Taylor (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dino Zenk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 26-23 |
| 19:16 | Providence | Michael Seibold snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 18:57 | Providence | David Cook denies the turnaround by Orval Brown | 26-23 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | David Cook hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wes Hill | 26-25 |
| 18:17 | Providence | Orval Brown is denied on a layup by Frank Rowland | 26-25 |
| 18:15 | Providence | Vance Taylor misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Seibold - foul #1 on Michael Seibold, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG) Thomas Davis | |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:00 | Providence | The rebound goes to Andrew Edwards | 26-27 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Vance Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG) Walter Stewart | |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | The short jumper by David Cook is denied by Robert Nelson | 26-27 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Cook | 26-27 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk blows the layup | 26-27 |
| 16:59 | Providence | Orval Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Michael Seibold evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the lane | 28-27 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Davis | 28-29 |
| 16:05 | Providence | Michael Seibold hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 16:04 | Providence | Orval Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:41 | Providence | Dino Zenk takes the ball from Robert Nelson | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Seibold (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dino Zenk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Robert Nelson steals it from Thomas Davis | 28-29 |
| 15:08 | Providence | Orval Brown misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Davis - foul #2 on Thomas Davis, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG), Matthew Palmer (SF) Michael Seibold, Vance Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG), Jonathon Woods (C) Thomas Davis, David Cook | |
| 15:08 | Providence | Orval Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:08 | Providence | Orval Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods can't finish the layup | 29-29 |
| 14:43 | Providence | Orval Brown grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 14:21 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathon Woods | 29-29 |
| 14:20 | Providence | Matthew Palmer tips it home | 31-29 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Wes Hill is hacked by Orval Brown - foul #3 on Orval Brown, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Seibold (PG), Vance Taylor (SF) Robert Nelson, Andrew Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Cook (C) Dino Zenk | |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Orval Brown denies the turnaround by David Cook | 31-29 |
| 13:44 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 13:36 | Providence | Michael Seibold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 13:35 | Providence | Orval Brown tips it in | 33-29 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 13:17 | Providence | Orval Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 12:56 | Providence | David Cook steals it from Glenn Mahurin | 33-29 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 12:28 | Providence | Michael Seibold shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-31 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Matthew Palmer is called for the reach on Wes Hill - foul #1 on Matthew Palmer, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Edwards (C) Orval Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Walter Stewart, David Cook | |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wes Hill | 33-34 |
| 11:38 | Providence | Matthew Palmer misses the driving attempt from close range | 33-34 |
| 11:37 | Providence | Vance Taylor snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Glenn Mahurin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dino Zenk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin is hacked by Thomas Davis - foul #3 on Thomas Davis, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG), Orval Brown (PF) Glenn Mahurin, Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:00 | Providence | Andrew Edwards is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Stone (SG), David Cook (C) Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk | |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Cody Stone, Jonathon Woods | |
| 10:12 | Providence | Michael Seibold is hacked by Wes Hill - foul #3 on Wes Hill, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG), Matthew Palmer (SF) Michael Seibold, Vance Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods (C) David Cook | |
| 09:49 | Providence | Wes Hill is called for the reach on Glenn Mahurin - foul #4 on Wes Hill, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), David Cook (C) Wes Hill, Jonathon Woods | |
| 09:24 | Providence | The short jumper by Glenn Mahurin is denied by David Cook | 33-34 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 33-34 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by David Cook is blocked by Glenn Mahurin | 33-34 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Cook | 33-34 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk scores on a shot from the left block set up by Thomas Davis | 33-36 |
| 08:28 | Providence | Orval Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Davis - foul #4 on Thomas Davis, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Seibold (SG) Andrew Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Stone (SG), Ray Ramsey (PF), Jonathon Woods (C) Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk, David Cook | |
| 08:28 | Providence | Orval Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 08:28 | Providence | Orval Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses badly on a floater from close range | 35-36 |
| 08:09 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 07:45 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin is hacked by Jonathon Woods - foul #1 on Jonathon Woods, team foul #6 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Vance Taylor (SF), Andrew Edwards (C) Glenn Mahurin, Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), David Cook (C) Joshua Carstens, Ray Ramsey | |
| 07:20 | Providence | Michael Seibold works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Nelson | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Vance Taylor (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cody Stone (fresh) SF - Frank Rowland (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 07:02 | Providence | Orval Brown grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 06:59 | Providence | Robert Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Cody Stone, David Cook | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Wes Hill | 37-38 |
| 06:24 | Providence | Orval Brown hits the finger roll | 39-38 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk is hacked by Orval Brown - foul #4 on Orval Brown, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG), Matthew Palmer (PF) Robert Nelson, Orval Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG), David Cook (C) Thomas Davis, Jonathon Woods | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 05:43 | Providence | Andrew Edwards grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 05:21 | Providence | Frank Rowland swats the layup by Glenn Mahurin | 39-38 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Michael Seibold tips it but misses | 39-38 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Matthew Palmer grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 05:05 | Providence | Dino Zenk steps in front of the Michael Seibold pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 39-38 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk is fouled on the floor by Andrew Edwards - foul #3 on Andrew Edwards, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG) Michael Seibold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Cody Stone (SF), Jonathon Woods (PF) Walter Stewart, Frank Rowland, Dino Zenk | |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Cody Stone | 39-40 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Thomas Davis picks off the pass by Matthew Palmer | 39-40 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | A charge is called on David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Orval Brown (PF) Andrew Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Frank Rowland (SF), Dino Zenk (PF) Wes Hill, Cody Stone, David Cook | |
| 03:38 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Nelson | 41-40 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis makes the floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Mahurin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joshua Carstens (fresh) SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Rowland (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Dino Zenk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Providence | Jonathon Woods takes the ball from Orval Brown | 41-42 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk misses long on a floater from close range | 41-42 |
| 02:44 | Providence | Orval Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 02:44 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Seibold (PG), Andrew Edwards (C) Robert Nelson, Vance Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Cody Stone (SG), Ray Ramsey (PF), David Cook (C) Joshua Carstens, Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk, Jonathon Woods | |
| 02:17 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin can't throw it down | 41-42 |
| 02:16 | Providence | Andrew Edwards snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 01:50 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin connects on the shot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 01:32 | Providence | The rebound goes to Matthew Palmer | 43-42 |
| 01:32 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG), Vance Taylor (SF) Glenn Mahurin, Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Cody Stone, Ray Ramsey | |
| 01:12 | Providence | Orval Brown scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Nelson | 45-42 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wes Hill | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Providence | Michael Seibold misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 45-44 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | David Cook misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-44 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | David Cook can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Michael Seibold gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Providence | Michael Seibold is fouled in the backcourt by Wes Hill - foul #5 on Wes Hill, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG) Wes Hill | |
| 00:04 | Providence | Michael Seibold makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:04 | Providence | Michael Seibold makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens misses long on a halfcourt shot | 47-44 |