| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Arthur Rikard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Errol Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Crossett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shelley (fresh) 3 blk. C - Goran Gembarowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Billy Crossett inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Hawaii | Carl Johnson steals it from David Shelley | 30-29 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson lays it in | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski hits a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Howard Miller - foul #2 on Howard Miller, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:04 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Howard Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 18:27 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:25 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie can't finish the layup | 32-32 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Howard Miller gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 17:23 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Billy Crossett | 32-32 |
| 17:15 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 17:14 | Hawaii | David Shelley tips it in | 32-34 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza (C) Howard Miller | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Pierce (PF) David Shelley | |
| 16:46 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski's layup is rejected by Samuel Howard | 32-34 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 34-34 |
| 16:16 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dmitry Oginski | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Arthur Rikard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Errol Yazzie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Crossett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pierce (fresh) C - Goran Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Hawaii | Samuel Howard denies the turnaround by Billy Crossett | 36-34 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Dmitry Oginski | 38-34 |
| 15:07 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski misses the jumper in the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:05 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kent Truesdale | 40-36 |
| 14:10 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is hacked by James Pierce - foul #3 on James Pierce, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Robert Zar (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Hung Wang (PF), Howard Miller (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Federico Mendoza | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Joe Whipple (SG), Enrique Ramos (SF), David Shelley (PF) Errol Yazzie, Billy Crossett, James Pierce | |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby is hacked by Joe Whipple - foul #1 on Joe Whipple, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Todd Michael is fouled on the floor by Arthur Rikard - foul #2 on Arthur Rikard, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:25 | Hawaii | David Shelley pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | Hawaii | Joe Whipple misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Todd Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Howard Miller drills a 3 from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 12:43 | Hawaii | David Shelley is hacked by Hung Wang - foul #2 on Hung Wang, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG), Federico Mendoza (PF) Michael Ruby, Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Simon Frailey (C) Goran Gembarowski | |
| 12:22 | Hawaii | Federico Mendoza takes the ball from Enrique Ramos | 43-36 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is hacked by Simon Frailey - foul #1 on Simon Frailey, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG) Todd Michael | |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Dennis (PG) Arthur Rikard | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Howard Miller scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Zar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - George Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Whipple (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Enrique Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Simon Frailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Hawaii | Joe Whipple scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-39 |
| 11:10 | Hawaii | George Dennis snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 10:47 | Hawaii | David Shelley knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Enrique Ramos | 45-41 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Dennis - foul #1 on George Dennis, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Hung Wang (C) Robert Zar, Federico Mendoza, Howard Miller | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard (PG), Errol Yazzie (SG), Billy Crossett (SF), James Pierce (PF), Goran Gembarowski (C) George Dennis, Joe Whipple, Enrique Ramos, David Shelley, Simon Frailey | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:02 | Hawaii | Billy Crossett buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Arthur Rikard | 47-43 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Hung Wang makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Truesdale | 50-43 |
| 09:31 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 09:30 | Hawaii | James Pierce tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 09:29 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Hung Wang snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Hung Wang hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Carl Johnson | 52-43 |
| 08:42 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Goran Gembarowski | 52-45 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Johnson | 55-45 |
| 08:17 | Hawaii | Billy Crossett connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Arthur Rikard | 55-47 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Carl Johnson | 57-47 |
| 07:42 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski hits a jump hook from the baseline | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Truesdale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Hung Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Arthur Rikard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Errol Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Crossett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Goran Gembarowski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 07:26 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Goran Gembarowski | 57-49 |
| 07:01 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-49 |
| 07:00 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:41 | Hawaii | Billy Crossett misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kent Truesdale - foul #1 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Robert Zar (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Howard Miller (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Dennis (PG), Joe Whipple (SG), David Shelley (PF), Simon Frailey (C) Arthur Rikard, Errol Yazzie, James Pierce, Goran Gembarowski | |
| 06:41 | Hawaii | Billy Crossett makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:41 | Hawaii | Billy Crossett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Robert Zar connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Michael | 60-51 |
| 06:05 | Hawaii | Joe Whipple hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Crossett | 60-53 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Todd Michael loses the ball out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Enrique Ramos (SF) Billy Crossett | |
| 05:30 | Hawaii | Michael Ruby is called for the reach on Enrique Ramos - foul #1 on Michael Ruby, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF) Michael Ruby, Federico Mendoza | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie (SG) Joe Whipple | |
| 05:16 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 04:57 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Enrique Ramos | 60-55 |
| 04:29 | Hawaii | The short jumper by Enrique Ramos is denied by Samuel Howard | 60-55 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Todd Michael | 60-55 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dmitry Oginski | 63-55 |
| 03:54 | Hawaii | Enrique Ramos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-55 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Howard Miller snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | David Shelley is called for the reach on Dmitry Oginski - foul #2 on David Shelley, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG), Federico Mendoza (C) Todd Michael, Dmitry Oginski, Howard Miller | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard (PG), Joe Whipple (SG), Billy Crossett (SF), James Pierce (PF), Goran Gembarowski (C) George Dennis, Errol Yazzie, Enrique Ramos, David Shelley, Simon Frailey | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Zar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Arthur Rikard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Whipple (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Billy Crossett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pierce (fresh) 3 pf. C - Goran Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | James Pierce steps in front of the Samuel Howard pass | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Hawaii | Joe Whipple misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joe Whipple - foul #2 on Joe Whipple, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hung Wang (C) Samuel Howard | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Robert Zar, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie (SG), David Shelley (PF) Joe Whipple, James Pierce | |
| 02:34 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kent Truesdale - foul #2 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| 02:34 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:34 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 02:11 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:52 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Crossett - foul #1 on Billy Crossett, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Robert Zar (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Dmitry Oginski, Howard Miller | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Zar - foul #2 on Robert Zar, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hung Wang (C) Samuel Howard | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | Arthur Rikard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Robert Zar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Crossett - foul #2 on Billy Crossett, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Hawaii | Goran Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Hawaii | Hung Wang is called for the reach on Errol Yazzie - foul #3 on Hung Wang, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:47 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Rikard is called for the reach on Todd Michael in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Rikard, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Robert Zar, Michael Ruby, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Todd Michael makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Todd Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:38 | Hawaii | Errol Yazzie's pass is intercepted by Todd Michael | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Todd Michael misses the lay-in | 70-60 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski gets the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | David Shelley picks off the pass by Samuel Howard | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | David Shelley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-60 |