| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Perry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Morris Adams (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Rodney Gordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Schlosser (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Perry - foul #2 on Robert Perry, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:31 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Duane Barr pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 19:17 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 19:10 | Chicago State | David Gray makes the jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Duane Barr is fouled on the floor by Rodney Gordan - foul #2 on Rodney Gordan, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Johnson and the foul's on Robert Perry - foul #3 on Robert Perry, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (SG) Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses the free throw | 30-43 |
| 18:33 | Chicago State | Michael Widman snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | Morris Adams is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Paul Johnson | 30-43 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson banks in the layup | 30-45 |
| 18:04 | Chicago State | Morris Adams scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Louis Schlosser and he's fouled by Duane Barr - foul #1 on Duane Barr, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:04 | Chicago State | Morris Adams makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is hacked by Michael Widman - foul #2 on Michael Widman, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ken Shelton (PF) Rodney Gordan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 17:40 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 17:35 | Chicago State | David Gray misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jim Presler (C) Louis Schlosser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), David Davenport (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF) Paul Johnson, Frederick Tippett, Sean Dirks | |
| 17:35 | Chicago State | David Gray misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:35 | Chicago State | David Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Davenport | 33-45 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the shot from the right block | 33-47 |
| 17:10 | Chicago State | Jim Presler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Luis Mendoza (SG), Rodney Gordan (PF) David Gray, Morris Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (SG), Samuel Eichner (C) Duane Barr, Raymond Spencer | |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | David Davenport hits a floater from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 16:46 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan connects on the runner near the basket | 35-49 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | David Davenport makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Luis York | 35-51 |
| 16:05 | Chicago State | Luis Mendoza misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Danny Boatman | 35-51 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart hits the finger roll | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Michael Widman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jim Presler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Gordan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Shelton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Danny Boatman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luis York (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Chicago State | Jim Presler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart grabs the board | 35-53 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Luis Mendoza - foul #1 on Luis Mendoza, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG), Michael Lander (SG), Morris Adams (SF), Robert Perry (PF), Louis Schlosser (C) Michael Widman, Luis Mendoza, Jim Presler, Rodney Gordan, Ken Shelton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Duane Barr (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Sean Dirks (PF) Danny Boatman, Luis York, David Davenport, Goran Ziebart | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner makes the free throw | 35-56 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:03 | Chicago State | Robert Perry buries a floater from the left block and the foul's on Samuel Eichner - foul #1 on Samuel Eichner, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (C) Samuel Eichner | |
| 15:03 | Chicago State | Robert Perry makes the free throw | 38-56 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Duane Barr drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 14:34 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Spencer - foul #3 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #4 | 38-59 |
| 14:34 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 14:34 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett drills a jumper from the right block | 40-61 |
| 14:12 | Chicago State | David Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-61 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-63 |
| 13:35 | Chicago State | Robert Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-63 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ken Shelton (PF) Morris Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Spencer | 40-65 |
| 13:13 | Chicago State | Robert Perry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 40-67 |
| 12:54 | Chicago State | Frederick Tippett takes the ball from David Gray | 40-67 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-67 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks hits the follow up shot | 40-69 |
| 12:27 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser misses the shot from the left wing | 40-69 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the board | 40-69 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frederick Tippett and the foul's on Louis Schlosser - foul #3 on Louis Schlosser, team foul #6 | 40-71 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (PG), Luis Mendoza (SG), Morris Adams (SF), Rodney Gordan (PF), Jim Presler (C) David Gray, Michael Lander, Robert Perry, Ken Shelton, Louis Schlosser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Luis York (SG), David Davenport (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF) Paul Johnson, Duane Barr, Frederick Tippett, Sean Dirks | |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses the free throw | 40-71 |
| 12:04 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan gets the rebound | 40-71 |
| 12:00 | Chicago State | Jim Presler loses the dribble to Danny Boatman | 40-71 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-71 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the tip | 40-71 |
| 11:35 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Morris Adams | 40-71 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Michael Widman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Morris Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rodney Gordan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Presler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Danny Boatman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luis York (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Chicago State | The short jumper by Rodney Gordan is denied by Goran Ziebart | 40-71 |
| 11:22 | Chicago State | Luis Mendoza can't tip it in | 40-71 |
| 11:21 | Chicago State | Michael Widman gets the offensive rebound | 40-71 |
| 11:07 | Chicago State | Michael Widman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Luis Mendoza | 42-71 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Widman - foul #3 on Michael Widman, team foul #7 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ken Shelton (C) Jim Presler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner (C) Raymond Spencer | |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the 2nd free throw | 42-71 |
| 10:51 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan snags the defensive board | 42-71 |
| 10:38 | Chicago State | Morris Adams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-71 |
| 10:37 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-71 |
| 10:32 | Chicago State | Michael Widman hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Mendoza | 45-71 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-71 |
| 10:26 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Morris Adams | 45-71 |
| 10:14 | Chicago State | Michael Widman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-71 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Goran Ziebart | 45-71 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-71 |
| 10:07 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| 09:52 | Chicago State | Michael Widman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 09:50 | Chicago State | Morris Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | Michael Widman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | David Davenport clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-71 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | Luis Mendoza grabs the board | 48-71 |
| 08:59 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-71 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 08:50 | Chicago State | Luis Mendoza gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 08:40 | Chicago State | Morris Adams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 48-71 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart snags the defensive board | 48-71 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | David Davenport is fouled on the floor by Morris Adams - foul #1 on Morris Adams, team foul #8 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG), Michael Lander (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Jim Presler (PF), Louis Schlosser (C) Michael Widman, Luis Mendoza, Morris Adams, Rodney Gordan, Ken Shelton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Duane Barr (SG), Sean Dirks (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Danny Boatman, Luis York, Goran Ziebart, Samuel Eichner | |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | David Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 08:26 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Jim Presler | 48-71 |
| 08:16 | Chicago State | Robert Perry comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-71 |
| 08:15 | Chicago State | Jim Presler grabs the offensive board | 48-71 |
| 08:05 | Chicago State | Michael Lander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-71 |
| 08:04 | Chicago State | Robert Perry grabs the offensive board | 48-71 |
| 07:53 | Chicago State | David Gray scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Perry | 51-71 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David Gray - foul #3 on David Gray, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF) David Davenport | |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 07:30 | Chicago State | David Gray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frederick Tippett | 51-73 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lander (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Presler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Schlosser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the offensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses the easy layup | 51-73 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer tips it back up and in | 51-75 |
| 06:48 | Chicago State | Jim Presler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Dirks - foul #3 on Sean Dirks, team foul #5 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Elden Kelley (C) Raymond Spencer | |
| 06:48 | Chicago State | Jim Presler makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 06:48 | Chicago State | Jim Presler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-75 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Barr | 53-75 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-75 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the offensive board | 53-75 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 53-75 |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to David Gray | 53-75 |
| 05:48 | Chicago State | Michael Lander is whistled for a carry | 53-75 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (PG), Luis Mendoza (SG), Morris Adams (SF), Rodney Gordan (PF), Ken Shelton (C) David Gray, Michael Lander, Jim Presler, Robert Perry, Louis Schlosser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Luis York (SG), Goran Ziebart (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Paul Johnson, Duane Barr, Sean Dirks, Elden Kelley | |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart loses the dribble to Michael Widman | 53-75 |
| 05:28 | Chicago State | Michael Widman lays it up and in | 55-75 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Luis York | 55-75 |
| 05:03 | Chicago State | Luis Mendoza loses the dribble to Raymond Spencer | 55-75 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Rodney Gordan steals the ball from Frederick Tippett | 55-75 |
| 04:34 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-75 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Rodney Gordan denies the turnaround by Frederick Tippett | 55-75 |
| 04:08 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Rodney Gordan | 55-75 |
| 03:45 | Chicago State | Morris Adams buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Widman | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett is fouled on the floor by Ken Shelton - foul #1 on Ken Shelton, team foul #10 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Perry (SG), Jim Presler (SF), Rex Frierson (C) Luis Mendoza, Morris Adams, Rodney Gordan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Elden Kelley (PF), Samuel Eichner (C) Danny Boatman, Goran Ziebart, Raymond Spencer | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Michael Widman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jim Presler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ken Shelton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Rex Frierson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) SG - Luis York (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Elden Kelley (fresh) C - Samuel Eichner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Chicago State | Michael Widman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-77 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Davenport (SF) Frederick Tippett | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Tracy White misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-77 |
| 03:01 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton grabs the board | 57-77 |
| 02:50 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Elden Kelley - foul #1 on Elden Kelley, team foul #6 | 57-77 |
| 02:50 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:50 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Luis York drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tracy White | 59-80 |
| 02:15 | Chicago State | Robert Perry drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ken Shelton | 62-80 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Luis York misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-80 |
| 01:45 | Chicago State | Michael Widman gets the rebound | 62-80 |
| 01:29 | Chicago State | Michael Widman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-80 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-80 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Luis York can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-80 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner gets the offensive rebound | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Elden Kelley knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Eichner | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Chicago State | Robert Perry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-82 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tracy White | 62-82 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Tracy White runs out the clock | 62-82 |