| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Edmond (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gabriel Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Mario Saulter (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal inbounds the ball | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Tom Worley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 19:17 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 18:57 | Denver | Stephen Sutton steals it from Tom Worley | 34-48 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton hits the finger roll | 34-50 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Tom Worley loses the dribble to Thomas Hogans | 34-50 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis is fouled on the floor by Michael Kearse - foul #1 on Michael Kearse, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise travels with the ball | 34-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Wright (PF) Gabriel Wise | |
| 17:32 | Denver | William Edmond comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Mario Saulter - foul #1 on Mario Saulter, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Bean (SF), Brandon Crump (PF) Andrew Freudenthal, Tom Worley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman (SF) Thomas Hogans | |
| 17:32 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 17:32 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 17:11 | Denver | William Edmond snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 17:03 | Denver | Jeffery Bean is denied on a layup by Robert Wright | 36-50 |
| 17:02 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Jeffery Bean loses the dribble to Jimmy Haveman | 36-50 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Stephen Sutton - foul #1 on Stephen Sutton, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), Tom Worley (PF) James Cluck, Michael Kearse, William Edmond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Thomas Hogans (SF), Gabriel Wise (PF) Stephen Sutton, Matthew Lewis, Jimmy Haveman, Mario Saulter | |
| 16:03 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jim Defrancisco (fresh) SG - Jeffery Bean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Crump (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Howard Wharton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise tips it back up and in | 36-52 |
| 15:10 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hogans - foul #3 on Thomas Hogans, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), Timothy Hanks (C) Jim Defrancisco, Tom Worley, Brandon Crump | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis (SG), William Black (C) Dikembe Yusuf, Robert Wright | |
| 14:59 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal connects on the shot from the left block | 38-52 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | William Black's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Bean | 38-52 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Jeffery Bean misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-52 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Black | 38-52 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis double dribbles | 38-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Barnett (SF), Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) Andrew Freudenthal, Jeffery Bean, Timothy Hanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton (PG), Jimmy Haveman (SF), Brian Bohler (PF), Mario Saulter (C) Howard Wharton, Thomas Hogans, Gabriel Wise, William Black | |
| 13:57 | Denver | James Cluck double dribbles | 38-52 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | James Cluck steps in front of the Jimmy Haveman pass | 38-52 |
| 13:38 | Denver | David Lee hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Cluck | 40-52 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | William Edmond is called for the reach on Mario Saulter - foul #1 on William Edmond, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Matthew Lewis, Brian Bohler | |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Sutton | 40-54 |
| 12:39 | Denver | William Edmond drills a shot in the paint | 42-54 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 12:19 | Denver | David Lee gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Dikembe Yusuf is called for the reach on James Cluck - foul #2 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Jeffery Bean (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), Brandon Crump (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) James Cluck, David Lee, Albert Barnett, Tom Worley, William Edmond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis (SG), Thomas Hogans (SF), Gabriel Wise (PF) Dikembe Yusuf, Jimmy Haveman, Robert Wright | |
| 11:46 | Denver | Timothy Hanks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gabriel Wise | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffery Bean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Crump (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hanks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gabriel Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Mario Saulter (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 42-54 |
| 11:37 | Denver | Jeffery Bean pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 11:23 | Denver | Jeffery Bean can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gabriel Wise | 42-54 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Matthew Lewis | 42-56 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Michael Kearse misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 42-56 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 10:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Timothy Hanks | 42-56 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Michael Kearse misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-56 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise tips it in | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:24 | Denver | Jeffery Bean can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) Michael Kearse, Andrew Freudenthal, Brandon Crump, Timothy Hanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Jimmy Haveman (SF), Robert Wright (PF), William Black (C) Stephen Sutton, Matthew Lewis, Thomas Hogans, Gabriel Wise, Mario Saulter | |
| 09:24 | Denver | Jeffery Bean makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Jeffery Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman can't finish the layup | 44-58 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Robert Wright tips it in | 44-60 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Jimmy Haveman denies the turnaround by William Edmond | 44-60 |
| 08:55 | Denver | William Edmond misses the tip | 44-60 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Tom Worley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 08:40 | Denver | William Black swats the layup by William Edmond | 44-60 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jimmy Haveman | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Howard Wharton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 08:31 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 08:14 | Denver | Tom Worley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | William Black pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Robert Wright misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Bean - foul #1 on Jeffery Bean, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (SF) Jeffery Bean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis (SG), Thomas Hogans (SF) Dikembe Yusuf, Jimmy Haveman | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Edmond (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Howard Wharton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Black (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans misses the 3 from straight away | 44-61 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Robert Wright grabs the offensive board | 44-61 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Howard Wharton misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Cluck - foul #2 on James Cluck, team foul #4 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (SG), Brandon Crump (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) David Lee, Tom Worley, William Edmond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise (PF), Mario Saulter (C) Robert Wright, William Black | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Howard Wharton makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Howard Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Timothy Hanks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Brandon Crump is called for the reach on Gabriel Wise - foul #2 on Brandon Crump, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton (PG), Jimmy Haveman (SF) Howard Wharton, Thomas Hogans | |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-63 |
| 05:52 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andrew Freudenthal | 44-63 |
| 05:50 | Denver | James Cluck is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Sutton - foul #2 on Stephen Sutton, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG) James Cluck | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:29 | Denver | Brandon Crump is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Brandon Crump, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Albert Barnett (SF), William Edmond (C) Jim Defrancisco, Andrew Freudenthal, Timothy Hanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Michael Kearse steps in front of the Jimmy Haveman pass | 44-63 |
| 05:00 | Denver | Albert Barnett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Kearse | 46-63 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-63 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 46-63 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Sutton | 46-66 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Gabriel Wise picks off the pass by Brandon Crump | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver 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) | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise's fadeaway is rejected by William Edmond | 46-66 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter tips it but misses | 46-66 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise gets the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Albert Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Crump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Edmond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Haveman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Wise (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Saulter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG), Terry Little (SF), Jeffery Bean (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) Michael Kearse, David Lee, Brandon Crump, William Edmond | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Brian Bohler (SF), Robert Wright (PF), William Black (C) Stephen Sutton, Matthew Lewis, Jimmy Haveman, Gabriel Wise, Mario Saulter | |
| 02:42 | Denver | Jeffery Bean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Terry Little snags the offensive board | 46-66 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Timothy Hanks comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Black - foul #1 on William Black, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (SG) Albert Barnett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:32 | Denver | Timothy Hanks misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Timothy Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Robert Wright is hacked by Jeffery Bean - foul #2 on Jeffery Bean, team foul #7 | 47-66 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Brian Bohler blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Terry Little | 47-68 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | William Black gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | William Black hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Howard Wharton | 47-70 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Dikembe Yusuf is called for the reach on Jim Defrancisco - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Crump (PF) Terry Little | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman (SF) Brian Bohler | |
| 01:15 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco misses the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-70 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Jeffery Bean gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Denver | Brandon Crump clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | William Black pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver 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) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffery Bean - foul #3 on Jeffery Bean, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman misses the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Michael Kearse snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Jeffery Bean hits the finger roll | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Howard Wharton runs out the clock | 50-70 |