| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gros (fresh) SF - John Brigham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Cheek (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | John Brigham inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Kent State | John Brigham can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Howard Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Cory Henderson's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Miller | 35-30 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Cory Henderson snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Samuel Howard steals it from Nicholas Villalobos | 35-30 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson is open and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Kent Truesdale | 37-30 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Samuel Howard swats the shot by John Gros | 37-30 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Cheek | 37-30 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | John Brigham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Howard Miller connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kent Truesdale | 40-30 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | John Gros misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Johnson - foul #3 on Carl Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler (PF) Scott Cheek | |
| 17:10 | Kent State | John Gros misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | John Gros makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Todd Michael | 42-31 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | John Brigham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kyle Wheeler | 42-34 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard tips it in | 44-34 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | John Gros knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Todd Michael (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Villalobos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brigham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cory Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Cory Henderson steals it from Howard Miller | 44-36 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Cory Henderson is called for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Kent Truesdale, Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Samuel Kardos (SG), Scott Cheek (PF), Sergei Ziff (C) Nicholas Villalobos, John Gros, John Brigham, Cory Henderson | |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kyle Wheeler - foul #1 on Kyle Wheeler, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Donald Cromer comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Hung Wang | 46-36 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Hung Wang can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Scott Cheek hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses the wide open floater from close range | 46-38 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Sergei Ziff denies the turnaround by Hung Wang | 46-38 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Scott Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Donald Cromer travels with the ball | 46-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Todd Michael, Michael Ruby, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (PG), John Brigham (SF), Cory Henderson (C) Donald Cromer, Kyle Wheeler, Sergei Ziff | |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kent Truesdale | 48-38 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Scott Cheek can't connect on a shot from the right block | 48-38 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Howard Miller gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Kardos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Brigham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Cheek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Cory Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | John Brigham grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Scott Cheek comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Howard Miller buries a driving attempt from the left block | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Scott Cheek scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Villalobos | 50-40 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Howard Miller is fouled on the floor by Cory Henderson - foul #3 on Cory Henderson, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Federico Mendoza (C) Carl Johnson, Howard Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gros (SG), Kyle Wheeler (PF) Samuel Kardos, Scott Cheek | |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Todd Michael buries a jump hook from close range set up by Samuel Howard | 52-40 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | The short jumper by Kyle Wheeler is denied by Federico Mendoza | 52-40 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Cory Henderson tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski hits the finger roll set up by Kent Truesdale | 54-42 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | John Brigham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dmitry Oginski | 54-42 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kent Truesdale and the foul's on John Gros - foul #1 on John Gros, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Howard Miller (C) Todd Michael, Samuel Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Sergei Ziff (C) Nicholas Villalobos, Cory Henderson | |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Donald Cromer is hacked by Kent Truesdale - foul #2 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF) Dmitry Oginski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Donald Cromer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-42 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza grabs the board | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Howard Miller's pass is intercepted by Sergei Ziff | 57-42 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-42 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza grabs the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Truesdale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gros (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brigham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergei Ziff (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 59-42 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Donald Cromer is fouled on the floor by Kent Truesdale - foul #3 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (SG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF) Kent Truesdale, Michael Ruby, Federico Mendoza | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (PG), Samuel Kardos (SF), Scott Cheek (PF), Cory Henderson (C) John Gros, John Brigham, Kyle Wheeler, Sergei Ziff | |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Scott Cheek can't tip it in | 59-42 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos grabs the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Cory Henderson is hacked by Samuel Howard - foul #2 on Samuel Howard, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hung Wang (C) Howard Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos loses the dribble to Todd Michael | 59-42 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 59-42 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Scott Cheek clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Johnson - foul #4 on Carl Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG) Todd Michael | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler (SF) Donald Cromer | |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Cory Henderson swats the short shot by Dmitry Oginski | 59-42 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard tips it in | 61-42 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-42 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-42 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Cory Henderson snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard misses the lay-in | 61-42 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Cory Henderson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Hung Wang - foul #2 on Hung Wang, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Perez (PG), Todd Michael (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Michael Sjogren (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gros (SG), John Brigham (SF) Samuel Kardos, Scott Cheek | |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Todd Michael is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Todd Michael, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Scott Cheek (PF), Sergei Ziff (C) Nicholas Villalobos, Kyle Wheeler, Cory Henderson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Armando Perez (fresh) SG - Todd Michael (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Sjogren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gros (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brigham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Cheek (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Sergei Ziff (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Scott Cheek double dribbles | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Armando Perez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Todd Michael misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Sergei Ziff - foul #1 on Sergei Ziff, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hung Wang (C) Michael Sjogren | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Kardos (SF) Donald Cromer | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Todd Michael makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Todd Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Scott Cheek gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | John Gros can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Hung Wang gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Todd Michael comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-45 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Scott Cheek | 62-45 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | John Gros is fouled on the floor by Armando Perez - foul #1 on Armando Perez, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (PG), Cory Henderson (C) Samuel Kardos, Sergei Ziff | |
| 01:40 | Kent State | John Gros makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | John Gros makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Todd Michael misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Scott Cheek snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | John Gros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Armando Perez snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | The 3pt attempt by Michael Ruby is denied by John Brigham | 62-47 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Cory Henderson | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Kent State | John Brigham loses the ball out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Hung Wang lays it in set up by Todd Michael and he's hacked by Cory Henderson - foul #4 on Cory Henderson, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Hung Wang misses the free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Federico Mendoza | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Armando Perez runs out the clock | 64-47 |