| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Frank Cousins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kinard (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Epps (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Skelly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Todd Michael (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Kansas State | Charles Epps misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Howard - foul #1 on Samuel Howard, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:33 | Kansas State | Charles Epps misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:33 | Kansas State | Charles Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Todd Michael misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 19:13 | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 19:09 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins is hacked by Kent Truesdale - foul #1 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| 18:44 | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly hits a jump hook in the paint | 37-24 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Samuel Howard is blocked by Charles Epps | 37-24 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski tips it in | 37-26 |
| 17:55 | Kansas State | Charles Epps comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Howard Miller gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses the layup against the doubleteam | 37-26 |
| 17:35 | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:16 | Kansas State | John Kinard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Douglas Skelly swats the short shot by Howard Miller | 37-26 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 16:28 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 16:26 | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly tips it in | 39-28 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Howard Miller hits the finger roll | 39-30 |
| 15:58 | Kansas State | Charles Epps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John McLean (C) Douglas Skelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Todd Michael, Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Frank Cousins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kinard (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Epps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - John McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Wang (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Carl Johnson | 39-32 |
| 15:16 | Kansas State | Charles Epps clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Hung Wang clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 14:49 | Kansas State | Charles Epps snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:29 | Kansas State | Charles Epps hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-32 |
| 14:01 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Epps | 42-32 |
| 13:37 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-32 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Hung Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly (C) John McLean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (SG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Kent Truesdale, Michael Ruby, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| 12:52 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Johnson and he's fouled by John Kinard - foul #1 on John Kinard, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:33 | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:05 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Dmitry Oginski - foul #2 on Dmitry Oginski, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG) Todd Michael | |
| 12:05 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:05 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Cousins - foul #2 on Frank Cousins, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Frank Cousins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kinard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Epps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Skelly (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Samuel Howard | 47-37 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Douglas Skelly - foul #2 on Douglas Skelly, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:32 | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:19 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 11:17 | Kansas State | Charles Epps tips it home | 49-39 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kent Truesdale | 49-42 |
| 10:28 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kent Truesdale | 49-45 |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Charles Epps misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Howard - foul #2 on Samuel Howard, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo (PG), Reginald Crowder (SF), John McLean (C) Frank Cousins, Scott Nelson, Douglas Skelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (C) Carl Johnson, Dmitry Oginski, Howard Miller | |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Charles Epps makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Charles Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 09:38 | Kansas State | Reginald Crowder grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:15 | Kansas State | Charles Epps's fadeaway is rejected by Federico Mendoza | 51-45 |
| 09:14 | Kansas State | Charles Epps tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby hits a jumper from the left block set up by Federico Mendoza | 53-47 |
| 08:33 | Kansas State | John Kinard misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-47 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Kent Truesdale | 53-49 |
| 07:57 | Kansas State | Charles Epps scores on a floater from the right side | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Thomas Grimaldo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kinard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Reginald Crowder (fresh) PF - Charles Epps (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Todd Michael (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-49 |
| 07:43 | Kansas State | John Kinard pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:38 | Kansas State | Reginald Crowder makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Kinard | 58-49 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 07:22 | Kansas State | John McLean gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:59 | Kansas State | John Kinard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby is fouled on the floor by John McLean - foul #2 on John McLean, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Frank Cousins (PG), Scott Nelson (SG), Robert Edwards (PF), Douglas Skelly (C) John Kinard, Reginald Crowder, Charles Epps, John McLean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Hung Wang (PF), Howard Miller (C) Kent Truesdale, Michael Ruby, Samuel Howard, Federico Mendoza | |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Hung Wang drills a runner from the baseline set up by Todd Michael and he's fouled by Frank Cousins - foul #3 on Frank Cousins, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Perez (SG) Todd Michael | |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Hung Wang misses the free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:31 | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:28 | Kansas State | Carl Johnson picks off the pass by Frank Cousins in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson lays it in | 58-53 |
| 06:12 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Hung Wang pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:25 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Skelly | 61-53 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 61-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Kinard (SG) Thomas Grimaldo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG), Federico Mendoza (PF) Armando Perez, Hung Wang | |
| 04:38 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Edwards | 64-53 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson is fouled on the floor by Frank Cousins - foul #4 on Frank Cousins, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Howard (PF) Federico Mendoza | |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Howard Miller loses the dribble to Frank Cousins | 64-53 |
| 03:36 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-53 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Howard Miller | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Frank Cousins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Kinard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Skelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dmitry Oginski | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Kansas State | John Kinard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is hacked by John Kinard - foul #2 on John Kinard, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Epps (PF), John McLean (C) Robert Edwards, Douglas Skelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (C) Dmitry Oginski, Howard Miller | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Kansas State | John McLean is hacked by Samuel Howard - foul #3 on Samuel Howard, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| 02:19 | Kansas State | John Kinard is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 64-57 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Douglas Skelly (C) John McLean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Howard Miller (C) Todd Michael, Michael Ruby, Federico Mendoza | |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 02:08 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Scott Nelson | 64-57 |
| 02:03 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 64-57 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Epps - foul #3 on Charles Epps, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:17 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Kinard | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Howard Miller hits the follow up shot | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Johnson - foul #4 on Carl Johnson, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Edwards (C) Douglas Skelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:55 | Kansas State | Robert Edwards is fouled on the floor by Howard Miller - foul #1 on Howard Miller, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| 00:55 | Kansas State | Robert Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:55 | Kansas State | Robert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Johnson | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Frank Cousins | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Carl Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Edwards in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Johnson, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Robert Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Robert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Todd Michael connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-70 |