| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Boatman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Dirks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hugo Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Defranco (fresh) PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Mark Evans blocks the short jumper by Sean Dirks | 30-25 |
| 19:30 | Providence | Jason Phillips gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:17 | Providence | Jason Phillips is hacked by Frederick Tippett - foul #1 on Frederick Tippett, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 18:19 | Providence | Mark Evans grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 18:03 | Providence | Hugo Clark knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Defranco | 30-27 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart loses the ball out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 17:07 | Providence | Hugo Clark comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-27 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks's pass is intercepted by Hugo Clark | 30-27 |
| 16:20 | Providence | Paul Johnson steals the ball from Jason Phillips | 30-27 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett loses the ball out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Luis York (SG), Raymond Spencer (SF), Samuel Eichner (PF), Elden Kelley (C) Paul Johnson, Danny Boatman, Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG), Brian Butz (SF), Ryan Clark (PF) Hugo Clark, Danny Defranco, Mark Evans | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis York (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Spencer (fresh) PF - Samuel Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elden Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Butz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Providence | Martin Emerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Elden Kelley misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 15:12 | Providence | Ryan Clark gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 14:54 | Providence | Ryan Noah is fouled on the floor by Raymond Spencer - foul #2 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (SG) Tracy White | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:36 | Providence | Martin Emerson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Noah | 30-30 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses short on a floater in the lane | 30-30 |
| 14:19 | Providence | Brian Butz pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Ryan Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Noah | 30-32 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Jason Phillips misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-32 |
| 12:56 | Providence | Brian Butz gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Ryan Clark misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Samuel Eichner - foul #2 on Samuel Eichner, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF), Sean Dirks (C) Danny Boatman, Raymond Spencer, Samuel Eichner, Elden Kelley | |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Clark (PG), Danny Defranco (SF) Ryan Noah, Brian Butz | |
| 12:39 | Providence | Ryan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Ryan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 12:18 | Providence | Jason Phillips grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 11:49 | Providence | Martin Emerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (SG) Luis York | |
| Subs | Providence | Steve Wolf (SG), Mark Evans (PF), Robert Duryea (C) Martin Emerson, Ryan Clark, Jason Phillips | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Boatman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Dirks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hugo Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Defranco (fresh) PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Duryea (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-34 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman is hacked by Robert Duryea - foul #2 on Robert Duryea, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Danny Defranco picks off the pass by Sean Dirks | 33-34 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Mark Evans evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Goran Ziebart - foul #2 on Goran Ziebart, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Martin Emerson (SG), Jason Phillips (C) Steve Wolf, Robert Duryea | |
| 10:12 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (SG) Danny Boatman | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:22 | Providence | Danny Defranco travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett blows the layup but the foul's on Martin Emerson - foul #1 on Martin Emerson, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Raymond Spencer (C) Paul Johnson, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG) Hugo Clark | |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 08:45 | Providence | Ryan Noah can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 08:18 | Providence | The rebound goes to Danny Defranco | 35-36 |
| 08:02 | Providence | Mark Evans drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Emerson | 35-38 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Tracy White's floater is knocked away by Danny Defranco | 35-38 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis York (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Goran Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Defranco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Danny Boatman (SG), Samuel Eichner (PF), Sean Dirks (C) Tracy White, Luis York, Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart | |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Clark (PG), Steve Wolf (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Ryan Clark (PF), Robert Duryea (C) Ryan Noah, Martin Emerson, Danny Defranco, Mark Evans, Jason Phillips | |
| 06:49 | Providence | Hugo Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 06:47 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Hugo Clark | 35-38 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Ryan Clark's layup is rejected by Sean Dirks | 35-38 |
| 06:18 | Providence | Robert Duryea can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Hugo Clark - foul #2 on Hugo Clark, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks lays it in set up by Paul Johnson | 37-38 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Steve Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 05:31 | Providence | Ryan Clark hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 05:06 | Providence | Hugo Clark gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 05:01 | Providence | Hugo Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Eichner - foul #3 on Samuel Eichner, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF) Raymond Spencer, Samuel Eichner | |
| Subs | Providence | Martin Emerson (SG), Danny Defranco (SF), Mark Evans (PF), Jason Phillips (C) Steve Wolf, Brian Butz, Ryan Clark, Robert Duryea | |
| 05:01 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 05:01 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks is denied on a layup by Jason Phillips | 37-41 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses the tip | 37-41 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 03:52 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the contested floater in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Emerson | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (PG), Raymond Spencer (C) Paul Johnson, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG) Hugo Clark | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis York (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Danny Boatman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Defranco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Providence | Mark Evans misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Spencer - foul #3 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| 03:22 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 03:22 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Luis York shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Goran Ziebart | 37-45 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 39-45 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Martin Emerson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 02:22 | Providence | Danny Defranco pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 01:54 | Providence | Martin Emerson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Sean Dirks (C) Luis York, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Clark (PG) Ryan Noah | |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks connects on the runner from the left block | 41-45 |
| 01:07 | Providence | Jason Phillips misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frederick Tippett - foul #2 on Frederick Tippett, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| 01:07 | Providence | Jason Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:07 | Providence | Jason Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Providence | Mark Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Johnson - foul #3 on Paul Johnson, team foul #9 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Duryea (C) Jason Phillips | |
| 00:49 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 00:49 | Providence | Mark Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks loses the dribble to Martin Emerson | 41-48 |
| 00:40 | Providence | Hugo Clark slams it home on a nice dish by Martin Emerson | 41-50 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Tippett | 41-50 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Boatman | 44-50 |
| 00:30 | Providence | Danny Boatman is called for the reach on Hugo Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Boatman, team foul #10 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Steve Wolf (SG), Ryan Noah (SF) Martin Emerson, Danny Defranco | |
| 00:30 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:30 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Robert Duryea is called for the reach on Frederick Tippett - foul #3 on Robert Duryea, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Martin Emerson (SG), Danny Defranco (SF), Jason Phillips (C) Steve Wolf, Ryan Noah, Robert Duryea | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 00:17 | Providence | Martin Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 00:15 | Providence | Martin Emerson is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Boatman - foul #2 on Danny Boatman, team foul #11 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Duryea (C) Jason Phillips | |
| 00:15 | Providence | Martin Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:15 | Providence | Martin Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Emerson - foul #2 on Martin Emerson, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (PG), Raymond Spencer (SF), Samuel Eichner (PF), Elden Kelley (C) Paul Johnson, Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Phillips (C) Robert Duryea | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Hugo Clark runs out the clock | 45-54 |