| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joe Van Zant (fresh) SG - Christopher Fann (fresh) SF - James Dunham (fresh) PF - Paul McDannold (fresh) C - Michael Clem (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) SF - Conrad Jensen (fresh) PF - Owen Schober (fresh) C - Albert Choate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Michael Clem wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Providence | Christopher Fann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Providence | Joe Van Zant snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Providence | James Dunham drills a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen misses the shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Providence | Michael Clem grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Providence | Michael Clem hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joe Van Zant | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Owen Schober lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Providence | Christopher Fann misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Choate | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Conrad Jensen, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Conrad Jensen is called for the reach on James Dunham - foul #2 on Conrad Jensen, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Smock (SF) Conrad Jensen | |
| 17:06 | Providence | Joe Van Zant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Owen Schober grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | William Smock is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Smock, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 16:33 | Providence | Christopher Fann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Owen Schober can't connect on a floater in the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Michael Clem grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:08 | Providence | Joe Van Zant scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul McDannold and the foul's on William Smock - foul #2 on William Smock, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski (SF) William Smock | |
| 16:08 | Providence | Joe Van Zant makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dewey Smtih | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joe Van Zant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fann (fresh) SF - James Dunham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul McDannold (fresh) 1 ast. C - Michael Clem (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marijan Slawski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Owen Schober (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Choate (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Providence | James Dunham travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Fann - foul #1 on Christopher Fann, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Providence | Christopher Fann scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Joe Van Zant | 10-6 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:46 | Providence | The rebound goes to James Dunham | 10-6 |
| 14:41 | Providence | Christopher Fann clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Albert Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih is hacked by Christopher Fann - foul #2 on Christopher Fann, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Providence | George Ayer (SF) Christopher Fann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Bergman (SF), Marco Costa (PF), Jay Upchurch (C) Thomas Webb, Owen Schober, Albert Choate | |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch hits the finger roll | 10-8 |
| 14:04 | Providence | Joe Van Zant is fouled in the backcourt by Marijan Slawski - foul #1 on Marijan Slawski, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley (SG) Dewey Smtih | |
| 13:48 | Providence | Michael Clem lays it in set up by Paul McDannold | 12-8 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Marco Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-8 |
| 13:31 | Providence | Joe Van Zant pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:07 | Providence | George Ayer comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Marco Costa - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Webb (PG), Dewey Smtih (SG), Owen Schober (PF), Albert Choate (C) Thomas Hadley, Richard Bergman, Marco Costa, Jay Upchurch | |
| 13:07 | Providence | George Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:07 | Providence | George Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Ayer - foul #1 on George Ayer, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer (C) Michael Clem | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:35 | Providence | Joe Van Zant misses long on a floater from the right side | 14-10 |
| 12:34 | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Joe Van Zant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joe Van Zant, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Bergman (SF) Marijan Slawski | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Owen Schober is whistled for a carry | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Hambleton (PF) Paul McDannold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:40 | Providence | Joe Van Zant misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 11:39 | Providence | Mark Hambleton misses the tip | 14-10 |
| 11:38 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Picklesimer | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joe Van Zant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dunham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hambleton (fresh) C - Stuart Picklesimer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bergman (fresh) PF - Owen Schober (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Choate (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Albert Choate - foul #1 on Albert Choate, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Clem (PF) Mark Hambleton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:27 | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:27 | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Albert Choate gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb's layup is rejected by Michael Clem | 15-10 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Owen Schober snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Owen Schober can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Dunham - foul #1 on James Dunham, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Zajic (SF) James Dunham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski (SF) Richard Bergman | |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | Providence | Michael Clem misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Owen Schober - foul #1 on Owen Schober, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul McDannold (SG), Mark Hambleton (PF) Olin Zajic, Stuart Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Bergman (SF), Marco Costa (PF), Jay Upchurch (C) Dewey Smtih, Owen Schober, Albert Choate | |
| 10:39 | Providence | Michael Clem makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:39 | Providence | Michael Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-14 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Joe Van Zant scores on a floater from the right side | 19-14 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Clem - foul #1 on Michael Clem, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley (SG) Thomas Webb | |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:01 | Providence | Mark Hambleton grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 09:48 | Providence | Michael Clem misses long on a shot from the left block | 19-15 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Marco Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley tips it in | 19-17 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Joe Van Zant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marijan Slawski - foul #2 on Marijan Slawski, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Providence | James Dunham (SG), Stuart Picklesimer (C) Mark Hambleton, Michael Clem | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih (SG), Owen Schober (PF), Albert Choate (C) Marijan Slawski, Jay Upchurch, Marco Costa | |
| 09:13 | Providence | Joe Van Zant makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Joe Van Zant makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Hambleton (PF) Paul McDannold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Webb (PG) Thomas Hadley | |
| 08:40 | Providence | George Ayer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Van Zant | 24-17 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Albert Choate hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stuart Picklesimer - foul #1 on Stuart Picklesimer, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Albert Choate makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Albert Choate makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:56 | Providence | James Dunham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Van Zant | 27-19 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Hambleton - foul #1 on Mark Hambleton, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul McDannold (SF), Eugene Gayle (C) George Ayer, Stuart Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joe Van Zant (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Dunham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul McDannold (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mark Hambleton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Gayle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bergman (fairly fresh) PF - Owen Schober (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Choate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Providence | Paul McDannold misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Owen Schober pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb tips it home | 27-22 |
| 06:33 | Providence | Albert Choate takes the ball from Eugene Gayle | 27-22 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Webb | 27-24 |
| 06:03 | Providence | Joe Van Zant misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 06:01 | Providence | Joe Van Zant gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Providence | Paul McDannold is hacked by Richard Bergman - foul #1 on Richard Bergman, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Providence | George Ayer (SG), Olin Zajic (SF), Michael Clem (C) James Dunham, Mark Hambleton, Eugene Gayle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley (PG), Marco Costa (PF), Jay Upchurch (C) Thomas Webb, Owen Schober, Albert Choate | |
| 05:54 | Providence | Paul McDannold misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Providence | Paul McDannold makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Marco Costa misses the easy layup | 28-24 |
| 05:42 | Providence | Olin Zajic snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:25 | Providence | Olin Zajic clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Richard Bergman - foul #2 on Richard Bergman, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer (C) Paul McDannold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen (SF) Richard Bergman | |
| 05:25 | Providence | Olin Zajic makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:25 | Providence | Olin Zajic makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 04:45 | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:40 | Providence | Joe Van Zant misses the easy layup | 30-24 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Stuart Picklesimer denies the turnaround by Thomas Hadley | 30-24 |
| 04:27 | Providence | The rebound goes to Michael Clem | 30-24 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Michael Clem misses the jump hook from the left block | 30-24 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dewey Smtih | 30-24 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen loses the dribble to George Ayer | 30-24 |
| 03:45 | Providence | George Ayer lays it in | 32-24 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joe Van Zant (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Ayer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Olin Zajic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Clem (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dewey Smtih (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Jensen (fresh) PF - Marco Costa (fresh) C - Jay Upchurch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Providence | Michael Clem misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 03:10 | Providence | Stuart Picklesimer gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:54 | Providence | Joe Van Zant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 02:52 | Providence | Michael Clem gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:39 | Providence | George Ayer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Marco Costa blows the layup | 32-27 |
| 02:19 | Providence | Michael Clem grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:07 | Providence | George Ayer is called for traveling | 32-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul McDannold (PG), Christopher Fann (SG), James Dunham (SF), Mark Hambleton (PF), Eugene Gayle (C) Joe Van Zant, George Ayer, Olin Zajic, Michael Clem, Stuart Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Webb (PG), William Smock (SG), Marijan Slawski (SF), Owen Schober (PF), Albert Choate (C) Thomas Hadley, Dewey Smtih, Conrad Jensen, Marco Costa, Jay Upchurch | |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Eugene Gayle steals the ball from Thomas Webb | 32-27 |
| 01:26 | Providence | Christopher Fann drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Dunham | 35-27 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Albert Choate knocks in the runner from the left block | 35-29 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Christopher Fann clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Choate - foul #2 on Albert Choate, team foul #12 | 35-29 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Christopher Fann makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Christopher Fann makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski is whistled for a carry | 37-29 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen (SF) Marijan Slawski | |
| 00:29 | Providence | Christopher Fann loses the dribble to William Smock | 37-29 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb can't finish the layup | 37-29 |
| 00:01 | Providence | James Dunham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Providence | James Dunham misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-29 |