| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Dahl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | William Howard inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Lafayette | Manuel Rupert can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Robert Turner misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 19:19 | Lafayette | Carlos Cunningham gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:57 | Lafayette | James Dahl misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson's pass is intercepted by William Howard in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 18:52 | Lafayette | James Dahl hits the finger roll set up by William Howard | 39-34 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Cunningham - foul #3 on Carlos Cunningham, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sean Dilley (SG) Carlos Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:24 | Lafayette | Jason Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Morrison - foul #1 on Gary Morrison, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Escalante (PF) Manuel Rupert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:24 | Lafayette | Jason Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | Lafayette | Jason Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Webb (C) Jason Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:12 | Lafayette | Michael Escalante misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Turner | 41-37 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Morrison and he's hacked by Sean Dilley - foul #3 on Sean Dilley, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan (PG), Philip Reid (SG), Robert Wyatt (SF) James Dahl, Sean Dilley, William Howard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Dixon (SF), Gary Farr (PF) Gary Morrison, Donald Vaughn | |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:32 | Lafayette | Gary Farr steals it from Philip Reid | 41-41 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Robert Turner is hacked by Cory Gahagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Gahagan, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burpo (PG), Aaron Bashaw (SF), Walter Glover (C) Robert Turner, Larry Dumais, Christopher Peterson | |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 16:57 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gary Farr | 41-44 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-44 |
| 16:31 | Lafayette | Michael Escalante pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:14 | Lafayette | Michael Escalante scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Reid | 43-44 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Gary Farr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Dahl (PG), William Howard (SF), Manuel Rupert (PF), Jason Davis (C) Cory Gahagan, Robert Wyatt, Michael Escalante, Christopher Webb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Larry Dumais (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Donald Vaughn (PF), Christopher Peterson (C) Richard Burpo, Eric Dixon, Aaron Bashaw, Gary Farr, Walter Glover | |
| 15:49 | Lafayette | William Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Carlos Cunningham (SG) Philip Reid | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Dahl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Turner | 43-47 |
| 15:03 | Lafayette | Robert Turner steals the ball from Jason Davis | 43-47 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Turner | 43-49 |
| 14:39 | Lafayette | William Howard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Manuel Rupert - foul #2 on Manuel Rupert, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan (PG), Robert Wyatt (SF), Christopher Webb (PF) James Dahl, William Howard, Manuel Rupert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Dixon (SG), Aaron Bashaw (SF) Larry Dumais, Gary Morrison | |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:05 | Lafayette | Carlos Cunningham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 43-51 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 43-51 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Robert Turner is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 13:10 | Lafayette | Robert Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:56 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Donald Vaughn - foul #1 on Donald Vaughn, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Dahl (PG), Sean Dilley (SG), William Howard (SF), Manuel Rupert (PF) Cory Gahagan, Carlos Cunningham, Robert Wyatt, Jason Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burpo (PG), Larry Dumais (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Gary Farr (PF), Walter Glover (C) Robert Turner, Eric Dixon, Aaron Bashaw, Donald Vaughn, Christopher Peterson | |
| 12:56 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Dumais | 46-54 |
| 12:20 | Lafayette | Larry Dumais picks off the pass by Manuel Rupert | 46-54 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Richard Burpo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Dumais | 46-56 |
| 11:55 | Lafayette | Manuel Rupert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Walter Glover pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 11:36 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Dahl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Dilley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Rupert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Webb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Burpo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb's pass is intercepted by Gary Farr | 46-56 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Morrison | 46-59 |
| 10:37 | Lafayette | William Howard drills a shot from the right side set up by James Dahl | 48-59 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Christopher Webb blocks the jumper by Larry Dumais | 48-59 |
| 10:08 | Lafayette | Manuel Rupert snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 09:51 | Lafayette | Manuel Rupert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison is hacked by William Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan (PG), Carlos Cunningham (SG), Philip Reid (SF), Michael Escalante (PF), Jason Davis (C) James Dahl, Sean Dilley, William Howard, Manuel Rupert, Christopher Webb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Eric Dixon (SG), Aaron Bashaw (SF), Donald Vaughn (PF), Christopher Peterson (C) Richard Burpo, Larry Dumais, Gary Morrison, Gary Farr, Walter Glover | |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jason Davis - foul #2 on Jason Davis, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:07 | Lafayette | Philip Reid hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Robert Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Escalante - foul #2 on Michael Escalante, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Wyatt (PF) Jason Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Robert Turner makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Robert Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 08:21 | Lafayette | Robert Wyatt loses the dribble to Eric Dixon | 51-63 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-63 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the tip | 51-63 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon misses short on a shot in the lane | 51-63 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Turner | 51-63 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 51-63 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw tips it in | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Cory Gahagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Cunningham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Escalante (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Dixon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Aaron Bashaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Vaughn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan is called for traveling | 51-65 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Dahl (PG), Sean Dilley (SG), William Howard (SF), Manuel Rupert (PF), Jason Davis (C) Cory Gahagan, Carlos Cunningham, Philip Reid, Robert Wyatt, Michael Escalante | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Williams (PG), Larry Dumais (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Walter Glover (PF) Robert Turner, Eric Dixon, Aaron Bashaw, Donald Vaughn | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Glover | 51-65 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Richard Thomas connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Glover | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:03 | Lafayette | James Dahl makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sean Dilley | 54-67 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson blows the layup | 54-67 |
| 05:38 | Lafayette | James Dahl grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 05:30 | Lafayette | Sean Dilley is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Sean Dilley, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Carlos Cunningham (SG), Robert Wyatt (PF) Sean Dilley, Manuel Rupert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Gary Morrison (SF), Gary Farr (PF) Larry Williams, Richard Thomas, Walter Glover | |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by William Howard - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 05:14 | Lafayette | William Howard misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 54-69 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Wyatt - foul #1 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #11 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan (PG), Christopher Webb (C) James Dahl, Jason Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Dixon (SG) Larry Dumais | |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:33 | Lafayette | William Howard connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Cory Gahagan | 56-71 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Morrison, team foul #3 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Escalante (PF) William Howard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn (PF) Christopher Peterson | |
| 04:11 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gary Farr - foul #2 on Gary Farr, team foul #4 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sean Dilley (SG), William Howard (SF) Carlos Cunningham, Robert Wyatt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Glover (C) Donald Vaughn | |
| 04:11 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:11 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Robert Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Dilley - foul #5 on Sean Dilley, team foul #12 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Carlos Cunningham (SG) Sean Dilley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Robert Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Robert Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 04:00 | Lafayette | William Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Robert Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 03:39 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Lafayette | Carlos Cunningham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-73 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Gary Farr pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Robert Turner is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Dixon | 61-76 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Cory Gahagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cunningham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Escalante (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Gary Farr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Lafayette | William Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Morrison | 61-76 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon snags the defensive board | 61-76 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Robert Turner misses the jump hook from the baseline | 61-76 |
| 02:35 | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:30 | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-76 |
| 02:29 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb can't tip it in | 61-76 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Gary Farr pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Gary Farr drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Turner | 61-78 |
| 01:37 | Lafayette | William Howard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-78 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Walter Glover | 61-78 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Dixon | 61-80 |
| 01:03 | Lafayette | Carlos Cunningham's floater is tipped away by Gary Farr | 61-80 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Walter Glover grabs the board | 61-80 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Carlos Cunningham is called for the reach on Eric Dixon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Cunningham, team foul #13 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Philip Reid (SG), Robert Wyatt (SF) Carlos Cunningham, William Howard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burpo (PG), Aaron Bashaw (SF) Robert Turner, Gary Morrison | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Lafayette | Philip Reid hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Cory Gahagan | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Richard Burpo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-82 |
| 00:46 | Lafayette | Michael Escalante double dribbles | 64-82 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Cory Gahagan is called for the reach on Richard Burpo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Gahagan, team foul #14 | 64-82 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Richard Burpo makes the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Richard Burpo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-84 |
| 00:38 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb comes up short on the floater from the left side | 64-84 |
| 00:36 | Lafayette | Christopher Webb misses the tip | 64-84 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw snags the defensive board | 64-84 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Walter Glover can't throw it down | 64-84 |
| 00:07 | Lafayette | Cory Gahagan pulls down the rebound | 64-84 |
| 00:03 | Lafayette | Philip Reid's pass is intercepted by Aaron Bashaw | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Richard Burpo runs out the clock | 64-84 |