| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Harding (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alfred Pattison (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Phillip Bassett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Mulligan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Scott McCann (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Solar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Hand (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann is hacked by Daniel Mulligan - foul #1 on Daniel Mulligan, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:33 | Seton Hall | Don Hand misses the jump hook in the lane | 33-39 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan blows the layup | 33-39 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey can't tip it in | 33-39 |
| 19:00 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | Seton Hall | John Freeman hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Cooke | 33-41 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett is hacked by Ronald Cooke - foul #2 on Ronald Cooke, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 18:17 | Seton Hall | Gregory Casey swats the short shot by Ronald Cooke | 33-41 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Harding | 33-41 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 17:55 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:50 | Seton Hall | Phillip Bassett is called for the reach on John Freeman - foul #1 on Phillip Bassett, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 17:34 | Seton Hall | John Freeman comes up short on the shot from the right block | 33-41 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Daniel Mulligan | 33-41 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Alfred Pattison and he's hacked by Don Hand - foul #3 on Don Hand, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Knight (C) Don Hand | |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | A charge is called on Pete Solar - foul #1 on Pete Solar, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan (SG), James Kelly (SF) Alfred Pattison, Phillip Bassett | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | James Kelly is fouled on the floor by Pete Solar - foul #2 on Pete Solar, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ray Lerman (C) Gregory Casey | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Colligan (SG), Theodore Carreras (SF), Gary Scott (C) Scott McCann, Ronald Cooke, Pete Solar | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | James Kelly misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | James Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan misses the shot from the right block | 36-41 |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Freeman | 36-41 |
| 16:12 | Seton Hall | John Freeman buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Theodore Carreras | 36-44 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | James Knight steps in front of the James Kelly pass | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Johnnie McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Mulligan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Lerman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Colligan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Seton Hall | John Freeman can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 36-44 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Monnier (PG), Alfred Pattison (SG), Phillip Bassett (SF), Gregory Casey (C) Michael Harding, Johnnie McClanahan, James Kelly, Daniel Mulligan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF), Pete Solar (PF), Don Hand (C) John Freeman, Theodore Carreras, James Knight, Gary Scott | |
| 15:09 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke misses the shot from the left side | 36-44 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ray Lerman | 36-44 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett jams it | 38-44 |
| 14:43 | Seton Hall | Gregory Casey steals it from William Colligan | 38-44 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey misses the floater from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 14:24 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to William Colligan | 38-44 |
| 14:20 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke lays it up and in on a great pass from William Colligan | 38-46 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | William Colligan takes the ball from Alfred Pattison | 38-46 |
| 13:49 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Harding (PG), Daniel Mulligan (PF) Richard Monnier, Ray Lerman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Freeman (PG) William Colligan | |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Scott McCann takes the ball from Gregory Casey | 38-46 |
| 13:25 | Seton Hall | John Freeman lays it up and in set up by Scott McCann | 38-48 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan makes the fadeaway from the left block | 40-48 |
| 12:55 | Seton Hall | Alfred Pattison steps in front of the John Freeman pass | 40-48 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 40-48 |
| 12:34 | Seton Hall | Don Hand grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 12:27 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke banks in the layup set up by John Freeman | 40-50 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett makes the jump hook from the left block | 42-50 |
| 12:00 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Harding - foul #1 on Michael Harding, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan (SG), James Kelly (SF), Ray Lerman (C) Alfred Pattison, Phillip Bassett, Gregory Casey | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Colligan (SG), Theodore Carreras (SF), James Knight (C) Scott McCann, Ronald Cooke, Don Hand | |
| 12:00 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:00 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:00 | Seton Hall | James Knight snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 11:39 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-51 |
| 11:37 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar tips it home | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Harding (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Johnnie McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Mulligan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Lerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Colligan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Solar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - James Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan blows the layup | 42-53 |
| 11:08 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 11:02 | Seton Hall | James Knight is whistled for a carry | 42-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Monnier (PG), Federico Yazzie (C) Michael Harding, Daniel Mulligan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Curtis Brown (SG), Don Hand (C) John Freeman, Pete Solar | |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | James Kelly misses the shot from close range | 42-53 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Federico Yazzie pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | James Knight blocks the short jumper by James Kelly | 42-53 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Richard Monnier tips it back up and in | 44-53 |
| 10:09 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 10:08 | Seton Hall | James Knight hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Richard Monnier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman tips it in | 46-55 |
| 09:35 | Seton Hall | Don Hand knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Brown | 46-58 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman is fouled on the floor by William Colligan - foul #2 on William Colligan, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Harding (PG), Alfred Pattison (SG), Phillip Bassett (SF), Daniel Mulligan (PF), Gregory Casey (C) Richard Monnier, Johnnie McClanahan, James Kelly, Ray Lerman, Federico Yazzie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Freeman (PG), Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF), Gary Scott (PF) William Colligan, Curtis Brown, Theodore Carreras, James Knight | |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Scott McCann steals the ball from Alfred Pattison | 46-58 |
| 09:05 | Seton Hall | Don Hand misses long on a floater in the lane | 46-58 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Casey | 46-58 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Harding | 49-58 |
| 08:35 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-58 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey double dribbles | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Pete Solar (PF) Don Hand | |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar dunks the ball | 49-60 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey's pass is intercepted by Scott McCann | 49-60 |
| 07:40 | Seton Hall | Michael Harding steps in front of the Scott McCann pass | 49-60 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison misses the lay-in | 49-60 |
| 07:35 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar grabs the board | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Harding (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Alfred Pattison (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Bassett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Mulligan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott McCann (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pete Solar (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Gary Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Seton Hall | John Freeman is whistled for a carry | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Knight (C) Gary Scott | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Michael Harding makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alfred Pattison | 52-60 |
| 07:06 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Freeman | 52-62 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 06:46 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 06:42 | Seton Hall | John Freeman hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Alfred Pattison - foul #1 on Alfred Pattison, team foul #4 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Johnnie McClanahan (SG), James Kelly (SF), Ray Lerman (PF), Federico Yazzie (C) Alfred Pattison, Phillip Bassett, Daniel Mulligan, Gregory Casey | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Hand (C) James Knight | |
| 06:42 | Seton Hall | John Freeman misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Ray Lerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 06:15 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 05:58 | Seton Hall | John Freeman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-64 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Michael Harding pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Kelly comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Don Hand - foul #4 on Don Hand, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Monnier (PG) Michael Harding | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Colligan (PG), Curtis Brown (SG), Theodore Carreras (SF), James Knight (PF) John Freeman, Scott McCann, Ronald Cooke, Pete Solar | |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:25 | Seton Hall | Don Hand clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Federico Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | James Kelly hits a floater from the right block set up by Richard Monnier and he's fouled by Curtis Brown - foul #2 on Curtis Brown, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison (SG), Phillip Bassett (SF), Daniel Mulligan (PF), Gregory Casey (C) Richard Monnier, Johnnie McClanahan, Ray Lerman, Federico Yazzie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | James Kelly makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:45 | Seton Hall | William Colligan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | James Kelly buries a floater from the right block | 59-64 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Don Hand slams it home set up by William Colligan | 59-66 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Kelly | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett snags the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Don Hand - foul #5 on Don Hand, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Harding (PG) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Freeman (PG), Scott McCann (SG), Ronald Cooke (SF), Pete Solar (PF), Gary Scott (C) William Colligan, Curtis Brown, Theodore Carreras, James Knight, Don Hand | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Harding (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Pattison (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Bassett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Mulligan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Freeman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott McCann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Solar (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Gary Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar is hacked by Phillip Bassett - foul #2 on Phillip Bassett, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Monnier (SG), Johnnie McClanahan (SF), Ray Lerman (C) Alfred Pattison, Phillip Bassett, Gregory Casey | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:57 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Freeman | 63-68 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison (SG), Phillip Bassett (SF), Gregory Casey (C) Richard Monnier, Johnnie McClanahan, Ray Lerman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras (C) Gary Scott | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Harding and he's hacked by Scott McCann - foul #2 on Scott McCann, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Knight (C) Theodore Carreras | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:17 | Seton Hall | Pete Solar comes up short on the shot from the right block | 66-68 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Casey | 66-68 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 01:53 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:47 | Seton Hall | James Knight misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-68 |
| 01:33 | Seton Hall | John Freeman snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 01:28 | Seton Hall | Daniel Mulligan is called for the reach on Pete Solar - foul #2 on Daniel Mulligan, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 01:11 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Alfred Pattison - foul #2 on Alfred Pattison, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 01:11 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:11 | Seton Hall | Scott McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Harding and he's fouled by John Freeman - foul #3 on John Freeman, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Phillip Bassett makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Seton Hall | Ronald Cooke makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Scott McCann | 69-72 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Michael Harding clanks a shot from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan grabs the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cooke | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | Alfred Pattison is called for the reach on John Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfred Pattison, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras (PF) Pete Solar | |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | John Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | John Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Daniel Mulligan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Gregory Casey grabs the offensive board | 69-74 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Alfred Pattison misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 00:02 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Theodore Carreras | 69-74 |
| 00:02 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Theodore Carreras runs out the clock | 69-74 |