Unlike in the season opening victory over Fairleigh Dickinson that saw Rutgers trailing midway through the first quarter, they never relinquished the lead in this game. The Scarlet Knights came out with authority, led by point guard Geo Baker, who knocked down two jumpers and finished another near the rim before the first media timeout. Rutgers led 14-7 just under five minutes into the action to establish control in the game. Drexel did a good job of hanging around and cut the lead to three points early in the second half. However, the Scarlet Knights ultimately pulled away to win
The new look offense continued to shine, as Rutgers made 5 of its first 6 three-point shot attempts, included Issa Thiam making all three attempts in the first half.