| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Richard Knight (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Curtis Hines - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Carl Farr can't connect on a floater from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Knight | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Ed Tiffany - foul #1 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Jason Williams gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwight Jones | 2-9 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-9 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Jason Williams can't tip it in | 2-9 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Randall Murray tips it in | 2-11 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-11 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Jason Williams connects on the shot from the right side | 2-13 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Craig O'Brien | 5-13 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Ed Tiffany swats the layup by Randall Murray | 5-13 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Tiffany | 7-13 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Randall Murray travels with the ball | 7-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams, Randy Quinlan | |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Bradley Dunning steals the ball from Jeremiah Carson | 7-13 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning throws it down | 7-15 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski clanks a shot from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | David Fenton pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor's layup is rejected by Curtis Hines | 7-15 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is fouled on the floor by David Fenton - foul #1 on David Fenton, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits a jumper from the left side | 7-17 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Randall Murray lays it in | 7-19 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Curtis Hines steals the ball from Ronald Foor | 7-19 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Parker | 7-22 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | William Parker steals it from Nelson Strum | 7-22 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu and the foul's on Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #3 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF) William Parker, Randall Murray | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the free throw | 7-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a floater from close range | 7-25 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the tip | 7-25 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany tips it back up and in | 9-25 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Chad Smith buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning and the foul's on David Fenton - foul #2 on David Fenton, team foul #4 | 9-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Walter Hanson (SF) Jeremiah Carson, David Fenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 9-28 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | James Calvert hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Farr | 11-28 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is hacked by Ed Tiffany - foul #2 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #5 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Ronald Foor (PF) James Calvert, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Craig O'Brien is called for the reach on Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #6 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-28 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Carl Farr gets the rebound | 11-28 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Richard Knight picks off the pass by Craig O'Brien | 11-28 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #7 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SF) Walter Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 11-29 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 11-30 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-30 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 11-30 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Harry Murphy steals it from Bradley Dunning | 11-30 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy is hacked by Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #3 | 11-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-30 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is hacked by Nelson Strum - foul #1 on Nelson Strum, team foul #8 | 11-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) Paul Mathieu | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 11-31 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 11-32 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 11-32 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson tips it home | 13-32 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 13-32 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 13-32 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a jumper from the right wing | 15-32 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-32 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #2 on Curtis Hines, team foul #5 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) William Parker, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-32 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-32 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #6 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Chad Smith, Randy Quinlan | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the defensive board | 15-32 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is fouled on the floor by Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #9 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF) Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) William Parker, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Randall Murray misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is fouled on the floor by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #7 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Randy Quinlan | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the defensive board | 15-32 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Randall Murray is blocked by Craig O'Brien | 15-32 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Smith | 15-32 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Chad Smith comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 15-32 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Dunning | 15-32 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is called for traveling | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-32 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Randall Murray gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 15-35 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-35 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a shot from the right wing | 15-35 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 15-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor lays it in on a great pass from Jeremiah Carson | 17-35 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-35 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan can't tip it in | 17-35 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 17-35 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-35 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien can't tip it in | 17-35 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning grabs the board | 17-35 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning loses the ball out of bounds | 17-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), David Fenton (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Randy Quinlan | |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-35 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski snags the offensive board | 17-35 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Curtis Hines is called for the reach on David Fenton - foul #3 on Curtis Hines, team foul #8 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Curtis Hines | |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is whistled for a carry | 19-35 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the tip | 19-35 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Paul Mathieu takes the ball from David Fenton | 19-35 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Randall Murray scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-37 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | David Fenton connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Jeremiah Carson | 22-37 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ed Tiffany | 22-37 |