| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Markus Duell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Walter Harris picks off the pass by Timothy Hufnagel | 28-21 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Walter Harris lays it in | 28-23 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-23 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Eric Carter pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is fouled on the floor by Frederick Aker - foul #1 on Frederick Aker, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano (C) Markus Duell | |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the follow up shot | 30-23 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano drills a turnaround from close range set up by Walter Harris | 30-25 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-25 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Walter Harris is hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (PF) John Childs, Robert Scott | |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Walter Harris throws it down on a nice dish by Jesus Marquez | 32-27 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF) Walter Harris | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Markus Duell (fresh) C - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Frank Morrison takes the ball from Markus Duell | 32-27 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Loyd Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Scott (SF) Eric Carter | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Timothy Hufnagel is called for the reach on Markus Duell - foul #2 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Robert Scott | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | John Childs misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Plemons | 35-27 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Frederick Aker steps in front of the Jesus Marquez pass | 35-27 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker throws it down | 37-27 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 37-27 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Walter Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Walter Harris evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the left block | 37-29 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Walter Harris - foul #1 on Walter Harris, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), James Woolley (C) Frederick Aker, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Robert Scott (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Jesus Marquez, Walter Harris, Eugenio Romano | |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Eric Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Eric Carter picks off the pass by Francis Plemons in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Walter Harris splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Childs | 39-32 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | James Woolley banks in the layup | 41-32 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Walter Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | John Childs tips it in | 41-34 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is fouled on the floor by Markus Duell - foul #1 on Markus Duell, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, James Woolley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Eugenio Romano (C) John Childs, Walter Harris, Markus Duell | |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is fouled on the floor by Jesus Marquez - foul #2 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG) Francis Plemons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Joseph Colletti and the foul's on Walter Harris - foul #2 on Walter Harris, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Walter Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Colletti - foul #2 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Walter Harris snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Eric Carter can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 44-35 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel lays it in | 46-37 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Carter | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the jump hook near the basket | 46-41 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Brian Hinds (SF), James Woolley (PF) Loyd Young, Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Walter Harris, Eugenio Romano | |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert makes the jump hook near the basket | 48-43 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | James Woolley misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Scott | 48-43 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | John Childs clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Frederick Aker, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-44 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Walter Harris snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Eric Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Harris - foul #3 on Walter Harris, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Morrison (C) James Woolley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Walter Harris | |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Childs | 50-46 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Loyd Young travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Walter Harris (SF) Jesus Marquez, Robert Scott | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Markus Duell (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano scores on a turnaround from the right block | 50-48 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Francis Plemons | 52-48 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Walter Harris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Francis Plemons - foul #1 on Francis Plemons, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF) Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Robert Scott (PF) Eric Carter, Eugenio Romano | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Markus Duell | 52-50 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | John Childs clanks a runner from close range | 52-50 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Woolley | 52-50 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | James Woolley double dribbles | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (PF) James Woolley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG) Jesus Marquez | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-50 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | John Childs is called for the reach on Brian Hinds - foul #3 on John Childs, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | John Childs buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Scott | 53-53 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is hacked by Walter Harris - foul #4 on Walter Harris, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Childs comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-53 |