| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng inbounds the ball | 25-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the easy layup | 25-49 |
| 19:52 | Rutgers | Tony Levine gets the rebound | 25-49 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-49 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 25-49 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 25-52 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Reginald Vavra blocks the short jumper by Tony Levine | 25-52 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it but misses | 25-52 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 25-52 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is fouled on the floor by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #3 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #1 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra travels with the ball | 25-52 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on David Stillwell - foul #3 on David Stillwell, team foul #1 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (C) David Stillwell | |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 25-52 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 26-52 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 26-52 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra tips it but misses | 26-52 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Morgan | 26-52 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 26-52 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra tips it in | 26-54 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | John James is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-54 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng scores on a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #2 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF) Reginald Vavra | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the free throw | 29-56 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 29-56 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | John James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-56 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the board | 29-56 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Tony Levine takes the ball from Jerry Morgan | 29-56 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-56 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Cruz Whitley | 29-56 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John James | 31-56 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John James - foul #3 on John James, team foul #3 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Donald Rew (SF), Reginald Vavra (PF) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 31-56 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Tony Levine works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Morgan - foul #2 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #2 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG) Stan Conley | |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Donald Rew is denied by Garf Ziebart | 32-56 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-56 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) SF - Donald Rew (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Donald Rew knocks in the runner in the lane | 32-58 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #4 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), John Milan (PF), David Stillwell (C) Nicholas Henning, Reginald Vavra, Jerry Morgan | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the free throw | 32-61 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-61 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the lay-in | 34-61 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | John James gets the rebound | 34-61 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Carmelo Moreno is denied by David Stillwell | 34-61 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the offensive rebound | 34-61 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | John James is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #3 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Barry Davis, Donald Rew | |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on John James | 34-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (PF) John Milan | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | David Stillwell scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 34-63 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-63 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses badly on a floater from the right side | 34-63 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't finish the layup | 34-63 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 34-63 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #5 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (C) David Stillwell | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the runner in the paint | 34-65 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the jumpshot from the left side | 36-65 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is whistled for traveling | 36-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), John Milan (PF) Willie Lewis, Reginald Vavra | |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen double dribbles | 36-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG) John James | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | John Milan connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Stan Conley | 36-67 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-67 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-67 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #4 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #6 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Tony Levine (C) Alfredo Gallo, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Donald Rew (SF) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 36-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Julio Martin, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (C) Jerry Morgan | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Donald Rew scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 36-71 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (PF) John Milan | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 36-71 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 36-71 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | John James clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-71 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra snags the defensive board | 36-71 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John James - foul #4 on John James, team foul #8 | 36-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG) John James | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Barry Davis, Donald Rew | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 36-72 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 36-73 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Kedzierski | 38-73 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 38-75 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by David Stillwell - foul #4 on David Stillwell, team foul #4 | 38-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Willie Lewis, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 39-75 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | John Milan hits a shot from close range | 40-77 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno loses the dribble to Barry Davis | 40-77 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Barry Davis | 40-79 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the jumper from the right side | 40-79 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 40-79 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #9 | 40-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (SF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-80 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-80 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 40-80 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen is hacked by Nicholas Henning - foul #2 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #5 | 40-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Reginald Vavra (PF) Nicholas Henning, John Milan | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 10 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rew (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-80 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Donald Rew knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 43-82 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-82 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-82 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Lewis | 46-82 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 46-82 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Julio Martin pulls down the rebound | 46-82 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Reginald Vavra swats the shot by Carmelo Moreno | 46-82 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart hits the follow up shot | 48-82 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Rew | 48-84 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by David Stillwell - foul #5 on David Stillwell, team foul #6 | 48-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (PG) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Willie Lewis, Donald Rew, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 49-84 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-84 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses the 3rd free throw | 50-84 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-84 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the floater from the left wing set up by Stan Conley | 50-86 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Julio Martin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Barry Davis | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | John Milan hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Albert Tseng | 50-88 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-88 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng lays it in set up by Jerry Morgan | 50-90 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Stan Conley | 50-90 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-92 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Willie Lewis picks off the pass by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt | 50-92 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng hits the finger roll set up by Willie Lewis | 50-94 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-94 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 50-94 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kun Ximines (fresh) SF - Carmelo Moreno (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 12 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Milan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Stan Conley banks in the layup set up by Jerry Morgan | 50-96 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Milan - foul #2 on John Milan, team foul #7 | 50-96 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Kun Ximines, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Reginald Vavra (PF) Willie Lewis, John Milan | |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 1st free throw | 51-96 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-96 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is fouled on the floor by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #5 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #10 | 52-96 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG) Stan Conley | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 52-97 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-98 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Julio Martin loses the dribble to Albert Tseng | 52-98 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-98 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the tip | 52-98 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the offensive rebound | 52-98 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the lay-in but the foul's on Garf Ziebart - foul #3 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #11 | 52-98 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis, Nicholas Henning | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 1st free throw | 52-98 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 52-99 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-99 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Stan Conley and the foul's on Carmelo Moreno - foul #4 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #12 | 55-101 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the free throw | 55-102 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Tony Levine shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 58-102 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 58-104 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Julio Martin banks in the layup | 60-104 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 60-104 |