| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by James Dean | 32-28 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Hellberg - foul #3 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Kevin Hellberg | |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Dean | 37-28 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is hacked by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Tony Levine double dribbles | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF) David Schiavo | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (C) Tony Levine | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | James Green is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John James and the foul's on William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | James Green knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), George Vangilder (PF) James Green, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Julio Martin | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Dean | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) John James, David Schiavo, Garf Ziebart | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi travels with the ball | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Daniel Nichol, Tony Levine | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Hellberg swats the short shot by Dave Iser | 40-31 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella tips it home | 42-31 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on James Green - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dirk Dyer (PF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, George Vangilder, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | David Schiavo lays it in set up by John James | 42-36 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | John James takes the ball from James Dean | 42-36 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | John James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Tony Levine (PF) David Schiavo, Garf Ziebart | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Dean clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Garf Ziebart (C) John James, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Julio Martin buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Stjepan Kedzierski | 43-38 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Daniel Nichol | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Tony Levine blows the layup | 43-38 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Levine | 43-38 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Dirk Dyer is called for the reach on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Dirk Dyer, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Vangilder (PF), Dave Iser (C) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dirk Dyer, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), David Schiavo (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart | |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Dave Iser takes the ball from Tony Levine | 43-38 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tony Levine | 43-41 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Vangilder | 46-41 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Kyle Core | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG) James Green, Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol loses the dribble to Dave Iser | 46-41 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Garf Ziebart is called for the reach on Maximo Bianchi - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Lambert - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (PF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | James Dean connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi | 50-42 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | John James is hacked by James Dean - foul #3 on James Dean, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dave Iser (PF) James Dean, Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Daniel Nichol | |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is hacked by Maximo Bianchi - foul #1 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Dan Pittman | 52-42 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Julio Martin | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Maximo Bianchi - foul #2 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Kyle Core (SF), George Vangilder (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | David Schiavo loses the dribble to George Vangilder | 52-45 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Stjepan Kedzierski steps in front of the George Vangilder pass | 52-45 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the finger roll | 52-47 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Green | 54-47 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg can't tip it in | 54-47 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-47 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 54-49 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Tony Levine is called for the reach on James Green - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dirk Dyer (PF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, George Vangilder, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) James Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 56-49 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart blows the layup | 56-49 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | James Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, John James, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the jumper from the right side set up by George Vangilder | 60-52 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is hacked by David Schiavo - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Tony Levine tips it back up and in | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 61-56 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #4 on James Dean, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg tips it home | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | George Lambert scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Kedzierski | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 66-63 |