| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) C - Steven Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tom Roberts (fresh) SG - Carl Foster (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) PF - George Powell (fresh) C - John Rose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | George Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Steven Cummings gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | John Rose snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Brown | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Missouri | James Brown scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Cummings | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Shaun Scruggs steals it from Tom Roberts in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | Steven Cummings gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | George Powell is called for the reach on Kenneth Marquis - foul #1 on George Powell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Missouri | Steven Cummings misses long on a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG), Matthew Laramie (PF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Tom Roberts, George Powell, John Rose | |
| 16:54 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Laramie - foul #1 on Matthew Laramie, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Lewis (C) Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (SG) Carl Foster | |
| 16:54 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:54 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG) Kenneth Marquis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:24 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 16:16 | Missouri | Neal Stephens pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood's pass is intercepted by Matthew Laramie | 3-0 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Rosol (fresh) SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) C - Jeffrey Oakley (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 3-0 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), Steven Cummings (C) Shaun Scruggs, James Brown, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (PG), Carl Foster (SG), George Powell (PF), John Rose (C) Timothy Rosol, James Zellefrow, Christopher Williamson, Jeffrey Oakley | |
| 15:02 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 15:00 | Missouri | John Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 14:45 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher is denied on a layup by George Powell | 3-0 |
| 14:43 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 14:28 | Missouri | John Lewis is hacked by George Powell - foul #2 on George Powell, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Matthew Laramie, George Powell | |
| 14:15 | Missouri | Neal Stephens hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 13:52 | Missouri | Tom Roberts takes the ball from Shaun Scruggs in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts lays it in | 5-5 |
| 13:32 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs hits a 3 from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Foster | 8-7 |
| 13:05 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 13:04 | Missouri | Neal Stephens snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Williamson | 8-9 |
| 12:12 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Holmes - foul #1 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), James Brown (SF), John Lewis (C) Kenneth Marquis, Cornelius Fisher, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Matthew Laramie (PF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Tom Roberts, Carl Foster, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 12:12 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:12 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Timothy Rosol (fresh) SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) SF - Christopher Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Laramie (fresh) C - Jeffrey Oakley (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG) Shaun Scruggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:07 | Missouri | Neal Stephens drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Blackwood | 11-10 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 10:40 | Missouri | Neal Stephens snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 10:19 | Missouri | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Oakley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oakley, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Cornelius Fisher (SF) James Rothe, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (PG), Carl Foster (SG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Timothy Rosol, James Zellefrow, Christopher Williamson | |
| 10:19 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:19 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Carl Foster misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Carl Foster grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie scores on a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Cornelius Fisher - foul #1 on Cornelius Fisher, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis (SG), Steven Cummings (C) Paul Blackwood, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rose (C) Jeffrey Oakley | |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:12 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Laramie | 13-13 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Tom Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-13 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | John Rose tips it in | 13-15 |
| 08:26 | Missouri | James Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Kenneth Marquis steals it from Carl Foster | 13-15 |
| 07:40 | Missouri | John Rose denies the turnaround by Cornelius Fisher | 13-15 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Laramie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Carl Foster is fouled on the floor by Steven Cummings - foul #1 on Steven Cummings, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (PG), Peter Phelps (SF), Neal Stephens (PF), John Lewis (C) Shaun Scruggs, Cornelius Fisher, James Brown, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Christopher Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Tom Roberts, Carl Foster, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Steven Cummings (C) Kenneth Marquis, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol misses the 3rd free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:09 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Peter Phelps | 13-17 |
| 06:50 | Missouri | Jeffrey Oakley is called for the reach on James Rothe - foul #2 on Jeffrey Oakley, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rose (C) Jeffrey Oakley | |
| 06:22 | Missouri | Neal Stephens scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Phelps | 15-17 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | John Rose is fouled on the floor by Steven Cummings - foul #2 on Steven Cummings, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Kenneth Marquis (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), John Lewis (C) James Rothe, Paul Blackwood, Peter Phelps, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (PG), Carl Foster (SG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Timothy Rosol, James Zellefrow, Matthew Laramie | |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes tips it home | 15-19 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Holmes | 15-19 |
| 05:16 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 05:14 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 04:56 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Lewis | 18-19 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Carl Foster can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 04:33 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 04:27 | Missouri | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Tom Roberts - foul #1 on Tom Roberts, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (PF) Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Laramie (PF) Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 04:27 | Missouri | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Brown | 18-19 |
| 03:32 | Missouri | John Lewis clanks a shot from the left side | 18-19 |
| 03:31 | Missouri | James Brown snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Laramie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Tom Roberts - foul #2 on Tom Roberts, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Neal Stephens (PF) Kenneth Marquis, Cornelius Fisher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Rosol (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), George Powell (PF), Jeffrey Oakley (C) Tom Roberts, Carl Foster, Matthew Laramie, John Rose | |
| 03:15 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Christopher Williamson snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Cummings (C) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 02:24 | Missouri | Steven Cummings is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley loses the ball out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG) Shaun Scruggs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Foster (SG) James Zellefrow | |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Timothy Rosol picks off the pass by Steven Cummings | 18-20 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | George Powell's floater is tipped away by Neal Stephens | 18-20 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | George Powell tips it home | 18-22 |
| 01:10 | Missouri | James Brown buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Neal Stephens and he's hacked by George Powell - foul #3 on George Powell, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Kenneth Marquis (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF) James Rothe, Paul Blackwood, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tom Roberts (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) Timothy Rosol, George Powell | |
| 01:10 | Missouri | James Brown misses the free throw | 20-22 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 20-24 |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Steven Cummings is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Cummings, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (C) Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Oakley can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |