| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jared Morgan - foul #3 on Jared Morgan, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) Jared Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #3 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes loses the dribble to Nicholas Anderson | 26-44 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | James Dickerson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Lamson | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Pedro Lopez | 28-47 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson double dribbles | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-47 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | James Dickerson blows the dunk | 31-47 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-47 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lamson | 31-49 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is hacked by Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), George Chambers (C) Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Oestreich | 33-49 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is fouled on the floor by Andrew Frazee - foul #2 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | George Chambers picks off the pass by Jeffrey Lamson | 33-49 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-49 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | George Chambers snags the offensive board | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Frazee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo misses the fadeaway near the basket | 33-49 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a jump hook from the right block | 33-49 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Frank Morton is called for the reach on Andrew Frazee - foul #3 on Frank Morton, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Michael Ringo (PF), Richard Dykes (C) William Oestreich, Pedro Lopez, Osvaldo Alonzo, Andrew Frazee, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton | |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 33-49 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | John Fedele double dribbles | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG) Gabriel Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Oestreich | 36-49 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is fouled on the floor by Ernest Sullivan - foul #3 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Andrew Frazee (PF) William Oestreich, Michael Ringo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Jared Morgan is called for the reach on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #4 on Jared Morgan, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) Jared Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Harold Corona can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | William Oestreich snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Andrew Frazee | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) Harold Corona | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | James Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-49 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 36-51 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is fouled on the floor by James Dickerson - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (C) Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | William Oestreich tips it back up and in | 38-51 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 5 reb. C - John Fedele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | George Chambers's fadeaway is rejected by John Fedele | 38-53 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | James Dickerson connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | James Dickerson is called for the reach on Ernest Sullivan - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), Michael Ringo (PF), Richard Dykes (C) William Oestreich, Ernest Sullivan, Andrew Frazee, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Frank Morton (PF), Robert Smith (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Nicholas Anderson, John Fedele | |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-55 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by James Dickerson | 40-57 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gabriel Schrecengost | 43-57 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is whistled for traveling | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) Pedro Lopez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) James Dickerson | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | William Oestreich scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Corona | 46-59 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #4 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF) Osvaldo Alonzo, Michael Ringo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Frank Morton, Robert Smith | |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-59 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | John Fedele tips it but misses | 46-59 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee scores on a shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the fadeaway from close range | 48-61 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the shot in the paint | 48-61 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Oestreich | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Oestreich (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 17 pts. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-61 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | John Fedele tips it back up and in | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Harold Corona steals the ball from Gabriel Schrecengost | 48-63 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | John Fedele can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | John Fedele snags the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-63 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson hits the follow up shot | 48-65 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), George Chambers (C) Gabriel Schrecengost, William Oestreich, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan banks in the layup set up by George Chambers | 50-65 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-65 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Chambers | 50-65 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | George Chambers comes up short on the runner near the basket | 50-65 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Lopez | 50-65 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | George Chambers is called for traveling | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF) Ernest Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | James Dickerson drills a floater near the basket set up by John Fedele | 50-67 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez's pass is intercepted by Harold Corona | 50-67 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jared Morgan - foul #5 on Jared Morgan, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), Michael Ringo (PF) Jared Morgan, Pedro Lopez, Andrew Frazee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (PF), Robert Smith (C) Harold Corona, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson, John Fedele | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | George Chambers gets the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | George Chambers hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Oestreich | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Corona (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-69 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Chambers | 54-69 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost is called for traveling | 54-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 54-69 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson jams it on a great pass from James Rakoski | 54-71 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-71 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | James Dickerson banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Lamson | 54-73 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | George Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-73 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-73 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo pulls down the rebound | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Gabriel Schrecengost | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-73 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo grabs the board | 57-73 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | James Dickerson swats the layup by William Oestreich | 57-73 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost tips it but misses | 57-73 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Rakoski runs out the clock | 57-73 |