| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 19:48 | Missouri | Ronald Mask snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 19:22 | Missouri | Shane McColgan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shane McColgan, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Thomas Warren (SG), Richard Edenfield (PF) Sheng Mang, Kenneth Bristow, John Williams | |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits a jumpshot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 18:50 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | Thomas Warren gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:32 | Missouri | Andrew Frazee steals the ball from Ronald Mask | 26-34 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan travels with the ball | 26-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), John Williams (PF) William Bugg, Thomas Warren, Shane McColgan | |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #2 on Jared Morgan, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG) Sheng Mang | |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the 3rd free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield blows the layup | 29-37 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Pedro Lopez | 32-37 |
| 16:45 | Missouri | John Williams makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Renato Russo | 32-39 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | John Williams steps in front of the Richard Dykes pass | 32-39 |
| 16:11 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 16:10 | Missouri | Ronald Mask gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:03 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 16:02 | Missouri | John Williams hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Edenfield (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Ernest Sullivan picks off the pass by Richard Edenfield | 34-41 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), George Chambers (C) Jared Morgan, Pedro Lopez, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Thomas Warren (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Renato Russo, Kenneth Bristow, John Williams, Richard Edenfield | |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:44 | Missouri | Thomas Warren scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Ronald Mask swats the dunk try by George Chambers | 36-44 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | George Chambers hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Thomas Warren misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Andrew Frazee | 38-44 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | George Chambers is fouled on the floor by Shane McColgan - foul #2 on Shane McColgan, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Michael Ringo (PF) Gabriel Schrecengost, Andrew Frazee | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Williams (PF) Ronald Mask | |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Pedro Lopez | 40-44 |
| 13:30 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sheng Mang | 40-46 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | William Oestreich knocks in the floater from the left side | 42-46 |
| 13:03 | Missouri | Sheng Mang drills a runner from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 12:14 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) C - George Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane McColgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Missouri | Shane McColgan clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF), Richard Dykes (C) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo, Michael Ringo, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Ronald Mask (SF), Richard Edenfield (PF) Sheng Mang, Thomas Warren, Randall Sieminski, John Williams | |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Shane McColgan lays it in | 47-50 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG) Pedro Lopez | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Thomas Warren (SG), John Williams (PF) Renato Russo, Kenneth Bristow, Richard Edenfield | |
| 10:18 | Missouri | William Bugg is fouled on the floor by Jared Morgan - foul #3 on Jared Morgan, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Richard Edenfield (PF) William Bugg, John Williams | |
| 10:13 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield lays it up and in set up by Renato Russo | 47-52 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is hacked by Ronald Mask - foul #2 on Ronald Mask, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), John Williams (PF) Renato Russo, Thomas Warren, Richard Edenfield | |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Andrew Frazee is denied by John Williams | 47-52 |
| 09:48 | Missouri | William Bugg snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:42 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 09:41 | Missouri | Shane McColgan snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:21 | Missouri | Shane McColgan connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Bugg | 47-54 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Ronald Mask | 47-54 |
| 08:52 | Missouri | Shane McColgan misses badly on a runner from close range | 47-54 |
| 08:50 | Missouri | Shane McColgan grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Ernest Sullivan takes the ball from Ronald Mask | 47-54 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 08:12 | Missouri | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:10 | Missouri | Jared Morgan is called for the reach on William Bugg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared Morgan, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), George Chambers (C) Jared Morgan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Thomas Warren (SG), Randall Sieminski (SF), Richard Edenfield (C) William Bugg, Kenneth Bristow, John Williams, Shane McColgan | |
| 07:54 | Missouri | Sheng Mang scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Edenfield | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Oestreich | 50-57 |
| 07:23 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Chambers - foul #1 on George Chambers, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), Michael Ringo (PF) William Oestreich, Ernest Sullivan, Andrew Frazee | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Shane McColgan (C) Sheng Mang, Randall Sieminski | |
| 07:23 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:23 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 07:03 | Missouri | Shane McColgan grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Thomas Warren scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Renato Russo is called for the reach on Michael Ringo - foul #1 on Renato Russo, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, Michael Ringo, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), John Williams (PF) Renato Russo, Richard Edenfield | |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-61 |
| 05:37 | Missouri | Thomas Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:25 | Missouri | Ronald Mask's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Dykes | 50-61 |
| 05:23 | Missouri | Ronald Mask grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | John Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Dykes - foul #2 on Richard Dykes, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan (SF) Jared Morgan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG), Richard Edenfield (C) Sheng Mang, Thomas Warren, Shane McColgan | |
| 05:08 | Missouri | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SF), Shane McColgan (C) John Williams, Richard Edenfield | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:22 | Missouri | Renato Russo misses short on a floater in the paint | 52-62 |
| 04:20 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski tips it but misses | 52-62 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Shane McColgan denies the turnaround by William Oestreich | 52-62 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dykes | 52-62 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 04:01 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski grabs the board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Missouri | William Oestreich steps in front of the Ronald Mask pass | 52-62 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan lays it up and in on a great pass from William Oestreich | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Frazee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Shane McColgan (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Missouri | Renato Russo is fouled on the floor by Andrew Frazee - foul #3 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Michael Ringo (PF), George Chambers (C) Pedro Lopez, Andrew Frazee, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Thomas Warren (SG), John Williams (PF), Richard Edenfield (C) Renato Russo, Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, Shane McColgan | |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield is hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #5 on Jared Morgan, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) Jared Morgan, William Oestreich | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (SF) Ronald Mask | |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan banks in the layup | 56-64 |
| 02:34 | Missouri | Ernest Sullivan takes the ball from Sheng Mang | 56-64 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Andrew Frazee (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Gabriel Schrecengost, Osvaldo Alonzo, Michael Ringo, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Ronald Mask (SF), Shane McColgan (C) Sheng Mang, Randall Sieminski, Richard Edenfield | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | William Oestreich connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Sullivan | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Missouri | Andrew Frazee steals the ball from Thomas Warren | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Frazee and he's fouled by Shane McColgan - foul #3 on Shane McColgan, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Kenneth Bristow (SG) Renato Russo, Thomas Warren | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:04 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Oestreich | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Bristow - foul #2 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | John Williams is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (PG) Ernest Sullivan | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is hacked by Sheng Mang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sheng Mang, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | William Oestreich makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | William Oestreich makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri | Ronald Mask can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Sheng Mang | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (C) Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is hacked by Kenneth Bristow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:05 | Missouri | John Williams snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-67 |