| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Prager (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Aleman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Forrest Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Dryden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | William Aleman inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Missouri | William Aleman connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Prager and he's fouled by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:52 | Missouri | William Aleman makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 19:39 | Missouri | William Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:29 | Missouri | William Aleman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Irving Snowden | 33-38 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | William Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Cesar Salinas - foul #1 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | William Williams makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes buries a floater from the right side | 35-41 |
| 18:30 | Missouri | William Aleman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | William Aleman is called for the reach on Arthur Wilmes - foul #3 on William Aleman, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Clark (SF) William Aleman | |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden hits a jumper from the right block set up by Cesar Salinas | 37-41 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Mark Hattaway is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (PF), William Philips (C) Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Ned Bond - foul #1 on Ned Bond, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG) Irving Snowden, Mark Hattaway | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:57 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:33 | Missouri | Ned Bond takes the ball from Jeffrey Prager | 37-42 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner is hacked by Randall Clark - foul #1 on Randall Clark, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes (PF) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 16:09 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 16:01 | Missouri | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Nathan Bonner, William Philips | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ned Bond (fresh) PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Prager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Clark (fresh) PF - Forrest Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Dryden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden is hacked by Jeffrey Prager - foul #1 on Jeffrey Prager, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG) Ned Bond | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Aleman (SF) Randall Clark | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway tips it home | 39-42 |
| 15:03 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Prager | 39-44 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan is fouled on the floor by William Aleman - foul #4 on William Aleman, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), William Philips (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Mark Hattaway, Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Clark (SF) William Aleman | |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Forrest Johnson - foul #1 on Forrest Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:32 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 14:16 | Missouri | Randall Clark is fouled on the floor by Michael Callahan - foul #4 on Michael Callahan, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Ned Bond (PF) Michael Callahan, Irving Snowden, Olin Zonker | |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG) Jeffrey Prager | |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Nathan Bonner takes the ball from Forrest Johnson | 40-44 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | William Philips clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Chuck Dryden - foul #3 on Chuck Dryden, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | William Philips makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | William Philips misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:53 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Forrest Johnson | 41-44 |
| 13:32 | Missouri | William Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Randall Clark | 41-44 |
| 13:06 | Missouri | William Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:40 | Missouri | William Philips takes the ball from William Williams | 44-46 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 12:27 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:12 | Missouri | William Philips denies the turnaround by Forrest Johnson | 44-46 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 11:47 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden's pass is intercepted by Nathan Bonner | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Philips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ned Bond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harold Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Forrest Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Chuck Dryden (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | William Philips double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Irving Snowden (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Nathan Bonner, Richard Glover, William Philips, Ned Bond | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager (PG), Beau McAvoy (SG), Richard Eldridge (SF), Brendon Davis (PF), Wayne Tucker (C) Harold Salcedo, William Williams, Randall Clark, Forrest Johnson, Chuck Dryden | |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager hits a 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 10:55 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Wayne Tucker | 44-49 |
| 10:46 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 10:03 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Irving Snowden | 47-49 |
| 09:50 | Missouri | Beau McAvoy knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Prager | 47-52 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes slams it home on a nice dish by Irving Snowden | 49-52 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Brendon Davis buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Beau McAvoy and he's fouled by Cesar Salinas - foul #2 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF), William Philips (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Nathan Bonner, Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Williams (SG), Randall Clark (SF), Chuck Dryden (C) Beau McAvoy, Richard Eldridge, Wayne Tucker | |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Brendon Davis misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 08:44 | Missouri | Brendon Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 08:42 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Prager | 49-54 |
| 08:33 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager is fouled on the floor by William Philips - foul #2 on William Philips, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG), Nathan Bonner (SG), Ned Bond (PF) Irving Snowden, Mark Hattaway, Olin Zonker | |
| Subs | Missouri | Forrest Johnson (PF) Brendon Davis | |
| 08:33 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Ned Bond gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Richard Glover comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Randall Clark - foul #2 on Randall Clark, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG) Jeffrey Prager | |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Richard Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:57 | Missouri | Randall Clark makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | William Philips misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-57 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses the tip | 50-57 |
| 07:33 | Missouri | The rebound goes to William Williams | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Harold Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Forrest Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Chuck Dryden (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Missouri | Randall Clark loses the dribble to Michael Thomas | 50-57 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Richard Glover can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Forrest Johnson - foul #2 on Forrest Johnson, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Nathan Bonner, Ned Bond, William Philips | |
| Subs | Missouri | Beau McAvoy (SG), William Aleman (SF), Wayne Tucker (C) William Williams, Randall Clark, Chuck Dryden | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Richard Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:44 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Beau McAvoy | 51-59 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 53-59 |
| 06:02 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Beau McAvoy | 53-61 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Richard Glover is called for traveling | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SF) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager (PG), Brendon Davis (PF), Chuck Dryden (C) Harold Salcedo, Forrest Johnson, Wayne Tucker | |
| 05:35 | Missouri | The jumper by Brendon Davis is denied by Arthur Wilmes | 53-61 |
| 05:34 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to William Aleman | 53-61 |
| 05:23 | Missouri | Brendon Davis clanks a shot from the baseline | 53-61 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Chuck Dryden picks off the pass by Irving Snowden | 53-61 |
| 04:53 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Callahan | 56-61 |
| 04:31 | Missouri | Beau McAvoy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Prager | 56-64 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Beau McAvoy - foul #4 on Beau McAvoy, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (PF), William Philips (C) Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Williams (SG), Forrest Johnson (PF), Wayne Tucker (C) Beau McAvoy, Brendon Davis, Chuck Dryden | |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager clanks a jumper from the left side | 58-64 |
| 03:48 | Missouri | Wayne Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 03:43 | Missouri | William Aleman drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Prager | 58-67 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Callahan | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Hattaway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Snowden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Jeffrey Prager (tiring) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Aleman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Forrest Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Missouri | William Williams clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Callahan - foul #5 on Michael Callahan, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Richard Glover (SF) Michael Callahan, Mark Hattaway | |
| Subs | Missouri | Harold Salcedo (PG) Jeffrey Prager | |
| 03:11 | Missouri | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:11 | Missouri | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 02:51 | Missouri | Wayne Tucker pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:51 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Ned Bond, William Philips | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager (PG), Chuck Dryden (C) Harold Salcedo, Wayne Tucker | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Missouri | William Williams clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 60-69 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-69 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden hits the follow up shot | 62-69 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson drills a shot from the right block and the foul's on Irving Snowden - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| 01:47 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson makes the free throw | 62-72 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Prager steals it from Cesar Salinas | 62-72 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Missouri | William Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes snags the offensive board | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes loses the dribble to William Williams | 62-75 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | William Aleman banks in the layup set up by William Williams | 62-77 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-77 |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Chuck Dryden snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Jeffrey Prager runs out the clock | 62-77 |