| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Carle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) C - John Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | James Hicks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Rose | 38-40 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Holmes | 38-40 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-40 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | James Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | John Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nole Porter | 41-40 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is fouled in the backcourt by Nole Porter - foul #1 on Nole Porter, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | James Hicks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willie Schaper | 44-40 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Nole Porter takes the ball from John Rose after a doubleteam | 44-40 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher lays it up and in set up by Nole Porter | 46-40 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the easy layup | 46-40 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | John Rose gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | James Hicks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Fisher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Carle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Solomon Green - foul #3 on Solomon Green, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky (SG), Raymond Swain (SF), David Purdy (PF) Nole Porter, Richard Carle, Paul Prescott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses the 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Zellefrow | 47-46 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle (SF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Daniel Fisher, Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Fletcher is called for the reach on Charles Brogan - foul #1 on Thomas Fletcher, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Purdy | 47-46 |
| 13:02 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher's fadeaway is rejected by Wally Banks | 47-46 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | David Purdy swats the short shot by Tony Normandin | 47-46 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin tips it in | 47-48 |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Wally Banks grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Purdy grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Janofsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Carle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Purdy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Zellefrow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Richard Carle is called for the reach on James Zellefrow - foul #2 on Richard Carle, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher (PG), Nole Porter (SG), Paul Prescott (PF), Willie Schaper (C) Raymond Swain, Dennis Janofsky, David Purdy, Thomas Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) James Zellefrow, Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | James Hicks loses the dribble to Nole Porter | 53-50 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott lays it up and in on a great pass from Nole Porter | 55-50 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | John Rose works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Willie Schaper - foul #3 on Willie Schaper, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nole Porter - foul #2 on Nole Porter, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott lays it in set up by Daniel Fisher | 57-54 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | James Hicks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper is whistled for a carry | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (SF) Richard Carle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Tony Roberts | 57-56 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nole Porter | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Fisher (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Swain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | James Hicks is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher (C) Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Tony Normandin (SF) Solomon Green, Tony Roberts | |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher's pass is intercepted by Tony Normandin | 59-56 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | James Hicks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Tony Normandin | 59-58 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter is hacked by Tony Normandin - foul #2 on Tony Normandin, team foul #2 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky (SG), David Purdy (PF) Nole Porter, Paul Prescott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG) James Hicks | |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | David Purdy tips it but misses | 59-58 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher tips it home | 61-58 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | John Rose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range | 61-58 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | David Purdy grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Fletcher | 61-58 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Purdy misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jeffrey Holmes - foul #2 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle (SF), Willie Schaper (C) Raymond Swain, Thomas Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) John Cole, Tony Normandin, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Purdy makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Purdy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Willie Schaper is called for the reach on James Zellefrow - foul #4 on Willie Schaper, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter (SG), Paul Prescott (PF) Richard Carle, David Purdy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG) James Zellefrow | |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is hacked by Paul Prescott - foul #1 on Paul Prescott, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ernest Fisher | 63-58 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Solomon Green | 63-60 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-60 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | James Hicks loses the dribble to Daniel Fisher | 63-60 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher banks in the layup | 65-60 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Fisher (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 65-63 |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper tips it in | 67-63 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | James Hicks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 67-63 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Richard Carle (SF) Daniel Fisher, Dennis Janofsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | The jumper by James Hicks is denied by Paul Prescott | 67-63 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | James Hicks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Prescott | 69-66 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Solomon Green | 69-68 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Rose steps in front of the Nole Porter pass | 69-68 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Hicks out of a doubleteam | 69-70 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Swain - foul #1 on Raymond Swain, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher (PG) Raymond Swain | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter is hacked by James Hicks - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #4 | 69-72 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | James Hicks is called for the reach on Nole Porter - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #5 | 69-72 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | James Hicks knocks away the 3 by Richard Carle | 69-72 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Nole Porter - foul #3 on Nole Porter, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG) Solomon Green | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is hacked by Daniel Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Fisher, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow runs out the clock | 69-73 |