| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia inbounds the ball | 15-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Carroll Pape is called for the reach on Lloyd Malizia - foul #3 on Carroll Pape, team foul #1 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Craig Alden drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-28 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Craig Alden picks off the pass by Floyd Wilson | 17-28 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is whistled for a carry | 17-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, Nathan Tripp | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen and he's hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #1 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp (C) Harold Hilliard | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the free throw | 17-31 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-31 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman gets the rebound | 17-31 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | James Burgess knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 17-33 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Nathan Tripp | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Edward Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-33 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-33 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Howard Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Brown | 17-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Barnes (fresh) PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Edward Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman tips it back up and in | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Brown - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #2 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Lloyd Malizia, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Carroll Pape (PF) Edward Brown, Floyd Wilson, Howard Barnes, Harold Hilliard | |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Jimmy Riley picks off the pass by Charles Brockman | 21-38 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-38 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jacob Stewart and the foul's on Brock Cotton - foul #2 on Brock Cotton, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG) Jimmy Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Jacob Stewart | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the free throw | 21-40 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brock Cotton | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-40 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 21-42 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton's layup is rejected by Charles Brockman | 21-42 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano tips it but misses | 21-42 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carroll Pape | 21-42 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-42 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Jenkins | 21-42 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-42 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 21-42 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Craig Alden is called for the reach on Arthur McCuen - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #3 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Craig Alden, Joseph Jenkins, Brock Cotton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Nathan Tripp (C) Floyd Wilson, Charles Brockman | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 21-45 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Nathan Tripp takes the ball from Alberto Romano | 21-45 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the shot from the right side | 21-45 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | James Burgess tips it home | 21-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mason can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jacob Stewart - foul #1 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #3 | 21-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Kim Smith (SF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Bobby Willis (SF) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, James Burgess | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 1st free throw | 22-47 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Edward Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 23-49 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Kim Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-49 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 23-49 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Brown | 23-52 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Robert Mason is blocked by Nathan Tripp | 23-52 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins tips it home | 25-52 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Bobby Willis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-52 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson tips it home | 25-54 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-54 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp pulls down the rebound | 25-54 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Bobby Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-54 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kim Smith | 25-54 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-54 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano tips it home | 27-54 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp's layup is rejected by Joseph Jenkins | 27-54 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the board | 27-54 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-54 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the board | 27-54 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-54 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Jenkins | 27-54 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 27-54 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp pulls down the rebound | 27-54 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-54 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano snags the defensive board | 27-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kim Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Willis (fairly fresh) PF - Carroll Pape (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Tripp (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 27-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (PG), Richard Strickland (SF), Brock Cotton (C) Luis Walker, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Floyd Wilson, Bobby Willis, Nathan Tripp | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-54 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins gets the rebound | 27-54 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland is whistled for a carry | 27-54 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the dunk attempt | 27-54 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman tips it in | 27-56 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Carroll Pape takes the ball from David Vinson | 27-56 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Brock Cotton - foul #3 on Brock Cotton, team foul #4 | 27-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Kim Smith (SF) Alberto Romano, Richard Strickland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG) Carroll Pape | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 27-57 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-58 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | David Vinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-58 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 27-58 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-58 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Edward Brown gets the rebound | 27-58 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman can't connect on a floater in the lane | 27-58 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Kim Smith snags the defensive board | 27-58 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Luis Walker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-58 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Joseph Jenkins is called for the reach on Edward Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #5 | 30-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Carroll Pape (PF) Edward Brown, Jacob Stewart | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a runner in the paint | 30-58 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Carroll Pape | 30-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vinson (fresh) SF - Kim Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jenkins (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Pape (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 30-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Luis Walker double dribbles | 30-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) David Vinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Burgess | 30-62 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins travels with the ball | 30-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Strickland (SF) Kim Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Jacob Stewart | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson hits a floater near the basket | 30-64 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-64 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins can't tip it in | 30-64 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton hits the follow up shot | 32-64 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 32-64 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the offensive board | 32-64 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Arthur McCuen | 32-66 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins misses the easy layup | 32-66 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman pulls down the rebound | 32-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen can't connect on a runner from the left block | 32-66 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 32-66 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Luis Walker drills a floater from the left side and he's hacked by James Burgess - foul #2 on James Burgess, team foul #4 | 34-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SF) Richard Strickland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Luis Walker makes the free throw | 35-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen runs out the clock | 35-66 |