| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Valeri Djordevic (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Wade Cha inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Wade Cha hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Valeri Djordevic | 24-34 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Benjamin Lancaster | 24-34 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 24-34 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | James Lambert knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Valeri Djordevic picks off the pass by Elliot Reynolds | 26-34 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | James Lambert blows the layup | 26-34 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Ed Tiffany is called for the reach on Michael Pearson - foul #2 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Whitmire (SF), William Harkins (PF), Alvin Freeman (C) Shawn Breaux, Elliot Reynolds, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Alvin Freeman blocks the jumper by Ed Tiffany | 26-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | William Harkins grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | William Harkins gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | John Whitmire comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | John Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | William Harkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Alvin Freeman picks off the pass by Wade Cha | 26-34 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Alvin Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Alvin Freeman | 26-36 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | James Lambert clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Alvin Freeman - foul #1 on Alvin Freeman, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Roderick Magnuson (PF), David Fenton (C) John Morris, Ed Tiffany, Valeri Djordevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Davis (SF), Elliot Reynolds (PF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) John Whitmire, William Harkins, Alvin Freeman | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | James Lambert grabs the offensive board | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Lambert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) C - David Fenton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fresh) PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Wade Cha can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Elliot Reynolds | 27-36 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Pearson and he's hacked by David Fenton - foul #1 on David Fenton, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico (SG), Carl Farr (SF) James Lambert, Wade Cha | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF) Luis Davis | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson hits the finger roll | 27-41 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson tips it back up and in | 29-41 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Waylon Williams is called for the reach on Benjamin Lancaster - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), Wade Cha (SF) Wayne Carrico, Carl Farr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Luis Davis (SF) Michael Pearson, Shawn Breaux | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wade Cha | 29-41 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roderick Magnuson | 32-41 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Elliot Reynolds | 32-44 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Wade Cha blows the layup | 32-44 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Benjamin Lancaster | 32-44 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Valeri Djordevic (C) Waylon Williams, Roderick Magnuson, David Fenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Alvin Freeman (C) David Myers, Luis Davis, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | John Morris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-46 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Pearson | 32-49 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | James Lambert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Valeri Djordevic | 34-49 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Mazon | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Valeri Djordevic (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | James Lambert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Elliot Reynolds | 37-51 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Breaux | 37-54 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Wade Cha can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic tips it in | 39-54 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ed Tiffany - foul #3 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Wayne Carrico (SG), Carl Farr (SF), Roderick Magnuson (PF) John Morris, James Lambert, Wade Cha, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Whitmire (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) Bobby Mazon, Shawn Breaux, Alvin Freeman | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-56 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Wayne Carrico steals the ball from Michael Pearson | 39-56 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 39-56 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Whitmire | 39-58 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Carl Farr scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wayne Carrico | 42-58 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 42-58 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Carl Farr comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-58 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic can't tip it in | 42-58 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Carl Farr pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 42-58 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | John Whitmire hits the follow up shot | 42-60 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Carrico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Farr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Valeri Djordevic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Whitmire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fresh) PF - Elliot Reynolds (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | John Whitmire tips it home | 42-62 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-62 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Wayne Carrico is called for the reach on Luis Davis - foul #1 on Wayne Carrico, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Wade Cha (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), David Fenton (C) Waylon Williams, Wayne Carrico, Carl Farr, Roderick Magnuson, Valeri Djordevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bobby Mazon (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), William Harkins (PF) Michael Pearson, John Whitmire, Luis Davis, Elliot Reynolds | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits a 3 from straight away | 42-65 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #7 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG) David Myers | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-65 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-65 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster snags the offensive board | 42-65 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | William Harkins connects on the runner from the left block | 42-67 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Bobby Mazon is called for the reach on James Lambert - foul #1 on Bobby Mazon, team foul #2 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Wayne Carrico (SG), Carl Farr (SF), Roderick Magnuson (PF) John Morris, James Lambert, Wade Cha, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG) Michael Pearson | |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | David Fenton's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Lancaster | 42-67 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon lays it up and in | 42-69 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-69 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-69 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-69 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | David Myers snags the defensive board | 42-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #8 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (PF) David Fenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Elliot Reynolds (PF) David Myers, William Harkins | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster makes the free throw | 42-72 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Carrico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Farr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) C - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 13 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 (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Carl Farr drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-72 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson tips it in | 44-74 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Lancaster | 44-74 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Carl Farr gets the offensive rebound | 44-74 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Michael Pearson - foul #2 on Michael Pearson, team foul #3 | 44-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (C) Carl Farr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Freeman (C) Benjamin Lancaster | |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 46-74 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon loses the dribble to David Fenton | 46-74 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Carrico | 48-74 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 48-74 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-74 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pearson | 48-77 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses long on a shot from the right side | 48-77 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson grabs the board | 48-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Carrico - foul #2 on Wayne Carrico, team foul #9 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SF) Stanley Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster (C) Alvin Freeman | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is whistled for a carry | 48-79 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson runs out the clock | 48-79 |