| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clifford Gervais (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lester Devos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Aaron Rook | 35-36 |
| 19:18 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Daugherty | 35-36 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (SG), Mikel Graboski (SF), Stephen Cleland (C) Lester Devos, Jeremy Smith, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:33 | Missouri | Mikel Graboski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso hits the finger roll on a great pass from Archie McWalters | 35-38 |
| 18:05 | Missouri | Douglas Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF) Joseph Harris, Mikel Graboski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Smith - foul #2 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG), James Kaufman (C) Lester Devos, Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:25 | Missouri | Douglas Howard banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Weitzel | 37-39 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-39 |
| 17:02 | Missouri | James Kaufman gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:42 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith lays it up and in set up by George Weitzel and he's hacked by Willie Reinoso - foul #1 on Willie Reinoso, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), Stephen Cleland (C) George Weitzel, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Michael Green (SF), Jesse Schwieson (PF), Timothy Hufnagel (C) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook, Willie Reinoso, Jeremy Daugherty, Frank Morrison | |
| 16:42 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Jeremy Smith blocks the jumper by Jesse Schwieson | 39-39 |
| 16:22 | Missouri | Douglas Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:04 | Missouri | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Jeremy Smith - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mikel Graboski (SF), Kurt Erickson (PF), Clemente Barton (C) Jeremy Smith, Douglas Howard, Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:58 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lester Devos | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clifford Gervais (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lester Devos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mikel Graboski (fresh) PF - Kurt Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Clemente Barton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Randy Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) SF - Michael Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Schwieson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Randy Crenshaw | 42-42 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Lester Devos scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson loses the dribble to Kurt Erickson | 44-42 |
| 14:55 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-42 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Michael Green's floater is tipped away by Clemente Barton | 44-42 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hufnagel | 44-42 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Clifford Gervais is called for the reach on Randy Crenshaw - foul #3 on Clifford Gervais, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Douglas Howard (PF), James Kaufman (C) Lester Devos, Mikel Graboski, Kurt Erickson, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Jeremy Daugherty (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Randy Crenshaw, Francis Plemons, Michael Green, Jesse Schwieson, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso can't throw it down | 44-42 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 44-42 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses the turnaround near the basket | 44-42 |
| 13:17 | Missouri | Douglas Howard pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:00 | Missouri | Archie McWalters steals it from Jeremy Smith | 44-42 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison throws it down on a great pass from Willie Reinoso | 44-44 |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Daugherty - foul #2 on Jeremy Daugherty, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), Stephen Cleland (C) Joseph Harris, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:30 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 12:12 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:51 | Missouri | Lester Devos loses the dribble to Archie McWalters | 45-44 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters hits the finger roll | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clifford Gervais (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lester Devos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Cleland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri | Lester Devos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 11:34 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 11:32 | Missouri | Douglas Howard hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Douglas Howard blocks the short jumper by Frank Morrison | 47-46 |
| 11:11 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Lester Devos | 47-46 |
| 11:06 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (SG) Lester Devos | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Michael Green (SF), Jesse Schwieson (C) Archie McWalters, Willie Reinoso, Frank Morrison | |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 10:36 | Missouri | Joseph Harris pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:16 | Missouri | Douglas Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), James Kaufman (C) Joseph Harris, Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (C) Aaron Rook, Jeremy Daugherty | |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Frank Morrison (C) Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 09:39 | Missouri | Douglas Howard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Randy Crenshaw - foul #2 on Randy Crenshaw, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG) Lester Devos | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso (SF) Michael Green | |
| 09:39 | Missouri | Douglas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:39 | Missouri | Douglas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison scores on a runner from the left block set up by Archie McWalters | 49-48 |
| 09:10 | Missouri | George Weitzel misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso connects on the shot from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Douglas Howard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 08:19 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-50 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jesse Schwieson | 49-50 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - George Weitzel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford Gervais (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Schwieson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Missouri | George Weitzel misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 07:20 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Smith | 49-52 |
| 07:09 | Missouri | Douglas Howard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-52 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 49-52 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), Mikel Graboski (SF), Kurt Erickson (PF), Stephen Cleland (C) George Weitzel, Jeremy Smith, Douglas Howard, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Michael Green (SF), Jeremy Daugherty (PF), Timothy Hufnagel (C) Archie McWalters, Randy Crenshaw, Willie Reinoso, Jesse Schwieson, Frank Morrison | |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-52 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Mikel Graboski - foul #2 on Mikel Graboski, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Douglas Howard (SF) Mikel Graboski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:18 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-53 |
| 05:56 | Missouri | Douglas Howard tips it home | 51-53 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Aaron Rook | 51-56 |
| 05:19 | Missouri | Kurt Erickson hits the finger roll | 53-56 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Clifford Gervais steals the ball from Francis Plemons | 53-56 |
| 04:50 | Missouri | Lester Devos lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Gervais | 55-56 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 55-56 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty tips it home | 55-58 |
| 04:08 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland blows the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #1 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Harris (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF) Lester Devos, Kurt Erickson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Francis Plemons, Michael Green, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 04:08 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:08 | Missouri | Stephen Cleland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Kaufman (C) Stephen Cleland | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (SG), Jesse Schwieson (PF) Aaron Rook, Jeremy Daugherty | |
| 03:22 | Missouri | Douglas Howard makes the jumper from the right wing set up by James Kaufman and the foul's on Jesse Schwieson - foul #2 on Jesse Schwieson, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Clemente Barton (C) James Kaufman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:22 | Missouri | Douglas Howard makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Clifford Gervais (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Howard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Clemente Barton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Schwieson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Clemente Barton - foul #1 on Clemente Barton, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | Lester Devos (SG), James Kaufman (C) Joseph Harris, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 59-59 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses long on a shot from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 02:16 | Missouri | James Kaufman grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | James Kaufman gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:47 | Missouri | Clifford Gervais can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Rook (SG), Jeremy Daugherty (PF) Randy Crenshaw, Jesse Schwieson | |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Clifford Gervais - foul #4 on Clifford Gervais, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:26 | Missouri | James Kaufman gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Lester Devos misses the easy layup | 59-61 |
| 01:17 | Missouri | James Kaufman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Howard out of a doubleteam | 61-61 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Archie McWalters | 61-64 |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Douglas Howard misses short on a turnaround from close range | 61-64 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Douglas Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is hacked by Clifford Gervais in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clifford Gervais, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Missouri | George Weitzel (PG) Clifford Gervais | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty is hacked by Douglas Howard - foul #1 on Douglas Howard, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Jeremy Smith connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters runs out the clock | 64-66 |