| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | David Myers steals it from James Lambert | 29-31 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | David Myers lays it in | 29-33 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | James Lambert is called for the reach on Bryan Espey - foul #2 on James Lambert, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Myers | 32-35 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG) David Myers, Bryan Espey | |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | John Morris misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG) Bradley Dunning | |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | David Myers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Ed Tiffany - foul #2 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Jason Williams | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 34-43 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Thomas Hamilton swats the shot by Craig O'Brien | 34-43 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey's layup is rejected by Craig O'Brien | 34-43 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stanley Lewis | 34-43 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Tiffany | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Stanley Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | James Lambert knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Bradley Dunning | 37-45 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) John Morris, James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | David Myers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Jason Williams picks off the pass by David Fenton | 38-45 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | David Myers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | David Myers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 40-48 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is whistled for traveling | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF) Waylon Williams, Carl Farr, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones loses the dribble to Ed Tiffany | 40-48 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Lambert and he's hacked by Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Fenton | 42-48 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF) David Fenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG) Bryan Espey | |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 44-48 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | David Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | James Lambert snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the easy layup | 44-48 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | David Myers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | James Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is fouled on the floor by David Myers - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (PF), Waylon Williams (C) Ed Tiffany, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | James Lambert clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | David Myers drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Murray | 44-51 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Sheard denies the turnaround by David Fenton | 44-51 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Patrick Sheard | 44-51 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | David Myers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it in | 44-53 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Stanley Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones blows the layup but the foul's on Ed Tiffany - foul #3 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Jason Williams | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams can't connect on a shot from the left block | 44-55 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | David Myers gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton banks in the layup | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fenton (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Fenton | 46-57 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG) Waylon Williams, David Fenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-57 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Bradley Dunning | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | James Lambert scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Morris | 49-60 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 49-60 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-60 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF), David Fenton (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | David Myers buries a 3 from the right corner | 49-65 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | John Morris misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-65 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | John Morris picks off the pass by David Myers in the backcourt | 49-65 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis banks in the layup set up by John Morris | 51-65 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | David Fenton snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | David Myers is called for the reach on David Fenton - foul #2 on David Myers, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF) Randall Murray | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 53-65 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | David Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | James Lambert grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | John Morris connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Lewis and the foul's on David Myers - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF) James Lambert, David Fenton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines | |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux dunks the ball | 56-67 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | John Morris buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Waylon Williams | 59-67 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Mathieu | 59-70 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | John Morris misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-70 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | John Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is fouled on the floor by Ed Tiffany - foul #4 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #5 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (SF), Nelson Strum (PF), Ronald Foor (C) John Morris, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG) Paul Mathieu | |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | David Fenton picks off the pass by Bryan Espey | 59-70 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams slams it home set up by David Fenton | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is fouled in the backcourt by Waylon Williams - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Waylon Williams, Carl Farr, David Fenton, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is hacked by Ed Tiffany - foul #5 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #7 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (PF) Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Fenton | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Shawn Breaux steals it from James Lambert | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | John Morris is called for the reach on David Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Morris, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a jump hook near the basket | 63-72 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | David Myers is fouled in the backcourt by John Morris - foul #4 on John Morris, team foul #9 | 63-72 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Shawn Breaux swats the shot by Stanley Lewis | 63-74 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 63-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux runs out the clock | 63-74 |