| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Harold Corona connects on the runner from the left block | 26-37 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Lee Hilton - foul #1 on Lee Hilton, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton tips it in | 28-39 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Lamson is called for the reach on Ernest Sullivan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Frank Morton clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Barnes - foul #1 on Steve Barnes, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Frank Morton misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Frank Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes hits a floater from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the runner in the lane | 32-42 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Salaam - foul #1 on Martin Salaam, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Lee Hilton | |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Corona | 33-44 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes is hacked by Frank Morton - foul #2 on Frank Morton, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Terry Dean (C) Gabriel Schrecengost, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Frank Morton | |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Harold Corona steps in front of the Bobby Spillman pass | 33-44 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Fedele | 33-47 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | George Chambers can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-47 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) PF - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Fedele (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | John Fedele knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Harold Corona | 33-49 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson jams it | 33-51 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #5 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, Gregory Childress, George Chambers, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF), Lee Hilton (C) John Fedele, Robert Smith | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Frank Morton tips it in | 35-53 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-53 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 38-53 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse travels with the ball | 38-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG) Larry Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jared Morgan - foul #4 on Jared Morgan, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG) Jared Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Frank Morton, Lee Hilton | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Lamson and he's hacked by Gabriel Schrecengost - foul #1 on Gabriel Schrecengost, team foul #3 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Childress (SF), George Chambers (C) Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the free throw | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Martin Salaam (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress blows the layup but the foul's on Martin Salaam - foul #2 on Martin Salaam, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Steve Barnes (PF) Gabriel Schrecengost, Michael Ringo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) John Fedele | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Morton | 39-60 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan (SF) Gregory Childress | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Harold Corona is blocked by Ernest Sullivan | 40-60 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-62 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is fouled on the floor by Larry Kruse - foul #2 on Larry Kruse, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (PG), Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, Larry Kruse, Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Frank Morton, Lee Hilton | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Harold Corona buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Fedele | 42-64 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo clanks a floater from the right side | 42-64 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Richard Dykes denies the turnaround by John Fedele | 42-64 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | George Chambers gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the lay-in | 42-64 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | George Chambers can't tip it in | 42-64 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan snags the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Ringo | 44-64 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses short on a jumper from the left block | 44-64 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Ringo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Martin Salaam (tired) 4 pts. PF - John Fedele (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Chambers | 46-64 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Ernest Sullivan takes the ball from Jeffrey Lamson | 46-64 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-64 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | John Fedele drills a floater from the left block | 48-66 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Sullivan | 50-66 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Bobby Spillman (SG), Steve Barnes (PF) Gabriel Schrecengost, Ernest Sullivan, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF), Lee Hilton (C) John Fedele, Robert Smith | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Richard Dykes picks off the pass by Frank Morton | 50-66 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-66 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo is whistled for a carry | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF) Bobby Spillman, Michael Ringo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harold Corona - foul #3 on Harold Corona, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (C) Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the offensive board | 50-66 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Lee Hilton is called for the reach on Ernest Sullivan - foul #2 on Lee Hilton, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Jared Morgan takes the ball from Martin Salaam | 52-66 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-66 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Morton | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Corona (tired) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Salaam (tired) 4 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Salaam | 52-69 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses badly on a shot from the left block | 52-69 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Harold Corona can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-69 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Gabriel Schrecengost | 54-69 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost is fouled on the floor by Frank Morton - foul #3 on Frank Morton, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Gregory Childress (SF), Michael Ringo (PF) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan, Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), John Fedele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton, Lee Hilton | |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | John Fedele can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 56-69 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Harold Corona scores on a floater from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-71 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | William Read runs out the clock | 56-71 |