| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Erik Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Ecker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Dembinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Swaim (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Million (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Jason Powell pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Ecker - foul #1 on Scott Ecker, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Richardson | 27-25 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | William Cole is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Cole, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:35 | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by George Swaim | 29-25 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Don Million is fouled on the floor by Aaron Richardson - foul #2 on Aaron Richardson, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin's pass is intercepted by Scott Ecker | 29-25 |
| 17:33 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-25 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Don Million grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Don Million is hacked by Erik Sneed - foul #1 on Erik Sneed, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Banks (SF), Charles Walker (PF) Aaron Richardson, Henry Dembinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnny Hood (SF), Louis Robey (C) Don Million, Clarence Franklin | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Cole | 29-28 |
| 16:21 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim lays it up and in | 31-28 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Louis Robey comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 31-28 |
| 16:10 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 15:47 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Erik Sneed | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Erik Sneed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ecker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Banks (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Swaim (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Jason Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Erik Sneed - foul #2 on Erik Sneed, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett (PG), James Conner (SG), Aaron Richardson (SF), Henry Dembinski (PF), Lawrence Hambrick (C) Erik Sneed, Scott Ecker, James Banks, Charles Walker, George Swaim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (PG), Don Million (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) William Cole, Kenneth Jacobs, Jason Powell | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:08 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is hacked by Richard Goodlett - foul #1 on Richard Goodlett, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Louis Robey's dunk attempt is rejected by Lawrence Hambrick | 34-30 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 14:22 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Hambrick gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson misses the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Don Million - foul #1 on Don Million, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed (PG), Scott Ecker (SG) Richard Goodlett, James Conner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson misses the 3rd free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Johnny Hood gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Scott Ecker is called for the reach on Don Million - foul #2 on Scott Ecker, team foul #6 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Jason Powell (PF) Paul Pepper, Johnny Hood, Louis Robey | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Lawrence Hambrick takes the ball from Jason Powell | 35-30 |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 12:41 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 12:40 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 12:26 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jacobs - foul #1 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Banks (SF), Charles Walker (PF), George Swaim (C) Aaron Richardson, Henry Dembinski, Lawrence Hambrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnny Hood (SF), Louis Robey (C) Don Million, Clarence Franklin | |
| 12:08 | Miami (OH) | Louis Robey steps in front of the James Banks pass | 38-33 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Erik Sneed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ecker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Banks (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Swaim (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | The pull-up jumper by James Banks is blocked by Louis Robey | 38-35 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | William Cole buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs and he's hacked by James Banks - foul #1 on James Banks, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett (PG), James Conner (SG), Aaron Richardson (SF), Henry Dembinski (PF) Erik Sneed, Scott Ecker, James Banks, Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jason Powell | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:43 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Louis Robey - foul #2 on Louis Robey, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Million (SF) William Cole | |
| 10:43 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Louis Robey snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Conner - foul #1 on James Conner, team foul #8 | 40-38 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | James Conner gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Pepper | 40-39 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Don Million misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 09:38 | Miami (OH) | James Conner snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 09:12 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed (PG), Scott Ecker (SG), James Banks (SF), Charles Walker (PF), Lawrence Hambrick (C) Richard Goodlett, James Conner, Aaron Richardson, Henry Dembinski, George Swaim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Jason Powell (PF) Paul Pepper, Johnny Hood, Louis Robey | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 08:48 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Hambrick grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Hambrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 08:33 | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | William Cole can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Don Million snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Don Million comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | William Cole gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson (SF), Henry Dembinski (PF), George Swaim (C) James Banks, Charles Walker, Lawrence Hambrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnny Hood (SF), Louis Robey (C) Don Million, Clarence Franklin | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Erik Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ecker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Dembinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Swaim (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Jacobs steps in front of the Erik Sneed pass in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs lays it in | 40-41 |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Sneed | 43-41 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 06:38 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:25 | Miami (OH) | William Cole is called for the reach on Erik Sneed - foul #2 on William Cole, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (PG) William Cole | |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Louis Robey - foul #3 on Louis Robey, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Aaron Richardson is called for the reach on Kenneth Jacobs - foul #3 on Aaron Richardson, team foul #9 | 45-41 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 05:57 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 05:46 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 05:44 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to George Swaim | 45-41 |
| 05:35 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Jason Powell gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 04:51 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on George Swaim, team foul #10 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett (PG), James Conner (SG) Erik Sneed, Scott Ecker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Don Million (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Johnny Hood, Louis Robey | |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Jason Powell is denied by Henry Dembinski | 45-43 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Richard Goodlett - foul #2 on Richard Goodlett, team foul #11 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Banks (SF), Charles Walker (PF), Lawrence Hambrick (C) Aaron Richardson, Henry Dembinski, George Swaim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 03:40 | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 03:38 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Hambrick grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 03:21 | Miami (OH) | James Conner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Banks | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Goodlett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Conner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Banks (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Hambrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. SF - Don Million (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Franklin | 48-47 |
| 02:54 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed (PG), Scott Ecker (SG), Aaron Richardson (SF), Henry Dembinski (PF), George Swaim (C) Richard Goodlett, James Conner, James Banks, Charles Walker, Lawrence Hambrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG) Paul Pepper | |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Aaron Richardson | 51-47 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | William Cole connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs | 51-49 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Powell - foul #2 on Jason Powell, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (PF) Jason Powell | |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-49 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Franklin - foul #2 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (PF) Louis Robey | |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Don Million scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jason Powell | 54-51 |
| 00:43 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim can't finish the layup | 54-51 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Don Million | 54-51 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Don Million is called for traveling | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Jacobs - foul #2 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Jacobs | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Jacobs is called for the reach on Scott Ecker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 58-54 |