| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Million (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Garrity (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Mojica (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Ketchum (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Styles (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-35 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | William Cole is fouled on the floor by Clifford Garrity - foul #1 on Clifford Garrity, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Clifford Garrity - foul #2 on Clifford Garrity, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | James Styles hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Jason Powell snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Clarence Franklin is called for the reach on James Styles - foul #2 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (SF), Dennis Schultz (C) Don Million, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Dennis Schultz - foul #1 on Dennis Schultz, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (PG), Johnny Hood (SG) William Cole, Kenneth Jacobs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | James Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Powell | 34-36 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Jason Powell pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Don Million (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Paul Pepper, Johnny Hood, Jason Powell, Dennis Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG) Michael Mathis | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Million (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Garrity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ivan Mojica (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Ketchum (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Styles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Cal | James Styles drills a floater in the lane | 34-38 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 14:43 | Southern Cal | James Styles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Louis Robey drills a floater from the baseline set up by Don Million and he's fouled by Jimmy Ketchum - foul #3 on Jimmy Ketchum, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (PF) Don Million | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:14 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jimmy Ketchum | 39-38 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | James Styles is denied on a layup by Louis Robey | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Jason Powell gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Cole | 41-38 |
| 12:27 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clifford Garrity | 41-40 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | William Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (PG), Johnny Hood (SG), Don Million (SF), Dennis Schultz (C) William Cole, Kenneth Jacobs, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis (SG), Jo-Long Tang (SF), Patrick Metzler (PF) Clifford Garrity, Ivan Mojica, Jimmy Ketchum | |
| 12:14 | Southern Cal | Jason Powell denies the turnaround by James Styles | 41-40 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Dennis Schultz gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Don Million misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Jason Powell tips it in | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Hood (fresh) SF - Don Million (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Schultz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jo-Long Tang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Styles (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Pepper - foul #2 on Paul Pepper, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF), Johnathan Clare (C) Jo-Long Tang, James Styles | |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses the shot near the basket | 43-42 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Patrick Metzler gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:57 | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Dennis Schultz grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Don Million is denied by Patrick Metzler | 43-42 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Clarence Franklin (C) Paul Pepper, Johnny Hood, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity (SG) Michael Mathis | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Dennis Schultz tips it home | 45-42 |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | Clarence Franklin steals it from Larry Simmons | 45-42 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Don Million jams it set up by Kenneth Jacobs | 47-42 |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Patrick Metzler loses the ball out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnny Hood (SF), Louis Robey (PF) Don Million, Dennis Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis (SF), Jimmy Ketchum (PF), James Styles (C) Ivan Mojica, Patrick Metzler, Johnathan Clare | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Louis Robey can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | James Styles grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 08:47 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Jason Powell (PF) Kenneth Jacobs, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF) Larry Simmons | |
| 08:05 | Southern Cal | James Styles can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 47-42 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Johnny Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Million (SF) William Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas McAlister (PG) Clifford Garrity | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Hood (fresh) SF - Don Million (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Thomas McAlister (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Mojica (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Ketchum (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Styles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | James Styles makes the contested shot from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Don Million | 49-44 |
| 06:58 | Southern Cal | Thomas McAlister is hacked by Johnny Hood - foul #2 on Johnny Hood, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG) Johnny Hood | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG), Patrick Metzler (PF) Thomas McAlister, Jimmy Ketchum | |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | James Styles comes up short on the floater in the paint | 49-44 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Louis Robey snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 06:14 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis lays it up and in | 51-46 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | James Styles is hacked by Don Million - foul #2 on Don Million, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Johnny Hood (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Paul Pepper, Don Million, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity (SG) Ivan Mojica | |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Clarence Franklin - foul #3 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Ketchum (PF) Patrick Metzler | |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | James Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Jason Powell gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin is hacked by James Styles - foul #2 on James Styles, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Dennis Schultz (PF) Kenneth Jacobs, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jo-Long Tang (SF), Patrick Metzler (C) Larry Simmons, James Styles | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Dennis Schultz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Pepper | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:23 | Southern Cal | Clarence Franklin steals it from Clifford Garrity | 53-46 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Michael Mathis is called for the reach on Paul Pepper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Mathis, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Million (SF) Johnny Hood | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Mojica (SF), Johnathan Clare (C) Jo-Long Tang, Jimmy Ketchum | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Don Million | 56-46 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by William Cole - foul #1 on William Cole, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Jason Powell (PF) William Cole, Dennis Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons (PG), James Styles (C) Clifford Garrity, Johnathan Clare | |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Michael Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Million (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Mathis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Mojica (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Patrick Metzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Styles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Patrick Metzler picks off the pass by Kenneth Jacobs | 56-48 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Patrick Metzler double dribbles | 56-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Louis Robey (SF), Dennis Schultz (C) Paul Pepper, Don Million, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jo-Long Tang (SF), Jimmy Ketchum (PF) Ivan Mojica, Patrick Metzler | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | James Styles snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Million (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Louis Robey, Dennis Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Clifford Garrity (SG), Ivan Mojica (SF) Michael Mathis, Jo-Long Tang | |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Don Million steals it from James Styles | 56-48 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | William Cole connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Million | 58-48 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Jason Powell steals it from James Styles | 58-48 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs lays it in uncontested on a great pass from William Cole | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Larry Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Don Million gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (PG), Johnny Hood (SG), Louis Robey (SF), Dennis Schultz (PF) William Cole, Kenneth Jacobs, Don Million, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas McAlister (PG), Michael Mathis (SG), Jo-Long Tang (SF), Patrick Metzler (PF), Johnathan Clare (C) Larry Simmons, Clifford Garrity, Ivan Mojica, Jimmy Ketchum, James Styles | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Dennis Schultz swats the shot by Michael Mathis | 60-48 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Louis Robey pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Louis Robey comes up short on the shot from close range | 60-48 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Patrick Metzler gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Jo-Long Tang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper runs out the clock | 60-48 |