| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Million (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jim Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Casados (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McNayr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr banks in the layup | 32-29 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Cole | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lawrence McNayr | 35-32 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Don Million pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | William Cole evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Louis Robey snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is open and buries a jump hook near the basket set up by William Cole | 37-32 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel is fouled on the floor by Louis Robey - foul #2 on Louis Robey, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados tips it but misses | 37-32 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | William Cole gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | William Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Schultz (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Don Million, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor (PG), James Calfee (SF) Jim Oliver, Lawrence McNayr | |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | James Calfee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Byron Bryant - foul #2 on Byron Bryant, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (SG), Johnny Hood (SF) Kenneth Jacobs, Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch (SG), David Dean (PF), Timothy Fogleman (C) Stephen Casados, Byron Bryant, John Nathaniel | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) PF - Dennis Schultz (fresh) C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerard Macgregor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sammie Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Fogleman (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-34 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Jason Powell tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | David Dean double dribbles | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Don Million (PF), Louis Robey (C) William Cole, Dennis Schultz, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr (SF) James Calfee | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Robey and he's fouled by Timothy Fogleman - foul #2 on Timothy Fogleman, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver (PG), Stephen Casados (SG) Gerard Macgregor, Sammie Lynch | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr's floater is tipped away by Don Million | 41-34 |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Fogleman and he's fouled by Jason Powell - foul #2 on Jason Powell, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SF) Kenneth Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant (PF), John Nathaniel (C) David Dean, Timothy Fogleman | |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Louis Robey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-37 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel is denied on a layup by Louis Robey | 43-37 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Don Million grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Johnny Hood connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Powell | 45-37 |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Kenneth Jacobs (SG) Jason Powell, Johnny Hood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kenneth Jacobs | 47-37 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-39 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Jacobs | 49-39 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Pepper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Million (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jim Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Casados (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McNayr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Louis Robey - foul #3 on Louis Robey, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (SF), Dennis Schultz (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Paul Pepper, Don Million, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor (PG), Sammie Lynch (SG), James Calfee (SF), David Dean (PF), Timothy Fogleman (C) Jim Oliver, Stephen Casados, Lawrence McNayr, Byron Bryant, John Nathaniel | |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Timothy Fogleman is blocked by Clarence Franklin | 49-41 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Dennis Schultz gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin is hacked by Gerard Macgregor - foul #3 on Gerard Macgregor, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnny Hood (SF) Kenneth Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Jason Powell is hacked by Timothy Fogleman - foul #3 on Timothy Fogleman, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | James Calfee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerard Macgregor | 52-43 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | William Cole drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Fogleman | 55-45 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Cole | 57-45 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | William Cole picks off the pass by James Calfee | 57-45 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Johnny Hood misses the lay-in | 57-45 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | James Calfee snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | James Calfee hits a turnaround from close range set up by Sammie Lynch and he's fouled by Johnny Hood - foul #1 on Johnny Hood, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Paul Pepper (SF), Don Million (PF), Louis Robey (C) William Cole, Johnny Hood, Dennis Schultz, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver (PG), Stephen Casados (SG), Byron Bryant (PF), John Nathaniel (C) Gerard Macgregor, Sammie Lynch, David Dean, Timothy Fogleman | |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | James Calfee makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | James Calfee gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Million (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jim Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Casados (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Calfee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Nathaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Stephen Casados - foul #2 on Stephen Casados, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr (SF) James Calfee | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Lawrence McNayr is called for the reach on Louis Robey - foul #2 on Lawrence McNayr, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | William Cole lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Jacobs | 59-48 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-48 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 05:45 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel misses the driving attempt near the basket | 59-48 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Robey | 59-48 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | William Cole shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Kenneth Jacobs | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant throws it down on a great pass from Stephen Casados | 61-50 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | William Cole clanks a shot from the left block | 61-50 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver double dribbles | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (PG), Johnny Hood (SF), Dennis Schultz (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Don Million, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor (PG), Sammie Lynch (SG), David Dean (PF), Timothy Fogleman (C) Jim Oliver, Stephen Casados, Byron Bryant, John Nathaniel | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Jason Powell is hacked by Gerard Macgregor - foul #4 on Gerard Macgregor, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Calfee (SF) Lawrence McNayr | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | David Dean gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Jason Powell gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Johnny Hood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Schultz (fresh) C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerard Macgregor (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sammie Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Fogleman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Jason Powell is wide open and dunks the ball | 64-50 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | James Calfee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 64-50 |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | James Calfee tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Johnny Hood takes the ball from Timothy Fogleman | 66-52 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the easy wide open finger roll | 68-52 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Jason Powell takes the ball from David Dean | 68-52 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Jason Powell is hacked by Gerard Macgregor - foul #5 on Gerard Macgregor, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SF) Kenneth Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rufus Thomson (PG) Gerard Macgregor | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | David Dean comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 70-52 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Johnny Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Sammie Lynch steals it from Paul Pepper | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 70-52 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Jason Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper can't connect on a floater from the left side | 70-52 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Rufus Thomson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | David Dean is fouled on the floor by Dennis Schultz - foul #1 on Dennis Schultz, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | James Calfee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman snags the offensive board | 70-52 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | David Dean banks in the layup on a great pass from Rufus Thomson and he's fouled by Dennis Schultz - foul #2 on Dennis Schultz, team foul #6 | 70-54 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses the free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman snags the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Hood - foul #2 on Johnny Hood, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Dennis Schultz gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Powell runs out the clock | 70-55 |