| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Johns (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raul Hernandez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Kolinski (fresh) C - Jason McKinnies (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane | 20-29 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is whistled for traveling | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 18:45 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 18:44 | Texas | Brian Johns hits the follow up shot | 20-31 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 18:16 | Texas | The rebound goes to Jason McKinnies | 20-31 |
| 18:10 | Texas | Willie Kolinski loses the ball out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Randy Quinlan (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 22-31 |
| 17:36 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 17:20 | Texas | Willie Kolinski makes the wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jesse Cantrell | 22-33 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Mathieu | 25-33 |
| 16:38 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 16:37 | Texas | Raul Hernandez tips it in | 25-35 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Paul Mathieu | 27-35 |
| 15:55 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Johns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raul Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Cantrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Kolinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason McKinnies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Texas | Kerry Denny (PG), Richard Hurst (SG), Ross Suazo (SF), Adrian Barnes (PF), John Dixon (C) Brian Johns, Raul Hernandez, Jesse Cantrell, Willie Kolinski, Jason McKinnies | |
| 15:32 | Texas | Adrian Barnes misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-35 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Knight | 27-35 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Adrian Barnes steps in front of the Randy Quinlan pass | 27-35 |
| 14:58 | Texas | Richard Hurst knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 27-37 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Richard Knight clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 14:35 | Texas | Adrian Barnes gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 14:13 | Texas | Kerry Denny misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Dwight Jones is blocked by John Dixon | 27-37 |
| 13:59 | Texas | Adrian Barnes grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 13:56 | Texas | Kerry Denny is hacked by Richard Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Johns (PG), Raul Hernandez (SG), Jesse Cantrell (SF), Willie Kolinski (PF) Kerry Denny, Richard Hurst, Ross Suazo, Adrian Barnes | |
| 13:40 | Texas | William Parker is called for the reach on Brian Johns - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF) William Parker, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 13:20 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Mathieu - foul #4 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Texas | Jason McKinnies (C) John Dixon | |
| 13:20 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 13:20 | Texas | Raul Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Johns - foul #1 on Brian Johns, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 12:35 | Texas | Richard Knight picks off the pass by Jesse Cantrell out of a doubleteam | 28-38 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 12:22 | Texas | Jason McKinnies snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 12:18 | Texas | Raul Hernandez double dribbles | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Hurst (SG), Adrian Barnes (PF) Raul Hernandez, Willie Kolinski | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the lay-in | 28-38 |
| 11:58 | Texas | The rebound goes to Richard Hurst | 28-38 |
| 11:43 | Texas | Richard Hurst lays it in on a nice dish by Jesse Cantrell | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Johns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hurst (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesse Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adrian Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason McKinnies (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-40 |
| 11:21 | Texas | Richard Hurst grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 11:15 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Hurst | 28-43 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #6 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG) William Parker | |
| Subs | Texas | Kerry Denny (PG), Raul Hernandez (SG), Ross Suazo (SF), Willie Kolinski (PF), John Dixon (C) Brian Johns, Richard Hurst, Jesse Cantrell, Adrian Barnes, Jason McKinnies | |
| 10:37 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 10:36 | Texas | John Dixon tips it home | 28-45 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't finish the layup | 28-45 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is hacked by Ross Suazo - foul #3 on Ross Suazo, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Richard Knight can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Jason Williams is whistled for traveling | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Johns (PG), Jesse Cantrell (SF) Kerry Denny, Ross Suazo | |
| 09:03 | Texas | John Dixon knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Jesse Cantrell out of the doubleteam | 28-47 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Dixon - foul #2 on John Dixon, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Randy Quinlan (PF) Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Hurst (SG), Adrian Barnes (PF), Jason McKinnies (C) Raul Hernandez, Willie Kolinski, John Dixon | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 08:11 | Texas | Adrian Barnes banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Hurst | 30-49 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is hacked by Richard Hurst - foul #1 on Richard Hurst, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Randy Quinlan, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Randall Murray misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Johns - foul #2 on Brian Johns, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Johns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hurst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jesse Cantrell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Adrian Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason McKinnies (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 32-49 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Chad Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 32-49 |
| 07:00 | Texas | Jason McKinnies pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 06:48 | Texas | Richard Hurst clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Knight - foul #2 on Richard Knight, team foul #7 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | Kerry Denny (PG), Ross Suazo (SF), Willie Kolinski (PF) Brian Johns, Jesse Cantrell, Adrian Barnes | |
| 06:48 | Texas | Richard Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 06:48 | Texas | Richard Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 06:32 | Texas | The rebound goes to Richard Hurst | 32-50 |
| 06:07 | Texas | Kerry Denny clanks a jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 06:06 | Texas | Jason McKinnies gets the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 05:48 | Texas | Richard Hurst misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jason Williams | 35-50 |
| 05:17 | Texas | Richard Hurst hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-53 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Richard Knight clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-53 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the follow up shot | 37-53 |
| 04:32 | Texas | Kerry Denny is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #8 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Texas | Raul Hernandez (SG), Jesse Cantrell (SF), John Dixon (C) Richard Hurst, Ross Suazo, Jason McKinnies | |
| 04:32 | Texas | Kerry Denny makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 04:32 | Texas | Kerry Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Randall Murray lays it in | 39-55 |
| 03:46 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Kerry Denny (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raul Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Cantrell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Willie Kolinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:10 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Murray | 44-58 |
| 02:23 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raul Hernandez | 44-61 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is fouled on the floor by Kerry Denny - foul #1 on Kerry Denny, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Johns (PG), Adrian Barnes (PF), Jason McKinnies (C) Kerry Denny, Willie Kolinski, John Dixon | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Paul Mathieu | 46-61 |
| 01:54 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raul Hernandez | 46-64 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines's pass is intercepted by Jesse Cantrell | 46-64 |
| 01:05 | Texas | Jesse Cantrell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Adrian Barnes | 46-67 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the lay-in | 46-67 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the jumper from the left side | 46-67 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Richard Knight misses the tip | 46-67 |
| 00:39 | Texas | Adrian Barnes snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Texas | Brian Johns connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Cantrell | 46-69 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Curtis Hines is blocked by Jason McKinnies | 46-69 |
| 00:03 | Texas | Jason McKinnies pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Brian Johns runs out the clock | 46-69 |