| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - John Plaisance (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Brown - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a shot from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kelly Duncan steps in front of the Andre Brown pass | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | John Plaisance denies the turnaround by Roger Dixon | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan travels in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | James Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon hits the easy wide open finger roll | 7-0 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-0 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF), William Mariotti (C) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-1 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG) Noah Ott | |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Roger Peterson | 7-3 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Mariotti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) SF - Roger Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon's pass is intercepted by Leroy Tschida | 7-3 |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses long on a runner from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | William Mariotti scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Dixon | 9-3 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | William Mariotti clanks a floater from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | William Mariotti pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks is called for a backcourt violation | 9-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elias Dorsey (SG), Malcolm Callaghan (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks, Josiah Poole, William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Thomas Kiely (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Jamel Shaffer, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Floyd McNeil | 9-7 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Marshall, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott is fouled on the floor by Elias Dorsey - foul #1 on Elias Dorsey, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) John Plaisance | |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Kiely | 9-10 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Noah Ott - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), William Mariotti (PF) Elias Dorsey, Malcolm Callaghan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tired) 5 pts. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - Roger Dixon (tired) 3 pts. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fairly fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - John Plaisance (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kenneth Longley | 10-12 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Kenneth Longley steals the ball from Mark Marshall in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Harrison - foul #1 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SF) Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | William Mariotti connects on the shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown is hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Wolff (SF) Kelly Duncan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, John Plaisance | |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Marshall is called for the reach on Leroy Tschida - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Roger Dixon (PF) John Wolff, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) Andre Brown | |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Simmons | 12-15 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | William Mariotti comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Heredia - foul #1 on Michael Heredia, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (C) Michael Heredia | |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the shot from close range | 14-17 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Josiah Poole (SF) James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Jamel Shaffer, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole is fouled on the floor by Floyd McNeil - foul #1 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG) Leroy Tschida | |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Zaharis - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Kelly Duncan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance misses short on a jump hook from close range | 15-17 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tired) 5 pts. SG - William Mariotti (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (tired) 3 pts. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | William Mariotti buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-19 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Marshall is called for the reach on Roger Peterson - foul #3 on Mark Marshall, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF) William Mariotti, Josiah Poole | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown | |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Jamel Shaffer picks off the pass by Mark Marshall in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer tips it home | 17-22 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Jamel Shaffer steps in front of the Roger Dixon pass | 17-22 |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses the dunk attempt | 17-22 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is called for traveling | 17-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan (SF), William Mariotti (PF) James Simmons, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, John Plaisance | |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF) Kelly Duncan, Malcolm Callaghan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (C) Jamel Shaffer | |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown is hacked by William Mariotti - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF) Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's pass is intercepted by Leroy Tschida | 17-24 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil travels with the ball | 17-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) Andre Brown | |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses short on a shot from the right side | 17-24 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses the turnaround from the baseline | 17-24 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Heredia - foul #2 on Michael Heredia, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Leroy Tschida, Floyd McNeil, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 03:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer tips it in | 18-26 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (very tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - Malcolm Callaghan (fresh) PF - William Mariotti (tiring) 9 pts. C - Ralph Harrison (tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) PF - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Thomas Kiely is called for the reach on Malcolm Callaghan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), John Plaisance (C) Noah Ott, Michael Heredia | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jamel Shaffer | 20-28 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan is whistled for traveling | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Roger Dixon (PF) Malcolm Callaghan, William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) Jamel Shaffer | |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Marshall is called for the reach on Kenneth Longley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Marshall, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elias Dorsey (PG) Mark Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Elias Dorsey grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Elias Dorsey | 22-29 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Plaisance | 22-29 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis loses the ball out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF), William Mariotti (C) Elias Dorsey, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Thomas Kiely, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 24-29 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Peterson | 24-32 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Roger Peterson, Jamel Shaffer, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown is hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #12 | 24-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis | |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | William Mariotti's layup is rejected by Noah Ott | 24-34 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 24-34 |