| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Veiga (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Zinn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Bratten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) C - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp inbounds the ball | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz is denied on a layup by Larry Sharp | 41-20 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper can't tip it in | 41-20 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten gets the rebound | 41-20 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Eric Bratten | 43-20 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz lays it in on a great pass from Jon Cooper | 43-22 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga's pass is intercepted by Jon Cooper | 43-22 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper lays it in | 43-24 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses badly on a shot from close range | 43-24 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Russell Zinn steals it from Jon Cooper in the backcourt | 43-24 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Pedro Ortiz - foul #2 on Pedro Ortiz, team foul #1 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), David White (PF), George Gallagher (C) Joseph Veiga, Larry Sharp, Russell Zinn, Eric Bratten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Brandon Miller (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF) Jon Cooper, Angel Gonzalez, Pablo Castaneda, Hank Hanna | |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-24 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Illinois | David White snags the defensive board | 45-24 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts is hacked by Stjepan Zents in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #2 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG) Stjepan Zents | |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | David White makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Roy Johnson and he's hacked by Jon Cooper - foul #3 on Jon Cooper, team foul #3 | 47-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG), Hank Hanna (PF) Jon Cooper, Pedro Ortiz | |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | David White makes the free throw | 48-24 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-24 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Elwell | 50-24 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | David White denies the turnaround by Brandon Miller | 50-24 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Brandon Miller misses the tip | 50-24 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Kasky | 50-24 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Kasky | 53-24 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Timmy Orris (SF), Russell Zinn (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) William Elwell, Henry Kasky, Roy Johnson, David White, George Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), Pedro Ortiz (C) Mauricio Alvarez, Mauricio Greco | |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-24 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson snags the offensive board | 53-24 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-24 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Pedro Ortiz | 53-24 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Timmy Orris - foul #1 on Timmy Orris, team foul #1 | 53-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), Eric Bratten (C) Joseph Veiga, Timmy Orris, Wallace Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco (PF) Hank Hanna | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 53-25 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-26 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp lays it up and in and he's fouled by Brandon Miller - foul #3 on Brandon Miller, team foul #4 | 55-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG) Brandon Miller | |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses the free throw | 55-26 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 55-26 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-26 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten grabs the defensive rebound | 55-26 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Kasky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Russell Zinn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Bratten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Angel Gonzalez (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Greco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Pedro Ortiz (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten loses the dribble to Pablo Castaneda | 55-26 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Sharp - foul #1 on Larry Sharp, team foul #2 | 55-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG) Henry Kasky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF) Angel Gonzalez, Pablo Castaneda | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper is wide open and slams it home | 55-28 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten is fouled on the floor by Pedro Ortiz - foul #3 on Pedro Ortiz, team foul #5 | 55-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG) Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (PF) Pedro Ortiz | |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell's pass is intercepted by Mauricio Greco | 55-28 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-28 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents tips it but misses | 55-28 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Sharp | 55-28 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-28 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents grabs the board | 55-28 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez clanks a floater from the left side | 55-28 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Sharp | 55-28 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell is hacked by Jon Cooper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Cooper, team foul #6 | 55-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (PG), Roy Johnson (SF), Timmy Orris (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) Joseph Veiga, Larry Sharp, Russell Zinn, Eric Bratten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Jon Cooper, Mauricio Alvarez | |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson drills a floater in the paint and the foul's on Hank Hanna - foul #2 on Hank Hanna, team foul #7 | 57-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG) William Elwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz (C) Hank Hanna | |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the free throw | 58-28 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is open and lays it up and in | 58-30 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 60-30 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-30 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-30 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Kasky | 62-30 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #2 on Richard Roberts, team foul #3 | 62-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), David White (PF), George Gallagher (C) Richard Roberts, Henry Kasky, Roy Johnson, Timmy Orris, Wallace Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Hank Hanna (PF) Pablo Castaneda, Mauricio Greco | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Angel Gonzalez and the foul's on George Gallagher - foul #2 on George Gallagher, team foul #4 | 62-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Miller (PG) Angel Gonzalez | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the free throw | 62-33 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-33 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents grabs the defensive rebound | 62-33 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna's layup is rejected by David White | 62-33 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp snags the defensive board | 62-33 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-33 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (SG), Russell Zinn (PF), Eric Bratten (C) Joseph Veiga, David White, George Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG), Mauricio Greco (C) Stjepan Zents, Pedro Ortiz | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Brandon Miller | 62-35 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from William Elwell and he's hacked by Hank Hanna - foul #3 on Hank Hanna, team foul #8 | 64-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Roy Johnson (SF) William Elwell, Larry Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Brandon Miller, Mauricio Alvarez | |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn makes the free throw | 65-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Kasky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Zinn (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bratten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stjepan Zents (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Angel Gonzalez (tired) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hank Hanna (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Mauricio Greco (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Richard Roberts picks off the pass by Stjepan Zents | 65-35 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Johnson, team foul #5 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG), David White (PF) Henry Kasky, Russell Zinn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz (C) Hank Hanna | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Richard Roberts picks off the pass by Stjepan Zents | 65-35 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Castaneda picks off the pass by Roy Johnson in the backcourt | 65-35 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-37 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts is hacked by Pedro Ortiz - foul #4 on Pedro Ortiz, team foul #9 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris (SF), Wallace Williamson (C) Roy Johnson, Eric Bratten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Miller (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (C) Stjepan Zents, Pedro Ortiz | |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-37 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Mauricio Alvarez | 67-39 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga lays it up and in set up by Richard Roberts and the foul's on Angel Gonzalez - foul #2 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #10 | 69-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn (PF) David White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga makes the free throw | 70-39 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Wallace Williamson is called for the reach on Mauricio Greco - foul #1 on Wallace Williamson, team foul #6 | 70-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (SG) Joseph Veiga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SG), Hank Hanna (PF) Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses long on a floater from close range | 70-39 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson snags the defensive board | 70-39 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-39 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson grabs the offensive board | 70-39 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-39 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Brandon Miller grabs the board | 70-39 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna banks in the layup and the foul's on Henry Kasky - foul #1 on Henry Kasky, team foul #7 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), David White (PF), George Gallagher (C) Richard Roberts, Henry Kasky, Timmy Orris, Russell Zinn, Wallace Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG), Mauricio Greco (C) Stjepan Zents, Pablo Castaneda | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the free throw | 70-41 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 70-41 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Miller is called for the reach on William Elwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Miller, team foul #11 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG) Brandon Miller | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-41 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna's pass is intercepted by Larry Sharp in the backcourt | 71-41 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp lays it up and in | 73-41 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Elwell - foul #3 on William Elwell, team foul #8 | 73-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson (SF) Larry Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Mauricio Alvarez | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses the 1st free throw | 73-41 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents makes the 2nd free throw | 73-42 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher is hacked by Mauricio Greco - foul #1 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #12 | 73-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Eric Bratten (C) Joseph Veiga, David White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez (C) Hank Hanna | |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez pulls down the rebound | 74-42 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Eric Bratten steals the ball from Pablo Castaneda | 74-42 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp (SF), Russell Zinn (PF) Roy Johnson, George Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-44 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn lays it up and in on a great pass from William Elwell | 76-44 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Eric Bratten - foul #3 on Eric Bratten, team foul #9 | 76-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (PG), David White (PF) Richard Roberts, Russell Zinn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (PF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez makes the free throw | 76-47 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Gonzalez steals it from Henry Kasky in the backcourt | 76-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Henry Kasky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Elwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Eric Bratten (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stjepan Zents (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Angel Gonzalez (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hank Hanna (very tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Mauricio Greco (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-47 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp snags the defensive board | 76-47 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | David White comes up short on the floater from close range | 76-47 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco pulls down the rebound | 76-47 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Larry Sharp is called for the reach on Mauricio Greco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Sharp, team foul #10 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), George Gallagher (C) William Elwell, Larry Sharp, Eric Bratten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Brandon Miller (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Pedro Ortiz (C) Stjepan Zents, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Alvarez, Hank Hanna | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | David White snags the defensive board | 76-48 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga misses the lay-in | 76-48 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco gets the rebound | 76-48 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 76-48 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 76-48 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 76-48 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 76-48 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Russell Zinn (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) Joseph Veiga, David White, George Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Hank Hanna (PF) Pablo Castaneda, Mauricio Greco | |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn is open and buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Roberts | 78-48 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-48 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz grabs the offensive rebound | 78-48 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz misses the jumper from the left wing | 78-48 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson pulls down the rebound | 78-48 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 78-48 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson tips it back up and in | 80-48 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Richard Roberts is called for the reach on Jon Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Roberts, team foul #11 | 80-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Timmy Orris (SF), David White (PF), George Gallagher (C) Richard Roberts, Roy Johnson, Russell Zinn, Wallace Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF) Hank Hanna, Pedro Ortiz | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 80-49 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 80-50 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Cooper takes the ball from Henry Kasky in the backcourt | 80-50 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper blows the layup | 80-50 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell grabs the board | 80-50 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Timmy Orris | 82-50 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #13 | 82-50 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Henry Kasky | 84-50 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper is hacked by George Gallagher in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Gallagher, team foul #12 | 84-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson (SF) David White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 84-51 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 84-52 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-52 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 87-52 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez grabs the offensive rebound | 87-52 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez travels with the ball | 87-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David White (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) Roy Johnson, George Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz (C) Jon Cooper | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | David White is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by William Elwell and the foul's on Mauricio Greco - foul #2 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #14 | 89-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson (SF) Timmy Orris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | David White makes the free throw | 90-52 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Brandon Miller clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 90-52 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson snags the defensive board | 90-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Elwell (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Kasky (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Johnson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David White (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Wallace Williamson (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stjepan Zents (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Miller (very tired) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mauricio Greco (very tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Pedro Ortiz (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Elwell | 92-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco's pass is intercepted by Wallace Williamson | 92-52 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky travels with the ball | 92-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris (PF), George Gallagher (C) David White, Wallace Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG) Pedro Ortiz | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Brandon Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-52 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-52 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timmy Orris | 92-52 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 92-52 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell grabs the offensive rebound | 92-52 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell makes the wide open floater from the right block | 94-52 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the left block | 94-52 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents snags the offensive board | 94-52 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 94-52 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez tips it back up and in | 94-54 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 94-54 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris snags the offensive board | 94-54 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 94-54 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 94-54 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris is denied on a layup by Jon Cooper | 94-54 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco gets the rebound | 94-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 94-54 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Timmy Orris | 94-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Miller - foul #5 on Brandon Miller, team foul #15 | 94-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David White (PF) Timmy Orris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG), Pedro Ortiz (C) Jon Cooper, Brandon Miller | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky makes the 1st free throw | 95-54 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky makes the 2nd free throw | 96-54 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Kasky - foul #2 on Henry Kasky, team foul #13 | 96-54 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 96-54 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 96-55 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell runs out the clock | 96-55 |