| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Robert Roder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Card (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Henson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Calaway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Frank Calaway clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 19:42 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:21 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Roder | 40-30 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 19:04 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Roberts | 40-30 |
| 18:41 | Southern Methodist | George Henson clanks a jumper from the right block | 40-30 |
| 18:39 | Southern Methodist | George Henson misses the tip | 40-30 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Roder - foul #1 on Robert Roder, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG), Alvin Simmerman (SG), Charles Bowman (SF), Michael Haynes (PF), David Walker (C) Robert Roder, Michael Roberts, Robert Card, George Henson, Frank Calaway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Batchelor steps in front of the Ralph Zaharis pass | 40-30 |
| 18:21 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor lays it in | 42-30 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan hits the finger roll set up by Leroy Tschida | 42-32 |
| 18:04 | Southern Methodist | Leroy Tschida is called for the reach on John Batchelor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG) Leroy Tschida | |
| 17:59 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 17:57 | Southern Methodist | David Walker grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman clanks a jump hook from the right block | 42-32 |
| 17:44 | Southern Methodist | David Walker tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Bowman - foul #2 on Charles Bowman, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Payton (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Justin Plank (SF), George Henson (PF), Frank Calaway (C) John Batchelor, Alvin Simmerman, Charles Bowman, Michael Haynes, David Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), Michael Heredia (C) Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:25 | Southern Methodist | George Henson gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:11 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank makes the turnaround from the left block | 46-33 |
| 17:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer can't finish the layup | 46-33 |
| 17:03 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:01 | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Payton is hacked by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF) Kenneth Longley, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 16:44 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Heredia - foul #1 on Michael Heredia, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder (PG) Justin Plank | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance (C) Michael Heredia | |
| 16:44 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:44 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Roberts picks off the pass by Floyd McNeil in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| 16:41 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Roberts | 50-33 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is hacked by Frank Calaway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Calaway, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Card (SF) Benjamin Payton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) Thomas Kiely | |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Zaharis | 50-36 |
| 16:09 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts misses the wide open runner from close range | 50-36 |
| 16:07 | Southern Methodist | Frank Calaway can't tip it in | 50-36 |
| 16:05 | Southern Methodist | Frank Calaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-36 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Robert Roder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Card (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Henson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Calaway (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Peterson (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Ralph Zaharis (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Plaisance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown tips it in | 50-38 |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | George Henson can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #2 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG), Alvin Simmerman (SG), Benjamin Payton (SF), David Walker (C) Robert Roder, Michael Roberts, Robert Card, Frank Calaway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Roger Peterson, Ralph Zaharis, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | George Henson makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | George Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | David Walker is called for the reach on Noah Ott - foul #1 on David Walker, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman (SF), Michael Haynes (PF) John Batchelor, George Henson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Thomas Kiely | |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd McNeil | 52-41 |
| 14:21 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman is fouled on the floor by Noah Ott - foul #4 on Noah Ott, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder (PG), John Batchelor (SG), Justin Plank (SF) Benjamin Payton, Alvin Simmerman, David Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Jamel Shaffer (PF), John Plaisance (C) Noah Ott, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 14:04 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Longley | 52-41 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Bowman denies the turnaround by Leroy Tschida | 52-41 |
| 13:39 | Southern Methodist | Michael Haynes pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:24 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank misses the dunk | 52-41 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Longley | 52-43 |
| 12:55 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor hits a wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Roder | 54-43 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-46 |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Plaisance - foul #1 on John Plaisance, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Payton (PG), Alvin Simmerman (SG), George Henson (PF), David Walker (C) Robert Roder, John Batchelor, Michael Haynes, Charles Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Leroy Tschida, Floyd McNeil, Jamel Shaffer, John Plaisance | |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan hits the finger roll | 56-48 |
| 11:45 | Southern Methodist | George Henson knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Plank | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Benjamin Payton (fresh) SG - Alvin Simmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Plank (tiring) 5 pts. PF - George Henson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Zaharis (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely hits a shot from the right side | 58-50 |
| 11:26 | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Payton loses the dribble to Nicholas Tiernan in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 11:04 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to George Henson | 58-50 |
| 10:51 | Southern Methodist | George Henson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 10:44 | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Payton snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 10:36 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank buries a fadeaway from close range set up by David Walker | 60-50 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley travels in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Robert Card (SF), Frank Calaway (C) Benjamin Payton, Alvin Simmerman, Justin Plank, David Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SF), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Kenneth Longley, Thomas Kiely, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 10:21 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is hacked by Michael Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Roberts, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Card - foul #2 on Robert Card, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman (PF) George Henson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer (C) John Plaisance | |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:30 | Southern Methodist | Frank Calaway is fouled on the floor by Ralph Zaharis - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF) Ralph Zaharis | |
| 09:30 | Southern Methodist | Frank Calaway makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:30 | Southern Methodist | Frank Calaway misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer lays it up and in set up by Roger Peterson | 61-54 |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Tschida - foul #4 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG) Leroy Tschida | |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG) Robert Roder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance (C) Jamel Shaffer | |
| 08:49 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Henson (PF) Charles Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:22 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by George Henson | 63-54 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder (PG), Michael Haynes (PF) John Batchelor, George Henson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Jamel Shaffer (C) Floyd McNeil, John Plaisance | |
| 07:53 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jamel Shaffer | 63-54 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley loses the dribble to Frank Calaway | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Robert Roder (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Card (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Haynes (tiring) 3 reb. C - Frank Calaway (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (very tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Zaharis (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Peterson (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andre Brown (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamel Shaffer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Methodist | Jamel Shaffer steps in front of the Michael Roberts pass | 63-54 |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman (SG), Benjamin Payton (SF), George Henson (PF), David Walker (C) Michael Roberts, Robert Card, Michael Haynes, Frank Calaway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Payton - foul #1 on Benjamin Payton, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG) Robert Roder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:47 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by George Henson | 65-56 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely double dribbles | 65-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts (SG), Charles Bowman (PF) Alvin Simmerman, George Henson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Thomas Kiely, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Walker | 67-56 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Roberts steals it from Jamel Shaffer | 67-56 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman throws it down | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder (PG), Robert Card (SF), George Henson (PF), Frank Calaway (C) John Batchelor, Benjamin Payton, Charles Bowman, David Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Jamel Shaffer, Michael Heredia | |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:19 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 05:18 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Roder | 69-58 |
| 05:06 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder blows the wide open layup | 69-58 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Roberts is called for the reach on Noah Ott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Roberts, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman (SG), Michael Haynes (PF) Michael Roberts, George Henson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF) Floyd McNeil | |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Alvin Simmerman picks off the pass by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 04:38 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman banks in the layup | 71-60 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 04:19 | Southern Methodist | Michael Haynes grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Calaway steps in front of the Noah Ott pass in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| 04:10 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Payton (PG), Justin Plank (SF), George Henson (PF), David Walker (C) Robert Roder, Robert Card, Michael Haynes, Frank Calaway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 03:54 | Southern Methodist | George Henson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia buries a driving attempt in the lane | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Benjamin Payton (fairly fresh) SG - Alvin Simmerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Justin Plank (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Henson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Noah Ott (tired) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Kiely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Payton misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 71-62 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Charles Bowman (SF), Michael Haynes (PF), Frank Calaway (C) Benjamin Payton, Alvin Simmerman, Justin Plank, George Henson, David Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Longley - foul #4 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:24 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder (PG) John Batchelor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder is hacked by Kenneth Longley - foul #5 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Card (SF) Michael Haynes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG) Kenneth Longley | |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:33 | Southern Methodist | Robert Roder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 72-62 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-62 |
| 01:24 | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 00:59 | Southern Methodist | Noah Ott is called for the reach on Charles Bowman - foul #5 on Noah Ott, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG), Alvin Simmerman (SG), Michael Haynes (PF), David Walker (C) Robert Roder, Michael Roberts, Robert Card, Frank Calaway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, John Plaisance | |
| 00:59 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:59 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jamel Shaffer | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Tschida - foul #5 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #12 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank (SF) David Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF) Leroy Tschida | |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Plank - foul #1 on Justin Plank, team foul #10 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Walker (C) Justin Plank | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:47 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Haynes | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Methodist | Jamel Shaffer picks off the pass by Alvin Simmerman in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Peterson - foul #2 on Roger Peterson, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Roberts (SG), Robert Card (SF), George Henson (PF) Alvin Simmerman, Michael Haynes, David Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Thomas Kiely, Jamel Shaffer, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Plaisance | 77-67 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis travels in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman (SG), Justin Plank (SF), Michael Haynes (PF) Michael Roberts, Robert Card, George Henson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Michael Haynes makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Roger Peterson - foul #3 on Roger Peterson, team foul #14 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Walker (C) Justin Plank | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Michael Haynes misses the free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Haynes steals the ball from Jamel Shaffer | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor runs out the clock | 79-67 |