| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-21 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 30-21 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon loses the dribble to Kenneth Longley | 30-21 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance clanks a runner from the baseline | 30-21 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison is hacked by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Andre Brown is called for the reach on Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #2 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Malcolm Callaghan (SF), William Mariotti (C) Kelly Duncan, Josiah Poole, Ralph Harrison | |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-21 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan's floater is tipped away by William Mariotti | 30-21 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #3 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance (C) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely makes the shot from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | William Mariotti clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 32-21 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Thomas Kiely, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Malcolm Callaghan, William Mariotti | |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-21 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown gets the offensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 32-21 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (C) John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF) Thomas Hicks | |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Mark Marshall and he's fouled by Andre Brown - foul #2 on Andre Brown, team foul #4 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (PF) Kelly Duncan, Josiah Poole | |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is hacked by Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Mark Marshall, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Kenneth Longley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elias Dorsey (SG) Ralph Harrison | |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis's pass is intercepted by Elias Dorsey | 32-27 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Tschida - foul #1 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #5 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Jamel Shaffer, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Josiah Poole (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Elias Dorsey, James Simmons, William Mariotti | |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG) Floyd McNeil | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 13:02 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson's pass is intercepted by Josiah Poole | 32-29 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-29 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson is fouled on the floor by Roger Dixon - foul #3 on Roger Dixon, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (PF) Kelly Duncan, Josiah Poole, Roger Dixon | |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) C - Michael Heredia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Floyd McNeil and he's hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #3 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Ralph Zaharis is called for the reach on Mark Marshall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #6 | 35-29 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | William Mariotti snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Ralph Zaharis picks off the pass by Thomas Hicks in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | William Mariotti clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-29 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | William Mariotti tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is hacked by Mark Marshall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #6 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, Jamel Shaffer, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Malcolm Callaghan (SF), Roger Dixon (PF) Thomas Hicks, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Callaghan - foul #1 on Malcolm Callaghan, team foul #7 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF) Malcolm Callaghan | |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | William Mariotti is hacked by Noah Ott - foul #2 on Noah Ott, team foul #7 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Kelly Duncan | |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andre Brown | 37-30 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Roger Peterson | 39-30 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andre Brown | 39-30 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-30 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Harrison - foul #2 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #8 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Malcolm Callaghan (SF) William Mariotti, Josiah Poole | |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Callaghan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't throw it down but he's fouled by Floyd McNeil - foul #4 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #8 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Kenneth Longley, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance (C) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (C) Malcolm Callaghan, Ralph Harrison | |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Zaharis | 42-30 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jamel Shaffer - foul #1 on Jamel Shaffer, team foul #9 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Kelly Duncan | |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance travels with the ball | 42-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Floyd McNeil, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF) William Mariotti, James Simmons | |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is called for a charge - foul #4 on Roger Dixon, team foul #9 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Kenneth Longley, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG) Thomas Hicks | |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 42-31 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Nicholas Tiernan is called for the reach on Ralph Harrison - foul #2 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #10 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Thomas Kiely (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Jamel Shaffer, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), William Mariotti (C) Kelly Duncan, Josiah Poole | |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | William Mariotti steals the ball from Thomas Kiely | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Roger Dixon is denied by John Plaisance | 42-33 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (very tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ralph Harrison (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - William Mariotti (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Mark Marshall - foul #3 on Mark Marshall, team foul #10 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil, Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elias Dorsey (SG), James Simmons (SF) Thomas Hicks, Ralph Harrison | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | William Mariotti can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Peterson | 47-33 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti's fadeaway is rejected by Jamel Shaffer | 47-33 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jamel Shaffer | 49-33 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | William Mariotti scores on a runner from the right block | 49-35 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Marshall is called for the reach on Leroy Tschida in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Marshall, team foul #11 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (C) John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Elias Dorsey, William Mariotti | |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison's pass is intercepted by Ralph Zaharis in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Tiernan and the foul's on Roger Dixon - foul #5 on Roger Dixon, team foul #12 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (PF) Roger Dixon | |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | James Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Marshall steps in front of the Nicholas Tiernan pass | 53-35 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Marshall | 53-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida runs out the clock | 53-37 |