| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Wozniak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Young (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Quinn Botkin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-28 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 19:29 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith travels with the ball | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joseph Gilliam - foul #3 on Joseph Gilliam, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert (C) Joseph Gilliam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 40-32 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Wozniak - foul #2 on James Wozniak, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:31 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Warren Eckert | 42-34 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Greg Walker takes the ball from Warren Eckert | 42-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 17:23 | Wake Forest | Quinn Botkin takes the ball from James Wozniak | 42-34 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Powers (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 16:33 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 16:31 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Dustin Young steals it from Kevin Pegues out of a doubleteam | 44-34 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam (C) Dustin Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Alejandro (C) Kevin Pegues, Kenneth Smith, Greg Walker, Quinn Botkin | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Warren Eckert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Alejandro (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | John Powers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Clarence Birdwell steals the ball from James Wozniak | 45-34 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 14:55 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd clanks a floater from the left side | 45-34 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Birdwell | 45-34 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-34 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Colby Ladd | 48-34 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | John Alejandro lays it up and in | 48-36 |
| 13:16 | Wake Forest | John Powers is called for the reach on James Wozniak - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dustin Young (PF) Warren Eckert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Greg Walker (PF), Quinn Botkin (C) Scott Mertens, Dustin Holbrook, John Powers, Clarence Birdwell, John Alejandro | |
| 13:02 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Quinn Botkin - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| 13:02 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:02 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the jumper from the right block | 49-38 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam misses the floater from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 12:24 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Young | 49-38 |
| 12:03 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses badly on a shot from the left block | 49-38 |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Young (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Gilliam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam can't finish the layup | 49-38 |
| 11:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:01 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Colby Ladd - foul #3 on Colby Ladd, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (PG), Bret Vaughn (SG), Timothy Dewalt (SF) Colby Ladd, James Wozniak, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SF) Charles Kawakami | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:29 | Wake Forest | Timothy Dewalt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Dewalt, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Dewalt - foul #2 on Timothy Dewalt, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Powers (C) Kenneth Smith, Greg Walker, Quinn Botkin | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young tips it home | 51-42 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Gilliam is called for the reach on John Powers - foul #4 on Joseph Gilliam, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), James Wozniak (SG), Warren Eckert (C) Otis Ensign, Bret Vaughn, Joseph Gilliam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell tips it home | 51-44 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd is hacked by Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith (SF) Timothy Dewalt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), Greg Walker (PF), Quinn Botkin (C) Kevin Pegues, Clarence Birdwell, John Powers | |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Greg Walker blows the layup | 51-44 |
| 07:32 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Young (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Warren Eckert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd buries a jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the jumper from the right side | 53-44 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-44 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 06:12 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wozniak | 56-44 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Warren Eckert blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Smith | 56-44 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Greg Walker steals it from Dustin Young out of a doubleteam | 56-44 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the easy layup | 56-44 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Greg Walker tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 04:45 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Wozniak | 58-46 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Mertens - foul #2 on Scott Mertens, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (PG), Bret Vaughn (SG), Timothy Dewalt (SF), Joseph Gilliam (C) Colby Ladd, James Wozniak, Jesse Smith, Warren Eckert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), John Powers (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Alejandro (C) Scott Mertens, Dustin Holbrook, Greg Walker, Quinn Botkin | |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Otis Ensign (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bret Vaughn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dewalt (fresh) PF - Dustin Young (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Alejandro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Otis Ensign | 60-49 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), James Wozniak (SG) Otis Ensign, Bret Vaughn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (PF), Quinn Botkin (C) Clarence Birdwell, John Alejandro | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the fadeaway from the right side | 60-49 |
| 02:43 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Gilliam | 62-49 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the floater from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gilliam | 65-51 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Colby Ladd is called for the reach on Kevin Pegues - foul #4 on Colby Ladd, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith (SF) Timothy Dewalt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Alejandro (C) Kenneth Smith, Greg Walker, Quinn Botkin | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:10 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dustin Young | 67-53 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-53 |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | John Powers is called for the reach on Jesse Smith - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd runs out the clock | 67-53 |