| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Green (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 19:51 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | George Moore steals the ball from Abel Reed in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Turner | 36-37 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 36-37 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores is fouled on the floor by Darrell Morgan - foul #2 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Sauve | 39-40 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores is hacked by Randy Tittle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Tittle, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF) George Moore, Randy Tittle, William Turner, Ryan Green | |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 17:08 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Randall Hooker (C) Mikel Stroinski, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF) Steve Curtis, Robert Hall | |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:25 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings tips it in | 39-44 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Turner | 39-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Fitting (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Tittle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Turner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Howard Lesperance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Darrell Morgan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Jennings and he's fouled by Robert Herman - foul #1 on Robert Herman, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Robert Herman, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, Daniel Fitting, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Ryan Green (PF) John Jennings, Randy Tittle, William Turner, Darrell Morgan | |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski is open and buries a jumper from the left block set up by Rodney Sauve | 41-47 |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-47 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Abel Reed grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is fouled on the floor by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan (C) Howard Lesperance | |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Ryan Green is called for the reach on Rodney Sauve - foul #1 on Ryan Green, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG) Mikel Stroinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG) Steve Curtis | |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses badly on a runner from close range | 41-47 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Moores | 41-47 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Heath Suggs and he's hacked by Darrell Morgan - foul #3 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), William Turner (SF) George Moore, Robert Hall | |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Heath Suggs is called for the reach on Randy Tittle - foul #1 on Heath Suggs, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SF), Randall Hooker (C) Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG) John McAbier | |
| 13:25 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), Maurice Keith (SF) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SG), Howard Lesperance (C) Randy Tittle, Darrell Morgan | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith is hacked by William Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Turner, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting (PF), Bruce Moores (C) William Carbone, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Robert Herman is hacked by Howard Lesperance - foul #2 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve (SF) Mikel Stroinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG) John Jennings, Steve Curtis | |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve banks in the layup on a great pass from Maurice Keith and he's fouled by William Turner - foul #4 on William Turner, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG) Robert Herman, Maurice Keith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall (SF), Darrell Morgan (C) William Turner, Howard Lesperance | |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Sauve is called for the reach on George Moore - foul #3 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Daniel Fitting, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) George Moore | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Green (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Mississippi | James Wenskoski blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Randy Tittle | 48-49 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 48-49 |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Abel Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Abel Reed connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Heath Suggs | 50-49 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Tittle | 50-49 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall's floater is tipped away by Randall Hooker | 50-49 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall tips it home | 50-51 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Heath Suggs | 52-51 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Daniel Fitting (SF), William Carbone (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), John Jennings (SG), Steve Curtis (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF) John McAbier, Randy Tittle, Robert Hall, Ryan Green | |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Moore | 52-54 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Howard Lesperance steals the ball from Mikel Stroinski in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Robert Herman's pass is intercepted by John Jennings | 52-54 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits the finger roll | 52-56 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski is fouled in the backcourt by John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF) Darrell Morgan | |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings loses the ball out of bounds | 52-56 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Howard Lesperance steals it from Mikel Stroinski in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by George Moore and he's hacked by William Carbone - foul #1 on William Carbone, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), David Ervin (PF) Mikel Stroinski, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), William Turner (SF) George Moore, Steve Curtis | |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Green (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Howard Lesperance (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | David Ervin can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 52-59 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith tips it but misses | 52-59 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | David Ervin misses the tip | 52-59 |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | Robert Herman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Keith | 55-59 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-59 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | David Ervin pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Ryan Green denies the turnaround by Maurice Keith | 55-59 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | David Ervin grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 55-59 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Daniel Fitting (C) Robert Herman, Maurice Keith, David Ervin, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Steve Curtis (C) John McAbier, John Jennings, Ryan Green | |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Fitting | 57-59 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 57-59 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Randy Tittle is called for the reach on Heath Suggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Tittle, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall (SF) William Turner | |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:54 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SG) Heath Suggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Robert Herman is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Darrell Morgan (C) George Moore, Steve Curtis | |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Abel Reed - foul #2 on Abel Reed, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), William Carbone (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Abel Reed, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Daniel Fitting | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) Randy Tittle | |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | Robert Herman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-59 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Robert Herman tips it in | 63-59 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Maurice Keith denies the turnaround by John McAbier | 63-59 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Carbone (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Lesperance (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Darrell Morgan (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Herman | 65-59 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall is denied on a dunk by William Carbone | 65-59 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Darrell Morgan takes the ball from Randall Hooker | 65-59 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, William Carbone, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), William Turner (SF), Steve Curtis (C) John McAbier, Robert Hall, Darrell Morgan | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Howard Lesperance picks off the pass by Rodney Sauve | 65-59 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Rodney Sauve - foul #4 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Ryan Green (PF), Darrell Morgan (C) John Jennings, Howard Lesperance, Steve Curtis | |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Heath Suggs | 67-61 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Moore | 67-63 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Abel Reed hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Sauve is called for the reach on George Moore - foul #5 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SF) Rodney Sauve | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Abel Reed | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-65 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Green | 69-65 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Turner | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is hacked by Randy Tittle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Tittle, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Tittle | 71-70 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Randy Tittle is called for the reach on Heath Suggs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Tittle, team foul #13 | 71-70 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore clanks a 3 from straight away | 73-70 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle gets the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan travels with the ball | 73-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting (PF) James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Abel Reed runs out the clock | 73-70 |