| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Poe (fresh) SG - Kenny Kozloski (fresh) SF - Christopher Scruggs (fresh) PF - Brian Clark (fresh) C - Robert Reuter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Alfonso | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kenny Kozloski - foul #1 on Kenny Kozloski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | South Alabama | Robert Poe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | South Alabama | Robert Poe misses the jump hook near the basket | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell's pass is intercepted by Brian Clark | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs's layup is rejected by Al Melton | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Poe is called for the reach on Anthony Duncan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Poe, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), Brian Hackworth (SG), Robert Winer (SF), Anthony Crosson (PF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Robert Poe, Kenny Kozloski, Christopher Scruggs, Brian Clark, Robert Reuter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins can't finish the layup | 0-4 |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | South Alabama | David Slater takes the ball from Brian Hackworth in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Slater | 0-6 |
| 16:52 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Crosson | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar is open and buries a turnaround from close range set up by Kent Myers | 2-8 |
| 16:34 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Haskins - foul #1 on William Haskins, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenny Kozloski (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), Brian Clark (PF), Robert Reuter (C) Stewart Bennett, Robert Winer, Anthony Crosson, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 16:34 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:34 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Hackworth is called for the reach on Anthony Duncan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Hackworth, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher (PG) Brian Hackworth | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Al Melton and he's fouled by Brian Clark - foul #1 on Brian Clark, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs (SF) Phillip Leake | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:12 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:10 | South Alabama | Kenny Kozloski is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Becton, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| 16:02 | South Alabama | Brian Clark is open but misses the lay-in | 4-10 |
| 16:00 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Cory Pilcher (fresh) SG - Kenny Kozloski (fresh) SF - Christopher Scruggs (fresh) PF - Brian Clark (fairly fresh) C - Robert Reuter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fairly fresh) SG - John Becton (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | South Alabama | Al Melton swats the shot by Kenny Kozloski | 4-10 |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses badly on a floater in the paint | 4-10 |
| 15:18 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:12 | South Alabama | Kenny Kozloski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:10 | South Alabama | Brian Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:56 | South Alabama | Kenny Kozloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kenny Kozloski - foul #2 on Kenny Kozloski, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Poe (PG), Brian Hackworth (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), Anthony Crosson (PF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Cory Pilcher, Kenny Kozloski, Christopher Scruggs, Brian Clark, Robert Reuter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (PF), William Haskins (C) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:35 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 14:21 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth travels with the ball | 4-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) John Becton | |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Youngblood denies the turnaround by Frank Richart | 4-11 |
| 14:05 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | South Alabama | Robert Poe misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Frank Richart - foul #1 on Frank Richart, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Winer (C) Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Kent Myers | |
| 14:00 | South Alabama | Robert Poe misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | South Alabama | Robert Poe misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood snags the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:42 | South Alabama | Robert Winer's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Tidwell | 4-11 |
| 13:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-11 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the offensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell clanks a shot from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is hacked by Brian Hackworth - foul #2 on Brian Hackworth, team foul #6 | 4-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), Christopher Scruggs (SF), Brian Clark (PF), Anthony Crosson (C) Robert Poe, Brian Hackworth, Phillip Leake, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Al Melton (PF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton scores on a jumper from the left side | 4-13 |
| 12:41 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs scores on a shot from the baseline | 6-13 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clark steps in front of the Anthony Duncan pass in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 12:27 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Tidwell steps in front of the Stewart Bennett pass | 6-13 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Scruggs swats the layup by Kent Myers | 6-13 |
| 12:11 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:06 | South Alabama | Robert Winer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-13 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clark steals it from Frank Richart | 8-13 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Stewart Bennett (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Winer (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Scruggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Clark (tiring) 3 stl. C - Anthony Crosson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (tiring) SG - Frank Richart (tiring) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Al Melton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kent Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Poe (PG), Cory Pilcher (SG), Robert Reuter (C) Stewart Bennett, Robert Winer, Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) Anthony Duncan, Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is open and lays it up and in set up by Al Melton | 8-15 |
| 11:36 | South Alabama | Robert Poe is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Alfonso - foul #1 on Joshua Alfonso, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| 11:28 | South Alabama | Al Melton swats the layup by Robert Reuter | 8-15 |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Alfonso | 8-15 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso's pass is intercepted by Robert Poe | 8-15 |
| 10:59 | South Alabama | Brian Clark hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cory Pilcher | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Slater | 11-17 |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Winer (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), Anthony Crosson (PF) Cory Pilcher, Christopher Scruggs, Brian Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Waylon Fryar (PF), William Haskins (C) Kent Myers, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 10:24 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:18 | South Alabama | Robert Winer is fouled on the floor by David Slater - foul #1 on David Slater, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood (PF) Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG) David Slater | |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Youngblood and he's fouled by William Haskins - foul #2 on William Haskins, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher (SG), Christopher Scruggs (SF) Robert Winer, Phillip Leake | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) John Becton, Stephen Siddiqui, Waylon Fryar, William Haskins | |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for traveling | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), Brian Clark (PF) Robert Poe, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Winer (SG), Anthony Crosson (C) Cory Pilcher, Robert Reuter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Kent Myers (PF) Anthony Duncan, Frank Richart, Al Melton | |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Brian Clark snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:11 | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 09:09 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson buries a floater in the paint | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Poe (PG), Cory Pilcher (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), Jerry Youngblood (PF), Robert Reuter (C) Stewart Bennett, Robert Winer, Christopher Scruggs, Brian Clark, Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) David Slater, Jeffrey Tidwell, Kent Myers, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Poe is called for the reach on John Becton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Poe, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG) Robert Poe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:45 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood banks in the layup set up by Cory Pilcher and he's fouled by Al Melton - foul #1 on Al Melton, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) John Becton | |
| 08:23 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Clark (PF) Robert Reuter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:49 | South Alabama | Stephen Siddiqui is called for the reach on Phillip Leake - foul #1 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Winer (SG), Anthony Crosson (C) Cory Pilcher, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (C) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui, Waylon Fryar | |
| 07:49 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:49 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-17 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers tips it home | 22-19 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Stewart Bennett (tiring) SG - Robert Winer (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Leake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Clark (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Crosson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Richart (tiring) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Al Melton (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kent Myers (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs (SF), Robert Reuter (C) Phillip Leake, Brian Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) Frank Richart, Al Melton | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 07:22 | South Alabama | Robert Winer grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 07:20 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for the reach on Robert Winer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 07:20 | South Alabama | Robert Winer misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:20 | South Alabama | Robert Winer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 06:55 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 06:51 | South Alabama | Stephen Siddiqui steals it from Robert Winer in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater connects on the open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kent Myers | 23-21 |
| 06:35 | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett loses the dribble to Joshua Alfonso in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kent Myers and he's fouled by Robert Reuter - foul #1 on Robert Reuter, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher (SG), Brian Clark (PF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Robert Winer, Anthony Crosson, Robert Reuter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Stephen Siddiqui, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:57 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood clanks a shot from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 05:55 | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher can't tip it in | 23-24 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart blows the layup | 23-24 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Slater | 23-26 |
| 05:30 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs lays it up and in | 25-26 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 05:25 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 05:20 | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-26 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is fouled on the floor by Stewart Bennett - foul #1 on Stewart Bennett, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Winer (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), Robert Reuter (C) Stewart Bennett, Christopher Scruggs, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Frank Richart, Kent Myers, Waylon Fryar | |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:07 | South Alabama | Brian Clark pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:49 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso drills a floater from the left block | 25-28 |
| 04:25 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson (PF) Brian Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Waylon Fryar (C) David Slater, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 04:06 | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 04:04 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter tips it but misses | 25-28 |
| 04:03 | South Alabama | Robert Winer hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Siddiqui | 27-31 |
| 03:40 | South Alabama | Robert Winer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Poe (PG), Kenny Kozloski (SG), Brian Hackworth (SF), Brian Clark (PF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Cory Pilcher, Robert Winer, Phillip Leake, Anthony Crosson, Robert Reuter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Stephen Siddiqui, Al Melton, Waylon Fryar | |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 27-31 |
| 03:19 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth grabs the board | 27-31 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Poe (fairly fresh) SG - Kenny Kozloski (fresh) SF - Brian Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Clark (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Jerry Youngblood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (tiring) SG - John Becton (tired) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Haskins (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | South Alabama | Robert Poe connects on the floater from the right side set up by Kenny Kozloski | 29-31 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 02:51 | South Alabama | John Becton takes the ball from Kenny Kozloski in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Becton | 29-35 |
| 02:38 | South Alabama | Kenny Kozloski buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Poe | 32-35 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson (PF), Robert Reuter (C) Brian Clark, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (C) John Becton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | Robert Reuter connects on the runner near the basket | 34-35 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs (SF) Robert Poe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Al Melton (PF) Anthony Duncan, Kent Myers | |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | Kenny Kozloski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Hackworth | 37-35 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Reuter picks off the pass by David Slater in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 01:16 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane | 39-35 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 00:58 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:51 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth is open and lays it up and in | 41-35 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Poe (PG), Phillip Leake (SF), Brian Clark (PF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Brian Hackworth, Christopher Scruggs, Anthony Crosson, Robert Reuter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Waylon Fryar (PF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, William Haskins | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan buries a 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | Brian Clark connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Poe and the foul's on Waylon Fryar - foul #1 on Waylon Fryar, team foul #11 | 43-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth (PG), Christopher Scruggs (SF), Robert Reuter (C) Robert Poe, Phillip Leake, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (C) Frank Richart, Stephen Siddiqui, Kent Myers | |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | Brian Clark makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 44-38 |