| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Parker (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James Bigham inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | East Carolina | William Kimzey's floater is tipped away by Joshua Alfonso | 40-35 |
| 19:52 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | William Kimzey misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Alfonso | 40-35 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Becton | 40-37 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | George Parker misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Terry Fite (PF), Tim Carriere (C) Jim Tracy, James Bigham, George Parker, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Terry Fite hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar loses the ball out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG) Peter Leduc | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar's pass is intercepted by Kendall Bills | 42-37 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills banks in the layup | 44-37 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar can't finish the layup | 44-37 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Victor Plummer | 47-37 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), George Parker (PF), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Comerford, Kendall Bills, Terry Fite, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses the easy open layup | 47-37 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | George Parker gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | David Slater is called for the reach on Blaine Howell - foul #3 on David Slater, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG) Blaine Howell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (PG) David Slater | |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Becton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Alfonso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton buries a shot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | James Bigham is hacked by Al Melton - foul #2 on Al Melton, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Jim Comerford (PF) Jim Tracy, James Bigham, George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | William Kimzey is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Victor Plummer | 51-39 |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-39 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | William Kimzey pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (PG), George Parker (PF), Terry Fite (C) Peter Leduc, Victor Plummer, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (PF), William Haskins (C) Stephen Siddiqui, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Becton | 51-42 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is hacked by Anthony Duncan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF) Kendall Bills | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG) Anthony Duncan | |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | David Slater steals the ball from George Parker | 51-42 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Slater | 51-44 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Blaine Howell and the foul's on David Slater - foul #4 on David Slater, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG) George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (PG), Waylon Fryar (C) David Slater, Kent Myers | |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Tidwell and he's fouled by James Bigham - foul #2 on James Bigham, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Parker (PF), Tim Carriere (C) Jim Comerford, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF) Jeffrey Tidwell, William Haskins | |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart's fadeaway is rejected by George Parker | 53-46 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | George Parker gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | George Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Stephen Siddiqui steps in front of the Jim Tracy pass | 53-46 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Richart | 53-49 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Parker and the foul's on John Becton - foul #3 on John Becton, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Kendall Bills (SF), Jim Comerford (PF), William Kimzey (C) Blaine Howell, James Bigham, George Parker, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (PF), William Haskins (C) Stephen Siddiqui, Al Melton, Waylon Fryar | |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Frank Richart and he's fouled by Jim Comerford - foul #2 on Jim Comerford, team foul #2 | 56-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (PF) Jim Tracy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Terry Fite clanks a floater in the paint | 56-52 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Haskins | 56-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kendall Bills (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Richart (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - John Becton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) PF - Kent Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Haskins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins drills a floater from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Frank Richart picks off the pass by Jim Comerford in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart blows the layup | 56-54 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell buries a shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | William Kimzey banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jim Comerford | 58-56 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins tips it in | 58-58 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 61-58 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), James Bigham (SF), George Parker (PF) Peter Leduc, Jim Comerford, Kendall Bills, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Frank Richart is called for the reach on Victor Plummer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Richart, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | George Parker snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is hacked by Frank Richart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Richart, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Tim Carriere (C) Blaine Howell, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (PF) Al Melton | |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-58 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tim Carriere | 61-58 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Alfonso - foul #3 on Joshua Alfonso, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (PG), Kendall Bills (SF) Victor Plummer, James Bigham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF) Stephen Siddiqui, Waylon Fryar | |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton loses the dribble to Kendall Bills | 62-58 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kendall Bills | 62-58 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | George Parker knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kendall Bills | 64-58 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kendall Bills picks off the pass by Joshua Alfonso | 64-58 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills blows the layup | 64-58 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell tips it but misses | 64-58 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell can't tip it in | 64-58 |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Bills (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - George Parker (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Carriere (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Richart (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Becton (very tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Al Melton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Jim Tracy steals it from John Becton | 64-58 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso blows the layup | 64-58 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is hacked by John Becton - foul #4 on John Becton, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Comerford (SF), Terry Fite (PF), William Kimzey (C) Blaine Howell, Kendall Bills, George Parker, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), David Slater (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Frank Richart, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jim Tracy | 67-58 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Leduc steals it from Anthony Duncan | 67-58 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Terry Fite comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by William Haskins - foul #1 on William Haskins, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), James Bigham (SF) Jim Tracy, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF) William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 69-58 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui can't tip it in | 69-58 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Victor Plummer | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 72-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Comerford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Kent Myers | |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bigham | 75-58 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton buries a floater in the paint | 75-60 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | James Bigham can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 75-60 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Siddiqui | 75-62 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) SG - Victor Plummer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Bigham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Fite (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kimzey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Slater (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fairly fresh) PF - Al Melton (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | Terry Fite hits the finger roll set up by Keith Hartman | 77-62 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Fite denies the turnaround by Joshua Alfonso | 77-62 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Terry Fite snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Anthony Duncan is called for the reach on Keith Hartman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #13 | 77-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Jim Comerford (PF) Victor Plummer, James Bigham, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-62 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell pulls down the rebound | 79-62 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Tidwell in the backcourt | 79-62 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Slater | 79-65 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), George Parker (PF) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Becton, team foul #14 | 79-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) John Becton | |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar slams it home on a great pass from Kent Myers and he's hacked by William Kimzey - foul #3 on William Kimzey, team foul #3 | 80-67 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the free throw | 80-67 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | George Parker pulls down the rebound | 80-67 |
| 02:20 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 80-67 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses badly on a floater from the right block | 80-67 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | George Parker snags the defensive board | 80-67 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc travels with the ball | 80-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Terry Fite (PF), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, George Parker, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-67 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the offensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Haskins and he's fouled by Kendall Bills - foul #1 on Kendall Bills, team foul #4 | 80-69 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills is fouled in the backcourt by David Slater - foul #5 on David Slater, team foul #15 | 80-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SG) David Slater | |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins gets the rebound | 80-70 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-70 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui tips it back up and in | 80-72 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), George Parker (PF), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Comerford, Kendall Bills, Terry Fite, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Al Melton steals the ball from Peter Leduc | 80-72 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell buries a 3 from the right corner | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc is whistled for traveling | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | George Parker blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Frank Richart | 80-75 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Al Melton | 80-75 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton is fouled on the floor by James Bigham - foul #3 on James Bigham, team foul #5 | 80-75 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-75 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | James Bigham grabs the board | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | James Bigham is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Siddiqui - foul #2 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #16 | 80-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Comerford (PF) Peter Leduc, George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the offensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | William Kimzey is fouled on the floor by Stephen Siddiqui - foul #3 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #17 | 81-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kendall Bills (SF) James Bigham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | William Kimzey makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | William Kimzey makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Kendall Bills takes the ball from Frank Richart | 83-75 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills lays it in | 85-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 85-75 |