| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Duane Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Trammel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Brittain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel inbounds the ball | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:53 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shayne Nagorski | 40-47 |
| 19:51 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is hacked by Duane Fulcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker is hacked by Timothy Brittain - foul #2 on Timothy Brittain, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Elijah | 40-49 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-49 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Kurt Goldman, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 18:47 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 42-49 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Duane Fulcher takes the ball from Dingbang Kung | 42-49 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher lays it in | 44-49 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Trammel steps in front of the Dingbang Kung pass in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski loses the dribble to Stephen Boyle | 44-49 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin lays it in set up by Stephen Boyle | 44-51 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Shayne Nagorski | 47-51 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Boyle | 47-54 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by James Belin - foul #1 on James Belin, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Kurt Goldman (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Duane Fulcher, Shayne Nagorski, Howard Morris, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is fouled on the floor by Floyd Moore - foul #3 on Floyd Moore, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SF) Jeremy Trammel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (C) Floyd Moore | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled on the floor by Gordon Lake - foul #2 on Gordon Lake, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (SG) Dennis Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Noah Richie | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emery Perron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Brittain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore lays it in set up by Gordon Helmuth | 48-56 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Kurt Goldman - foul #2 on Kurt Goldman, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Timothy Brittain | 48-56 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Howard Morris (C) Emery Perron, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SF) Gordon Helmuth | |
| 14:20 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Boyle | 48-59 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | David Resendez misses the tip | 48-59 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Belin | 48-59 |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Emery Perron (PF) David Resendez, Dennis Rosenberg, Kurt Goldman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| 13:28 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Fulcher | 51-59 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker is fouled on the floor by Howard Morris - foul #1 on Howard Morris, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Daniel Dufresne (C) Shayne Nagorski, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark snags the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled on the floor by Duane Fulcher - foul #3 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Duane Fulcher - foul #4 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Kurt Goldman (PF) Duane Fulcher, Emery Perron | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't tip it in | 51-61 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth tips it back up and in | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Trammel (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dingbang Kung (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Emery Perron (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Tommy Patterson, Kurt Goldman, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), James Belin (SG), Floyd Moore (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Daniel Clark | |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie lays it up and in and he's hacked by Emery Perron - foul #4 on Emery Perron, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Kurt Goldman (PF) Gordon Lake, Emery Perron | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the free throw | 51-65 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern State | James Belin steps in front of the Jeremy Trammel pass | 51-65 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shayne Nagorski and he's hacked by Kevin Walker - foul #2 on Kevin Walker, team foul #4 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Howard Morris (C) Shayne Nagorski, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Floyd Moore, Noah Richie | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris tips it but misses | 55-67 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the floater in the paint | 55-69 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Elijah | 55-69 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern State | David Resendez gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern State | The jumper by Howard Morris is denied by Dikembe Elijah | 55-69 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle travels in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Tommy Patterson (SF), Timothy Brittain (C) David Resendez, Dennis Rosenberg, Jeremy Trammel, Kurt Goldman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, James Belin, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern State | Stephen Boyle steals it from Tommy Patterson | 55-69 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle lays it up and in | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern State | Stephen Boyle is called for the reach on Shayne Nagorski - foul #3 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #5 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Emery Perron (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Gordon Lake, Howard Morris, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-71 |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Duane Fulcher (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emery Perron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Patterson - foul #3 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Floyd Moore | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Nagorski steps in front of the Darrin McWhinney pass in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne snags the offensive board | 55-71 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gordon Helmuth - foul #3 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #6 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain (C) Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gordon Helmuth - foul #4 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (PF) Tommy Patterson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SF), Daniel Clark (PF) Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is hacked by Duane Fulcher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG) Duane Fulcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 06:30 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Clark | 59-75 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gordon Lake | 62-75 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney's pass is intercepted by Timothy Brittain in the backcourt | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:49 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain buries a fadeaway from the left side | 64-75 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Lake steps in front of the Dingbang Kung pass | 64-75 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski banks in the layup set up by Gordon Lake | 66-75 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-75 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain double dribbles | 66-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Kurt Goldman (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron, Howard Morris, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Noah Richie (C) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 66-78 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne grabs the board | 66-78 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-78 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie gets the rebound | 66-78 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-78 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Dingbang Kung steals the ball from Jeremy Trammel | 66-78 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth's pass is intercepted by Dennis Rosenberg in the backcourt | 66-78 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-78 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses short on a floater from the left block | 68-78 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg pulls down the rebound | 68-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Resendez (fresh) SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Trammel (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dingbang Kung (very tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Noah Richie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Noah Richie picks off the pass by David Resendez | 68-78 |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-78 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel pulls down the rebound | 68-78 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman buries a driving attempt in the paint | 70-78 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-78 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | David Resendez pulls down the rebound | 70-78 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-78 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 73-78 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Daniel Dufresne | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern State | Dikembe Elijah is called for the reach on David Resendez - foul #3 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #9 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Timothy Brittain (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern State | David Resendez misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 73-78 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the shot in the paint set up by Dikembe Elijah | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG) David Resendez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Elijah | 73-80 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses the tip | 73-80 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 73-80 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker blows the layup | 73-80 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain snags the defensive board | 73-80 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain's floater is tipped away by Kevin Walker | 73-80 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth snags the defensive board | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is hacked by Gordon Lake in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gordon Lake, team foul #11 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-82 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is hacked by Gordon Lake in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gordon Lake, team foul #12 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Timothy Brittain | 76-83 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake connects on the 3 from straight away | 79-83 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Lake - foul #5 on Gordon Lake, team foul #13 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG) Gordon Lake | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), Kevin Walker (C) James Belin, Floyd Moore | |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Gordon Helmuth is called for the reach on Jeremy Trammel - foul #5 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #10 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), James Belin (SF) Stephen Boyle, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Tommy Patterson is called for the reach on Dingbang Kung in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #14 | 81-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski snags the defensive board | 81-86 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Patterson | 84-86 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Patterson - foul #5 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #15 | 84-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG) Tommy Patterson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Stephen Boyle | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the fullcourt shot | 84-88 |