| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Steven Steele inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 40-31 |
| 19:51 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Jared Lewis, Garf Zand | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Carmelo Ortega takes the ball from Eric Ferguson | 40-32 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | James Bell hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Amos Scott and he's fouled by Stan Conley - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF) Amos Scott, Robert Cook | |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is hacked by Carmelo Ortega - foul #3 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Marlon Coy, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 40-35 |
| 18:16 | East Carolina | Robert Smith denies the turnaround by Mitchell Thrash | 40-35 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF) Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Steven Steele blocks the jumper by Jared Lewis | 40-35 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's layup is rejected by Garf Zand | 40-35 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Zand | 40-35 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | William King is fouled on the floor by Byron Harris - foul #3 on Byron Harris, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Barry Davis, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Garf Zand is called for the reach on Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) James Bell | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | William King connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Clinton Meyer | 42-35 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is fouled on the floor by Thurman Lewis - foul #1 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Michael Rau tips it in | 42-37 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | William King connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 44-37 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Stan Conley is called for the reach on Gene Jansen - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (SF) Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Robert Cook (SF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy | |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Steele - foul #3 on Steven Steele, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis | |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | William King misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson tips it home | 46-39 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses short on a floater from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 46-39 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 46-39 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Steven Steele connects on the open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eric Ferguson | 48-39 |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right block | 48-41 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Barry Davis tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Michael Rau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Barry Davis, William King | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is wide open and slams it home set up by Eric Ferguson | 52-41 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is called for traveling | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis can't throw it down | 52-41 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the lay-in | 52-41 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the runner from close range | 52-41 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Rau - foul #4 on Michael Rau, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Steele - foul #4 on Steven Steele, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (PF) Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG) Gene Jansen | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | William King misses long on a runner in the paint | 54-42 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG) Tomas Hall | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 54-42 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Barry Davis grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Jared Lewis steals the ball from William King | 54-42 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Steven Steele lays it up and in and he's hacked by Marlon Coy - foul #2 on Marlon Coy, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | William King connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stan Conley | 60-42 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the dunk attempt | 60-42 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 60-42 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Zand | 60-42 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Garf Zand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Steven Steele, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Robert Smith banks in the layup set up by Willie Lewis | 62-42 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Amos Scott - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) William King | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-44 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega blows the layup but he's fouled by Clinton Meyer - foul #1 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Rau (PF) James Bell, Byron Harris | |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clinton Meyer | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is called for 5 seconds | 62-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook | |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is whistled for traveling | 62-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Barry Davis, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-45 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses the tip | 62-45 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Robert Cook snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses long on a floater from the right block | 62-45 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Michael Rau knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 62-47 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is hacked by Michael Rau - foul #5 on Michael Rau, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), William King (PF) Willie Lewis, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is hacked by Byron Harris - foul #4 on Byron Harris, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF), Robert Smith (C) Steven Steele, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses short on a floater from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cook | 65-49 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Robert Smith swats the layup by Carmelo Ortega | 65-49 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | James Bell steals it from Albert Tseng | 65-49 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Garf Zand misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #3 on Albert Tseng, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | William King misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | William King makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Smith and he's hacked by Marlon Coy - foul #3 on Marlon Coy, team foul #11 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | William King misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 67-51 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | William King takes the ball from Carmelo Ortega after a doubleteam | 67-51 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | William King misses the easy layup | 67-51 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | William King grabs the offensive board | 67-51 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Carmelo Ortega steals the ball from Clinton Meyer | 67-51 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Jared Lewis | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | William King blows the layup | 67-51 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Amos Scott loses the dribble to Barry Davis | 67-51 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (SF), Albert Tseng (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, William King, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is called for traveling | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Garf Zand | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Byron Harris - foul #5 on Byron Harris, team foul #12 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (PF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Bell | 68-53 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | William King misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Garf Zand - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #13 | 68-53 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash can't finish the layup | 69-53 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thurman Lewis | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | William King connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 71-53 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-55 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Mitchell Thrash denies the turnaround by William King | 71-55 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | The jump hook by James Bell is blocked by Thurman Lewis | 71-55 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #14 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Willie Lewis, William King | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) James Bell | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-55 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson runs out the clock | 72-55 |