| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) SF - William Grant (fresh) PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Terrance Brewer (fresh) SG - John Sutton (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Leonard Trueblood (fresh) C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Leonard Trueblood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | American U. | John Sutton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | William Grant snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | William Grant misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | American U. | Fausto Esposito snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | American U. | William Grant is called for the reach on John Sutton - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | American U. | Terrance Brewer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | American U. | Fausto Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | American U. | Fausto Esposito knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | American U. | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Leonard Trueblood - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | American U. | John Sutton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Efrain Monaco | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | American U. | Steven Digiacomo is called for the reach on John Sutton - foul #1 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 17:25 | American U. | Fausto Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 17:23 | American U. | John Sutton gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:02 | American U. | Fausto Esposito makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Sutton and he's hacked by Efrain Monaco - foul #1 on Efrain Monaco, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | American U. | Fausto Esposito makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco can't finish the layup | 3-6 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| 16:16 | American U. | John Sutton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco loses the dribble to Leonard Trueblood | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Grant (fresh) PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Terrance Brewer (fresh) SG - John Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Trueblood (fresh) C - Fausto Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | American U. | Terrance Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 15:39 | American U. | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:24 | American U. | Terrance Brewer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Sutton | 3-9 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Fausto Esposito is called for the reach on Timothy Hidalgo - foul #1 on Fausto Esposito, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (SF), Eddie Davenport (PF) William Grant, Efrain Monaco | |
| Subs | American U. | Frank Renn (PG), Carl Napoli (SG), Karl McDonald (SF), Colin Altmiller (PF), Nathan Jewell (C) Terrance Brewer, John Sutton, Robert Jones, Leonard Trueblood, Fausto Esposito | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 6-9 |
| 14:36 | American U. | Carl Napoli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Dana Echols (C) Steven Digiacomo, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:14 | American U. | Karl McDonald clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 6-9 |
| 14:12 | American U. | Frank Renn grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:56 | American U. | Nathan Jewell is denied on a layup by Eddie Davenport | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Jason Young grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Dana Echols hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 13:25 | American U. | Timothy Clayton steals it from Karl McDonald | 8-9 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 13:10 | American U. | Nathan Jewell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:56 | American U. | Karl McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-9 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Young and the foul's on Frank Renn - foul #1 on Frank Renn, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF), Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Timothy Clayton, Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Terrance Brewer (PG), John Sutton (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Leonard Trueblood (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Frank Renn, Carl Napoli, Karl McDonald, Colin Altmiller, Nathan Jewell | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | American U. | John Sutton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jason Young - foul #1 on Jason Young, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 12:30 | American U. | John Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:30 | American U. | John Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | George Brown clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Leonard Trueblood - foul #1 on Leonard Trueblood, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:04 | American U. | Robert Jones knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fausto Esposito | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | William Grant comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Young (fresh) SF - William Grant (fresh) PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Terrance Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Trueblood (fresh) C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Fausto Esposito - foul #2 on Fausto Esposito, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Nathan Jewell (C) Fausto Esposito | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | American U. | John Sutton scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Terrance Brewer | 14-15 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | William Grant double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG) George Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Colin Altmiller (C) Nathan Jewell | |
| 10:57 | American U. | Terrance Brewer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo clanks a turnaround near the basket | 14-15 |
| 10:47 | American U. | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:35 | American U. | Leonard Trueblood comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William Grant - foul #2 on William Grant, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (SF) William Grant | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:35 | American U. | Leonard Trueblood misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:35 | American U. | Leonard Trueblood makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Leonard Trueblood steals it from Efrain Monaco | 14-16 |
| 09:49 | American U. | Jason Young steps in front of the John Sutton pass | 14-16 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco clanks a shot from the baseline | 14-16 |
| 09:36 | American U. | Leonard Trueblood gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:22 | American U. | Terrance Brewer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Leonard Trueblood - foul #2 on Leonard Trueblood, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport (PF) Efrain Monaco | |
| Subs | American U. | Frank Renn (PG), Carl Napoli (SG), Karl McDonald (SF), Nathan Jewell (PF), Carlos Dennis (C) Terrance Brewer, John Sutton, Robert Jones, Leonard Trueblood, Colin Altmiller | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:01 | American U. | Karl McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:43 | American U. | Frank Renn misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Hidalgo - foul #1 on Timothy Hidalgo, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dana Echols (C) Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 08:43 | American U. | Frank Renn makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:43 | American U. | Frank Renn makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson is hacked by Frank Renn - foul #2 on Frank Renn, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Sutton (SG) Frank Renn | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:09 | American U. | Carlos Dennis knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Carl Napoli | 18-20 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Young (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Davenport (fresh) C - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Carl Napoli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl McDonald (fresh) PF - Nathan Jewell (fresh) C - Carlos Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | American U. | Carlos Dennis misses long on a shot in the lane | 20-20 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 07:24 | American U. | Nathan Jewell snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 07:18 | American U. | Carl Napoli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Robert Thompson, Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Terrance Brewer (PG), Robert Jones (SF) John Sutton, Karl McDonald | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 20-20 |
| 07:03 | American U. | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:40 | American U. | Nathan Jewell drills a driving attempt in the paint | 20-22 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Jason Young is whistled for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), William Grant (SF) George Brown, Jason Young, Timothy Clayton | |
| Subs | American U. | Colin Altmiller (PF) Carlos Dennis | |
| 06:06 | American U. | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by William Grant - foul #3 on William Grant, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (SF) William Grant | |
| Subs | American U. | Karl McDonald (SG) Carl Napoli | |
| 06:06 | American U. | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Timothy Hidalgo | 20-22 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Colin Altmiller - foul #1 on Colin Altmiller, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Sutton (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:56 | American U. | Nathan Jewell pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:42 | American U. | Karl McDonald hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Sutton - foul #1 on John Sutton, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Colin Altmiller is called for the reach on Efrain Monaco - foul #2 on Colin Altmiller, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Dennis (C) Colin Altmiller | |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:12 | American U. | Carlos Dennis snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Terrance Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Timothy Hidalgo - foul #2 on Timothy Hidalgo, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport (PF), Dana Echols (C) Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Jones (SF) Karl McDonald | |
| 04:53 | American U. | Terrance Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Terrance Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Terrance Brewer makes the 3rd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 21-28 |
| 04:40 | American U. | Terrance Brewer grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 04:24 | American U. | John Sutton clanks a floater from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #11 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Carl Napoli (PG), Karl McDonald (SF) Terrance Brewer, Robert Jones | |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:47 | American U. | Carlos Dennis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carlos Dennis, team foul #12 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Robert Thompson, Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Frank Renn (PG), Leonard Trueblood (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) John Sutton, Nathan Jewell, Carlos Dennis | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Clayton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Frank Renn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Napoli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karl McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Trueblood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 03:07 | American U. | Frank Renn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Jones (SF) Karl McDonald | |
| 03:07 | American U. | Frank Renn makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:07 | American U. | Frank Renn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Timothy Clayton | 25-30 |
| 02:46 | American U. | Carl Napoli drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 25-33 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo lays it in | 27-33 |
| 02:16 | American U. | Fausto Esposito clanks a shot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | George Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Eddie Davenport (PF) George Brown, Efrain Monaco | |
| Subs | American U. | Terrance Brewer (PG), John Sutton (SG) Frank Renn, Carl Napoli | |
| 02:04 | American U. | Fausto Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:47 | American U. | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 01:35 | American U. | Eddie Davenport is called for the reach on Fausto Esposito - foul #1 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Dana Echols (C) Steven Digiacomo, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:35 | American U. | Fausto Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:35 | American U. | Fausto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | John Sutton steals it from Robert Thompson | 27-35 |
| 01:20 | American U. | John Sutton misses the easy layup | 27-35 |
| 01:18 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Fausto Esposito | 27-35 |
| 01:01 | American U. | Robert Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 00:51 | American U. | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 00:29 | American U. | Leonard Trueblood can't finish the layup | 27-35 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Sutton - foul #2 on John Sutton, team foul #13 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Karl McDonald (SF), Colin Altmiller (PF), Nathan Jewell (C) Robert Jones, Leonard Trueblood, Fausto Esposito | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:22 | American U. | Colin Altmiller grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | American U. | John Sutton scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-37 |