| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) PF - Patrick Hampton (fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Chavira is called for the reach on Patrick Hampton - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Cardiel | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Foster - foul #1 on Christopher Foster, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree misses short on a jumper in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Christopher Foster steals it from Jeffrey Chavira in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Cardiel - foul #1 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel scores on a floater from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Carl Cardiel | 9-0 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cameron Calvin | 9-3 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Cameron Calvin takes the ball from Patrick Hampton | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (tiring) SG - Carl Cardiel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Foster (tiring) PF - Patrick Hampton (tiring) 5 pts. C - Manuel Petree (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cameron Calvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Henderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-3 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree snags the defensive board | 9-3 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Eric Henderson - foul #1 on Eric Henderson, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Jason Myers (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Chris Macmillan (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Cameron Calvin, Jeffrey Chavira, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell lays it in | 10-5 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Gaston Tidwell picks off the pass by Arthur Murff in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Elmer Mount | 10-7 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell clanks a shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Christman | 10-7 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Myers - foul #1 on Jason Myers, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Alexander Michael (PF), Robert Brown (C) Louis Boyer, Patrick Hampton, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff connects on the open floater from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Christopher Foster (SF) Gaston Tidwell, Michael Payne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Fink (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Arthur Murff, Jason Myers, Elmer Mount, Chris Macmillan | |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | John Hall steals it from Paul Mitchell | 11-9 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira is whistled for a carry | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (C) John Hall, Christopher Foster, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Henderson (C) Paul Mitchell | |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman tips it back up and in | 13-9 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cameron Calvin | 13-12 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Michael and he's hacked by Eric Henderson - foul #2 on Eric Henderson, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Christopher Foster (SF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Louis Boyer, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Elmer Mount (SF), Brian Eckhart (C) Erik Fink, Jeffrey Chavira, Eric Henderson | |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount's pass is intercepted by Gaston Tidwell | 15-12 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell lays it in | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Carl Cardiel (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Foster (tiring) PF - Alexander Michael (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cameron Calvin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Mount (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (tiring) 2 reb. C - Brian Eckhart (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Cameron Calvin - foul #1 on Cameron Calvin, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Patrick Hampton (PF) Gaston Tidwell, Carl Cardiel, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Chris Macmillan (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza, Brian Eckhart | |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne misses the jumper from the left side | 17-12 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Chris Macmillan | 17-12 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | John Hall is called for the reach on Jerry Kaplowitz - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (SF), Robert Brown (C) Christopher Foster, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Kaplowitz | 17-14 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kaplowitz is called for the reach on Patrick Hampton - foul #1 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Milton Christman (PF) John Hall, Patrick Hampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Brian Eckhart (C) Elmer Mount, Arthur Murff, Chris Macmillan | |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Peters | 19-14 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Jason Myers is hacked by Milton Christman - foul #1 on Milton Christman, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Alexander Michael (PF) Louis Boyer, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Jerry Kaplowitz, Paul Mitchell | |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Peters | 19-14 |
| 10:01 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-14 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Payne - foul #1 on Michael Payne, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Christopher Foster (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Michael Payne, Alexander Michael, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Elmer Mount (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza, Brian Eckhart | |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gaston Tidwell | 23-16 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-16 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Elmer Mount - foul #1 on Elmer Mount, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Robert Brown (C) Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Chris Macmillan (PF) Jason Myers, Jeffrey Chavira | |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Elmer Mount | 25-18 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Chris Macmillan | 25-18 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses the tip | 25-18 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown can't connect on a floater in the lane | 25-18 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hall (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Boyer (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Hampton (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Mount (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, John Hall, Louis Boyer, Patrick Hampton, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF), Brian Eckhart (C) Arthur Murff, Chris Macmillan, Paul Mitchell | |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | The refs have stopped play. Manuel Petree is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman (C) Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Fink (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Jerry Kaplowitz, Elmer Mount | |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters buries a 3 from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Foster - foul #2 on Christopher Foster, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) Christopher Foster | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 28-20 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman tips it but misses | 28-20 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Erik Fink travels in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SF) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-20 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart is hacked by Carl Cardiel - foul #2 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Robert Brown (C) Carl Cardiel, Michael Payne, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jason Myers (SG), Paul Mitchell (SF), Chris Macmillan (PF) Erik Fink, Cameron Calvin, Elmer Mount, Salvador Esparza | |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 30-20 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 30-20 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Alexander Michael takes the ball from Paul Mitchell in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer is fouled on the floor by Paul Mitchell - foul #1 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Patrick Hampton (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Alexander Michael, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SF) Brian Eckhart | |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Boyer - foul #1 on Louis Boyer, team foul #9 | 30-20 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree hits a shot from the baseline | 32-22 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Macmillan | 32-24 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree loses the dribble to Paul Mitchell | 32-24 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Hampton - foul #1 on Patrick Hampton, team foul #10 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) Louis Boyer, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Jerry Kaplowitz, Jason Myers, Paul Mitchell | |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Christopher Foster (SF) Gaston Tidwell, John Hall, Michael Payne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Fink (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Arthur Murff, Salvador Esparza, Chris Macmillan | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) PF - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Erik Fink (fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Mount (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Milton Christman - foul #2 on Milton Christman, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Milton Christman, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Henderson denies the turnaround by Robert Peters | 32-28 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Mount - foul #2 on Elmer Mount, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (PF) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 01:58 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters's pass is intercepted by Cameron Calvin | 34-30 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Alexander Michael is called for the reach on Erik Fink in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Michael, team foul #12 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Patrick Hampton (PF) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Cameron Calvin, Elmer Mount | |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Erik Fink makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Erik Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne can't connect on a jumper from close range | 34-32 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Erik Fink is hacked by Gaston Tidwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #13 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Eric Henderson | |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Erik Fink misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Erik Fink misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira lays it up and in on a great pass from Erik Fink | 34-34 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster knocks in the floater from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Erik Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman (PF) Patrick Hampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jason Myers (SG), Brian Eckhart (C) Erik Fink, Jeffrey Chavira, Paul Mitchell | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Louis Boyer (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF) Gaston Tidwell, Christopher Foster, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff loses the dribble to Robert Peters in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne banks in the layup and the foul's on Jason Myers - foul #2 on Jason Myers, team foul #10 | 38-34 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Jerry Kaplowitz | 39-36 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Jason Myers grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Jason Myers comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-36 |