| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Steven Steele inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Steven Steele drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Ferguson | 28-25 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the floater from the left side set up by Clinton Meyer | 30-28 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits a floater from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Lorenzo Caudle - foul #3 on Lorenzo Caudle, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll (C) Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:10 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Richard Carroll - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-30 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 17:17 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Carroll | 31-30 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker is hacked by Eric Ferguson - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Baltazar | 31-32 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:26 | Western Carolina | Thurman Lewis steals it from Harold Rosenbaum | 31-32 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Jerry Baltazar steals it from William King | 31-32 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Baltazar | 31-34 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Carroll - foul #2 on Richard Carroll, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), David Sanford (SG), Lowell Bonney (SF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Walter Baker, Jerry Baltazar, Jason Rentschler, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clinton Parkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thurman Lewis - foul #1 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (PF) Richard Carroll | |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer scores on a shot in the lane set up by Stan Conley | 35-35 |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-35 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Clinton Parkins - foul #1 on Clinton Parkins, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF) Clinton Parkins | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:08 | Western Carolina | Stan Conley steals the ball from Lorenzo Caudle | 37-35 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Stan Conley lays it up and in | 39-35 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:50 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Lowell Bonney - foul #2 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (SF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) David Sanford, Lowell Bonney, Brian Bischoff | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:14 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Lorenzo Caudle is denied by Robert Smith | 41-37 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 41-37 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Walter Baker - foul #2 on Walter Baker, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (PF) Eric Ferguson, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll (C) Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (PF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Richard Carroll is called for the reach on Thurman Lewis - foul #3 on Richard Carroll, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SF) Jason Rentschler | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses badly on a runner near the basket | 41-39 |
| 12:00 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | William King is hacked by Harold Rosenbaum - foul #3 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Stan Conley (SG) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Lowell Bonney, Richard Carroll | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:13 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Walter Baker, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG) Walter Baker | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | William King scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Ferguson | 43-39 |
| 10:35 | Western Carolina | David Sanford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (PF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SG), Richard Carroll (PF) Jerry Baltazar, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Richard Carroll steps in front of the William King pass | 43-39 |
| 09:41 | Western Carolina | David Sanford misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) William King, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Lowell Bonney, Richard Carroll | |
| 09:41 | Western Carolina | David Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:41 | Western Carolina | David Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Lorenzo Caudle is called for the reach on Eric Ferguson - foul #4 on Lorenzo Caudle, team foul #9 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Richard Carroll (C) David Sanford, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:17 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 43-40 |
| 09:15 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is hacked by Walter Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Baker, team foul #10 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Lowell Bonney (SF) Walter Baker, Jason Rentschler | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:58 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Sanford | 45-43 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Barry Davis | 47-43 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Thurman Lewis swats the short shot by Richard Carroll | 47-43 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Harold Rosenbaum takes the ball from Clinton Meyer | 47-43 |
| 08:02 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar hits a shot from the left block set up by David Sanford and he's fouled by Barry Davis - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Stan Conley (SG), William King (SF), Albert Tseng (PF), Robert Smith (C) Eric Ferguson, Barry Davis, Steven Steele, Clinton Meyer, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF), Nole Favors (C) Lowell Bonney, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 08:02 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | William King hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Nole Favors (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll's fadeaway is rejected by William King | 49-46 |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:08 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Rentschler | 49-48 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Jason Rentschler picks off the pass by Robert Smith | 49-48 |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | David Sanford comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-48 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is whistled for traveling | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF) Stan Conley, William King, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) David Sanford, Jerry Baltazar, Richard Carroll, Nole Favors | |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Walter Baker is called for the reach on Willie Lewis - foul #5 on Walter Baker, team foul #11 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG) Walter Baker | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:57 | Western Carolina | Steven Steele is called for the reach on Harold Rosenbaum - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:57 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:57 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 52-50 |
| 05:19 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a floater from close range | 52-50 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), William King (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Barry Davis, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG) Clinton Parkins, Jason Rentschler | |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Sanford | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lowell Bonney - foul #3 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #12 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Eric Ferguson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF), Richard Carroll (PF), Nole Favors (C) Lowell Bonney, Harold Rosenbaum, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Steele - foul #3 on Steven Steele, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (PF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Steven Steele (SF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Richard Carroll, Nole Favors | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is fouled on the floor by Harold Rosenbaum - foul #4 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #13 | 58-56 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:23 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Sanford | 59-58 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Lorenzo Caudle - foul #5 on Lorenzo Caudle, team foul #14 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll (C) Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:09 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-58 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 63-60 |
| 01:36 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar scores on a jump hook in the paint | 63-62 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 01:03 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll misses long on a shot in the lane | 63-62 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Jerry Baltazar steals the ball from Clinton Meyer | 63-62 |
| 00:36 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll makes the jumper near the basket set up by Jerry Baltazar and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Ferguson and the foul's on Harold Rosenbaum - foul #5 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #15 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nole Favors (C) Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Carroll | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Nole Favors (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler is fouled on the floor by Clinton Meyer - foul #3 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Richard Carroll swats the layup by Stan Conley | 65-67 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | Eric Ferguson is called for the reach on David Sanford - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | David Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | David Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it in | 67-69 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-69 |
| 03:16 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | David Sanford's pass is intercepted by Clinton Meyer | 67-69 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is denied on a layup by Richard Carroll | 67-69 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Steven Steele tips it in | 69-69 |
| 02:44 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-69 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | David Sanford lays it in | 69-71 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Clinton Meyer | 71-71 |
| 02:05 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by David Sanford | 71-73 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Stan Conley blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Carroll - foul #4 on Richard Carroll, team foul #16 | 71-73 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:39 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-73 |
| 01:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll is denied on a dunk by Robert Smith | 72-73 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Stan Conley gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Steven Steele | 74-73 |
| 01:07 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:58 | Western Carolina | David Sanford is fouled on the floor by Eric Ferguson - foul #3 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #13 | 74-73 |
| 00:58 | Western Carolina | David Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:58 | Western Carolina | David Sanford misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clinton Meyer | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 25 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Nole Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer hits the follow up shot | 76-74 |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #4 on Stan Conley, team foul #14 | 76-74 |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | David Sanford is called for the reach on Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Sanford, team foul #17 | 76-75 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll is fouled on the floor by Clinton Meyer - foul #4 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #15 | 77-75 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 26 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Nole Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't finish the layup | 77-77 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Carroll | 77-77 |
| 04:18 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler is whistled for traveling | 77-77 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is hacked by Jason Rentschler - foul #1 on Jason Rentschler, team foul #18 | 77-77 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | David Sanford connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Baltazar | 78-80 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Richard Carroll denies the turnaround by Clinton Meyer | 78-80 |
| 03:21 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors snags the defensive board | 78-80 |
| 03:01 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Sanford | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Steven Steele | 80-82 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 80-82 |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 80-82 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses long on a floater near the basket | 80-82 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-82 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Steele | 83-82 |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 83-82 |
| 01:22 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll grabs the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 01:11 | Western Carolina | Clinton Meyer takes the ball from Jerry Baltazar | 83-82 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Jerry Baltazar steals the ball from Clinton Meyer | 83-82 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 26 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. 4 pf. C - Nole Favors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-82 |
| 00:36 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors hits the follow up shot | 83-84 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Carroll - foul #5 on Richard Carroll, team foul #19 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (PF) Richard Carroll | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler connects on the shot from the left wing set up by David Sanford | 84-86 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 84-86 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 84-86 |