| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (fresh) SG - Arnold Francisco (fresh) SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) PF - Mark Pickett (fresh) C - Jamie Edwards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Michael Rau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Michael Rau knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Cook steals the ball from Carlos Anderson | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Arnold Francisco steals the ball from Michael Rau | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arnold Francisco | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Jared Lewis | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Rau steals it from Carlos Anderson | 6-4 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is hacked by Jamie Edwards - foul #1 on Jamie Edwards, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jamie Edwards - foul #2 on Jamie Edwards, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Travis Dickinson (SG), Rodrick Peterson (PF), Glenn Nunnery (C) Charles Church, Arnold Francisco, Mark Pickett, Jamie Edwards | |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Glenn Nunnery is called for the reach on Garf Zand - foul #1 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash (C) Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from Gene Jansen | 9-4 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid (SF) Carlos Anderson | |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 9-4 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen clanks a floater from the right side | 9-4 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash drills a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Glenn Nunnery - foul #2 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Gregory Roldan (PF), David Wiest (C) Leonard Poulin, Rodrick Peterson, Glenn Nunnery | |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan is hacked by Byron Harris - foul #1 on Byron Harris, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG) Travis Dickinson | |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest tips it home | 11-6 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Madrid - foul #1 on Clarence Madrid, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF) Clarence Madrid | |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | James Bell misses the driving attempt from close range | 11-6 |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | James Bell grabs the board | 11-6 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bell (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Thrash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Francisco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) PF - Gregory Roldan (fresh) C - David Wiest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses long on a shot from close range | 11-6 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Michael Rau tips it home | 13-6 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Mark Pickett (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Charles Church, Gregory Roldan, David Wiest | |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| 15:21 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | Garf Zand hits the follow up shot | 15-6 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 15-6 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Poulin - foul #1 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #6 | 15-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Travis Dickinson (SG), Clarence Madrid (SF) Leonard Poulin, Arnold Francisco, Carlos Anderson | |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Mitchell Thrash swats the short shot by Rodrick Peterson | 17-6 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen gets the rebound | 17-6 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Travis Dickinson is called for the reach on Robert Cook - foul #1 on Travis Dickinson, team foul #7 | 17-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan (PF), David Wiest (C) Mark Pickett, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 14:25 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Wiest | 18-6 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church clanks a 3 from straight away | 18-6 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan snags the offensive board | 18-6 |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Charles Church | 18-8 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Rau | 20-8 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-8 |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the defensive board | 20-8 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Robert Cook comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-8 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest pulls down the rebound | 20-8 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid clanks a shot from the left wing | 20-8 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Michael Rau gets the rebound | 20-8 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Madrid - foul #2 on Clarence Madrid, team foul #8 | 20-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Arnold Francisco (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Mark Pickett (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Charles Church, Travis Dickinson, Clarence Madrid, Gregory Roldan, David Wiest | |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 12:33 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 20-8 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Arnold Francisco | 20-11 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 20-11 |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rodrick Peterson | 20-11 |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson is hacked by Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #2 | 20-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Byron Harris (PF) Amos Scott, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Mitchell Thrash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fairly fresh) SG - Arnold Francisco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) PF - Mark Pickett (fairly fresh) C - Rodrick Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco hits a fadeaway from the right side | 20-13 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall blows the dunk but he's fouled by Mark Pickett - foul #1 on Mark Pickett, team foul #9 | 20-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG) Leonard Poulin | |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco tips it back up and in | 22-15 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is fouled on the floor by Rodrick Peterson - foul #1 on Rodrick Peterson, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson hits the finger roll set up by Carlos Anderson and he's fouled by Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #3 | 24-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Marlon Coy (SF) Gene Jansen, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson misses the free throw | 24-17 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Amos Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-17 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | James Bell snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Amos Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Travis Dickinson (SG), David Wiest (C) Charles Church, Arnold Francisco, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest hits the follow up shot | 24-19 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Gene Jansen | 26-19 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 26-19 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Michael Rau pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Robert Cook travels with the ball | 26-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Gregory Roldan (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Leonard Poulin, Mark Pickett, David Wiest | |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Dickinson | 26-22 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega (C) Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG) Travis Dickinson | |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-22 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco is fouled on the floor by Marlon Coy - foul #1 on Marlon Coy, team foul #4 | 26-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Rodrick Peterson - foul #2 on Rodrick Peterson, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett (PF), David Wiest (C) Gregory Roldan, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bell (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Francisco (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Mark Pickett (tiring) C - David Wiest (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | James Bell scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Garf Zand | 28-22 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Francisco | 28-25 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Charles Church is called for the reach on Amos Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Church, team foul #12 | 28-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) James Bell, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Travis Dickinson (SG) Charles Church, Arnold Francisco | |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott double dribbles | 30-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan (PF) Mark Pickett | |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Leonard Poulin is called for the reach on Gene Jansen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #13 | 30-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG) Leonard Poulin | |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Byron Harris snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Harris is called for the reach on Charles Church - foul #2 on Byron Harris, team foul #5 | 31-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, James Bell, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG) Travis Dickinson | |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett (PF) Gregory Roldan | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Amos Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Robert Cook drills a jumper in the lane | 33-25 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the jumper from the left wing set up by David Wiest | 33-27 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Amos Scott's pass is intercepted by Carlos Anderson in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Robert Cook drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Amos Scott | 35-30 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG), Gregory Roldan (PF) Arnold Francisco, Mark Pickett | |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Roldan and the foul's on Gene Jansen - foul #2 on Gene Jansen, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG) Gene Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carlos Anderson | 35-33 |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Amos Scott grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is hacked by Gregory Roldan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Roldan, team foul #14 | 35-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Clarence Madrid (SG), Glenn Nunnery (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Charles Church, Travis Dickinson, Carlos Anderson, David Wiest | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Bell picks off the pass by Gregory Roldan | 37-33 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Rau (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) SG - Clarence Madrid (fresh) SF - Gregory Roldan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) C - Jamie Edwards (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glenn Nunnery - foul #3 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #15 | 37-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG), Rodrick Peterson (PF) Gregory Roldan, Glenn Nunnery | |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Rau | 38-33 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Arnold Francisco - foul #1 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #16 | 38-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jamie Edwards | 39-33 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Rau - foul #1 on Michael Rau, team foul #7 | 39-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled on the floor by Leonard Poulin - foul #3 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #17 | 39-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG) Leonard Poulin | |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Carmelo Ortega denies the turnaround by Arnold Francisco | 39-34 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Byron Harris gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Robert Cook can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jamie Edwards - foul #3 on Jamie Edwards, team foul #18 | 39-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG), Mark Pickett (PF) Arnold Francisco, Jamie Edwards | |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Madrid - foul #3 on Clarence Madrid, team foul #19 | 39-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG) Jared Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF) Clarence Madrid | |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson knocks in the shot from the right block | 40-36 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Robert Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Rodrick Peterson | 40-36 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Michael Rau pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Carlos Anderson is called for the reach on Robert Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Anderson, team foul #20 | 42-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG), Gregory Roldan (PF) Travis Dickinson, Mark Pickett | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-36 |