| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Imler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Lampley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Basil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Turner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Nagle inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Abdul Guiterrez | 33-25 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Lampley - foul #1 on James Lampley, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Henry Mosley | 35-25 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Forrester | 38-25 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern State | James Lampley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, James Nagle, David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF), Richard Zane (C) Dante Majors, Ralph Imler, James Lampley, Basil Smith, William Turner | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Ours | 40-25 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-25 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Richard Zane blocks the jumper by Dwight Ray | 40-25 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Richard Zane | 40-25 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-27 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 40-27 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | John Dooley tips it home | 42-27 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern State | Dwight Ray steals the ball from Todd Stouffer | 42-27 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Rory Marciano (SG), James Lampley (SF), Basil Smith (PF), Thad Culbert (C) Phillip Elie, Todd Stouffer, Richard Vallo, Phil Westerlund, Richard Zane | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Marciano (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Lampley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Basil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thad Culbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano is fouled on the floor by Ted Pack - foul #2 on Ted Pack, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Nagle - foul #1 on James Nagle, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Nagle | 45-29 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern State | James Lampley can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano grabs the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors misses the tip | 45-29 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert gets the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano is hacked by Ted Pack - foul #3 on Ted Pack, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, James Nagle, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF), William Turner (C) Dante Majors, Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Basil Smith, Thad Culbert | |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-29 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern State | William Turner pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler drills a floater from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Imler - foul #3 on Ralph Imler, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski (C) Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Zane (PF) Richard Vallo | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | John Dooley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ian Milanowski | 48-31 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | Ian Milanowski takes the ball from Todd Stouffer | 48-31 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Ralph Imler is called for the reach on Michael Ours in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Imler, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Walter Holland (SG), James Nagle (SF) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Rory Marciano (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Basil Smith (PF) Ralph Imler, Todd Stouffer, Phil Westerlund, Richard Zane | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the floater in the lane | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Donnelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Marciano (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Vallo (fresh) PF - Basil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Turner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors's pass is intercepted by Billy Donnelly | 50-31 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski can't finish the uncontested layup | 50-31 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly tips it but misses | 50-31 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern State | William Turner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-31 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano gets the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern State | Abdul Guiterrez steps in front of the William Turner pass | 50-31 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the lay-in | 50-31 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors is fouled on the floor by Abdul Guiterrez - foul #2 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Ted Pack (SG), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Walter Holland, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), James Lampley (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF), Richard Zane (C) Dante Majors, Rory Marciano, Richard Vallo, Basil Smith, William Turner | |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie's pass is intercepted by Dwight Ray | 50-31 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Phillip Elie - foul #1 on Phillip Elie, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF) James Nagle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund loses the ball out of bounds | 52-31 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dwight Ray | 54-31 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | David Forrester snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Ted Pack is blocked by James Lampley | 54-31 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the offensive board | 54-31 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is hacked by Todd Stouffer - foul #3 on Todd Stouffer, team foul #5 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Michael Ours (SG), James Nagle (SF) Dwight Ray, Ted Pack, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Rory Marciano (SG), Basil Smith (PF), Thad Culbert (C) Phillip Elie, Todd Stouffer, Phil Westerlund, Richard Zane | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Lampley - foul #2 on James Lampley, team foul #6 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Ralph Imler (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (C) Dante Majors, Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Basil Smith | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 56-31 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern State | James Nagle steps in front of the Ralph Imler pass | 56-31 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez clanks a jump hook near the basket | 56-31 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Forrester | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Mosley (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Phillip Elie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Imler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Richard Vallo (fresh) PF - Thad Culbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phil Westerlund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | James Nagle is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-31 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert pulls down the rebound | 56-31 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern State | David Forrester takes the ball from Phillip Elie | 56-31 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Michael Ours throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Ted Pack (SG), Walter Holland (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Michael Ours, James Nagle, David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Zane (C) Phillip Elie, Thad Culbert | |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF) Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly is hacked by Todd Stouffer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Stouffer, team foul #7 | 56-31 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 57-31 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Milanowski | 57-31 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-31 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | John Dooley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-31 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | John Dooley is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 57-31 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane grabs the board | 57-31 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Ralph Imler is denied by John Dooley | 57-31 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 57-31 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Walter Holland (SF) Dwight Ray, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is hacked by Richard Zane - foul #1 on Richard Zane, team foul #8 | 57-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG) Ted Pack | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-31 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-31 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-31 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski snags the defensive board | 59-31 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the easy layup | 59-31 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the offensive board | 59-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Walter Holland | 62-31 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer is fouled on the floor by Michael Ours - foul #1 on Michael Ours, team foul #5 | 62-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Michael Ours, Walter Holland, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Thad Culbert (PF) Todd Stouffer, Richard Vallo | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern State | David Forrester blocks the jumper by Phillip Elie | 62-31 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray gets the rebound | 62-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Phillip Elie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Imler (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Phil Westerlund (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thad Culbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Zane (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is fouled on the floor by Ralph Imler - foul #5 on Ralph Imler, team foul #9 | 62-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Vallo (SF) Ralph Imler, Richard Zane | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 1st free throw | 62-31 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 62-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer loses the dribble to James Nagle | 62-31 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Nagle | 64-31 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert buries a runner in the paint | 64-33 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Richard Vallo takes the ball from David Forrester | 64-33 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo hits the finger roll | 64-35 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | David Forrester is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG) Dwight Ray | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Zane (C) Thad Culbert | |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | James Nagle steals the ball from Richard Vallo | 64-35 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez banks in the layup on a great pass from James Nagle | 66-35 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-35 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | James Nagle pulls down the rebound | 66-35 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-35 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer grabs the board | 66-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 66-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is hacked by Richard Zane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Zane, team foul #10 | 66-37 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 67-37 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 68-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez runs out the clock | 68-37 |