| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Archibald (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Ebert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Providence | Kevin Walker blocks the jumper by Billy Terry | 29-27 |
| 19:35 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Elijah | 29-30 |
| 19:08 | Providence | Dingbang Kung picks off the pass by Franklin Carr | 29-30 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 29-30 |
| 18:57 | Providence | Scott Archibald gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Billy Terry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Terry - foul #3 on Billy Terry, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG) Billy Terry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:50 | Providence | Franklin Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Woodie | 32-31 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Archibald is called for the reach on Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Scott Archibald, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Providence | Paul Ebert snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:05 | Providence | Stephen Boyle is called for the reach on Franklin Carr - foul #1 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 16:39 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Belin - foul #1 on James Belin, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (PF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| 16:39 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:39 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Augustus Zarnick - foul #1 on Augustus Zarnick, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Daniel Clark | |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:41 | Providence | Franklin Carr clanks a jump hook from the left block | 33-32 |
| 15:40 | Providence | Franklin Carr tips it in | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Danny Woodie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Franklin Carr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Augustus Zarnick is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth - foul #2 on Augustus Zarnick, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG) Danny Woodie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Ebert takes the ball from Dingbang Kung | 35-32 |
| 14:59 | Providence | The jump hook by Scott Archibald is blocked by Kevin Walker | 35-32 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Darrin McWhinney | 35-34 |
| 14:26 | Providence | Dingbang Kung picks off the pass by Franklin Carr | 35-34 |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the finger roll | 35-36 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Scott Archibald is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Darryl Bunch (C) Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 14:06 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Darryl Bunch snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:47 | Providence | Franklin Carr makes the contested driving attempt from the baseline set up by Billy Terry and he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (SF) Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:47 | Providence | Franklin Carr misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 13:27 | Providence | Darryl Bunch grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 13:07 | Providence | Billy Terry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Ebert (C) Darryl Bunch | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 12:34 | Providence | Dikembe Elijah denies the turnaround by Paul Ebert | 37-36 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle tips it home | 37-38 |
| 12:06 | Providence | Scott Archibald shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 37-38 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Franklin Carr snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 11:46 | Providence | Franklin Carr works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Billy Terry | 39-38 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Archibald steals the ball from Noah Richie | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franklin Carr (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. SF - Danny Woodie (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Ebert (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Belin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Noah Richie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 10:55 | Providence | Franklin Carr is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF), Darryl Bunch (C) Franklin Carr, Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Dikembe Elijah, Floyd Moore | |
| 10:33 | Providence | Darryl Bunch misses the shot from the left block | 39-38 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:55 | Providence | Gordon Helmuth steals it from Scott Archibald | 39-38 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Helmuth | 39-40 |
| 09:22 | Providence | Gordon Helmuth is called for the reach on Billy Terry - foul #1 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Franklin Carr (SG), Paul Ebert (C) Danny Woodie, Scott Archibald | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 09:05 | Providence | The jump hook by Paul Ebert is blocked by Kevin Walker | 39-40 |
| 09:03 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gordon Helmuth | 39-43 |
| 08:14 | Providence | Franklin Carr splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 08:12 | Providence | Paul Ebert snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 07:52 | Providence | Franklin Carr buries a shot in the paint | 41-43 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the floater from close range | 41-43 |
| 07:36 | Providence | Franklin Carr snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 07:31 | Providence | Billy Terry clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franklin Carr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Bunch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Ebert (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Providence | Paul Ebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG), Arthur Bacon (SF), Scott Archibald (PF) Billy Terry, Augustus Zarnick, Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Franklin Carr - foul #1 on Franklin Carr, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:23 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Carr | 44-47 |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore's pass is intercepted by Scott Archibald | 44-47 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Danny Woodie clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is fouled on the floor by Arthur Bacon - foul #2 on Arthur Bacon, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG), Augustus Zarnick (SF) Franklin Carr, Arthur Bacon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Scott Archibald - foul #3 on Scott Archibald, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:43 | Providence | The short jumper by Augustus Zarnick is denied by Floyd Moore | 44-50 |
| 04:41 | Providence | Scott Archibald can't tip it in | 44-50 |
| 04:40 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Woodie | 44-50 |
| 04:27 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Danny Woodie and the foul's on Noah Richie - foul #3 on Noah Richie, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Ebert (C) Darryl Bunch | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| 04:27 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Elijah | 47-52 |
| 03:49 | Providence | Danny Woodie misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 03:48 | Providence | Paul Ebert tips it home | 49-52 |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-52 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung tips it but misses | 49-52 |
| 03:27 | Providence | Paul Ebert pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:25 | Providence | Billy Terry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Franklin Carr (SG) Danny Woodie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-52 |
| 03:12 | Providence | Billy Terry grabs the board | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franklin Carr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:47 | Providence | Franklin Carr is whistled for a carry | 49-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG), Arthur Bacon (SF) Billy Terry, Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Darrin McWhinney | 49-54 |
| 02:30 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG), Augustus Zarnick (SF) Danny Woodie, Arthur Bacon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG) James Belin | |
| 02:12 | Providence | Franklin Carr drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dingbang Kung | 51-57 |
| 01:42 | Providence | Billy Terry double dribbles | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Billy Terry - foul #4 on Billy Terry, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Providence | Scott Archibald's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Dikembe Elijah | 51-59 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Providence | Scott Archibald evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left block set up by Paul Ebert and he's hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #3 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 00:52 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is hacked by Billy Terry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Terry, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG) Billy Terry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:46 | Providence | Franklin Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-63 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Woodie is called for the reach on Darrin McWhinney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Woodie, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Danny Woodie is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #1 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 00:35 | Providence | Danny Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Danny Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Carr is called for the reach on James Belin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Carr, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Franklin Carr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-66 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney runs out the clock | 56-66 |