| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ted Pack (fresh) PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Scotty Bright (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Seery (fresh) PF - Kenneth Stell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cary Carpenter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | James Nagle buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Abdul Guiterrez | 27-21 |
| 19:17 | Northern Arizona | James Seery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 19:15 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Stell misses the tip | 27-21 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Ted Pack drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Abdul Guiterrez | 30-21 |
| 18:42 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson is called for traveling | 30-21 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-21 |
| 18:08 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Stell drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Scotty Bright | 30-23 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | James Nagle connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 17:26 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Stell lays it in set up by Scotty Bright | 33-25 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ted Pack, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), John Dooley (SG), Michael Ours (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle, Ted Pack, David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown (PF), Jay Marlar (C) Kenneth Stell, Cary Carpenter | |
| 16:46 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Scotty Bright | 33-27 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 33-27 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | John Dooley snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly is fouled on the floor by Scotty Bright - foul #2 on Scotty Bright, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SG) Dwight Ray, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG), Robert Wood (SF), Michael Lomanto (PF), Cary Carpenter (C) Scotty Bright, Gregory Hudson, James Seery, Jay Marlar | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | James Nagle buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ours | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Ours (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Anthony Graham (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lomanto (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cary Carpenter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter can't connect on a runner near the basket | 36-27 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Donnelly | 36-27 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Abdul Guiterrez | 38-27 |
| 15:12 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 15:11 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter misses the tip | 38-27 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | James Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Michael Ours clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 14:55 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 14:50 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by Ian Milanowski | 38-27 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Nagle | 40-27 |
| 14:04 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown is hacked by James Nagle - foul #2 on James Nagle, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), John Dooley (SG), Ted Pack (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle, Michael Ours, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright (PG), Gregory Hudson (SG), James Seery (SF), Kenneth Stell (PF), Jay Marlar (C) Anthony Graham, Robert Brown, Robert Wood, Michael Lomanto, Cary Carpenter | |
| 13:48 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Ted Pack grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Kenneth Stell is called for the reach on David Forrester - foul #1 on Kenneth Stell, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley drills a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Jay Marlar - foul #1 on Jay Marlar, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 12:41 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright scores on a floater from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ted Pack | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Northern Arizona | James Seery can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-29 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dooley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ted Pack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Scotty Bright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Seery (fresh) PF - Kenneth Stell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Marlar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | David Forrester's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Stell | 46-29 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | David Forrester hits the follow up shot | 48-29 |
| 11:23 | Northern Arizona | James Seery's fadeaway is rejected by Dwight Ray | 48-29 |
| 11:22 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Stell | 48-29 |
| 11:07 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson scores on a floater from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-31 |
| 10:40 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-33 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | John Dooley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Forrester | 53-33 |
| 09:57 | Northern Arizona | James Seery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 53-33 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | John Dooley is whistled for traveling | 53-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SG), Michael Ours (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Dwight Ray, John Dooley, Ted Pack, David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Robert Wood (SF), Michael Lomanto (PF), Cary Carpenter (C) Scotty Bright, Gregory Hudson, James Seery, Kenneth Stell, Jay Marlar | |
| 09:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto is whistled for a carry | 53-33 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Nagle | 55-33 |
| 08:50 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown is hacked by Billy Donnelly - foul #2 on Billy Donnelly, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| 08:33 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 08:31 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood tips it in | 55-35 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Cary Carpenter - foul #2 on Cary Carpenter, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright (PG), Gregory Hudson (SG), James Seery (SF) Anthony Graham, Robert Wood, Michael Lomanto | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly grabs the offensive board | 55-35 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Michael Ours hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-35 |
| 07:40 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Ours (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Scotty Bright (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Seery (fresh) PF - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cary Carpenter (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | James Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 55-35 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | James Nagle tips it back up and in | 57-35 |
| 06:55 | Northern Arizona | James Seery makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Scotty Bright | 57-38 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | James Nagle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 06:35 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 06:19 | Northern Arizona | Billy Donnelly takes the ball from Scotty Bright | 57-38 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 05:59 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 05:49 | Northern Arizona | Billy Donnelly is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #3 on Billy Donnelly, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), John Dooley (SG), Ted Pack (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle, Michael Ours, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG), Alfred Phillippi (SG), Robert Wood (SF), Kenneth Stell (PF), Jay Marlar (C) Scotty Bright, Gregory Hudson, James Seery, Robert Brown, Cary Carpenter | |
| 05:39 | Northern Arizona | David Forrester steals it from Alfred Phillippi | 57-38 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kenneth Stell - foul #2 on Kenneth Stell, team foul #5 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto (PF) Kenneth Stell | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 05:28 | Northern Arizona | Dwight Ray steals the ball from Anthony Graham in the backcourt | 59-38 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Ted Pack hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dooley | 62-38 |
| 04:54 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-38 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | John Dooley grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Lomanto - foul #2 on Michael Lomanto, team foul #6 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown (SG) Alfred Phillippi | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 64-38 |
| 04:15 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-41 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | John Dooley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-41 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley can't tip it in | 64-41 |
| 03:59 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown grabs the board | 64-41 |
| 03:48 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Dwight Ray - foul #1 on Dwight Ray, team foul #5 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF) Dwight Ray, John Dooley, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 03:48 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 03:48 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | James Nagle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-43 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Ted Pack tips it but misses | 64-43 |
| 03:23 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - Ted Pack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Anthony Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lomanto (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Marlar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 03:07 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown misses the tip | 64-43 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Ted Pack gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Abdul Guiterrez | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier (PG), Alfred Phillippi (SG) Anthony Graham, Michael Lomanto | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #7 | 67-43 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:04 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Jay Marlar | 68-43 |
| 01:58 | Northern Arizona | Jay Marlar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Wood and the foul's on James Nagle - foul #3 on James Nagle, team foul #6 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Michael Ours, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG), Michael Lomanto (PF) Mike Frazier, Alfred Phillippi | |
| 01:58 | Northern Arizona | Jay Marlar makes the free throw | 68-46 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Robert Brown steals it from James Nagle | 68-46 |
| 01:26 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-46 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Nagle | 71-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Graham | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | David Forrester tips it in | 73-48 |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Ted Pack steals the ball from Robert Brown | 73-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez runs out the clock | 73-48 |