| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Richard Laxton (fresh) SG - Daniel Nash (fresh) SF - Timothy Whitchurch (fresh) PF - Cleveland Davis (fresh) C - Richard Ruggiero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joel Morris (fresh) SG - Omar Williams (fresh) SF - Adam Terry (fresh) PF - Joel Begaye (fresh) C - Clifton Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Richard Ruggiero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Whitchurch | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern | Joel Morris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Southern | Joel Morris gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Southern | The rebound goes to Adam Terry | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch drills a jumper from close range set up by Daniel Nash | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern | Joel Morris misses short on a shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Jackson State | Richard Ruggiero snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Jackson State | Richard Laxton connects on the runner from close range set up by Cleveland Davis | 7-0 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Richard Ruggiero takes the ball from Joel Morris | 7-0 |
| 17:13 | Jackson State | Richard Laxton is fouled on the floor by Joel Begaye - foul #1 on Joel Begaye, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edward Campbell (PF) Cleveland Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:56 | Jackson State | Richard Ruggiero hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Laxton | 9-0 |
| 16:42 | Southern | Adam Terry misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 16:40 | Southern | Joel Begaye tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| 16:22 | Jackson State | Joel Morris takes the ball from Richard Ruggiero | 9-2 |
| 16:16 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Laxton - foul #1 on Richard Laxton, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Pellegrino (SG), Charlie Thompson (C) Daniel Nash, Richard Ruggiero | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (SG), Charles Isabelle (SF), Allen Beck (PF) Omar Williams, Adam Terry, Joel Begaye | |
| 16:16 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:16 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:52 | Jackson State | Richard Laxton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:50 | Southern | Allen Beck gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Richard Laxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pellegrino (fresh) SF - Timothy Whitchurch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Campbell (fresh) C - Charlie Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joel Morris (fresh) SG - Robert McGrotty (fresh) SF - Charles Isabelle (fresh) PF - Allen Beck (fresh) C - Clifton Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Southern | Charlie Thompson is called for the reach on Joel Morris - foul #1 on Charlie Thompson, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Robinson (SG), Robert Mitchel (SF), Cleveland Davis (PF) Richard Laxton, Timothy Whitchurch, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (SG), Sal Crumpton (C) Joel Morris, Clifton Hubbard | |
| 15:26 | Southern | Edward Campbell swats the short shot by Dwayne Bradley | 9-4 |
| 15:25 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:03 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell throws it down and he's hacked by Dwayne Bradley - foul #1 on Dwayne Bradley, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Daniel Nash (SG), Richard Ruggiero (C) Christopher Robinson, Cleveland Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Omar Williams (SG), Adam Terry (SF) Dwayne Bradley, Charles Isabelle | |
| 15:03 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:43 | Southern | Sal Crumpton connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Omar Williams | 12-6 |
| 14:29 | Jackson State | Robert Mitchel misses badly on a shot from the left block | 12-6 |
| 14:27 | Southern | Omar Williams snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 14:20 | Southern | Robert McGrotty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Laxton (PG), Timothy Whitchurch (SF), Cleveland Davis (PF) John Pellegrino, Robert Mitchel, Edward Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern | Joel Morris (PG), Joel Begaye (PF), Clifton Hubbard (C) Robert McGrotty, Allen Beck, Sal Crumpton | |
| 14:12 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 12-6 |
| 14:10 | Southern | Joel Morris grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 14:05 | Southern | Adam Terry scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Omar Williams | 12-8 |
| 13:45 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis misses the dunk | 12-8 |
| 13:43 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:37 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 13:32 | Southern | Richard Laxton is called for the reach on Joel Morris - foul #2 on Richard Laxton, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Pellegrino (PG) Richard Laxton | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (SG) Omar Williams | |
| 13:19 | Southern | Joel Morris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Adam Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:06 | Southern | Joel Morris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 13:04 | Southern | Adam Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:55 | Southern | Joel Morris drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Begaye | 15-10 |
| 12:41 | Jackson State | Adam Terry swats the dunk try by Timothy Whitchurch | 15-10 |
| 12:40 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to John Pellegrino | 15-10 |
| 12:27 | Jackson State | Adam Terry steals it from Timothy Whitchurch | 15-10 |
| 12:24 | Southern | Adam Terry lays it up and in | 15-12 |
| 11:58 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Begaye - foul #2 on Joel Begaye, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edward Campbell (PF), Charlie Thompson (C) Cleveland Davis, Richard Ruggiero | |
| Subs | Southern | Omar Williams (SG), Charles Isabelle (SF), Allen Beck (PF), Sal Crumpton (C) Robert McGrotty, Adam Terry, Joel Begaye, Clifton Hubbard | |
| 11:58 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:58 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:44 | Southern | Allen Beck's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Whitchurch | 16-12 |
| 11:43 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Pellegrino (fresh) SG - Daniel Nash (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Whitchurch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charlie Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joel Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Omar Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Isabelle (fresh) PF - Allen Beck (fresh) C - Sal Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Allen Beck - foul #1 on Allen Beck, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Robinson (SG) Daniel Nash | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:27 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:27 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:04 | Southern | Allen Beck scores on a jumper from close range | 18-14 |
| 10:48 | Jackson State | Charlie Thompson scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Robinson | 20-14 |
| 10:31 | Southern | Omar Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 10:30 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:26 | Jackson State | John Pellegrino travels with the ball | 20-14 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Mitchel (SF), Cleveland Davis (PF), Richard Ruggiero (C) Timothy Whitchurch, Edward Campbell, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (PG), Clifton Hubbard (C) Joel Morris, Sal Crumpton | |
| 10:09 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 20-14 |
| 10:07 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:43 | Jackson State | Robert Mitchel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Darren Sampson (PG) John Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (SG), Adam Terry (SF) Omar Williams, Charles Isabelle | |
| 09:18 | Southern | Robert McGrotty misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 09:17 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Cleveland Davis | 20-14 |
| 08:55 | Jackson State | Robert Mitchel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Darren Sampson is called for the reach on Robert McGrotty - foul #1 on Darren Sampson, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Pellegrino (PG), Daniel Nash (SG), Timothy Whitchurch (SF), Edward Campbell (PF) Darren Sampson, Christopher Robinson, Robert Mitchel, Cleveland Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Joel Morris (PG), Sal Crumpton (PF) Dwayne Bradley, Allen Beck | |
| 08:38 | Southern | Joel Morris is hacked by John Pellegrino - foul #1 on John Pellegrino, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| 08:24 | Southern | Joel Morris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:18 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:17 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell tips it in | 24-17 |
| 08:08 | Southern | Joel Morris connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sal Crumpton | 24-20 |
| 07:55 | Jackson State | John Pellegrino comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 07:54 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:37 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Pellegrino | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Pellegrino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nash (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Whitchurch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Ruggiero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joel Morris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert McGrotty (fresh) SF - Adam Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sal Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Southern | Robert McGrotty connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sal Crumpton | 26-23 |
| 07:10 | Jackson State | John Pellegrino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis (PF) Edward Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern | Omar Williams (SG), Charles Isabelle (SF), Allen Beck (PF) Robert McGrotty, Adam Terry, Clifton Hubbard | |
| 06:47 | Southern | Sal Crumpton's fadeaway is rejected by Cleveland Davis | 26-23 |
| 06:46 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:41 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Nash | 28-23 |
| 06:12 | Southern | Joel Morris hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Omar Williams | 28-26 |
| 05:49 | Jackson State | Sal Crumpton steals it from Cleveland Davis | 28-26 |
| 05:34 | Southern | Omar Williams's layup is rejected by Cleveland Davis | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:28 | Jackson State | John Pellegrino misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 05:27 | Southern | Omar Williams snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:23 | Southern | Joel Morris connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Charles Isabelle | 28-28 |
| 05:06 | Jackson State | John Pellegrino is fouled on the floor by Joel Morris - foul #1 on Joel Morris, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Darren Sampson (PG), Christopher Robinson (SG), Robert Mitchel (SF), Edward Campbell (C) John Pellegrino, Daniel Nash, Timothy Whitchurch, Richard Ruggiero | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (PG), Adam Terry (SF), Clifton Hubbard (C) Joel Morris, Charles Isabelle, Sal Crumpton | |
| 05:01 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 05:00 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 04:50 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis is fouled on the floor by Clifton Hubbard - foul #1 on Clifton Hubbard, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Charlie Thompson (C) Cleveland Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:43 | Jackson State | Robert McGrotty takes the ball from Edward Campbell | 28-28 |
| 04:39 | Southern | Robert McGrotty hits the finger roll | 28-30 |
| 04:14 | Jackson State | Darren Sampson is fouled on the floor by Adam Terry - foul #1 on Adam Terry, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch (SF) Robert Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (SG) Omar Williams | |
| 04:14 | Jackson State | Darren Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:14 | Jackson State | Darren Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:56 | Southern | The short jumper by Adam Terry is denied by Edward Campbell | 30-30 |
| 03:54 | Jackson State | Charlie Thompson pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:35 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch buries a runner in the paint set up by Darren Sampson | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Darren Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Whitchurch (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert McGrotty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dwayne Bradley (fresh) SF - Adam Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Southern | Adam Terry is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Adam Terry, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Laxton (PG), Daniel Nash (SG), Cleveland Davis (PF), Richard Ruggiero (C) Darren Sampson, Christopher Robinson, Edward Campbell, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern | Joel Morris (PG), Joel Begaye (PF) Dwayne Bradley, Allen Beck | |
| 03:18 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Whitchurch and the foul's on Joel Begaye - foul #3 on Joel Begaye, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Dexter Matuszeski (PF) Joel Begaye | |
| 03:18 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:00 | Southern | Cleveland Davis swats the shot by Dexter Matuszeski | 35-30 |
| 02:59 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:46 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 35-30 |
| 02:44 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:38 | Southern | Dexter Matuszeski blows the layup | 35-30 |
| 02:37 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Richard Ruggiero | 35-30 |
| 02:32 | Jackson State | Timothy Whitchurch misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 02:30 | Southern | Joel Morris gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:25 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Joel Morris | 35-32 |
| 02:10 | Jackson State | Richard Laxton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 02:08 | Southern | Adam Terry pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:01 | Southern | Robert McGrotty is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edward Campbell (PF) Cleveland Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Omar Williams (SG), Charles Isabelle (SF), Allen Beck (PF), Sal Crumpton (C) Robert McGrotty, Adam Terry, Dexter Matuszeski, Clifton Hubbard | |
| 01:41 | Jackson State | The jumper by Daniel Nash is denied by Charles Isabelle | 35-32 |
| 01:39 | Jackson State | Daniel Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:22 | Jackson State | Edward Campbell comes up short on the floater in the lane | 35-32 |
| 01:21 | Jackson State | Richard Ruggiero tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| 01:02 | Southern | Charles Isabelle is fouled on the floor by Timothy Whitchurch - foul #1 on Timothy Whitchurch, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Pellegrino (SG), Robert Mitchel (SF), Charlie Thompson (C) Daniel Nash, Timothy Whitchurch, Richard Ruggiero | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (PG) Joel Morris | |
| 00:53 | Southern | Charles Isabelle clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 00:52 | Jackson State | John Pellegrino pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:41 | Jackson State | Charlie Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sal Crumpton - foul #1 on Sal Crumpton, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis (PF) Edward Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern | Adam Terry (SF), Clifton Hubbard (C) Charles Isabelle, Sal Crumpton | |
| 00:41 | Jackson State | Charlie Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:41 | Jackson State | Charlie Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:18 | Southern | Adam Terry hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by John Pellegrino - foul #2 on John Pellegrino, team foul #7 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edward Campbell (C) Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:18 | Southern | Adam Terry makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:05 | Jackson State | Cleveland Davis slams it home on a nice dish by Edward Campbell | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Adam Terry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | John Pellegrino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |