| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Nagle inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is fouled on the floor by Ian Lewis - foul #1 on Ian Lewis, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Ronald Schlesinger is called for the reach on David Forrester - foul #1 on Ronald Schlesinger, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ted Pack is called for the reach on Ronald Schlesinger - foul #2 on Ted Pack, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 18:32 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger scores on a shot from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | David Forrester is fouled on the floor by Ronald Schlesinger - foul #2 on Ronald Schlesinger, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly (PF) David Forrester | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-28 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | James Nagle can't tip it in | 39-28 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Donnelly | 39-28 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 16:31 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Mosley steals the ball from Terry Cover | 41-28 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Ronald Schlesinger steals the ball from James Nagle | 41-28 |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger lays it in | 41-30 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Mosley | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) SF - James Nagle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Cover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Donnelly steps in front of the Ronald Schlesinger pass | 44-30 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Ian Lewis steals it from James Nagle | 44-30 |
| 14:56 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Nagle - foul #1 on James Nagle, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, James Nagle, Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG), Edwin Welty (SG), John Simons (PF), John Hatch (C) Ian Lewis, Ronald Schlesinger, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| 14:56 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm misses the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:56 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Michael Ours pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ours | 44-30 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski drills a floater from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Michael Ours drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dwight Ray | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Ian Milanowski - foul #1 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Jonathan Eastman (PF) Edwin Welty, Andrew Bluhm, John Simons | |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski gets the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Michael Ours hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 11:57 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger double dribbles | 52-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley, David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SF), Terry Cover (C) Gerard Mitchell, John Hatch | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley is hacked by Terry Cover - foul #3 on Terry Cover, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Edwin Welty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Welty - foul #1 on Edwin Welty, team foul #5 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps (SF) Ronald Schlesinger | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Nagle steals the ball from Edwin Welty | 54-33 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez lays it up and in set up by James Nagle | 56-33 |
| 10:38 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty comes up short on the shot from the right side | 56-33 |
| 10:37 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps gets the offensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 10:22 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-33 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley pulls down the rebound | 56-33 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Cover | 56-33 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Ted Pack pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Nagle | 59-33 |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty is hacked by Abdul Guiterrez - foul #2 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #4 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG), Ronald Schlesinger (SG), John Simons (PF), John Hatch (C) Ian Lewis, Micheal Capps, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| 09:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Milanowski is called for the reach on Gerard Mitchell - foul #2 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #5 | 59-33 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Abdul Guiterrez - foul #3 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #6 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), John Dooley (SF) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger misses the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger misses the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 59-33 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | John Dooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-33 |
| 08:24 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch hits a jumper from the right wing | 59-35 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm (SF), Terry Cover (C) Edwin Welty, John Hatch | |
| 07:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-35 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | David Forrester snags the defensive board | 59-35 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | David Forrester loses the dribble to Terry Cover | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Simons (fresh) C - Terry Cover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Abdul Guiterrez is called for the reach on Andrew Bluhm - foul #4 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #7 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly (PF) David Forrester | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SG), John Hatch (C) Ronald Schlesinger, Terry Cover | |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Andrew Bluhm is called for the reach on Billy Donnelly - foul #1 on Andrew Bluhm, team foul #6 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Micheal Capps (SF), Jonathan Eastman (PF), Terry Cover (C) Gerard Mitchell, Andrew Bluhm, John Simons, John Hatch | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), John Dooley (SF) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (SG), Gerard Mitchell (SF), John Hatch (PF) Ian Lewis, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ian Milanowski - foul #3 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #8 | 59-37 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the easy layup | 59-38 |
| 05:39 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 05:20 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Donnelly swats the layup by Micheal Capps | 59-38 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison grabs the offensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Garrison | 59-41 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | John Hatch swats the shot by John Dooley | 59-41 |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison loses the ball out of bounds | 59-41 |
| 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 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons (PF) Gerard Mitchell | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-41 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons grabs the board | 59-41 |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Mosley blocks the jumper by John Garrison | 59-41 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison grabs the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 03:28 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch misses the shot in the lane | 59-41 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-41 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edwin Welty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Micheal Capps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Simons (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Hatch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ted Pack is called for the reach on John Simons - foul #3 on Ted Pack, team foul #9 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG) Micheal Capps | |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez loses the dribble to John Garrison | 59-41 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Garrison | 59-43 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the floater from the right side | 59-43 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Nagle | 59-43 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | John Garrison is called for the reach on David Forrester - foul #1 on John Garrison, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps (SF) John Garrison | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | James Nagle steals it from Gerard Mitchell | 60-43 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | James Nagle jams it | 62-43 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch misses the easy layup | 62-43 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Ted Pack snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Ted Pack scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Abdul Guiterrez | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons's pass is intercepted by Ted Pack | 64-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez runs out the clock | 64-43 |