| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SG - Curtis Cardella (fresh) SF - Ivan Lakowski (fresh) PF - Robert Hagler (fresh) C - Christopher Smythe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) PF - Patrick Hampton (fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Peters - foul #1 on Robert Peters, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Petree | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Lakowski | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Robert Hagler is denied by Patrick Hampton | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by Carl Cardiel in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Lewis and he's hacked by Patrick Hampton - foul #1 on Patrick Hampton, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Clarence Nicastro (PF) Michael Lewis, Ivan Lakowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Milton Christman (C) Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler misses the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny McGrath steals it from Robert Peters in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski (SF) Robert Hagler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG) Robert Peters | |
| 16:44 | Southern Methodist | Louis Boyer is called for the reach on Ivan Lakowski - foul #1 on Louis Boyer, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG) Johnny McGrath | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF), Robert Brown (C) Michael Payne, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael, Milton Christman | |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Michael Lewis is blocked by Robert Brown | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall tips it but misses | 7-3 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall loses the dribble to Michael Lewis | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Cardella (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Lakowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Nicastro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Smythe (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Christopher Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Hampton (fairly fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Lewis | 10-3 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-3 |
| 15:11 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 14:43 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ivan Lakowski, team foul #1 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Robert Hagler (PF) Michael Lewis, Clarence Nicastro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Michael Payne (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, John Hall, Christopher Foster, Patrick Hampton, Robert Brown | |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Michael | 10-5 |
| 14:19 | Southern Methodist | Robert Peters is called for the reach on Johnny McGrath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (SF) Robert Peters | |
| 14:01 | Southern Methodist | Louis Boyer blocks the short jumper by Ivan Lakowski | 10-5 |
| 13:59 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler snags the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:37 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Boyer | 10-5 |
| 13:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Alexander Michael | 10-5 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 10-5 |
| 13:11 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Hagler | 10-5 |
| 13:08 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne steps in front of the Johnny McGrath pass in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Smythe - foul #1 on Christopher Smythe, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG) Johnny McGrath | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Christopher Foster (SF), Milton Christman (C) Michael Payne, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 13:00 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-5 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-7 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Michael, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro (PF) Ivan Lakowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (PG), Louis Boyer (PF) Gaston Tidwell, Alexander Michael | |
| 12:17 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (SG), Patrick Hampton (PF) Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster | |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne is hacked by Curtis Cardella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Cardella, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree (C) Milton Christman | |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on Manuel Petree - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Nicastro takes the ball from John Hall | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Lewis (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Cardella (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hagler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Nicastro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Smythe (tired) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Hall (fresh) SG - Michael Payne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Patrick Hampton (fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Methodist | Manuel Petree is called for the reach on Robert Hagler - foul #1 on Manuel Petree, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Ivan Lakowski (SF) Michael Lewis, Robert Hagler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Robert Brown (C) John Hall, Michael Payne, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 11:14 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe's pass is intercepted by Christopher Foster | 10-7 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Cardiel | 10-10 |
| 10:32 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Hampton - foul #2 on Patrick Hampton, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG), Robert Hagler (SF) Johnny McGrath, Ivan Lakowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Patrick Hampton, Robert Brown | |
| 10:32 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:32 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 10:23 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Cardiel and he's fouled by Curtis Cardella - foul #2 on Curtis Cardella, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski (SF) Curtis Cardella | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (SG) Carl Cardiel | |
| 10:23 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree misses the free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:13 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski's floater is tipped away by Manuel Petree | 10-12 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree can't finish the layup | 10-12 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:36 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski drills a jump hook in the lane | 12-12 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster drills a shot from the left side set up by Gaston Tidwell | 12-14 |
| 08:50 | Southern Methodist | Manuel Petree blocks the jumper by Clarence Nicastro | 12-14 |
| 08:48 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 08:39 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Ivan Lakowski is denied by Manuel Petree | 12-14 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Payne | 12-16 |
| 07:55 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Lewis (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hagler (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ivan Lakowski (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Nicastro (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Smythe (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Payne (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Foster (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Alexander Michael (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Petree (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Payne | 14-18 |
| 07:21 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Michael Payne - foul #1 on Michael Payne, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, Michael Payne, Christopher Foster, Alexander Michael, Manuel Petree | |
| 07:21 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro misses the free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Milton Christman | 16-18 |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel is open but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 16-18 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses the tip | 16-18 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Milton Christman | 16-20 |
| 06:20 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Nicastro - foul #1 on Clarence Nicastro, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG) Johnny McGrath | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (PF) Robert Brown | |
| 05:57 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-20 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:57 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster (SF), Manuel Petree (C) Louis Boyer, Milton Christman | |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree is open and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Carl Cardiel | 16-22 |
| 05:12 | Southern Methodist | Carl Cardiel steps in front of the Robert Hagler pass in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 05:00 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 04:58 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath is fouled in the backcourt by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #9 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG) Clarence Nicastro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) Manuel Petree | |
| 04:58 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:58 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-22 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hagler takes the ball from Carl Cardiel | 18-22 |
| 04:10 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella (SF) Johnny McGrath | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) John Hall, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Alexander Michael, Robert Brown | |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell's pass is intercepted by Michael Lewis in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the board | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Lewis (tired) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Lakowski (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Cardella (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hagler (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Smythe (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Petree (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses short on an open runner from the right block | 18-22 |
| 03:32 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 03:03 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Ivan Lakowski is blocked by Milton Christman | 18-22 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Payne, team foul #10 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Patrick Hampton (PF) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 02:43 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath double dribbles | 18-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster (SF), Robert Brown (C) Michael Payne, Milton Christman | |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Lakowski is called for the reach on Christopher Foster - foul #2 on Ivan Lakowski, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel grabs the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Peters and the foul's on Christopher Smythe - foul #2 on Christopher Smythe, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro (PF) Robert Hagler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 01:48 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG) Johnny McGrath | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (SF), Manuel Petree (C) Christopher Foster, Robert Brown | |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe's floater is tipped away by Manuel Petree | 20-26 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Manuel Petree | 20-26 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Cardella steals the ball from Michael Payne | 20-26 |
| 01:03 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella loses the dribble to Patrick Hampton in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| 00:42 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Robert Hagler (PF) Michael Lewis, Clarence Nicastro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (C) Carl Cardiel, Michael Payne, Manuel Petree | |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters misses the lay-in | 20-28 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski buries a runner from the left block | 22-28 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer clanks a fullcourt shot | 22-28 |