| Lineup | High Point | PG - Larry Mule (fresh) SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gattis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Barr (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dick Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 23-39 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing grabs the offensive board | 23-39 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Paul Hester clanks a shot in the paint | 23-39 |
| 19:21 | High Point | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gattis | 23-39 |
| 18:57 | High Point | Larry Mule connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Mike Butler is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Paul Hester's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Gattis | 26-39 |
| 18:22 | High Point | Charles Williams grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 18:17 | High Point | Jeffrey Gattis buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Barr | 28-39 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Paul Hester blows the layup | 28-39 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Mike Butler tips it in | 28-41 |
| 17:35 | High Point | Dick Dixon lays it in and the foul's on Paul Hester - foul #2 on Paul Hester, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | High Point | Alfred Naber (PF) Charles Barr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| 17:35 | High Point | Dick Dixon misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Mike Butler snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams lays it in | 30-43 |
| 16:51 | High Point | Dick Dixon is fouled on the floor by Mike Butler - foul #1 on Mike Butler, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (SG), Donald Smith (SF), David Williams (C) Charles Williams, Jeffrey Gattis, Dick Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Mike Butler | |
| 16:42 | High Point | David Williams misses short on a shot from close range | 30-43 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd blows the layup but the foul's on Alfred Naber - foul #2 on Alfred Naber, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | High Point | Charles Barr (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG) James Davis | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:04 | High Point | Henry Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 16:03 | High Point | Alfred Naber tips it back up and in | 32-44 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Barr - foul #3 on Charles Barr, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | High Point | George Agosto (SG) Larry Mule | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Agosto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Barr (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Naber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | High Point | Paul Campbell picks off the pass by George Agosto | 32-46 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell banks in the layup | 32-48 |
| 15:07 | High Point | George Agosto misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 15:06 | High Point | Alfred Naber tips it home | 34-48 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is fouled on the floor by Henry Williams - foul #2 on Henry Williams, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Mule (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Jeffrey Gattis (SF), David Williams (PF), Dick Dixon (C) Henry Williams, George Agosto, Donald Smith, Charles Barr, Alfred Naber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), James Davis (SG), Mike Butler (PF) Donald McCraven, Paul Campbell, Howard Rudd | |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Mike Butler scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Arnoldo Marino | 34-50 |
| 14:15 | High Point | Dick Dixon scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Mule | 37-50 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Arnoldo Marino | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:56 | High Point | Dick Dixon snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 13:39 | High Point | Jeffrey Gattis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | High Point | Alfred Naber (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Howard Rudd (C) James Davis, Paul Hester | |
| 13:28 | High Point | Dick Dixon can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Rudd - foul #1 on Howard Rudd, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | High Point | Charles Barr (PF) Alfred Naber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:28 | High Point | Dick Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 13:28 | High Point | Dick Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gattis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gattis, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Charles Barr steals the ball from Gary Lansing | 39-50 |
| 12:47 | High Point | Larry Mule is hacked by Paul Campbell - foul #2 on Paul Campbell, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| 12:31 | High Point | Charles Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG), George Agosto (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Alfred Naber (PF) Larry Mule, Charles Williams, Jeffrey Gattis, Charles Barr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF), Paul Hester (C) Mike Butler, Howard Rudd | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:37 | High Point | Donald Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Agosto and he's fouled by Arnoldo Marino - foul #2 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | High Point | David Williams (C) Dick Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG) Gary Lansing | |
| 11:37 | High Point | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Agosto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Naber (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is fouled on the floor by Henry Williams - foul #3 on Henry Williams, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Mule (PG) George Agosto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:16 | High Point | Alfred Naber grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 11:12 | High Point | Henry Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Mule | 45-52 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 10:54 | High Point | The rebound goes to Alfred Naber | 45-52 |
| 10:48 | High Point | Alfred Naber misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Mladen Linkowski - foul #1 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | High Point | Charles Williams (SG), Charles Barr (PF) Donald Smith, David Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mike Butler (PF) Mladen Linkowski | |
| 10:48 | High Point | Alfred Naber makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:48 | High Point | Alfred Naber misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Paul Hester hits a turnaround from the right block set up by James Davis | 46-54 |
| 10:06 | High Point | Larry Mule can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 46-54 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Alfred Naber - foul #3 on Alfred Naber, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Gattis (SF), Dick Dixon (C) Henry Williams, Alfred Naber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Paul Campbell (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:43 | High Point | Larry Mule's pass is intercepted by Paul Campbell in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Mike Butler can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 09:23 | High Point | Dick Dixon grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 09:15 | High Point | Jeffrey Gattis misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 09:14 | High Point | Jeffrey Gattis grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:06 | High Point | Charles Barr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 09:05 | High Point | Charles Williams grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 08:51 | High Point | Larry Mule hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-55 |
| 08:49 | High Point | Dick Dixon tips it home | 48-55 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG), George Agosto (SG), Alfred Naber (PF) Larry Mule, Charles Williams, Charles Barr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (C) Mike Butler | |
| 08:05 | High Point | George Agosto makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-57 |
| 07:21 | High Point | Henry Williams hits a shot from the right block set up by Jeffrey Gattis | 52-57 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Henry Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Agosto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gattis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Naber (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Dick Dixon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 52-59 |
| 07:00 | High Point | Alfred Naber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | High Point | Larry Mule (PG), Charles Williams (SG), David Williams (C) George Agosto, Jeffrey Gattis, Dick Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 06:24 | High Point | Donald McCraven picks off the pass by David Williams | 52-59 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 05:52 | High Point | David Williams hits a jumper from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams dunks the ball set up by Donald McCraven | 54-64 |
| 05:23 | High Point | David Williams drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Paul Hester - foul #3 on Paul Hester, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Gattis (SF), Dick Dixon (C) Henry Williams, Alfred Naber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG) James Davis | |
| 05:23 | High Point | David Williams misses the free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mike Butler | 56-64 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-64 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the follow up shot | 56-66 |
| 04:59 | High Point | Donald McCraven steals it from Larry Mule in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Hester | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | High Point | Donald McCraven is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | High Point | Charles Barr (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| 04:36 | High Point | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Mike Butler gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-69 |
| 04:15 | High Point | Dick Dixon gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 04:10 | High Point | Charles Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-69 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald McCraven | 56-69 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | High Point | Charles Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gattis | 59-72 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses short on a floater from the right side | 59-72 |
| 03:10 | High Point | Larry Mule pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Larry Mule (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Gattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Barr (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dick Dixon (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Mike Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | High Point | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-72 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mike Butler | 59-74 |
| 02:36 | High Point | Dick Dixon is hacked by Paul Hester - foul #4 on Paul Hester, team foul #10 | 59-74 |
| Subs | High Point | Henry Williams (PG), George Agosto (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Alfred Naber (PF) Larry Mule, Charles Williams, Jeffrey Gattis, Charles Barr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Timothy Williams (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| 02:36 | High Point | Dick Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:36 | High Point | Dick Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | George Agosto is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on George Agosto, team foul #10 | 61-74 |
| Subs | High Point | David Williams (C) Dick Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:55 | High Point | David Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 61-75 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Alfred Naber - foul #4 on Alfred Naber, team foul #11 | 61-75 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG) Paul Thompson | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:20 | High Point | George Agosto is hacked by Howard Rudd - foul #2 on Howard Rudd, team foul #11 | 61-77 |
| 01:20 | High Point | George Agosto makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:20 | High Point | George Agosto makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 63-77 |
| 01:02 | High Point | The rebound goes to George Agosto | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | High Point | Mladen Linkowski steals the ball from Henry Williams | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Donald Smith steals it from Donald McCraven | 63-77 |
| 00:24 | High Point | Henry Williams comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 63-77 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven runs out the clock | 63-77 |