| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Macy - foul #1 on Christopher Macy, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Macy - foul #2 on Christopher Macy, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | Gardner-Webb | Randy Tittle takes the ball from Robert Gorman in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore is fouled on the floor by Robert Morgan - foul #3 on Robert Morgan, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG) Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez | |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jacob Jesse - foul #1 on Jacob Jesse, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Roy Olivier (SF), William Vidal (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Robert Gorman, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) George Moore, Rafael Garrison | |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Tittle - foul #2 on Randy Tittle, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) Randy Tittle | |
| 18:12 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney's pass is intercepted by Steven Carr | 36-36 |
| 17:34 | Gardner-Webb | John McAbier picks off the pass by Bradley Avery | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John McAbier | 36-38 |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Mahaney - foul #2 on Lawrence Mahaney, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Gordon Mitchell, William Vidal, Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, John Jennings, Benjamin Barrett, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-38 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the tip | 37-38 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse hits the easy wide open finger roll | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Olivier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Macy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones travels with the ball | 39-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Gordon Mitchell (SF), William Vidal (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Steven Carr, Roy Olivier, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), John Jennings (SG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| 15:05 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses the easy open layup | 39-38 |
| 15:04 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman is fouled on the floor by Walter Johnson - foul #2 on Walter Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse (SF), Scott Stevens (C) Gordon Mitchell, William Vidal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood (PF) Walter Johnson | |
| 14:33 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones (PF) Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG) Robert Gorman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG) Benjamin Barrett | |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings loses the dribble to Robert Morgan | 39-38 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Rafael Garrison - foul #1 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), William Vidal (PF) Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John Jennings, Kenneth Wood, Rafael Garrison | |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-38 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney tips it home | 40-40 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Mahaney - foul #3 on Lawrence Mahaney, team foul #7 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Bradley Avery (C) Ricky Taylor, Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF) George Moore, Frank McElrath, Walter Johnson | |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by John McAbier is blocked by Roy Olivier | 42-40 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Bradley Avery | 42-40 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones (PF) William Vidal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison (C) Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Gorman - foul #2 on Robert Gorman, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Scott Stevens (C) Robert Gorman, Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), John Jennings (C) Randy Tittle, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jacob Jesse | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier buries a floater from the left side | 44-44 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | John Jennings is called for the reach on Steven Carr - foul #2 on John Jennings, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Bradley Avery (PF) Ricky Taylor, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Frank McElrath (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, Benjamin Barrett, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson | |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (PF) Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Kenneth Wood, Rafael Garrison | |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | George Moore steals the ball from Roy Olivier in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Morgan - foul #4 on Robert Morgan, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG) Steven Carr, Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG) John Jennings | |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier is alone and drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Gordon Mitchell | 48-45 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bradley Avery - foul #1 on Bradley Avery, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse (SF) Roy Olivier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood (PF) Gene Jiminez | |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Moore | 48-49 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse loses the dribble to Randy Tittle in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Mitchell picks off the pass by Kenneth Wood | 48-49 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse can't finish the layup | 48-49 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank McElrath | 48-49 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 48-49 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney tips it in | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Vidal (tiring) 5 pts. C - Bradley Avery (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank McElrath (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wood (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Mahaney (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-51 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Mitchell | 54-51 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath slams it home on a nice dish by Randy Tittle | 54-53 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Robert Gorman, Gordon Mitchell, Jacob Jesse, William Vidal, Bradley Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Frank McElrath, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Morgan - foul #5 on Robert Morgan, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG) Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor is whistled for traveling | 54-54 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ricky Taylor | 54-54 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Barrett is called for the reach on Roy Olivier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Barrett, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) Christopher Macy | |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Garrison | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Taylor | 57-56 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Gene Jiminez steals the ball from Kenneth Jones | 57-59 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jennings | 57-62 |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by John McAbier - foul #2 on John McAbier, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF) Steven Carr, Roy Olivier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Walter Johnson (PF) John McAbier, John Jennings, Benjamin Barrett, Gene Jiminez | |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Stevens is called for the reach on George Moore - foul #1 on Scott Stevens, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown (PG) Ricky Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:39 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown loses the dribble to Rafael Garrison | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Don Brown (fresh) SG - Gordon Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Macy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 03:19 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Scott Stevens | 58-64 |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Don Brown can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Macy | 58-66 |
| 02:36 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Bradley Avery (PF) Don Brown, Gordon Mitchell, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), John Jennings (SG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Lawrence Mahaney swats the short shot by Scott Stevens | 58-66 |
| 02:20 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens hits the follow up shot | 60-66 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), William Vidal (PF) Ricky Taylor, Scott Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez (PF) Kenneth Wood | |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 60-66 |
| 02:02 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Steven Carr | 60-66 |
| 02:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse (SF) William Vidal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Christopher Macy (SF) John McAbier, Benjamin Barrett | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Bradley Avery, Roy Olivier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Rafael Garrison (C) John Jennings, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the shot in the paint | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Randy Tittle - foul #3 on Randy Tittle, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 01:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy travels with the ball | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses the shot from just outside the lane | 62-68 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens can't tip it in | 62-68 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens tips it in | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Stevens - foul #2 on Scott Stevens, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Randy Tittle is called for the reach on Robert Gorman - foul #4 on Randy Tittle, team foul #12 | 64-70 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Mitchell - foul #1 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Kenneth Wood (C) George Moore, Christopher Macy, Rafael Garrison | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 65-71 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Gorman | 68-71 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Rafael Garrison (C) Benjamin Barrett, Gene Jiminez | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Gorman - foul #3 on Robert Gorman, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (SF) George Moore | |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett is hacked by Robert Gorman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Gorman, team foul #12 | 68-73 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-75 |