| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Frank Westra connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 31-23 |
| 19:23 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-23 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Grimes steps in front of the Dingbang Kung pass | 37-23 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Adams | 37-25 |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is fouled on the floor by Carl Grimes - foul #1 on Carl Grimes, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF), Billy Bailey (C) Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland | |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 37-25 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 37-25 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Frank Westra hits the follow up shot | 37-27 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker can't tip it in | 37-27 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Adams | 37-27 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-27 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Grimes steps in front of the James Belin pass | 37-27 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Frank Westra can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #3 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (C) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, James Melara, Billy Bailey | |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Clark | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Frank Westra scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney and he's fouled by Frank Westra - foul #3 on Frank Westra, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Palma (C) Frank Westra | |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-32 |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd Moore | 43-32 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dingbang Kung | 46-32 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gordon Helmuth | 46-32 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (SF), Billy Bailey (PF) Paul Hardy, James Paul, Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland | |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled on the floor by James Melara - foul #2 on James Melara, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker blows the layup | 46-32 |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it back up and in | 48-32 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Adams | 48-34 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Palma blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Elijah | 48-34 |
| 12:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Melara and the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #4 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Floyd Moore, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Daryl Lofland (C) James Melara, Billy Bailey, Timothy Palma | |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses the free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-36 |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dingbang Kung | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carl Grimes | 53-39 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 53-39 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie can't tip it in | 53-39 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Adams | 53-41 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth drills a 3 from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Westra | 56-41 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Floyd Moore (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Timothy Palma (C) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland | |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Hardy | 56-43 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 58-43 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Frank Westra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-43 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Frank Westra tips it but misses | 58-43 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore's floater is tipped away by Frank Westra | 58-43 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Frank Westra pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Frank Westra is whistled for traveling | 58-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Daniel Clark (PF) Gordon Helmuth, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF) James Paul, James Melara, Frank Westra | |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Belin and he's hacked by Raymond Barr - foul #2 on Raymond Barr, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Stephen Boyle, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG) Paul Hardy | |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Belin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes double dribbles | 61-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (C) Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) Timothy Palma | |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (SF) James Belin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Adams is called for the reach on Daniel Clark - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Robert Adams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-43 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Robert Adams snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr's pass is intercepted by Noah Richie | 62-43 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle tips it home | 64-43 |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dingbang Kung | 64-43 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses short on a shot in the paint | 64-43 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #4 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Daryl Lofland steps in front of the Noah Richie pass | 64-45 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | James Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF) Raymond Barr | |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Paul - foul #2 on James Paul, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Paul | 65-45 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | James Paul misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Belin - foul #2 on James Belin, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | James Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 65-46 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | James Melara blows the layup | 65-46 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 65-46 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie tips it home | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Belin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Noah Richie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Paul (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Melara (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | James Melara hits a turnaround in the lane | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie is called for traveling | 67-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) Billy Bailey | |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Daniel Clark steals the ball from Paul Hardy | 67-48 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | James Melara grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses the dunk | 67-48 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd Moore | 67-48 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is hacked by James Paul - foul #3 on James Paul, team foul #9 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) James Paul | |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Lane | 67-51 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore misses the dunk | 67-51 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Daryl Lofland | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | James Melara misses the floater from the baseline | 67-51 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd Moore | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Belin | 69-51 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | James Melara blows the dunk | 69-51 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the lay-in | 69-51 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin tips it but misses | 69-51 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland grabs the board | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Moore | 69-51 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland tips it in | 69-53 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle runs out the clock | 69-53 |