| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Garf Szymkowski (fresh) SG - David Moore (fresh) SF - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fresh) C - Brian Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Chad Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Bryan Lubinsky - foul #1 on Bryan Lubinsky, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | David Moore clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines's layup is rejected by Brian Gray | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Brian Gray misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Brian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Brian Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Garf Szymkowski steals the ball from Randall Murray in the backcourt | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Jason Williams's pass is intercepted by David Moore | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the finger roll set up by David Moore | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Brian Gray takes the ball from Paul Mathieu | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | David Moore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Knight - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Chad Smith clanks a runner in the paint | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Chad Smith denies the turnaround by Brian Gray | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 6-7 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | David Moore is called for the reach on Richard Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (PG), Paul Albertson (SF), Alonzo Woody (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Garf Szymkowski, Lawrence Thompson, Bryan Lubinsky, Brian Gray | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky (PF) David Moore | |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Richard Knight - foul #2 on Richard Knight, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Melvin Randall (fresh) SG - Alonzo Woody (fresh) SF - Paul Albertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fairly fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is fouled on the floor by Edgar Eichner - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Marcus Ludwig, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski (PG), David Moore (SG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Brian Gray (C) Melvin Randall, Alonzo Woody, Bryan Lubinsky, Edgar Eichner | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the jumper in the paint | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | William Parker gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu and he's hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody (PF) Paul Albertson | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | David Moore is hacked by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Lawrence Thompson, Brian Gray | |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | David Moore hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Randall | 11-12 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski is fouled on the floor by Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (SF), Bryan Lubinsky (PF) Garf Szymkowski, David Moore | |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Lubinsky | 11-15 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Randall Murray is blocked by Edgar Eichner | 11-15 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Randall Murray steps in front of the Melvin Randall pass | 11-15 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Bryan Lubinsky takes the ball from William Parker in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (tiring) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Melvin Randall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Woody (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fairly fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Edgar Eichner - foul #2 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski (PG), David Moore (SG), Paul Albertson (SF), Brian Gray (C) Melvin Randall, Alonzo Woody, Lawrence Thompson, Edgar Eichner | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | David Moore is hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) William Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Chad Smith scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Vernon Fletcher | 14-18 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Bradley Dunning takes the ball from Brian Gray | 14-18 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on a shot from the left side | 14-18 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Vernon Fletcher steals it from David Moore | 14-18 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-18 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Garf Szymkowski | 14-21 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 18-24 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky is called for traveling | 18-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (PG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Alonzo Woody (PF) Garf Szymkowski, Paul Albertson, Bryan Lubinsky | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones lays it in uncontested | 20-24 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | William Parker gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Melvin Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Woody (fresh) C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | David Moore gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski (PG), Paul Albertson (PF) Melvin Randall, David Moore | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu loses the dribble to Garf Szymkowski in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 20-24 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Paul Albertson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 20-24 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Alonzo Woody | 20-24 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Paul Mathieu steals it from Garf Szymkowski | 20-24 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Jason Williams loses the dribble to Garf Szymkowski | 20-24 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Brian Gray misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Richard Knight loses the dribble to Garf Szymkowski | 20-24 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski is hacked by William Parker - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Moore (SG), Melvin Randall (SF), Bryan Lubinsky (PF) Alonzo Woody, Lawrence Thompson, Paul Albertson | |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Fletcher | 23-25 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Lubinsky | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fairly fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Garf Szymkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Melvin Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Lubinsky (fairly fresh) C - Brian Gray (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Chad Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Garf Szymkowski, Brian Gray | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Melvin Randall steals it from Bradley Dunning in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Randall Murray is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Paul Albertson (SF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 23-27 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Richard Knight is called for the reach on Melvin Randall - foul #3 on Richard Knight, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Richard Knight, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alonzo Woody (SG) David Moore | |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Melvin Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Bryan Lubinsky hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Albertson | 27-31 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Lubinsky - foul #2 on Bryan Lubinsky, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski (PG), Lawrence Thompson (SF) Melvin Randall, Paul Albertson | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Edgar Eichner - foul #3 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Gray (C) Edgar Eichner | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randall Murray - foul #2 on Randall Murray, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Moore (SG) Alonzo Woody | |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski is hacked by Paul Mathieu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Randall (SF), Paul Albertson (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Bryan Lubinsky | |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Garf Szymkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Randall - foul #1 on Melvin Randall, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 31-33 |