| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Parkman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Boyer takes the ball from Floyd McNeil | 37-39 |
| 19:45 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer banks in the layup | 37-41 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Davis (C) Gerald Mead | |
| 19:15 | Ohio | James Mattson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Parkman - foul #2 on James Parkman, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Noah Ott, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 19:15 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:15 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Greg Davis blocks the short jumper by James Coyer | 37-43 |
| 19:00 | Ohio | James Mattson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is hacked by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SF) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Alfred Chou (PF), Kenneth Eicher (C) Jesse Smith, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson | |
| 18:46 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses long on a floater in the lane | 37-43 |
| 18:23 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 18:17 | Ohio | Ralph Zaharis picks off the pass by Greg Davis in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Zaharis | 39-43 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Leroy Tschida is called for the reach on Edmund Roark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Thomas Kiely (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Nicholas Tiernan, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Gerald Mead (C) Edmund Roark, Greg Davis, Alfred Chou | |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Mead takes the ball from Roger Peterson | 39-46 |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Gerald Mead drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Bronsky | 39-48 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Benton is called for the reach on Floyd McNeil in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Benton, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Roger Peterson, Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Mattson (PF) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman tips it in | 41-48 |
| 16:53 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #3 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF) Floyd McNeil | |
| Subs | Ohio | Alfred Chou (C) Gerald Mead | |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Jesse Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 16:47 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:41 | Ohio | The jump hook by Mathew Patenaude is blocked by James Parkman | 41-48 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Alfred Chou | 41-48 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Andre Brown - foul #2 on Andre Brown, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Edmund Roark (SG), Greg Davis (C) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Alfred Chou | |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Edmund Roark - foul #2 on Edmund Roark, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Leroy Tschida (SF), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Mead (C) Raymond Boyer | |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noah Ott (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Davis (fairly fresh) PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio | Andre Brown takes the ball from James Mattson | 43-48 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 43-48 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida tips it in | 45-48 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 14:51 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Robert Benton hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 14:32 | Ohio | Gerald Mead gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Noah Ott steps in front of the Edmund Roark pass | 48-48 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses the lay-in | 48-48 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Robert Benton gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Gerald Mead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 13:59 | Ohio | Greg Davis grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 13:40 | Ohio | Edmund Roark clanks a floater from the left block | 48-48 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Edmund Roark gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | Greg Davis can't connect on a runner near the basket | 48-48 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-48 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Greg Davis pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Parkman (C) Noah Ott, Leroy Tschida, Andre Brown, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Alfred Chou (PF), Kenneth Eicher (C) Robert Benton, Edmund Roark, Greg Davis, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| 12:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Longley is called for the reach on Jesse Smith - foul #4 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG) Kenneth Longley | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Jesse Smith knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 11:47 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Alfred Chou | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - James Parkman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Chou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Eicher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Alfred Chou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Thomas Kiely (PF), James Coyer (C) Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Tschida | 50-50 |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-50 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Mattson (PF) Kenneth Eicher | |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer is hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #4 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Parkman (C) Floyd McNeil, Thomas Kiely, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Wilson (SG) Kenneth Bronsky | |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman is hacked by Alfred Chou in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Chou, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Mattson - foul #1 on James Mattson, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Mead (C) Alfred Chou | |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:10 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jesse Smith | 51-52 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan is open and lays it up and in | 53-52 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is hacked by Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), James Coyer (PF) Leroy Tschida, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Greg Davis (PF), Kenneth Eicher (C) Jesse Smith, Timothy Wilson, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF) Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer is fouled on the floor by James Parkman - foul #3 on James Parkman, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Alfred Chou (C) Mathew Patenaude, Greg Davis | |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is hacked by Edmund Roark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edmund Roark, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG), Andre Brown (PF) Noah Ott, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Kenneth Bronsky | |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely drills a runner from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 08:18 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Zaharis | 55-53 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Greg Davis (C) Mathew Patenaude, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Zaharis | 58-53 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is hacked by Leroy Tschida in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses long on a shot from the left side | 58-54 |
| 07:37 | Ohio | Edmund Roark grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Noah Ott (tired) 11 pts. 4 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Davis (tired) 2 reb. C - Alfred Chou (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Boyer | 58-57 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Chou - foul #2 on Alfred Chou, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF), James Coyer (C) Noah Ott, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Timothy Wilson (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Greg Davis, Alfred Chou | |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:13 | Ohio | Robert Benton's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Benton picks off the pass by Ralph Zaharis | 60-57 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Robert Benton hits the finger roll | 60-59 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown blows the layup | 60-59 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil tips it home | 62-59 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Robert Benton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Andre Brown | 65-61 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Robert Benton is fouled in the backcourt by James Coyer - foul #1 on James Coyer, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, Andre Brown, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Mattson (PF), Greg Davis (C) Timothy Wilson, Raymond Boyer, Kenneth Eicher, Gerald Mead | |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Robert Benton misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Robert Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is fouled on the floor by James Mattson - foul #2 on James Mattson, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Alfred Chou (C) Robert Benton | |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:27 | Ohio | James Mattson is open and lays it up and in set up by Edmund Roark | 67-64 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Parkman (C) Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Raymond Boyer (SF) Edmund Roark, Greg Davis | |
| 05:06 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Eicher (C) Mathew Patenaude, Alfred Chou | |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Boyer - foul #2 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil grabs the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 68-64 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil tips it in | 70-64 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | Jesse Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Kenneth Longley is called for the reach on Jesse Smith - foul #5 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG), Greg Davis (SF), Alfred Chou (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andre Brown | 70-64 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is fouled on the floor by Gerald Mead - foul #1 on Gerald Mead, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (PF) Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG) Jesse Smith | |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Zaharis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Davis (tired) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Chou (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Mead (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Robert Benton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Robert Benton | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alfred Chou - foul #3 on Alfred Chou, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), James Coyer (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:11 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is hacked by Leroy Tschida in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #12 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Thomas Kiely (PF) Leroy Tschida, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 02:55 | Ohio | Alfred Chou is open and lays it up and in | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Mathew Patenaude is called for the reach on Noah Ott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF), Kenneth Eicher (PF) Greg Davis, Alfred Chou | |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Gerald Mead drills a floater in the paint set up by Edmund Roark | 76-70 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis's pass is intercepted by Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edmund Roark | 76-73 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses the jump hook in the paint | 76-73 |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | Edmund Roark hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 76-76 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #13 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Roger Peterson, Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), James Mattson (PF) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Eicher | |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is fouled on the floor by Andre Brown - foul #3 on Andre Brown, team foul #14 | 76-76 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-76 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 76-78 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the follow up shot | 78-78 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Zaharis - foul #2 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #15 | 78-78 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:18 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown gets the rebound | 78-79 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-79 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Brown | 78-79 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Noah Ott | 80-79 |
| 00:50 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 80-82 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Zaharis | 83-82 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-82 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Jesse Smith can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 83-82 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil pulls down the rebound | 83-82 |