| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - James Parkman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lee Young (fresh) SG - Robert Roy (fresh) SF - Edgar Kennedy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (fresh) C - Thomas Hodge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Bledsoe - foul #1 on Lawrence Bledsoe, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Lafayette | Thomas Hodge misses the easy layup | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edgar Kennedy - foul #1 on Edgar Kennedy, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Thomas Hodge | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Kenneth Longley | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Lafayette | The pull-up jumper by Edgar Kennedy is blocked by James Parkman | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Longley | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Lafayette | Lee Young scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Hodge and the foul's on Kenneth Longley - foul #1 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Floyd Richards (SG), James Waller (SF), David Swader (C) Robert Roy, Edgar Kennedy, Thomas Hodge | |
| 17:52 | Lafayette | Lee Young makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Bledsoe in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | Lafayette | James Waller misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:37 | Lafayette | David Swader hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | David Swader is called for the reach on James Coyer - foul #1 on David Swader, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) James Coyer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Gregory (SG), Adam Redd (C) Lee Young, Lawrence Bledsoe | |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the lay-in | 6-7 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Thomas Kiely (PF) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (SG), Lester Bragg (SF), Thomas Hodge (C) Floyd Richards, James Waller, David Swader | |
| 16:37 | Lafayette | William Gregory is hacked by Floyd McNeil in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:25 | Lafayette | Adam Redd misses the floater from the right side | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Gregory - foul #1 on William Gregory, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Wagner (PG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) William Gregory, Lester Bragg, Adam Redd | |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Lafayette | Richard Wagner is hacked by Noah Ott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (C) Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 15:53 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kiely - foul #1 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd McNeil (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) C - James Coyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Richard Wagner (fresh) SG - Robert Roy (fresh) SF - Edgar Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hodge (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Hodge is called for the reach on Kenneth Longley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Hodge, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lester Bragg (SF), James Waller (C) Edgar Kennedy, Thomas Hodge | |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil's floater is tipped away by James Waller | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 14:59 | Lafayette | Robert Roy drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown is open and buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Zaharis | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Floyd Richards (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Adam Redd (C) Richard Wagner, Robert Roy, Lester Bragg, James Waller | |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Peterson and he's fouled by Adam Redd - foul #1 on Adam Redd, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:55 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-9 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Richards takes the ball from Roger Peterson | 14-9 |
| 13:41 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgar Kennedy, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Thomas Kiely (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (SG), William Gregory (SF), James Waller (PF), Thomas Hodge (C) Floyd Richards, Edgar Kennedy, Lawrence Bledsoe, Adam Redd | |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses badly on a floater from the right block | 14-9 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil hits the follow up shot | 16-9 |
| 13:15 | Lafayette | Lee Young scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Waller | 16-11 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Swader (PF) Lee Young | |
| 12:57 | Lafayette | William Gregory connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Waller | 16-13 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is fouled in the backcourt by William Gregory - foul #2 on William Gregory, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Kenneth Longley | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Floyd Richards (PG), Lester Bragg (SF) William Gregory, Thomas Hodge | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:38 | Lafayette | Robert Roy is whistled for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Wagner (PG), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) Robert Roy, David Swader | |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Floyd Richards - foul #1 on Floyd Richards, team foul #9 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Thomas Hodge (C) Floyd Richards, Lester Bragg | |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Heredia | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Noah Ott (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lee Young (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Richard Wagner (fairly fresh) SF - James Waller (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (tiring) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hodge (tiring) | |
| 11:41 | Lafayette | Noah Ott steps in front of the James Waller pass in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia is open and lays it up and in and he's fouled by Thomas Hodge - foul #2 on Thomas Hodge, team foul #10 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Thomas Kiely (PF) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Floyd Richards (PG), Robert Roy (SG), Adam Redd (C) Lee Young, Richard Wagner, Thomas Hodge | |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses the free throw | 23-13 |
| 11:25 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 11:03 | Lafayette | Robert Roy is fouled on the floor by Floyd McNeil - foul #2 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Floyd McNeil, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 10:41 | Lafayette | James Waller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely is fouled on the floor by Adam Redd - foul #2 on Adam Redd, team foul #11 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), James Coyer (C) Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), David Swader (C) Floyd Richards, Adam Redd | |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 10:28 | Lafayette | David Swader gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 10:12 | Lafayette | Robert Roy hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-15 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer can't finish the layup | 24-15 |
| 10:01 | Lafayette | Lee Young gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 09:44 | Lafayette | James Waller misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-15 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 09:37 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Robert Roy | 24-15 |
| 09:17 | Lafayette | Robert Roy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-15 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-15 |
| 08:55 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Thomas Kiely, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Floyd Richards (PG), Richard Wagner (SG), Lester Bragg (SF) Lee Young, Robert Roy, James Waller | |
| 08:39 | Lafayette | Richard Wagner loses the ball out of bounds | 24-15 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-15 |
| 08:23 | Lafayette | Lester Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 07:55 | Lafayette | Lester Bragg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-15 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia travels with the ball | 24-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (SG), James Waller (C) Richard Wagner, David Swader | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Noah Ott (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Roger Peterson (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Parkman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Floyd Richards (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Roy (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Lester Bragg (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (tired) 3 reb. C - James Waller (tiring) | |
| 07:22 | Lafayette | James Waller loses the dribble to James Parkman | 24-15 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Roy is called for the reach on Roger Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Roy, team foul #12 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG) Floyd Richards | |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:12 | Lafayette | Lee Young is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Longley - foul #2 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Kenneth Longley | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 06:55 | Lafayette | Robert Roy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-15 |
| 06:53 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 06:35 | Lafayette | James Waller is fouled on the floor by Andre Brown - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #7 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Floyd Richards (SG), David Swader (C) Robert Roy, Lester Bragg | |
| 06:35 | Lafayette | James Waller makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:35 | Lafayette | James Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 06:16 | Lafayette | Lee Young snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:01 | Lafayette | Floyd Richards makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Waller - foul #1 on James Waller, team foul #13 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Leroy Tschida, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Wagner (PG) Lee Young | |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:45 | Lafayette | Noah Ott is called for the reach on Floyd Richards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Noah Ott, team foul #8 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Noah Ott | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 05:45 | Lafayette | Floyd Richards makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:45 | Lafayette | Floyd Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (SG) Floyd Richards | |
| 05:26 | Lafayette | The short jumper by David Swader is denied by Michael Heredia | 27-19 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | David Swader swats the short shot by Michael Heredia | 27-19 |
| 05:15 | Lafayette | James Waller grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 05:11 | Lafayette | Richard Wagner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the jumper from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 04:54 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses short on a shot in the paint | 27-22 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan can't tip it in | 27-22 |
| 04:35 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:30 | Lafayette | Thomas Kiely swats the layup by Robert Roy | 27-22 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Bledsoe - foul #2 on Lawrence Bledsoe, team foul #14 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), James Coyer (C) Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Floyd Richards (SG), Lester Bragg (SF) Richard Wagner, Robert Roy, Lawrence Bledsoe | |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Lee Young is hacked by Leroy Tschida - foul #1 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Gregory (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Adam Redd (PF), Thomas Hodge (C) Floyd Richards, Lester Bragg, James Waller, David Swader | |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Lee Young makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Lee Young makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:31 | Lafayette | Adam Redd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (tiring) 8 pts. C - James Parkman (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lee Young (tired) 7 pts. SG - William Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Redd (fresh) C - Thomas Hodge (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy makes the floater from the right wing set up by William Gregory | 29-26 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the lay-in | 29-26 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Brown | 29-26 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman tips it in | 31-26 |
| 02:33 | Lafayette | Kenneth Longley steals the ball from Lee Young | 31-26 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott lays it in set up by Kenneth Longley | 33-26 |
| 02:16 | Lafayette | Thomas Hodge misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #3 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), James Coyer (C) Floyd McNeil, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Floyd Richards (PG), Robert Roy (SG) Lee Young, William Gregory | |
| 02:16 | Lafayette | Thomas Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:16 | Lafayette | Thomas Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:16 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 01:51 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy is hacked by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #11 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Kenneth Longley, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 01:51 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:51 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Richards - foul #2 on Floyd Richards, team foul #15 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Waller (PF) Adam Redd | |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:13 | Lafayette | Thomas Hodge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) James Coyer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Wagner (PG) Robert Roy | |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia loses the dribble to Edgar Kennedy | 37-28 |
| 00:51 | Lafayette | Floyd Richards clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-28 |
| 00:49 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 00:39 | Lafayette | James Waller's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Tiernan | 37-28 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Gregory (SG), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) Floyd Richards, James Waller | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott is fouled on the floor by William Gregory - foul #3 on William Gregory, team foul #16 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Floyd Richards (SG) William Gregory | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:21 | Lafayette | Richard Wagner double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Noah Ott | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Floyd Richards grabs the board | 39-28 |