| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle drills a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rafael Garrison | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs loses the dribble to George Moore | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Abel Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith is hacked by Christopher Macy - foul #1 on Christopher Macy, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Randy Tittle | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Abel Reed | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison's pass is intercepted by Maurice Keith | 6-3 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski dunks the ball on a great pass from Maurice Keith | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-5 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | George Moore steps in front of the Maurice Keith pass in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #1 on Randall Hooker, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), John Jennings (SG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), David Ervin (SF), Bobby Young (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | William Carbone pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | John Jennings steals it from David Ervin | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) SG - John Jennings (fresh) SF - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) PF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) SF - David Ervin (fresh) PF - Bobby Young (fresh) C - William Carbone (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John McAbier | 12-5 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Benjamin Barrett is called for the reach on David Ervin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Barrett, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | William Carbone hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-5 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | William Carbone hits the follow up shot | 12-7 |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | David Ervin grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | William Carbone tips it back up and in | 12-9 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Young is called for the reach on Kenneth Wood - foul #1 on Bobby Young, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF) John McAbier, Benjamin Barrett, Kenneth Wood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Mikel Stroinski, David Ervin, Bobby Young, William Carbone | |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Moore | 15-9 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker's pass is intercepted by Frank McElrath | 15-9 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Rudolph Perry - foul #1 on Rudolph Perry, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG) John Jennings | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Maurice Keith (SF) Heath Suggs, Robert Herman | |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Wenskoski | 17-9 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Randy Tittle is called for the reach on Abel Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Tittle, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Mahaney | 17-9 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath's pass is intercepted by Abel Reed | 17-9 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Abel Reed can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Mahaney - foul #1 on Lawrence Mahaney, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) George Moore, Frank McElrath, Walter Johnson, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), Bobby Young (PF), David Ervin (C) Rudolph Perry, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison banks in the layup set up by John McAbier | 19-10 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Abel Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SG) Randy Tittle | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Maurice Keith | |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Bobby Young grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Bobby Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses the tip | 19-10 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses badly on a shot from the right block | 19-10 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison tips it in | 21-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Barrett (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Wood (fairly fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) SG - Mikel Stroinski (fairly fresh) SF - David Ervin (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Young (fairly fresh) C - William Carbone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | William Carbone makes the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Herman | 21-12 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Herman is called for the reach on John McAbier - foul #1 on Robert Herman, team foul #4 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, John Jennings, Benjamin Barrett, Kenneth Wood, Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, David Ervin, Bobby Young, William Carbone | |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-12 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Keith | 23-15 |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath is whistled for a carry | 23-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez (PF) Walter Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith loses the dribble to George Moore | 23-15 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore double dribbles | 23-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Christopher Macy (SF) George Moore, Frank McElrath | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (PG), Robert Herman (SF) Abel Reed, Maurice Keith | |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Lawrence Mahaney blocks the short jumper by Robert Herman | 23-15 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs tips it in | 23-17 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings clanks a floater from the left side | 23-17 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy tips it in | 25-17 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (SG), Walter Johnson (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) Randy Tittle, Gene Jiminez, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), William Carbone (PF) Heath Suggs, James Wenskoski | |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rudolph Perry | 27-20 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Mikel Stroinski is called for the reach on John Jennings - foul #1 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Frank McElrath (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) John Jennings, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Maurice Keith (SF), Bobby Young (PF), David Ervin (C) Mikel Stroinski, Rudolph Perry, William Carbone, Randall Hooker | |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Abel Reed picks off the pass by Rafael Garrison | 27-20 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Robert Herman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Abel Reed | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) SF - Frank McElrath (fresh) PF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) PF - Bobby Young (fresh) C - David Ervin (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood drills a jumper from the right block | 29-22 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Bobby Young misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath tips it home | 31-22 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath is fouled on the floor by Bobby Young - foul #2 on Bobby Young, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), John Jennings (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Benjamin Barrett, Frank McElrath, Kenneth Wood, Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), James Wenskoski (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Robert Herman, Bobby Young, David Ervin | |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Wenskoski - foul #1 on James Wenskoski, team foul #7 | 31-22 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | John Jennings is called for the reach on Heath Suggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #5 | 33-22 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Mahaney - foul #2 on Lawrence Mahaney, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG) Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski tips it in | 33-24 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Moore | 36-24 |
| 05:11 | East Carolina | Randy Tittle is called for the reach on Heath Suggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Tittle, team foul #7 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) Randy Tittle, Gene Jiminez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Randall Hooker (C) Mikel Stroinski, William Carbone | |
| 05:11 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Hooker swats the short shot by Walter Johnson | 36-24 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Maurice Keith | 36-26 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Abel Reed knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Heath Suggs | 36-29 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-29 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses long on an open shot from the left side but the foul's on Rafael Garrison - foul #1 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #8 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) George Moore, John Jennings, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Bobby Young (SF) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith | |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) SF - Frank McElrath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Young (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Hooker (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Herman picks off the pass by Lawrence Mahaney | 36-30 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Robert Herman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Wood - foul #1 on Kenneth Wood, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), John Jennings (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF) Benjamin Barrett, Frank McElrath, Kenneth Wood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG), David Ervin (PF), William Carbone (C) Bobby Young, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | William Carbone snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | William Carbone hits the finger roll | 36-33 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John McAbier | 38-33 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | David Ervin misses the easy open layup | 38-33 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Mikel Stroinski is called for the reach on John Jennings - foul #2 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #8 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) John McAbier, Randy Tittle, Gene Jiminez, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), Bobby Young (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Mikel Stroinski, Rudolph Perry, Robert Herman, David Ervin, William Carbone | |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Bobby Young can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on George Moore - foul #1 on George Moore, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson (PF) John Jennings | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Bobby Young makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Bobby Young makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Young | 38-35 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Benjamin Barrett is called for the reach on Heath Suggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Barrett, team foul #11 | 38-35 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Kenneth Wood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SF) Maurice Keith | |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Bobby Young comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-37 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Young steals it from Walter Johnson | 38-37 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Lawrence Mahaney steals the ball from Heath Suggs | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-37 |