| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Caron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Walker | 28-33 |
| 19:27 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Boyle takes the ball from Dennis Seguin | 28-33 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth loses the dribble to Dennis Seguin | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin lays it up and in | 30-33 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Caron is called for the reach on Dingbang Kung in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Caron, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF) Joseph Caron | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Moss swats the short shot by Gordon Helmuth | 30-33 |
| 18:49 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Kung - foul #1 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG), Heriberto Camacho (PF), Larry Earls (C) Stephen Crowder, Daniel McClung, Micheal Tobias | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| 18:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:07 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Seguin is called for the reach on Stephen Boyle - foul #3 on Dennis Seguin, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (SG) Dennis Seguin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gordon Helmuth | 32-35 |
| 17:38 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Boyle is called for the reach on Herbert Byrd - foul #1 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Noah Richie (PF) Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 17:20 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls buries a jump hook from the right block | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG) Eric Moss | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:53 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Moore swats the layup by Stephen Crowder | 34-35 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle tips it home | 34-37 |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Anthony Wise, Heriberto Camacho, Larry Earls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) James Belin, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it in | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Herbert Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Crowder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dingbang Kung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Micheal Tobias | 38-39 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:50 | Southern Methodist | Dingbang Kung picks off the pass by Stephen Crowder | 38-39 |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Crowder steals the ball from Dingbang Kung | 38-39 |
| 14:27 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder jams it | 40-39 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel McClung - foul #2 on Daniel McClung, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Anthony Wise (SG), Joseph Caron (SF), Mark Hebron (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Herbert Byrd, Stephen Crowder, Eric Moss, Daniel McClung, Micheal Tobias | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), James Belin (SG), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, Dingbang Kung, Kevin Walker | |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:52 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Floyd Moore | 40-40 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Seguin - foul #4 on Dennis Seguin, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG) Dennis Seguin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (PF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 13:01 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Hebron | 42-42 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Noah Richie is blocked by Heriberto Camacho | 42-42 |
| 12:51 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:24 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron's pass is intercepted by Darrin McWhinney | 42-42 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 12:04 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:53 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Crowder (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Caron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hebron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Camacho (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Belin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fairly fresh) C - Floyd Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Wise - foul #2 on Anthony Wise, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Anthony Wise, Stephen Crowder, Mark Hebron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Kevin Walker (C) Gordon Helmuth, Floyd Moore | |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Belin - foul #2 on James Belin, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Noah Richie | |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung's pass is intercepted by Micheal Tobias | 45-43 |
| 10:21 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Elijah swats the short shot by Joseph Caron | 45-43 |
| 10:19 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Caron - foul #4 on Joseph Caron, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG) Joseph Caron | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:50 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah drills a runner in the lane set up by Stephen Boyle | 45-46 |
| 09:15 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss scores on a shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin's pass is intercepted by Daniel McClung | 47-46 |
| 08:32 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-46 |
| 08:30 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Larry Earls (C) Herbert Byrd, Micheal Tobias | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Earls - foul #1 on Larry Earls, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron (PF) Daniel McClung | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:47 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gordon Helmuth | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fresh) SG - Stephen Crowder (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Moss (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Hebron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Earls (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dingbang Kung (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 1 pts. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is hacked by Anthony Wise in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Wise, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Joseph Caron (SF) Stephen Crowder, Eric Moss | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:16 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 07:15 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 06:56 | Southern Methodist | Noah Richie blocks the short jumper by Anthony Wise | 47-49 |
| 06:54 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 49-52 |
| 06:13 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Moore swats the layup by Joseph Caron | 49-52 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-54 |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Wise | 52-54 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie tips it home | 52-56 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG), Daniel McClung (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Anthony Wise, Mark Hebron, Larry Earls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth dunks the ball | 54-58 |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF) Herbert Byrd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-58 |
| 03:54 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 03:31 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron lays it in | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Caron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Eric Moss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Belin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho (C) Micheal Tobias | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Gordon Helmuth | |
| 02:53 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (SG) Eric Moss | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 02:36 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG), Micheal Tobias (C) Anthony Wise, Heriberto Camacho | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Daniel Clark | |
| 02:29 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Caron | 59-58 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 01:48 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Micheal Tobias - foul #2 on Micheal Tobias, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG) Herbert Byrd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin | |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:08 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 59-63 |
| 01:07 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel McClung | 59-63 |
| 00:50 | Southern Methodist | Kevin Walker denies the turnaround by Daniel McClung | 59-63 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel McClung - foul #3 on Daniel McClung, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Seguin - foul #5 on Dennis Seguin, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG) Dennis Seguin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Stephen Boyle | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:16 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Stephen Crowder | 59-65 |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Byrd is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Byrd, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-66 |