| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Patrick Daniels (fresh) SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) SF - Eddie Livesay (fresh) PF - Cecil Harding (fresh) C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) SG - Barry Davis (fresh) SF - William King (fresh) PF - Steven Steele (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | William King is fouled on the floor by Eddie Livesay - foul #1 on Eddie Livesay, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | William King connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | San Jose State | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Barry Davis knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Smith | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding's pass is intercepted by Steven Steele | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits a turnaround in the paint set up by William King | 0-7 |
| 17:30 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 17:28 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding misses the tip | 0-7 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | William King drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Barry Davis | 0-9 |
| 16:45 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-9 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Barry Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-9 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-9 |
| 16:22 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay gets the rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:01 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Daniels | 2-9 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) SF - Eddie Livesay (fresh) PF - Cecil Harding (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | William King drills a shot from the right block set up by Robert Smith | 2-11 |
| 15:22 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-11 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Cecil Harding is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Cecil Harding, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Karle (PG), Merlin Degraff (SG), Robert Tyus (PF), Gary Ridout (C) Patrick Daniels, Christopher Montgomery, Cecil Harding, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Merlin Degraff is called for the reach on Barry Davis - foul #1 on Merlin Degraff, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) William King | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-11 |
| 14:43 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Merlin Degraff | 2-11 |
| 14:25 | San Jose State | Albert Tseng picks off the pass by Eddie Livesay | 2-11 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Stan Conley lays it in on a great pass from Albert Tseng | 2-13 |
| 14:09 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-13 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 2-13 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Barry Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-13 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | John Milan can't tip it in | 2-13 |
| 13:47 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Robert Tyus | 2-13 |
| 13:32 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 2-13 |
| 13:30 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay tips it home | 4-13 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Ridout - foul #1 on Gary Ridout, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG), Christopher Montgomery (SG), Cecil Harding (PF), Mark Thomas (C) William Karle, Eddie Livesay, Robert Tyus, Gary Ridout | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 13:04 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Montgomery | 7-15 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Steven Steele knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 7-17 |
| 12:24 | San Jose State | William King steals the ball from Christopher Montgomery | 7-17 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | William King blows the layup | 7-17 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Barry Davis can't tip it in | 7-17 |
| 12:03 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 11:50 | San Jose State | Barry Davis is called for the reach on Christopher Montgomery - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #1 | 7-17 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay (SF) Merlin Degraff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Livesay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Harding (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay's pass is intercepted by Stan Conley | 7-17 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the lay-in | 7-17 |
| 11:22 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 11:01 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Daniels | 9-17 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Stan Conley scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William King | 9-19 |
| 10:20 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery is hacked by Steven Steele - foul #1 on Steven Steele, team foul #2 | 9-19 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Tyus (PF) Cecil Harding | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Robert Smith | |
| 09:58 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels misses the jumper from the right side | 9-19 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 9-19 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | William King blows the layup but he's fouled by Eddie Livesay - foul #2 on Eddie Livesay, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Simmons (PG), William Karle (SG), Merlin Degraff (SF), Gary Ridout (C) Patrick Daniels, Christopher Montgomery, Eddie Livesay, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (PF) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | William King misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:43 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Gary Ridout | 9-19 |
| 09:25 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Barry Davis gets the rebound | 9-19 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-19 |
| 09:12 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 09:07 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff's pass is intercepted by Albert Tseng | 9-19 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | William King clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 08:54 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Gary Ridout | 9-19 |
| 08:38 | San Jose State | Robert Tyus knocks in the runner in the lane set up by William Karle | 11-19 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the shot from the left wing set up by Stan Conley | 11-21 |
| 07:56 | San Jose State | Merlin Degraff is fouled on the floor by Stan Conley - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG), Christopher Montgomery (SG), Cecil Harding (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Carl Simmons, William Karle, Robert Tyus, Gary Ridout | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, William King, John Milan | |
| 07:37 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 11-21 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Merlin Degraff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Harding (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Steven Steele knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 11-24 |
| 07:04 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-24 |
| 07:03 | San Jose State | Mark Thomas tips it but misses | 11-24 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Barry Davis gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 11-24 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis hits the follow up shot | 11-26 |
| 06:17 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #4 | 11-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Albert Tseng | |
| 06:17 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding misses the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 06:17 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 12-26 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 12-26 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Patrick Daniels - foul #1 on Patrick Daniels, team foul #6 | 12-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Goris (SF) Merlin Degraff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | William King hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 12-28 |
| 05:03 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Montgomery | 15-28 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a turnaround in the lane | 15-28 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it in | 15-30 |
| 04:22 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-30 |
| 04:21 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding grabs the offensive board | 15-30 |
| 04:02 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-30 |
| 04:01 | San Jose State | William Goris hits the follow up shot | 17-30 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #7 | 17-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Karle (PG), Merlin Degraff (SG), Eddie Livesay (SF), Robert Tyus (PF), Gary Ridout (C) Patrick Daniels, Christopher Montgomery, William Goris, Cecil Harding, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 03:18 | San Jose State | Albert Tseng is called for the reach on Robert Tyus - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #5 | 17-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Stan Conley | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - William Karle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merlin Degraff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Livesay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tyus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ridout (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Milan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | San Jose State | William Karle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-31 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 17-31 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 17-31 |
| 02:51 | San Jose State | Gary Ridout gets the rebound | 17-31 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | John Milan steps in front of the Robert Tyus pass | 17-31 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 17-33 |
| 02:00 | San Jose State | William Karle scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Livesay | 20-33 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | William Karle is called for the reach on William King - foul #1 on William Karle, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels (PG), Christopher Montgomery (SG), Cecil Harding (PF), Mark Thomas (C) William Karle, Merlin Degraff, Robert Tyus, Gary Ridout | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 01:25 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Harding | 23-35 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Stan Conley | 23-37 |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | Patrick Daniels's pass is intercepted by William King | 23-37 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | William King banks in the layup | 23-39 |
| 00:34 | San Jose State | Christopher Montgomery makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Patrick Daniels | 26-39 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 00:16 | San Jose State | Eddie Livesay snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:03 | San Jose State | Cecil Harding is fouled on the floor by Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #6 | 26-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Steven Steele blocks the short jumper by Mark Thomas | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 26-39 |