| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 31-33 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page's pass is intercepted by Wayne Darby | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF) William Holt | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, John Mund | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (PF) William Siegrist, Wayne Darby | |
| 18:10 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | John Haney hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Albert Clark is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 17:31 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Dustin Cowan | 31-37 |
| 16:45 | Columbia | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Dustin Cowan | 31-37 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Chrisman - foul #1 on Carl Chrisman, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Wayne Darby (PF) Dustin Cowan, Albert Clark, Charles Furman | |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:08 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Holt | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Dudley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is fouled on the floor by Carl Chrisman - foul #2 on Carl Chrisman, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Larry Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 34-37 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | Gary Burnett is called for the reach on Derek Gayton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | John Haney knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 34-39 |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett comes up short on the shot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | William Siegrist gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Derek Gayton lays it in on a great pass from William Siegrist and he's hacked by Gary Burnett - foul #3 on Gary Burnett, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), John Foor (PF) Bruce Page, William Holt | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (PF) William Siegrist, Wayne Darby | |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Charles Furman grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Albert Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:17 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 34-44 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Albert Clark | 34-44 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Albert Clark is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 34-44 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Derek Gayton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Apodaca | 34-46 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Clark - foul #1 on Albert Clark, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Larry Frank (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Larry Briscoe, Paul Williams, John Foor, John Mund | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, Charles Furman, John Haney | |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman is hacked by Larry Frank in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Frank, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF) Gary Burnett | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:24 | Columbia | The jump hook by William Siegrist is blocked by Robert Jones | 37-46 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Frank | 39-48 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | Tyler Ward takes the ball from Carl Chrisman in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-48 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Wayne Darby snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Columbia | William Siegrist clanks a jump hook from the left block | 39-48 |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-48 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page tips it back up and in | 41-48 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank loses the dribble to Stephen Dudley | 41-48 |
| 10:32 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by William Siegrist - foul #2 on William Siegrist, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Paul Williams (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Charles Furman (PF), John Haney (C) Dustin Cowan, William Siegrist, Carl Chrisman, Wayne Darby, Stephen Dudley | |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:26 | Columbia | Charles Furman gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | John Haney comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 10:08 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | John Haney clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Furman - foul #2 on Charles Furman, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG) Larry Briscoe | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Irvin Pittman (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Timothy Jasper (C) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, Charles Furman, John Haney | |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Timothy Jasper | 47-49 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper banks in the layup | 47-51 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Gayton steps in front of the John Foor pass | 47-51 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Derek Gayton blows the layup | 47-51 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Paul Suda | 50-51 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is hacked by Paul Suda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Suda, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Frank (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Paul Suda, Paul Williams, John Foor, John Mund | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF), Stephen Dudley (PF) Irvin Pittman, Wayne Darby | |
| 07:46 | Columbia | William Holt is called for the reach on William Siegrist - foul #1 on William Holt, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Derek Gayton, Carl Chrisman, Timothy Jasper | |
| 07:46 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:46 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits a jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-53 |
| 07:08 | Columbia | John Haney can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 55-53 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley lays it up and in | 55-55 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Albert Clark is called for the reach on Gary Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Clark, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Paul Williams (SF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Charles Furman (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Timothy Jasper (C) Albert Clark, William Siegrist, Paul Apodaca, Stephen Dudley, John Haney | |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the tip | 55-55 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 55-55 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-55 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Wayne Darby clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is hacked by Dustin Cowan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Cowan, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (PF) Larry Briscoe, Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Stephen Dudley (PF), John Haney (C) Dustin Cowan, Carl Chrisman, Wayne Darby, Timothy Jasper | |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Stephen Dudley - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Tyler Ward (SF) John Agarwal, Larry Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG) Charles Furman | |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is hacked by Paul Apodaca - foul #2 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Robert Jones (C) Paul Suda, John Mund | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Clark | 58-57 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Dudley - foul #1 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) John Foor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Darby (PF) Stephen Dudley | |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:34 | Columbia | John Mund blocks the jumper by Albert Clark | 60-57 |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Albert Clark snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Mund (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Apodaca | 60-59 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | John Haney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-59 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones clanks a jumper in the lane | 62-59 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Derek Gayton pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Albert Clark hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Haney | 62-61 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward tips it in | 64-61 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF) Tyler Ward, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) Albert Clark | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Gary Burnett | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #4 on Gary Burnett, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is hacked by Derek Gayton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derek Gayton, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), John Foor (PF) Gary Burnett, William Holt | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is hacked by Paul Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Williams, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), William Holt (PF) Larry Frank, John Foor | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Gayton - foul #2 on Derek Gayton, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), John Foor (PF) Gary Burnett, William Holt | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 68-64 |