| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Grindle (fresh) PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Thompson | 29-32 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Derosier | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Spicer | 31-32 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 31-32 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 31-32 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Silvernail | 31-32 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry clanks a jump hook from the left block | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Lamb | 31-35 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Daniel Lamb - foul #3 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Martin Oehler (SF), Shaun Nix (PF), Walter Garten (C) William Spicer, David Grindle, Rubin Castanon, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF), Clarence O'Kell (C) Joseph Thompson, Daniel Lamb, Thomas Perry, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 33-35 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano drills a floater from the left side | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG) Charles Derosier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Hamilton steals it from James Adams | 35-35 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten lays it in | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shaun Nix (fresh) C - Walter Garten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | William Hamilton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Llewellyn | 37-38 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Elsea | 37-38 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano lays it in on a great pass from Martin Oehler | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | William Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Shaun Nix - foul #1 on Shaun Nix, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), David Grindle (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Stanley Soriano, James Adams, Martin Oehler, Shaun Nix, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG), Daniel Lamb (SG), Thomas Perry (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, Clarence O'Kell | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 3rd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 39-41 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Charles Derosier steals the ball from Thomas Perry | 39-41 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Derosier | 41-41 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range | 41-43 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Perry - foul #2 on Thomas Perry, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SF) David Grindle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF), James Shackelford (C) William Hamilton, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Perry | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Lamb | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Ovitz (fresh) PF - Rubin Castanon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-45 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | James Shackelford gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by William Spicer - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Thomas Perry | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt makes the jump hook in the paint | 42-47 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Elsea - foul #3 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix (C) Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | William Spicer is called for the reach on Joseph Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Spicer, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 44-47 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Alan Ovitz picks off the pass by Daniel Lamb | 44-47 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Engelhardt - foul #1 on Jason Engelhardt, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), David Grindle (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), Walter Garten (C) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), William Hamilton (SF), Thomas Perry (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Joseph Thompson, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, James Shackelford | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb is hacked by Walter Garten - foul #1 on Walter Garten, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), Robert Armstrong (C) Charles Derosier, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses the easy layup | 46-47 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-50 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | William Hamilton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Llewellyn | 46-53 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong is hacked by Ralph Silvernail - foul #1 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Shaun Nix (PF) Stanley Soriano, James Adams, David Grindle, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SG), Ralph Elsea (SF), James Shackelford (PF), Clarence O'Kell (C) John Llewellyn, Daniel Lamb, William Hamilton, Thomas Perry, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Garten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Nix (fresh) C - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Engelhardt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Shackelford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten is whistled for traveling | 46-53 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 46-53 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-53 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Spicer and the foul's on James Shackelford - foul #1 on James Shackelford, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF) Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (SG), William Hamilton (SF) Jason Engelhardt, James Shackelford | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 49-55 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by William Hamilton - foul #1 on William Hamilton, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG), Martin Oehler (C) Charles Derosier, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail (C) Clarence O'Kell | |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Silvernail | 50-55 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Spicer - foul #4 on William Spicer, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong (C) Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-57 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb's floater is tipped away by Rubin Castanon | 50-57 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rubin Castanon | 50-57 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer can't connect on a runner in the lane | 50-57 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Armstrong is blocked by Ralph Elsea | 50-57 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon gets the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong hits a floater from the right block set up by Rubin Castanon | 52-57 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), David Grindle (SF), Shaun Nix (PF) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SG), Thomas Perry (PF), Clarence O'Kell (C) Joseph Thompson, Daniel Lamb, William Hamilton, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 54-57 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses the tip | 54-57 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaun Nix (fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ralph Elsea (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry connects on the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Shaun Nix - foul #2 on Shaun Nix, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong (C) Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG) Ralph Elsea | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix travels with the ball | 54-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (PG), Walter Garten (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF) Stanley Soriano, David Grindle, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hamilton (SF) Jason Engelhardt | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | William Hamilton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), David Grindle (SF) James Adams, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) William Hamilton, Clarence O'Kell | |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 54-60 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hamilton (SF) John Llewellyn | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rubin Castanon | 54-60 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle is whistled for a carry | 54-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (SG) Jason Engelhardt | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Hamilton - foul #2 on William Hamilton, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | William Spicer picks off the pass by Joseph Thompson | 56-60 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier's pass is intercepted by William Hamilton | 56-60 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | William Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong banks in the layup and he's fouled by Ralph Silvernail - foul #2 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is hacked by Rubin Castanon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle buries a 3 from the left corner | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | William Spicer is called for the reach on Thomas Perry in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Spicer, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG) William Spicer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Derosier | 64-64 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson lays it in | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 64-66 |