| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joshua Janssen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Laughter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Dooley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 1 ast. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Michael Ours pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | James Nagle grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Michael Ours buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Nagle | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch is fouled on the floor by Michael Ours - foul #2 on Michael Ours, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), David Reese (SG), Julian Veiga (SF), Ronald Jones (C) Joshua Janssen, Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Julian Veiga comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Michael Ours snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | The jump hook by James Nagle is blocked by Ronald Jones | 33-33 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Julian Veiga snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | James Nagle picks off the pass by Garry Ralston in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | David Reese steps in front of the John Dooley pass | 33-33 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Henry Mosley denies the turnaround by Evan McNinch | 33-33 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Michael Ours gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Michael Ours drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Mosley | 33-36 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Julian Veiga is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), Clinton Nevarez (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF), Dale Laughter (C) Garry Ralston, David Reese, Julian Veiga, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), Billy Donnelly (SF), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly blows the dunk | 33-36 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Dale Laughter | 33-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joshua Janssen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Evan McNinch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Laughter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Clinton Nevarez | 35-36 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses long on a jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Schwegel (SG), David Coughlan (PF) Clinton Nevarez, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG), Michael Ours (PF) Abdul Guiterrez, Dwight Ray, David Forrester | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), Evan McNinch (PF) William Schwegel, David Coughlan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), Henry Mosley (C) Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | James Nagle comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Laughter - foul #2 on Dale Laughter, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (SG), David Coughlan (PF) Clinton Nevarez, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter connects on the jumper from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | James Nagle clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Carmelo Johnson | 37-37 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico State | John Dooley steps in front of the Joshua Janssen pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | James Nagle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carmelo Johnson | 40-37 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Joshua Janssen steps in front of the Michael Ours pass | 40-37 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson throws it down set up by Joshua Janssen | 42-37 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joshua Janssen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Reese (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Coughlan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Laughter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Nagle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Ours (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | James Nagle gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Dale Laughter is called for the reach on Henry Mosley - foul #3 on Dale Laughter, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Clinton Nevarez (SG), Julian Veiga (SF), Evan McNinch (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Joshua Janssen, David Reese, Carmelo Johnson, David Coughlan, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), Billy Donnelly (SF), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Garry Ralston steps in front of the Billy Donnelly pass | 42-37 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Billy Donnelly steals the ball from Julian Veiga | 42-37 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF) Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dwight Ray - foul #1 on Dwight Ray, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), Dale Laughter (C) Garry Ralston, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 43-37 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly is hacked by Carmelo Johnson - foul #2 on Carmelo Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly slams it home on a nice dish by Dwight Ray and he's fouled by Carmelo Johnson - foul #3 on Carmelo Johnson, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Ronald Jones (C) Joshua Janssen, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, Ian Milanowski | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Clinton Nevarez | 45-40 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch misses the easy layup | 45-40 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 45-40 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Carmelo Johnson blocks the short jumper by James Nagle | 45-40 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Evan McNinch | 45-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Evan McNinch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Billy Donnelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Carmelo Johnson swats the short shot by David Forrester | 45-42 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Clinton Nevarez | 47-44 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez's pass is intercepted by Clinton Nevarez | 47-44 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), David Reese (SG), Julian Veiga (SF), Dale Laughter (C) Garry Ralston, Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), John Dooley (SF), Michael Ours (PF) Abdul Guiterrez, Billy Donnelly, David Forrester | |
| 05:47 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Evan McNinch | 50-44 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Ted Pack loses the dribble to Julian Veiga | 50-44 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Julian Veiga misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ted Pack - foul #1 on Ted Pack, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski (C) Henry Mosley | |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Julian Veiga makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Julian Veiga makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | David Reese snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG) David Reese | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF) Clinton Nevarez, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | James Nagle steps in front of the Evan McNinch pass | 52-44 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Evan McNinch picks off the pass by James Nagle | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Ian Milanowski blocks the short jumper by Dale Laughter | 52-44 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch tips it in | 54-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joshua Janssen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Reese (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Evan McNinch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Dale Laughter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Nagle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Dooley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Ted Pack scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Ours | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch is fouled on the floor by Michael Ours - foul #3 on Michael Ours, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), Julian Veiga (SF), David Coughlan (PF) David Reese, Carmelo Johnson, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), Billy Donnelly (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Ian Milanowski | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Forrester - foul #2 on David Forrester, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF) Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG), John Dooley (SF), Michael Ours (PF) Abdul Guiterrez, Dwight Ray, Billy Donnelly, David Forrester | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | John Dooley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Ours | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Michael Ours takes the ball from David Coughlan | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Clinton Nevarez is called for the reach on John Dooley - foul #2 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch (PF) David Coughlan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | James Nagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | James Nagle grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | John Dooley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | John Dooley is called for the reach on Evan McNinch - foul #2 on John Dooley, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | John Dooley is called for the reach on Carmelo Johnson - foul #3 on John Dooley, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Michael Ours comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Carmelo Johnson | 58-53 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James Nagle - foul #1 on James Nagle, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Michael Ours gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Evan McNinch is called for the reach on Michael Ours - foul #1 on Evan McNinch, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | James Nagle connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ted Pack | 58-56 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez is hacked by Ted Pack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Pack, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |