| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - James Parkman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - Roger Dixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Dixon swats the shot by Floyd McNeil | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | James Simmons pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Longley | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Kenneth Longley is called for the reach on Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Kenneth Longley steals it from Roger Dixon | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Longley | 6-0 |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is hacked by Noah Ott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | James Simmons buries a shot from close range | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott banks in the layup and he's fouled by Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the free throw | 9-2 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is called for traveling | 9-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses long on a runner from close range | 9-2 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cummings | 9-2 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | James Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses long on a jumper from the left block | 9-4 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Kuklenski | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) C - James Coyer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) C - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, Nicholas Tiernan, James Coyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Mark Marshall, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 9-4 |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Noah Ott - foul #2 on Noah Ott, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG) Noah Ott | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:12 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Peterson | 9-5 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman is hacked by Ralph Harrison - foul #1 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson is hacked by Teddy Wright - foul #1 on Teddy Wright, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Harrison denies the turnaround by Roger Peterson | 9-5 |
| 14:34 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Kenneth Longley picks off the pass by Dale Little in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley lays it up and in | 11-5 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dale Little | 11-7 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Longley | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison tips it back up and in | 13-9 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is hacked by William Mariotti - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Parkman (C) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Dale Little, Teddy Wright, William Mariotti, Ralph Harrison | |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Hardesty steals it from Floyd McNeil | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Parkman - foul #1 on James Parkman, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG) Kenneth Longley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Tiernan | 15-10 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Ralph Zaharis is called for the reach on Mark Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Teddy Wright (PF) Todd Hardesty, Robert Cummings | |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-10 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fairly fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) C - James Coyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) SG - Hans Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Floyd McNeil steals the ball from Hans Kuklenski in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-10 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Teddy Wright | 15-10 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses the driving attempt near the basket | 15-10 |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Tschida | 17-10 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Leroy Tschida steals the ball from Roger Dixon | 17-10 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by Ralph Zaharis is denied by Roger Dixon | 17-10 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski travels with the ball | 17-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, Nicholas Tiernan, James Coyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), William Mariotti (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Mark Marshall, Hans Kuklenski, James Simmons, Teddy Wright, Roger Dixon | |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Longley | 19-10 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings buries a jump hook in the lane set up by William Mariotti and the foul's on Andre Brown - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | William Mariotti double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick (C) Robert Cummings | |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Karl Fenwick - foul #1 on Karl Fenwick, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG) Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG) Ralph Harrison | |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Roger Peterson takes the ball from Dale Little | 24-13 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-13 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Dale Little connects on the 3 from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 08:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis loses the dribble to William Mariotti | 27-16 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Andre Brown blocks the short jumper by Hans Kuklenski | 27-16 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't tip it in | 27-16 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Zaharis (tiring) SF - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andre Brown (tiring) C - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Hardesty (fairly fresh) PF - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) C - Karl Fenwick (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Heredia - foul #1 on Michael Heredia, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Thomas Kiely (PF), James Parkman (C) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Teddy Wright (SF), Ralph Harrison (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Dale Little, Todd Hardesty, William Mariotti, Karl Fenwick | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is hacked by Hans Kuklenski - foul #1 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #8 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF) Mark Marshall | |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-18 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison tips it in | 29-20 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil's pass is intercepted by Ralph Harrison | 29-20 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings is hacked by Thomas Kiely - foul #1 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Thomas Kiely, James Parkman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Dale Little (SG), James Simmons (SF) Ralph Harrison, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright | |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-22 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is hacked by Leroy Tschida in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Leroy Tschida, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Little - foul #1 on Dale Little, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (C) Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF) James Simmons | |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Dale Little is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Dale Little's pass is intercepted by Ralph Zaharis in the backcourt | 34-24 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan is hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #10 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SF), James Parkman (C) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil, James Coyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (C) Karl Fenwick | |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Dale Little hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Marshall | 35-27 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Mark Marshall, team foul #11 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, Nicholas Tiernan, James Parkman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), William Mariotti (PF) Dale Little, Teddy Wright, Robert Cummings | |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hans Kuklenski | 36-30 |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Marshall - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (PF) Roger Peterson, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty, Roger Dixon | |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Leroy Tschida steals it from Kelly Duncan in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida banks in the layup | 39-30 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the shot from the left block set up by James Simmons | 39-32 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), James Coyer (PF) Leroy Tschida, Floyd McNeil | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) PF - James Coyer (fresh) C - Michael Heredia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Michael Heredia swats the short shot by Ralph Harrison | 39-32 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kelly Duncan takes the ball from James Coyer | 39-32 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Kenneth Longley, Thomas Kiely, James Coyer, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) James Simmons, William Mariotti, Ralph Harrison | |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-32 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Peterson | 41-32 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan is fouled on the floor by Andre Brown - foul #2 on Andre Brown, team foul #10 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Floyd McNeil, James Parkman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Karl Fenwick (C) Mark Marshall, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits a floater from the right wing set up by Roger Peterson and the foul's on Kelly Duncan - foul #3 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #13 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF) Noah Ott, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Teddy Wright | 43-34 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Dale Little misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Leroy Tschida - foul #2 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #11 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF) Teddy Wright | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Dale Little misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Dale Little makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-35 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Hans Kuklenski | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the halfcourt shot | 43-35 |