| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SG - Bruce Page (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Mund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) C - Tim Henry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Tim Henry 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) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Christopher Eubanks is blocked by John Mund | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Tim Henry connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund clanks a jump hook in the paint | 2-5 |
| 19:11 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Clark steals it from Bruce Page | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Clark | 2-7 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Williams and he's hacked by Charles Gunderson - foul #1 on Charles Gunderson, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 7-7 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is hacked by Ricky Clark - foul #1 on Ricky Clark, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, William Holt, John Mund | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Pedro Perez (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF), John Rollins (C) Ricky Clark, Charles Gunderson, Christopher Eubanks, Joseph Mitchell, Tim Henry | |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank's pass is intercepted by John Rollins | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Larry Frank takes the ball from Michael Ogilvie | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Frank | 10-7 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Frank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - John Foor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) SG - Pedro Perez (fresh) SF - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) C - John Rollins (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | John Rollins pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG), Randall Galloway (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Pedro Perez, Douglas Lauderdale, Michael Ogilvie, John Rollins | |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Clark | 10-9 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund banks in the layup set up by William Holt | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Gunderson | 12-11 |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mitchell - foul #1 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG) John Agarwal, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (SF) Tim Henry | |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses short on a floater from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #1 on Gary Burnett, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (PF) Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Michael Ogilvie (C) Ricky Clark, Randall Galloway | |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Briscoe - foul #1 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Pedro Perez | |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Ogilvie swats the short shot by Larry Briscoe | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Larry Briscoe, John Mund | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), John Rollins (C) Charles Gunderson, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | John Rollins pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG), William Holt (PF) Gary Burnett, Larry Frank, John Foor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Randall Galloway (C) Douglas Lauderdale, Michael Ogilvie | |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Page | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) SF - Christopher Eubanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rollins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Galloway (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Clark, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Ricky Clark, Shane Vollmer, Christopher Eubanks | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda buries a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Randall Galloway - foul #1 on Randall Galloway, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) William Holt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | John Rollins grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 16-12 |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-12 |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | John Rollins gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez misses the floater from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward lays it up and in and the foul's on Pedro Perez - foul #1 on Pedro Perez, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Bruce Page, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (PG), Michael Ogilvie (SF), Tim Henry (C) Charles Gunderson, Randall Galloway, John Rollins | |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (C) Tyler Ward, Paul Williams, John Mund | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG) Joseph Mitchell | |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale loses the ball out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG) Pedro Perez | |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt connects on the turnaround in the lane | 21-12 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Briscoe - foul #2 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Michael Ogilvie is blocked by John Foor | 21-12 |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Suda, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF), John Mund (C) William Holt, John Foor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), John Rollins (C) Shane Vollmer, Douglas Lauderdale, Michael Ogilvie, Tim Henry | |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Bruce Page steps in front of the Pedro Perez pass in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-12 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks is hacked by Larry Frank in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Frank, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Paul Suda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-14 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is fouled on the floor by John Mund - foul #1 on John Mund, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones is called for a backcourt violation | 23-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), William Holt (PF) Gary Burnett, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randall Galloway (C) John Rollins | |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Mitchell | 23-19 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-19 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Mund - foul #2 on John Mund, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (C) John Agarwal, Larry Frank, John Mund | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF) Charles Gunderson, Christopher Eubanks, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Page (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Holt (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Foor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Perez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) SF - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Galloway (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor is hacked by Randall Galloway - foul #2 on Randall Galloway, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (C) William Holt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Tim Henry (C) Pedro Perez, Randall Galloway | |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Ward - foul #1 on Tyler Ward, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Paul Suda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:48 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses the tip | 24-25 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tyler Ward | 26-25 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Gary Burnett - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SF), William Holt (PF) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, John Foor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), John Rollins (C) Douglas Lauderdale, Michael Ogilvie, Tim Henry | |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer is whistled for a carry | 26-27 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-27 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is whistled for a carry | 26-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), John Foor (C) Paul Suda, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, John Rollins | |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Larry Frank picks off the pass by Charles Gunderson | 26-28 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Mitchell | 26-28 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Larry Frank - foul #2 on Larry Frank, team foul #13 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Larry Frank, William Holt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF) Christopher Eubanks, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones connects on the floater from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Charles Gunderson - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #14 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Rollins (PF) Pedro Perez | |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor hits a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Holt - foul #1 on William Holt, team foul #15 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Paul Williams (SF), John Mund (C) John Agarwal, Tyler Ward, John Foor, William Holt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Charles Gunderson, John Rollins | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Robert Jones steals it from Douglas Lauderdale in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Mitchell | 31-33 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Larry Briscoe steps in front of the Ricky Clark pass | 31-33 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (PF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (SG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Randall Galloway (C) Douglas Lauderdale, Michael Ogilvie, Tim Henry | |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Randall Galloway lays it up and in | 31-35 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Eubanks steals the ball from John Mund | 31-35 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Eubanks | 31-37 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is hacked by Christopher Eubanks - foul #1 on Christopher Eubanks, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SG), William Holt (PF) Larry Briscoe, John Foor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Rollins (C) Christopher Eubanks | |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Randall Galloway travels with the ball | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | John Rollins gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Pedro Perez | 33-40 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is whistled for a carry | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Larry Frank, William Holt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (C) Pedro Perez, Randall Galloway, John Rollins | |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Clark | 33-43 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ricky Clark | 33-43 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-43 |