| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Heinz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - James Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Liston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders is hacked by Gregory Liston - foul #2 on Gregory Liston, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson tips it home | 35-32 |
| 19:10 | Messiah | Gregory Liston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Gregory Liston, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Warren (SF) Gregory Liston | |
| 18:49 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| 18:37 | Messiah | Richard Rogers banks in the layup | 35-34 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-34 |
| 17:51 | Messiah | James Sibert loses the ball out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses the 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox tips it home | 37-34 |
| 17:17 | Messiah | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 37-34 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Samuel Heinz | 37-34 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Hicks | 37-34 |
| 16:45 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:34 | Messiah | James Sibert double dribbles | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SG), Marshall Washer (PF), Edward Goulette (C) Samuel Heinz, Bobby Cox, Melvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Messiah | Harry Brockington (PG), Troy Ciccone (SG), Donald Alegria (SF), Robert Larochelle (PF), John Sullivan (C) James Sibert, George Brown, John Warren, Richard Rogers, Samuel Hicks | |
| 16:14 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marshall Washer | 40-34 |
| 15:58 | Messiah | Robert Larochelle double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Gregory Liston (SF) Robert Larochelle | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rufus Sandford (fresh) SF - Timothy Nelson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marshall Washer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Goulette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Troy Ciccone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Alegria (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Liston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Sullivan (fresh) C - Harry Brockington (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-34 |
| 15:28 | Messiah | Harry Brockington is hacked by Bill Hendren - foul #3 on Bill Hendren, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox (PF) Edward Goulette | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 15:19 | Messiah | Harry Brockington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:17 | Messiah | Harry Brockington grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:08 | Messiah | Timothy Nelson takes the ball from Troy Ciccone | 40-34 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bill Hendren | 42-34 |
| 14:18 | Messiah | Donald Alegria is whistled for a carry | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz (SF), Melvin Sanders (C) Rufus Sandford, Marshall Washer | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), George Brown (SG), Richard Rogers (PF), Samuel Hicks (C) Troy Ciccone, Donald Alegria, John Sullivan, Harry Brockington | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi College | James Sibert is called for the reach on Bill Hendren - foul #1 on James Sibert, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 13:14 | Messiah | George Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Liston | 44-36 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| 12:50 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 12:45 | Messiah | James Sibert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Hendren - foul #4 on Bill Hendren, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (PG), Marshall Washer (C) Bill Hendren, Bobby Cox | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Warren (SF) Gregory Liston | |
| 12:45 | Messiah | James Sibert misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:45 | Messiah | James Sibert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 12:23 | Messiah | Richard Rogers gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:59 | Messiah | George Brown is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Troy Ciccone (PG) James Sibert | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Rufus Sandford (fresh) SG - Timothy Nelson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Heinz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Washer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Troy Ciccone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Warren (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer can't connect on a runner in the lane | 44-37 |
| 11:30 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:10 | Messiah | Troy Ciccone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi College | Richard Rogers is called for the reach on Timothy Nelson - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox (PF) Melvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), Gregory Liston (SF), John Sullivan (PF) George Brown, Richard Rogers, Samuel Hicks | |
| 10:30 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the fadeaway in the paint | 46-37 |
| 10:26 | Messiah | James Sibert misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 10:25 | Messiah | John Warren misses the tip | 46-37 |
| 10:23 | Messiah | John Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:06 | Messiah | John Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Harry Brockington (C) John Warren | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-37 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi College | Harry Brockington steps in front of the Timothy Nelson pass | 46-37 |
| 09:26 | Messiah | James Sibert loses the dribble to Rufus Sandford in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rufus Sandford | 48-37 |
| 08:56 | Messiah | James Sibert is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders (C) Marshall Washer | |
| Subs | Messiah | George Brown (SG), Richard Rogers (PF), Samuel Hicks (C) James Sibert, John Sullivan, Harry Brockington | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 08:33 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 08:26 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Brown | 48-39 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi College | Gregory Liston is called for the reach on Rufus Sandford - foul #4 on Gregory Liston, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Harry Brockington (PG), John Warren (SF) Troy Ciccone, Gregory Liston | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Rufus Sandford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Nelson (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Heinz (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Harry Brockington (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 07:23 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 06:56 | Messiah | George Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-39 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Hicks - foul #2 on Samuel Hicks, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren (PG), Marshall Washer (C) Rufus Sandford, Bobby Cox | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), Gregory Liston (SF), John Sullivan (PF) Harry Brockington, Richard Rogers, Samuel Hicks | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:35 | Messiah | John Sullivan gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 06:13 | Messiah | Gregory Liston lays it in | 48-41 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi College | John Sullivan picks off the pass by Melvin Sanders | 48-41 |
| 05:23 | Messiah | James Sibert misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bill Hendren - foul #5 on Bill Hendren, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (PG), Bobby Cox (SF), Edward Goulette (C) Bill Hendren, Samuel Heinz, Melvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Messiah | Troy Ciccone (SG), Richard Rogers (PF), Samuel Hicks (C) George Brown, John Sullivan, John Warren | |
| 05:23 | Messiah | James Sibert makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 05:23 | Messiah | James Sibert makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox is fouled on the floor by Troy Ciccone - foul #3 on Troy Ciccone, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Donald Alegria (SF) Gregory Liston | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:42 | Messiah | Troy Ciccone knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox drills a shot near the basket set up by Rufus Sandford and he's hacked by James Sibert - foul #2 on James Sibert, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders (PF) Edward Goulette | |
| Subs | Messiah | George Brown (SG), Gregory Liston (SF), John Sullivan (PF) James Sibert, Donald Alegria, Richard Rogers | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:52 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:28 | Messiah | Troy Ciccone is hacked by Marshall Washer - foul #3 on Marshall Washer, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz (SF), Edward Goulette (C) Bobby Cox, Marshall Washer | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Warren (C) Samuel Hicks | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Rufus Sandford (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Nelson (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Heinz (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Goulette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Troy Ciccone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Liston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Messiah | George Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Ciccone | 52-49 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Warren - foul #1 on John Warren, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Richard Rogers (PF) John Warren | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:49 | Messiah | Troy Ciccone's pass is intercepted by Rufus Sandford in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi College | Mississippi College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox (SF), Marshall Washer (C) Timothy Nelson, Edward Goulette | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), Samuel Hicks (C) Troy Ciccone, John Sullivan | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox blows the layup | 54-49 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox tips it back up and in | 56-49 |
| 02:23 | Messiah | Samuel Heinz is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #2 on Samuel Heinz, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| 02:07 | Messiah | Richard Rogers buries a turnaround from the left block set up by James Sibert | 56-51 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Messiah | George Brown knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Sibert and he's hacked by Samuel Heinz - foul #3 on Samuel Heinz, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson (SG) Marshall Washer | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 01:36 | Messiah | George Brown misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox lays it up and in and the foul's on Richard Rogers - foul #3 on Richard Rogers, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:59 | Messiah | Rufus Sandford steals the ball from Samuel Hicks | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi College | James Sibert is called for the reach on Rufus Sandford in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sibert, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Messiah | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Sanders - foul #3 on Melvin Sanders, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Victor O'Baker (SF), Marshall Washer (PF), Edward Goulette (C) Samuel Heinz, Bobby Cox, Melvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Messiah | Troy Ciccone (PG), John Warren (SF), John Sullivan (PF), Harry Brockington (C) James Sibert, Gregory Liston, Richard Rogers, Samuel Hicks | |
| 00:52 | Messiah | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:52 | Messiah | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford is hacked by Troy Ciccone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Ciccone, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz (SF), Bobby Cox (PF), Melvin Sanders (C) Victor O'Baker, Marshall Washer, Edward Goulette | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), Gregory Liston (SF), Richard Rogers (PF), Samuel Hicks (C) Troy Ciccone, John Warren, John Sullivan, Harry Brockington | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:46 | Messiah | Gregory Liston connects on the shot in the paint set up by George Brown | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi College | James Sibert is called for the reach on Rufus Sandford in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sibert, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:39 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Liston | 67-59 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford is fouled in the backcourt by James Sibert - foul #5 on James Sibert, team foul #14 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Troy Ciccone (PG) James Sibert | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:36 | Messiah | Richard Rogers pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Messiah | George Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox is hacked by Troy Ciccone in the backcourt - foul #5 on Troy Ciccone, team foul #15 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Harry Brockington (PG) Troy Ciccone | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Messiah | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 70-59 |
| 00:18 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Liston | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Messiah | Timothy Nelson steals it from Richard Rogers | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford runs out the clock | 70-59 |