| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Mund (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams drills a jumper from the right block | 41-37 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is whistled for a carry | 41-37 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Tim Henry is called for the reach on Bruce Page - foul #1 on Tim Henry, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Holt | 41-40 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Gunderson and he's hacked by William Holt - foul #2 on William Holt, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF) William Holt | |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:40 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is denied on a layup by Tim Henry | 43-40 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams is hacked by Christopher Eubanks - foul #3 on Christopher Eubanks, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (C) Christopher Eubanks, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (SF) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, Paul Williams | |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Pedro Perez (SG), John Rollins (C) Ricky Clark, Charles Gunderson, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) John Mund | |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer is hacked by Paul Suda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Suda, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ogilvie | 45-40 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Paul Suda and he's hacked by Douglas Lauderdale - foul #1 on Douglas Lauderdale, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Pedro Perez, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) Robert Jones | |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Michael Ogilvie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) Tyler Ward | |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Larry Frank - foul #1 on Larry Frank, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randall Galloway (SF) Douglas Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF) Paul Suda, Larry Briscoe, Larry Frank | |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Randall Galloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-43 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 45-45 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Gary Burnett picks off the pass by Randall Galloway in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Pedro Perez (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF), John Rollins (C) Ricky Clark, Charles Gunderson, Randall Galloway, Joseph Mitchell, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (PF) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, William Holt | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | John Mund denies the turnaround by John Rollins | 45-45 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | John Rollins tips it home | 47-45 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Perez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Pedro Perez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) John Agarwal, Larry Briscoe, Paul Williams, John Mund | |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG) Shane Vollmer, Douglas Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG) Tyler Ward | |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda loses the dribble to Pedro Perez | 47-45 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Pedro Perez | 49-45 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Bruce Page | 49-47 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Ogilvie | 49-47 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | John Foor picks off the pass by John Rollins in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Gunderson - foul #3 on Charles Gunderson, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Shane Vollmer (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Tim Henry (C) Pedro Perez, Charles Gunderson, Christopher Eubanks, Michael Ogilvie, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), Tyler Ward (C) Paul Suda, Larry Frank, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is hacked by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) Bruce Page | |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Burnett | 49-48 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward drills a shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is hacked by Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Randall Galloway (C) Shane Vollmer, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward | |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Ricky Clark - foul #1 on Ricky Clark, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Douglas Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Galloway (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Holt (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is fouled in the backcourt by John Agarwal - foul #2 on John Agarwal, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (PG) Ricky Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (PF) William Holt | |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Larry Briscoe - foul #1 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Michael Ogilvie (PF), Tim Henry (C) Charles Gunderson, Joseph Mitchell, Randall Galloway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Larry Frank (SF), Tyler Ward (PF), Robert Jones (C) John Agarwal, Larry Briscoe, Paul Williams, John Foor, John Mund | |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda is fouled on the floor by Ricky Clark - foul #2 on Ricky Clark, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF) Pedro Perez, Christopher Eubanks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Tim Henry snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Charles Gunderson - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG) Ricky Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Tyler Ward | |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 57-58 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale can't tip it in | 57-58 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Pedro Perez (SG), Randall Galloway (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), John Rollins (C) Shane Vollmer, Charles Gunderson, Douglas Lauderdale, Michael Ogilvie, Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Bruce Page, Larry Frank, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Clark and he's fouled by Tyler Ward - foul #2 on Tyler Ward, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward loses the dribble to Pedro Perez | 60-58 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Paul Suda is called for the reach on Ricky Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Suda, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF) Tyler Ward | |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Ricky Clark - foul #3 on Ricky Clark, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Randall Galloway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | John Rollins pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pedro Perez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Foor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Mund (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 62-58 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Rollins | 64-58 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda hits a shot from the free throw line set up by John Mund | 64-60 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the easy layup | 64-60 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | John Rollins tips it in | 66-60 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | John Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Paul Suda picks off the pass by Ricky Clark in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Rollins - foul #2 on John Rollins, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG), Douglas Lauderdale (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF), Tim Henry (C) Ricky Clark, Pedro Perez, Christopher Eubanks, Joseph Mitchell, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Frank (SF), William Holt (PF), Tyler Ward (C) Paul Suda, Paul Williams, John Foor, John Mund | |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Tim Henry clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Tyler Ward - foul #3 on Tyler Ward, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (C) Larry Briscoe | |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Tim Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Holt and he's hacked by Tim Henry - foul #2 on Tim Henry, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randall Galloway (C) Tim Henry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Bruce Page (SG) Gary Burnett, William Holt | |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is fouled on the floor by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Shane Vollmer, Michael Ogilvie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF) Larry Frank, Tyler Ward | |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) Robert Jones | |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | William Holt blocks the short jumper by Douglas Lauderdale | 69-66 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Holt | 69-66 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 3 from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is hacked by Bruce Page - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #13 | 69-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF), Tim Henry (C) Ricky Clark, Douglas Lauderdale, Joseph Mitchell, Randall Galloway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (PF), Tyler Ward (C) John Agarwal, Paul Williams, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gunderson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Frank (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Foor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tyler Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor is whistled for a carry | 71-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (SG) Charles Gunderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (C) Bruce Page | |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell (PF) Michael Ogilvie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-66 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG) Shane Vollmer, Pedro Perez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG) Tyler Ward | |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is whistled for a carry | 71-69 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF), John Mund (C) Larry Frank, John Foor | |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Tim Henry grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is hacked by Paul Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #14 | 71-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:38 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-69 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Tim Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Gunderson | 75-69 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page is fouled on the floor by Charles Gunderson - foul #4 on Charles Gunderson, team foul #11 | 75-69 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt travels with the ball | 75-71 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-71 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Williams | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Gary Burnett is called for the reach on Joseph Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Burnett, team foul #15 | 75-74 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Burnett | 77-77 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #16 | 77-77 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-77 |