| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Andre Brown swats the short shot by Roger Dixon | 23-31 |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Parkman | 23-31 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is fouled on the floor by Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman is whistled for traveling | 23-31 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan loses the ball out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF) James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Noah Ott | 23-34 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright's pass is intercepted by Floyd McNeil | 23-34 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Nicholas Tiernan is called for the reach on Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Mark Marshall, Kelly Duncan, Teddy Wright, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, James Coyer | |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Tschida - foul #1 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-34 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | William Mariotti is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), Ralph Harrison (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) James Simmons, Robert Cummings, William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (PF), James Parkman (C) Andre Brown, Michael Heredia | |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 23-34 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ralph Zaharis - foul #3 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG) Ralph Zaharis | |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely lays it up and in | 25-36 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. C - Karl Fenwick (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison misses the easy layup | 25-36 |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 25-36 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses the jumper from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson blows the layup but he's fouled by Teddy Wright - foul #2 on Teddy Wright, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Dale Little, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, Ralph Harrison, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, James Parkman | |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is hacked by Nicholas Tiernan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF) Roger Peterson | |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-36 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis tips it but misses | 25-36 |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Ralph Zaharis | 25-38 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the floater from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Marshall - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #4 | 25-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF) James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Andre Brown, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia is fouled on the floor by Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #5 | 25-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Heredia | 25-40 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG) Mark Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF) Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil | |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-40 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Harrison | 25-40 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | William Mariotti knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Dale Little | 27-40 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley scores on a 3 from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Dale Little is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Longley - foul #1 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #5 | 27-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Roger Dixon (C) Dale Little, Kelly Duncan, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Parkman (C) Kenneth Longley, Roger Peterson, James Coyer, Michael Heredia | |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Nicholas Tiernan blocks the jumper by Hans Kuklenski | 27-43 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the board | 27-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Tschida | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Nicholas Tiernan is called for the reach on William Mariotti - foul #3 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #6 | 27-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Teddy Wright, William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Noah Ott, James Parkman | |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | The jumper by Robert Cummings is denied by Nicholas Tiernan | 27-45 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the follow up shot | 27-47 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Nicholas Tiernan picks off the pass by Mark Marshall in the backcourt | 27-47 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil loses the dribble to Todd Hardesty | 27-47 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-47 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan pulls down the rebound | 27-47 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Hans Kuklenski steals it from Leroy Tschida | 27-47 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hans Kuklenski | 29-47 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 29-47 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 29-47 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd McNeil | 29-47 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 29-47 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Marshall | 29-47 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is fouled on the floor by Hans Kuklenski - foul #1 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #6 | 31-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Mark Marshall, Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), James Coyer (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is fouled on the floor by Dale Little - foul #3 on Dale Little, team foul #7 | 31-47 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses long on an open runner from the left block | 31-49 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Ott | 31-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Coyer (fresh) C - James Parkman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Longley | 31-52 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | James Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison hits the follow up shot | 33-52 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kelly Duncan | 36-52 |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Harrison denies the turnaround by James Parkman | 36-52 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Coyer | 36-54 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Dale Little misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-54 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman is called for traveling | 36-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Teddy Wright (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, William Mariotti, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Thomas Kiely (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, James Coyer, James Parkman | |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Michael Heredia takes the ball from Dale Little | 36-54 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Tschida | 36-57 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-57 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson is called for traveling | 36-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (PF) Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Roger Peterson | |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 36-57 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Leroy Tschida | 36-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Ralph Zaharis takes the ball from Dale Little in the backcourt | 36-59 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't finish the layup | 36-59 |
| 03:36 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely snags the offensive board | 36-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely hits a runner from the baseline set up by Leroy Tschida | 36-61 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hans Kuklenski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Teddy Wright (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Fenwick (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Kiely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kiely - foul #2 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #7 | 36-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), James Coyer (C) Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia | |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick misses the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 36-61 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-61 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski gets the rebound | 36-61 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-61 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hans Kuklenski - foul #2 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #8 | 36-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), Ralph Harrison (PF) Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Dale Little's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Tiernan | 36-62 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-62 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-62 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan gets the offensive rebound | 36-62 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-62 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Teddy Wright | 36-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is called for traveling | 36-62 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Leroy Tschida picks off the pass by Dale Little in the backcourt | 36-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida runs out the clock | 36-62 |