| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Porras (fresh) PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bodenhamer (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso lays it in set up by Paul Campbell | 23-26 |
| 19:20 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk can't connect on a floater from the right side | 23-26 |
| 19:18 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:00 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses badly on a floater in the lane | 23-26 |
| 18:58 | Grambling State | Mark Goss gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:48 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Arviso - foul #1 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 18:48 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 18:48 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 18:12 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino jams it on a nice dish by Donald McCraven | 25-28 |
| 17:58 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-28 |
| 17:56 | Grambling State | Mark Goss tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Alderman - foul #3 on Robert Alderman, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG) Robert Alderman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:11 | Grambling State | Mark Goss scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur Zeno | 30-29 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Paul Hester comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Bodenhamer - foul #1 on John Bodenhamer, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (SF), Bernard St. Clair (PF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Lloyd Porras, Aaron Sistrunk, John Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF) Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:38 | Grambling State | Mark Goss misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-31 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Paul Hester's floater is tipped away by Bernard St. Clair | 30-31 |
| 16:10 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Paul Thomas | 30-31 |
| 15:55 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair's pass is intercepted by Mladen Linkowski | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Goss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Bernard St. Clair steals it from Paul Hester | 30-31 |
| 15:24 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Goss | 33-31 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | James Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Thompson | 33-33 |
| 14:45 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-33 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Mark Goss is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #1 on Mark Goss, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG), Lloyd Porras (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Arthur Zeno, Mark Goss, Bernard St. Clair, Joseph Hurdle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF) James Davis, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 14:25 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:21 | Grambling State | The pull-up jumper by Paul Thomas is blocked by Arnoldo Marino | 33-33 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Campbell and he's hacked by John Bodenhamer - foul #2 on John Bodenhamer, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf (SG) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (C) Mladen Linkowski | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:00 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras is hacked by Howard Rudd - foul #3 on Howard Rudd, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| 13:39 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Arviso | 33-36 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses short on a runner from the left block | 33-36 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by John Bodenhamer - foul #3 on John Bodenhamer, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Goss (SG) Bryant Kopf | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:54 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Mark Goss | 33-38 |
| 12:35 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Alderman - foul #4 on Robert Alderman, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG), Bernard St. Clair (C) Robert Alderman, John Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (C) Howard Rudd | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:50 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle (C) Aaron Sistrunk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Fabian Marino (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Porras (fresh) PF - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fabian Marino (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Porras - foul #1 on Lloyd Porras, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (SF) Lloyd Porras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:08 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno blows the layup but he's hacked by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (C) Fabian Marino | |
| 11:08 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:08 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 34-42 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson travels with the ball | 34-42 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Mark Goss, Bernard St. Clair, Joseph Hurdle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF) James Davis, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 09:57 | Grambling State | Paul Hester steals it from Arthur Zeno | 34-42 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| 09:27 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas dunks the ball and he's hacked by Paul Hester - foul #1 on Paul Hester, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf (SG) Arthur Zeno | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (C) Paul Hester | |
| 09:27 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Arviso | 37-45 |
| 08:57 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk banks in the layup | 39-45 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | John Bodenhamer blocks the short jumper by Andrew Arviso | 39-45 |
| 08:39 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:32 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-45 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Campbell and he's fouled by Bryant Kopf - foul #1 on Bryant Kopf, team foul #8 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG), Mark Goss (SG), Bernard St. Clair (C) Paul Thomas, Lloyd Porras, John Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 07:47 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Hester | 39-48 |
| 07:46 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Sistrunk | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryant Kopf (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG), Joseph Hurdle (C) Arthur Zeno, Aaron Sistrunk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF) Donald McCraven, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Davis | 39-50 |
| 06:48 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair lays it up and in on a great pass from Bryant Kopf | 41-50 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Rudd | 41-53 |
| 06:23 | Grambling State | James Davis steps in front of the Robert Alderman pass in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Davis | 41-53 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-53 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams tips it home | 41-55 |
| 05:56 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-55 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Bryant Kopf, Bernard St. Clair, Joseph Hurdle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF) James Davis, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Lloyd Porras steals it from Paul Hester | 44-55 |
| 05:07 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman banks in the layup set up by Lloyd Porras | 46-55 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Lloyd Porras steals it from Paul Hester | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Mark Goss | 48-55 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Campbell | 48-58 |
| 04:07 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Goss | 50-58 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Lloyd Porras steals it from Andrew Arviso | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Alderman | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lloyd Porras (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bodenhamer (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell drills a runner from the baseline | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:13 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Arviso - foul #2 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (PF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Aaron Sistrunk, John Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso, Paul Hester | |
| 03:13 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:13 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | James Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 02:58 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 02:58 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Bernard St. Clair, Joseph Hurdle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF) James Davis, Paul Thompson, Howard Rudd | |
| 02:33 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Sistrunk | 58-60 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Aaron Sistrunk - foul #3 on Aaron Sistrunk, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:42 | Grambling State | Mark Goss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (C) Mladen Linkowski | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | John Bodenhamer steals the ball from Andrew Arviso | 58-61 |
| 01:16 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 01:15 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is whistled for traveling | 60-61 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras is fouled on the floor by Paul Hester - foul #2 on Paul Hester, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is called for a backcourt violation | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Grambling State | Mark Goss drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Alderman | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-61 |