| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) SF - Dingbang Kung (fresh) PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) C - Floyd Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Ryan Jones (fresh) SG - Tano Abdin (fresh) SF - Gary Harger (fresh) PF - Harold Couch (fresh) C - Rene Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Harger is called for the reach on Dingbang Kung - foul #1 on Gary Harger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nelson Johnston | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Texas | Stephen Boyle takes the ball from Gary Harger | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore is hacked by Rene Rossi - foul #1 on Rene Rossi, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Jones steps in front of the Floyd Moore pass | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Texas | Rene Rossi lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Texas | Rene Rossi pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Texas | Stephen Boyle takes the ball from Rene Rossi after a doubleteam | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Texas | Rene Rossi can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Floyd Moore - foul #1 on Floyd Moore, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Warren Cross (SG), Jason Grant (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Nelson Johnston, Stephen Boyle, Dingbang Kung, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (PG), Lawrence Spencer (SG), Antonio Schroeder (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Ryan Jones, Tano Abdin, Gary Harger, Harold Couch | |
| 16:36 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 5-2 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant knocks in the shot from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:04 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer blows the dunk | 7-2 |
| 16:03 | Texas | Antonio Schroeder tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Belin (fresh) SG - Warren Cross (fresh) SF - Jason Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) C - Noah Richie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - James Hamilton (fresh) SG - Lawrence Spencer (fresh) SF - Antonio Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (fresh) C - Rene Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:57 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:41 | Texas | Antonio Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Jason Grant - foul #1 on Jason Grant, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG) James Belin | |
| Subs | Texas | Scott Burton (C) Rene Rossi | |
| 15:36 | Texas | James Hamilton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Grant | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:05 | Texas | Scott Burton snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:45 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer hits a jump hook in the lane set up by James Hamilton | 7-6 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston's pass is intercepted by Scott Burton | 7-6 |
| 14:23 | Texas | Noah Richie steals it from Ramiro Aguilar | 7-6 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Antonio Schroeder - foul #1 on Antonio Schroeder, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Stephen Boyle (SG), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Nelson Johnston, Warren Cross, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Texas | Tano Abdin (SG), Gary Harger (SF), Harold Couch (PF) Lawrence Spencer, Antonio Schroeder, Scott Burton | |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:11 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:56 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 8-6 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley connects on the floater from the left side | 10-6 |
| 13:21 | Texas | Gary Harger misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 10-6 |
| 13:20 | Texas | Gary Harger tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle loses the dribble to Gary Harger | 10-8 |
| 12:57 | Texas | James Hamilton hits the finger roll set up by Gary Harger | 10-10 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 12:41 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:24 | Texas | James Hamilton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 12:04 | Texas | Gary Harger pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:02 | Texas | James Hamilton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Dingbang Kung (SF) James Belin, Jason Grant | |
| Subs | Texas | Ryan Jones (PG), Lawrence Spencer (SG), Gary Garces (SF), Scott Burton (PF), Rene Rossi (C) James Hamilton, Tano Abdin, Gary Harger, Harold Couch, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Jones - foul #1 on Ryan Jones, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SG), Noah Richie (C) Stephen Boyle, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Texas | Tano Abdin (SG), Gary Harger (SF), Harold Couch (PF) Lawrence Spencer, Gary Garces, Rene Rossi | |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Cross (fresh) SF - Dingbang Kung (fresh) PF - Eric Kepley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Noah Richie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Ryan Jones (fresh) SG - Tano Abdin (fresh) SF - Gary Harger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Couch (fresh) C - Scott Burton (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Texas | Ryan Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Eric Kepley | 13-10 |
| 11:11 | Texas | Harold Couch misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Warren Cross - foul #1 on Warren Cross, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (PF) Eric Kepley | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (SG), Antonio Schroeder (SF), Rene Rossi (C) Tano Abdin, Gary Harger, Scott Burton | |
| 11:11 | Texas | Harold Couch makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:11 | Texas | Harold Couch misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 13-11 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is fouled on the floor by Rene Rossi - foul #2 on Rene Rossi, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG) Warren Cross | |
| Subs | Texas | Tano Abdin (SG), Gary Harger (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Scott Burton (C) James Hamilton, Antonio Schroeder, Harold Couch, Rene Rossi | |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Harger is called for the reach on Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Gary Harger, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (SG), Gary Garces (SF) Tano Abdin, Gary Harger | |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 10:21 | Texas | The rebound goes to James Hamilton | 13-11 |
| 10:13 | Texas | James Hamilton connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Jones | 13-14 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 13-14 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dingbang Kung | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Garces is called for the reach on Floyd Moore - foul #1 on Gary Garces, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SF) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | Texas | Tano Abdin (SG), Antonio Schroeder (SF), Harold Couch (PF) James Hamilton, Gary Garces, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:26 | Texas | Ryan Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side | 15-14 |
| 09:25 | Texas | Scott Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | Texas | Harold Couch misses badly on a shot from the left side | 15-14 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 15-14 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Burton steps in front of the Daniel Clark pass | 15-14 |
| 08:29 | Texas | Ryan Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Tano Abdin and he's fouled by Nelson Johnston - foul #1 on Nelson Johnston, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Jason Grant (SF), Eric Kepley (PF), Noah Richie (C) Nelson Johnston, Stephen Boyle, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Garces (SF), Ramiro Aguilar (C) Antonio Schroeder, Scott Burton | |
| 08:29 | Texas | Ryan Jones makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Jones steals the ball from Noah Richie | 15-17 |
| 07:54 | Texas | Ryan Jones blows the layup | 15-17 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 07:32 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Belin (fresh) SG - Warren Cross (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Noah Richie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Ryan Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tano Abdin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Garces (fresh) PF - Harold Couch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ramiro Aguilar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Texas | Ryan Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 07:25 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is fouled on the floor by Harold Couch - foul #1 on Harold Couch, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SF), Floyd Moore (C) Warren Cross, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (PG), Lawrence Spencer (SG), Antonio Schroeder (SF), Scott Burton (PF) Ryan Jones, Tano Abdin, Gary Garces, Harold Couch | |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:41 | Texas | James Hamilton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 06:40 | Texas | Scott Burton hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | James Hamilton takes the ball from Jason Grant | 17-21 |
| 06:03 | Texas | Antonio Schroeder is hacked by Jason Grant - foul #2 on Jason Grant, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Stephen Boyle (SG), Daniel Clark (PF) James Belin, Jason Grant, Eric Kepley | |
| Subs | Texas | Tano Abdin (SG), Gary Harger (SF), Harold Couch (PF), Rene Rossi (C) Lawrence Spencer, Antonio Schroeder, Scott Burton, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| 05:57 | Texas | Harold Couch is fouled on the floor by Floyd Moore - foul #2 on Floyd Moore, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (C) Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 05:57 | Texas | Harold Couch makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:57 | Texas | Harold Couch makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tano Abdin - foul #1 on Tano Abdin, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:17 | Texas | Rene Rossi hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Hamilton | 18-25 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Tano Abdin - foul #2 on Tano Abdin, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Harold Couch | |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:55 | Texas | Gary Harger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:53 | Texas | Rene Rossi tips it in | 20-27 |
| 04:35 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 04:24 | Texas | Rene Rossi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SF), Eric Kepley (PF) Dingbang Kung, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Texas | Ryan Jones (PG), Harold Couch (PF) Tano Abdin, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| 04:24 | Texas | Rene Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:24 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-28 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-28 |
| 03:58 | Texas | The rebound goes to Harold Couch | 23-28 |
| 03:42 | Texas | Rene Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Texas | Lawrence Spencer (PG), Tano Abdin (SG) Ryan Jones, James Hamilton | |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Couch blocks the short jumper by Floyd Moore | 23-28 |
| 03:28 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Warren Cross (fresh) PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Lawrence Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tano Abdin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Harger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Couch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Rene Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 03:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stephen Boyle | 23-28 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Couch | 23-28 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley tips it home | 25-28 |
| 02:44 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 02:31 | Texas | Rene Rossi pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:21 | Texas | Gary Harger misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Warren Cross - foul #2 on Warren Cross, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Jason Grant (SG), Dingbang Kung (SF), Daniel Clark (PF) Nelson Johnston, Stephen Boyle, Warren Cross, Eric Kepley | |
| Subs | Texas | Ryan Jones (PG), James Hamilton (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Lawrence Spencer, Tano Abdin, Harold Couch | |
| 02:21 | Texas | Gary Harger makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:21 | Texas | Gary Harger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark tips it but misses | 25-32 |
| 02:11 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 01:48 | Texas | James Hamilton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Jones | 25-35 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-35 |
| 01:32 | Texas | Gary Harger pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:20 | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-35 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 00:37 | Texas | James Hamilton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is fouled on the floor by Gary Harger - foul #3 on Gary Harger, team foul #11 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Stephen Boyle (SG), Eric Kepley (PF), Noah Richie (C) James Belin, Jason Grant, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Texas | Lawrence Spencer (PG), Tano Abdin (SG), Antonio Schroeder (SF), Harold Couch (PF) Ryan Jones, James Hamilton, Gary Harger, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:23 | Texas | Harold Couch grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 00:05 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer blows the layup but he's fouled by Nelson Johnston - foul #2 on Nelson Johnston, team foul #10 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SF) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 00:05 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:05 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Schroeder | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer grabs the board | 28-40 |