| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Bullard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Threadgill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Merle Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Sean Lewis | 43-37 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony is fouled on the floor by James Dickerson - foul #1 on James Dickerson, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 19:16 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Merle Anthony picks off the pass by James Dickerson | 43-39 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony makes the shot in the paint | 43-41 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 18:19 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:15 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Harold Corona (SG), Christopher Spann (PF) Cecil Skinner, Christopher Laird, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:04 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper is hacked by James Dickerson - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 17:53 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard tips it home | 43-43 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 17:22 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 17:20 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Harold Corona comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 17:08 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Merle Anthony | 45-43 |
| 17:03 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Threadgill | 45-46 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 45-46 |
| 16:45 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 16:38 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Spann - foul #3 on Christopher Spann, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Christopher Laird (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), David Clark (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Willard Brooks (C) Robert Cooper, Floyd Bullard, Paul Threadgill, Merle Anthony | |
| 16:38 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 16:38 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Laird | 47-48 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson tips it home | 49-49 |
| 15:57 | Saint Louis | William Littleton buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Cory Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Lewis (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Willard Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson (PF) Sean Lewis | |
| 15:42 | Saint Louis | Willard Brooks misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 15:41 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by David Clark - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #1 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Cory Hill - foul #2 on Cory Hill, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 15:20 | Saint Louis | William Littleton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Hill | 51-57 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by David Clark - foul #4 on David Clark, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Cecil Skinner, Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper (SG) David Clark | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 14:42 | Saint Louis | Christopher Laird takes the ball from Robert Cooper | 52-57 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the fadeaway from the left block | 52-57 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 14:18 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird jams the wide open dunk set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 54-57 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is hacked by Cory Hill - foul #3 on Cory Hill, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Floyd Bullard (SG), Paul Threadgill (SF), Phillip Graham (PF), Merle Anthony (C) William Littleton, Robert Cooper, Cory Hill, Joey Nelson, Willard Brooks | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Floyd Bullard - foul #2 on Floyd Bullard, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 13:00 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard can't finish the layup | 55-57 |
| 12:58 | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Davenport - foul #1 on Douglas Davenport, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF), Christopher Spann (PF) Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-59 |
| 12:44 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Floyd Bullard | 55-59 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner can't finish the layup | 55-59 |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Phillip Graham | 55-59 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Edwards - foul #3 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (SG), Harold Corona (SF) Christopher Laird, James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson (PF) Phillip Graham | |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Merle Anthony takes the ball from Cecil Skinner | 55-60 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill is fouled on the floor by Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis (PF) Merle Anthony | |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Douglas Davenport (fairly fresh) SG - Floyd Bullard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Threadgill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joey Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Paul Threadgill steps in front of the Jeremy Macaulay pass | 55-62 |
| 11:26 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Douglas Davenport | 55-64 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner connects on the floater from the left side set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 57-64 |
| 11:02 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #4 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), James Dickerson (SF), Christopher Spann (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper (PG), Merle Anthony (C) Douglas Davenport, Joey Nelson | |
| 11:02 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 11:02 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 59-65 |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper is hacked by Ronald Edwards - foul #4 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham (PF) Sean Lewis | |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is hacked by Phillip Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Graham, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG) Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill travels with the ball | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Christopher Laird | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG) Floyd Bullard | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 63-67 |
| 09:49 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | William Littleton is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Littleton, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SG), Harold Corona (SF) Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (SG) William Littleton | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 09:29 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper is hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #3 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Cory Hill (SF), Willard Brooks (C) Floyd Bullard, Paul Threadgill, Merle Anthony | |
| 09:29 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 09:29 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Cory Hill steals the ball from Christopher Laird | 65-69 |
| 09:03 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport lays it in on a nice dish by Cory Hill | 65-71 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay's pass is intercepted by Phillip Graham in the backcourt | 65-71 |
| 08:52 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #4 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #11 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (SG), Paul Threadgill (SF), Joey Nelson (C) Robert Cooper, Cory Hill, Willard Brooks | |
| 08:52 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport makes the free throw | 65-74 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-74 |
| 08:28 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Joey Nelson | 65-74 |
| 08:23 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport travels with the ball | 65-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), James Dickerson (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Christopher Laird, Harold Corona, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Sean Lewis (PF) Douglas Davenport, Phillip Graham | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is hacked by Paul Threadgill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Threadgill, team foul #9 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 08:14 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Paul Threadgill is blocked by Christopher Spann | 67-74 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Laird | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (tiring) 22 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Dickerson (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Spann (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Skinner (tiring) 30 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Bullard (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Paul Threadgill (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joey Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | William Littleton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 07:30 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson tips it in | 69-76 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 71-76 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | William Littleton misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Spann - foul #4 on Christopher Spann, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Laird, James Dickerson, Christopher Spann, Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Clark (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Willard Brooks (C) Floyd Bullard, Paul Threadgill, Joey Nelson | |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | William Littleton misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is open but misses the lay-in | 71-77 |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | William Littleton grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 06:27 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Sean Lewis is blocked by Ronald Edwards | 71-77 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the board | 71-77 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Harold Corona | 73-77 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-77 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay grabs the board | 73-77 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is fouled on the floor by Willard Brooks - foul #1 on Willard Brooks, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), James Dickerson (SF) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper (PG), Paul Threadgill (SF), Phillip Graham (PF), Merle Anthony (C) William Littleton, Cory Hill, Sean Lewis, Willard Brooks | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony blows the layup | 75-77 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 75-77 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-77 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Phillip Graham | 75-77 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill misses the floater from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | Merle Anthony hits the follow up shot | 75-79 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | David Clark picks off the pass by Nicholas Anderson | 75-79 |
| 04:34 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Graham | 75-82 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SG), Harold Corona (SF), Christopher Spann (C) Cecil Skinner, Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (SF), Joey Nelson (PF) Paul Threadgill, Phillip Graham | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 75-82 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the offensive board | 75-82 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Merle Anthony is called for the reach on Christopher Laird - foul #2 on Merle Anthony, team foul #11 | 75-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham (PF) Merle Anthony | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 03:54 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 77-82 |
| 03:53 | Saint Louis | David Clark tips it home | 77-84 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #13 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), Merle Anthony (C) Floyd Bullard, Joey Nelson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Laird (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Dickerson (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Cory Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Merle Anthony (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Edwards - foul #5 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #14 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Earl Price (PF) Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Willard Brooks (C) David Clark, Merle Anthony | |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay gets the rebound | 77-84 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses long on a shot from the right side | 77-84 |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper grabs the board | 77-84 |
| 03:02 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner blows the layup but he's hacked by Cory Hill - foul #4 on Cory Hill, team foul #12 | 77-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Christopher Laird (SG), Harold Corona (SF) Jeremy Macaulay, James Dickerson, Earl Price | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Threadgill (SF), Sean Lewis (PF) Cory Hill, Phillip Graham | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earl Price (PF) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Clark (SG), Merle Anthony (C) Douglas Davenport, Willard Brooks | |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | David Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Threadgill | 79-90 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Sean Lewis picks off the pass by Cecil Skinner | 79-90 |
| 02:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 79-90 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann gets the rebound | 79-90 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird drills a floater in the paint | 81-90 |
| 01:43 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Earl Price - foul #1 on Earl Price, team foul #15 | 81-92 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Jeffrey Zybia (SG), John Fedele (C) Cecil Skinner, Christopher Laird, Earl Price | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), Joey Nelson (PF), Willard Brooks (C) Paul Threadgill, Sean Lewis, Merle Anthony | |
| 01:43 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper makes the free throw | 81-93 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-93 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | Willard Brooks snags the defensive board | 81-93 |
| 01:12 | Saint Louis | Harold Corona is called for the reach on Robert Cooper - foul #3 on Harold Corona, team foul #16 | 81-93 |
| 01:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 81-94 |
| 01:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 81-94 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann pulls down the rebound | 81-94 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-94 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Clark | 84-97 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Spann | 86-97 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Robert Cooper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-97 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann snags the defensive board | 86-97 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Cory Hill - foul #5 on Cory Hill, team foul #13 | 86-97 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Paul Threadgill (SF) Robert Cooper, Cory Hill | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 2nd free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Willard Brooks pulls down the rebound | 87-97 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | William Littleton runs out the clock | 87-97 |