| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) SG - Stan Conley (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) C - David Stillwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) SG - Joseph Rines (fresh) SF - William Banton (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Karl Woods - foul #1 on Karl Woods, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Lindsey | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | William Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Stan Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Rines - foul #1 on Joseph Rines, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | David Stillwell swats the layup by James Lindsey | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Lindsey - foul #1 on James Lindsey, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Stewart | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | David Stillwell comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | William Stewart gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Cameron Beresky (SG), Mark Lopiccolo (SF), Kent Whittenburg (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Stewart, Joseph Rines, William Banton, James Lindsey, Karl Woods | |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Willie Lewis | 5-3 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | James Sae clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Stan Conley loses the dribble to Gerald Johnson | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | James Sae misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Sae (fresh) SG - Cameron Beresky (fresh) SF - Mark Lopiccolo (fresh) PF - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (SF) Willie Lewis, Stan Conley, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (PF) Cameron Beresky, Mark Lopiccolo, Gerald Johnson | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Donald Rew connects on the jump hook near the basket | 7-7 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | James Sae makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Banton | 7-10 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Kent Whittenburg takes the ball from Nicholas Henning | 7-10 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Barry Davis - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) Nicholas Henning, John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines (SG) James Sae | |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Donald Rew drills a shot from the left block set up by Willie Lewis | 9-12 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | William Banton is hacked by Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Barry Davis, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (PG), Mark Lopiccolo (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Stewart, William Banton, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Lindsey | 9-15 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng's floater is knocked away by James Lindsey | 9-15 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Mark Lopiccolo hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Rines | 9-17 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Stillwell and the foul's on Cameron Beresky - foul #1 on Cameron Beresky, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SF), Karl Woods (C) Joseph Rines, Mark Lopiccolo, Gerald Johnson | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | William Banton snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | David Stillwell blocks the jumper by William Banton | 11-17 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | William Banton hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra's floater is tipped away by Karl Woods | 11-19 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Stan Conley can't tip it in | 11-19 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | William Banton snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-19 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | William Stewart steals the ball from Albert Tseng | 11-19 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 11-19 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it but misses | 11-19 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Beresky (fairly fresh) SF - William Banton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra comes up short on the floater from the right block | 11-19 |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Stewart and he's fouled by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (SF), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Joseph Rines (SG), Mark Lopiccolo (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, William Banton, Karl Woods | |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | John Milan pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | John Milan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Henning - foul #1 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) James Sae, Mark Lopiccolo, James Lindsey | |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | William Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kent Whittenburg | 13-24 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Banton - foul #1 on William Banton, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Mark Lopiccolo (SF), James Lindsey (PF) William Stewart, William Banton, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey buries a fadeaway from the right block | 14-26 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | James Lindsey blocks the short jumper by John Milan | 14-26 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | John Milan can't tip it in | 14-26 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Mark Lopiccolo is whistled for a carry | 14-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Nicholas Henning, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) James Sae, Mark Lopiccolo, Gerald Johnson | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is fouled on the floor by Kent Whittenburg - foul #1 on Kent Whittenburg, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (C) Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG) Joseph Rines | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey scores on a floater from the right block | 16-28 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | John Milan can't connect on a runner from close range | 16-28 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it home | 18-28 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | James Sae makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Banton | 18-31 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is fouled on the floor by James Sae - foul #1 on James Sae, team foul #8 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Reginald Vavra (PF) Willie Lewis, John Milan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF), Karl Woods (C) James Sae, James Lindsey, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | William Banton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson can't tip it in | 20-31 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Henning | 20-31 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Gerald Johnson is called for the reach on Reginald Vavra - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Donald Rew (SF), Jerry Morgan (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Mark Lopiccolo (SF), James Lindsey (PF) William Stewart, William Banton, Gerald Johnson | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning grabs the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) SF - Donald Rew (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Sae (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Rines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lopiccolo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan comes up short on the floater near the basket | 21-31 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines scores on a floater from the right wing set up by James Sae and he's fouled by Nicholas Henning - foul #2 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #5 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Nicholas Henning | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) James Sae, Mark Lopiccolo, Karl Woods | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey double dribbles | 24-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), David Stillwell (C) Willie Lewis, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SG), Mark Lopiccolo (SF), Karl Woods (C) Joseph Rines, William Banton, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Reginald Vavra | 27-34 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | William Stewart tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Joseph Rines (SG), William Banton (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Mark Lopiccolo, Karl Woods | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Stan Conley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-34 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Barry Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Stan Conley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Barry Davis | 30-34 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | James Sae misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Barry Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | James Sae pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Joseph Rines loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) John Milan, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Cameron Beresky (SG), Mark Lopiccolo (SF), Karl Woods (C) James Sae, Joseph Rines, William Banton, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 30-34 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Mark Lopiccolo gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Albert Tseng blocks the short jumper by James Lindsey | 30-34 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | James Lindsey denies the turnaround by Barry Davis | 30-34 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 30-34 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods tips it in | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Beresky (fresh) SF - Mark Lopiccolo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Barry Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-36 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Barry Davis and he's fouled by Mark Lopiccolo - foul #1 on Mark Lopiccolo, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Donald Rew (SF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Joseph Rines (SG), William Banton (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Mark Lopiccolo, James Lindsey, Karl Woods | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg comes up short on the floater from close range | 33-36 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra clanks a jump hook in the paint | 33-38 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Donald Rew tips it home | 35-38 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), John Milan (PF) Barry Davis, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), James Lindsey (PF) James Sae, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Donald Rew clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Banton | 35-38 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the floater from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | John Milan knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Lewis and he's hacked by William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #12 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Nicholas Henning, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG) Joseph Rines | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | William Banton is fouled on the floor by Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | William Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-40 |