| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Chad Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mervin Logan | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | William Parker is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dwight Jones | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Chad Smith scores on a shot from the left block set up by Vernon Fletcher | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Harold Carter steals it from Dwight Jones | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Bradley Dunning takes the ball from Kenneth Newlin | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Parker | 2-8 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Bradley Dunning picks off the pass by Harvey Newell | 2-8 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is fouled on the floor by Harold Carter - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Randall Murray hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Parker | 2-10 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-10 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Giguere | 2-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG) William Parker | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Cedric Halpin and the foul's on Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #2 | 3-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the free throw | 3-13 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Harold Carter connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jess Daniels | 6-13 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Jason Williams blows the layup | 6-13 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Harold Carter pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 6-13 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Randall Murray misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jess Daniels - foul #1 on Jess Daniels, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Bradley Dunning steals the ball from Shane Brockway | 6-15 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Jason Williams is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is hacked by Thomas Giguere - foul #1 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG) Kenneth Newlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (C) Marcus Ludwig, Dwight Jones | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 6-17 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Bradley Dunning picks off the pass by Jess Daniels | 6-17 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Williams | 6-20 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #6 | 6-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Raymond Grove, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses long on a turnaround from close range | 6-20 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones hits the follow up shot | 6-22 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-22 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the defensive board | 6-22 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | William Parker is whistled for traveling | 6-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG) Shane Brockway, Thomas Giguere | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Marcus Ludwig, Dwight Jones | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Vernon Fletcher picks off the pass by Harold Carter | 6-22 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-22 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the defensive board | 6-22 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #2 | 6-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Jason Williams | |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the 1st free throw | 6-22 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-22 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-22 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the defensive board | 7-22 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Harold Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 7-22 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the offensive board | 7-22 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses short on a floater from the right side | 7-22 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 7-22 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-22 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it home | 7-24 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-24 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 7-24 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses long on a floater from the right side | 7-24 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 7-26 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Dwight Jones swats the shot by Jess Daniels | 7-26 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones pulls down the rebound | 7-26 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dwight Jones | 7-29 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-29 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Kenneth Newlin takes the ball from Randall Murray | 10-29 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-29 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the jump hook from close range set up by Vernon Fletcher and the foul's on Jess Daniels - foul #2 on Jess Daniels, team foul #7 | 13-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Jess Daniels, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Randall Murray | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the free throw | 13-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Antonio Mitchell | 15-32 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-32 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it but misses | 15-32 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere snags the defensive board | 15-32 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #3 | 15-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (C) Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Jason Williams gets the rebound | 16-32 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #8 | 16-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove's floater is tipped away by Jason Williams | 16-34 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-34 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-34 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits the follow up shot | 16-36 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-36 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 16-36 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Antonio Mitchell - foul #2 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #9 | 16-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Larson (SF) Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (SF) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 16-37 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-38 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-38 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 16-38 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the 3 from the left corner | 16-38 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the board | 16-38 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Giguere - foul #2 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #10 | 16-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF) Thomas Giguere, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Chad Smith, Joseph Warren | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-39 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig gets the rebound | 16-39 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the floater from the free throw line | 16-39 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mervin Logan | 16-39 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 16-39 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 16-39 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Grove - foul #2 on Raymond Grove, team foul #11 | 16-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig, Jason Williams | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 16-40 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-41 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | John Larson scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Manus | 18-41 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3 from the right wing | 18-41 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | John Larson gets the rebound | 18-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Larson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-41 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | William Parker pulls down the rebound | 18-41 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by John Larson - foul #1 on John Larson, team foul #12 | 18-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF) Robert Manus, Kenneth Newlin, John Larson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Joseph Warren (PF) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-42 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-42 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Harold Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-42 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-42 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 18-42 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Joseph Warren, Dwight Jones | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Antonio Mitchell | 21-42 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Jason Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Lester Sharp (C) Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Cedric Halpin, Chad Smith | |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan double dribbles | 21-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Raymond Grove (PF) Thomas Giguere, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig, Jason Williams | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Randall Murray hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 21-44 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-44 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | William Parker gets the rebound | 21-44 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Shane Brockway is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #3 on Shane Brockway, team foul #13 | 21-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 21-45 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-46 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the tip | 21-46 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Jason Williams gets the rebound | 21-46 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-49 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin connects on the 3 from the left wing | 24-49 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Vernon Fletcher | 24-51 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses long on a halfcourt shot | 24-51 |