| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Nolting (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Madrid (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Roldan (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Wiest (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Nolting | 36-42 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy is fouled in the backcourt by David Wiest - foul #1 on David Wiest, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Tomas Hall | 38-42 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 19:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan tips it home | 38-44 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Nolting - foul #3 on Robert Nolting, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG) Robert Nolting | |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid misses badly on a floater in the lane | 39-44 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jared Lewis | 39-44 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy's pass is intercepted by Leonard Poulin in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy's pass is intercepted by Leonard Poulin in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid drills a floater from the right block | 39-46 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Poulin - foul #2 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Jared Lewis, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SG), Mark Pickett (SF), Paul Whittenberg (PF) Leonard Poulin, Clarence Madrid, Gregory Roldan | |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is denied on a layup by David Wiest | 41-46 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by David Wiest is blocked by Marlon Coy | 41-46 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Mark Pickett steals the ball from Michael Sample | 41-46 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Pickett | 41-48 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Byron Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Dickinson (tiring) 4 pts. SG - James Culbertson (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Pickett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Whittenberg (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Wiest (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson's pass is intercepted by Gene Jansen | 46-50 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Michael Sample lays it in set up by Gene Jansen | 48-50 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Marlon Coy is called for the reach on Mark Pickett - foul #3 on Marlon Coy, team foul #1 | 48-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Michael Sample, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Robert Nolting (SG), Clarence Madrid (SF), Glenn Nunnery (PF), Gregory Roldan (C) Travis Dickinson, James Culbertson, Mark Pickett, Paul Whittenberg, David Wiest | |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Freddie Gibson - foul #4 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 48-51 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Marlon Coy | 50-51 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan is fouled on the floor by Nenad Zenz - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Byron Harris (PF) Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Poulin - foul #3 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Michael Sample buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Gene Jansen and the foul's on Glenn Nunnery - foul #4 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Pomberg (SG), David Wiest (C) Robert Nolting, Glenn Nunnery | |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid misses the tip | 52-51 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Schaller | 54-51 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-51 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen loses the dribble to Clarence Madrid | 54-51 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Pomberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Jared Lewis | 56-51 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Michael Sample buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jared Lewis | 58-51 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan loses the dribble to Nenad Zenz | 58-51 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Madrid - foul #3 on Clarence Madrid, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Terry Schaller, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Butcher (PG), Robert Nolting (SG), Mark Pickett (C) Leonard Poulin, Jerry Pomberg, David Wiest | |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz tips it home | 60-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Butcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Nolting (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Madrid (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Roldan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Pickett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Nolting, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG) Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG) Robert Nolting | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Butcher - foul #2 on Ricky Butcher, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Travis Dickinson | 62-53 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 64-53 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tomas Hall | 67-53 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Eldridge steals it from Gregory Roldan | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis connects on the open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Tomas Hall | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Madrid and the foul's on Nenad Zenz - foul #3 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #4 | 69-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), James Culbertson (SF), Paul Whittenberg (PF), David Wiest (C) Ricky Butcher, Clarence Madrid, Mark Pickett, Gregory Roldan | |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis blows the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Poulin - foul #4 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett (SF) Leonard Poulin | |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett tips it back up and in | 71-58 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled on the floor by James Culbertson - foul #2 on James Culbertson, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Pomberg (PG) Travis Dickinson | |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Coy | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis drills a runner near the basket set up by Byron Harris | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett is hacked by Marlon Coy - foul #4 on Marlon Coy, team foul #5 | 74-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG), Gregory Roldan (PF) James Culbertson, Paul Whittenberg | |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Byron Harris connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Tomas Hall and he's fouled by Gregory Roldan - foul #1 on Gregory Roldan, team foul #11 | 76-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid (SF) Mark Pickett | |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the free throw | 76-58 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Madrid - foul #4 on Clarence Madrid, team foul #12 | 76-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SF) Clarence Madrid | |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-61 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (tiring) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (tiring) 26 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Lewis (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Sample (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Pomberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Dickinson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Culbertson (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Roldan (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Wiest (tired) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 77-61 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the tip | 77-61 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the tip | 77-61 |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Michael Sample snags the offensive board | 77-61 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Jared Lewis | 79-61 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Pomberg comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 79-61 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the board | 79-61 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 79-61 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson is denied on a layup by Nenad Zenz | 79-61 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Sample | 79-61 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Robert Nolting (SG), Clarence Madrid (SF), Glenn Nunnery (PF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Jerry Pomberg, Travis Dickinson, James Culbertson, Gregory Roldan, David Wiest | |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-61 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Nolting | 79-64 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marlon Coy | 81-64 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-67 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG) Jared Lewis, Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett (SF) Clarence Madrid | |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett loses the dribble to Gene Jansen | 81-67 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-67 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen travels with the ball | 81-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Butcher (PG), Clarence Madrid (SF), Gregory Roldan (C) Leonard Poulin, Mark Pickett, Paul Whittenberg | |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Nunnery | 81-69 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ronnie Eldridge | 83-69 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-69 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy gets the rebound | 83-69 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis's layup is rejected by Glenn Nunnery | 83-69 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery grabs the defensive rebound | 83-69 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Nenad Zenz - foul #4 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #6 | 83-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Byron Harris (C) Jared Lewis, Ronnie Eldridge, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Jerry Pomberg (SG), Mark Pickett (C) Ricky Butcher, Robert Nolting, Gregory Roldan | |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Pomberg is called for the reach on Tomas Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Pomberg, team foul #13 | 83-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest (C) Clarence Madrid | |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery gets the rebound | 84-71 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Pomberg misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Byron Harris - foul #1 on Byron Harris, team foul #7 | 84-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Pomberg misses the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Pomberg makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 84-72 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Wiest | 84-72 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (tired) 26 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Sample (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Freddie Gibson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Pomberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Pickett (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Nunnery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Wiest (tired) 5 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jared Lewis steals it from Jerry Pomberg | 84-72 |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis dunks the ball | 86-72 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin double dribbles | 86-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (C) Jared Lewis, Gene Jansen, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting (SG), James Culbertson (SF), Gregory Roldan (C) Jerry Pomberg, Mark Pickett, David Wiest | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Robert Nolting steals it from Terry Schaller in the backcourt | 86-72 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Gene Jansen (SG) Tomas Hall, Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Butcher (PG) Leonard Poulin | |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis dunks the ball on a great pass from Byron Harris and he's fouled by Ricky Butcher - foul #3 on Ricky Butcher, team foul #14 | 88-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SF) James Culbertson | |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the free throw | 89-72 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Butcher makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 89-75 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 89-75 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy hits the follow up shot | 91-75 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 91-75 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Freddie Gibson | 91-75 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 91-75 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery snags the defensive board | 91-75 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Butcher double dribbles | 91-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SG), Mark Pickett (SF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Ricky Butcher, Robert Nolting, Glenn Nunnery | |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | James Culbertson is called for the reach on Marlon Coy in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Culbertson, team foul #15 | 91-75 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 1st free throw | 92-75 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 93-75 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Marlon Coy - foul #5 on Marlon Coy, team foul #8 | 93-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG) Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan makes the 1st free throw | 93-76 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan makes the 2nd free throw | 93-77 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan misses the 3rd free throw | 93-77 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis snags the defensive board | 93-77 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall connects on the open runner from the left block set up by Ronnie Eldridge | 95-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson is whistled for traveling | 95-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronnie Eldridge | 97-77 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Byron Harris - foul #2 on Byron Harris, team foul #9 | 97-77 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg makes the 1st free throw | 97-78 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 97-79 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall runs out the clock | 97-79 |