| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Silvernail | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb is fouled on the floor by Lavern Nawrocki - foul #1 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the runner from the right block set up by William Hamilton | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton is whistled for traveling | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Juan steps in front of the Clarence O'Kell pass | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dannie Warden - foul #1 on Dannie Warden, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Maria (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | Dannie Warden gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 16:47 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton grabs the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:26 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Lavern Nawrocki | 3-6 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria hits the follow up shot | 3-8 |
| 16:00 | DePaul | Dannie Warden is hacked by Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Gary McNab (SF), David Rogers (PF), Samuel Tidwell (C) Lavern Nawrocki, Jeffrey Juan, Dannie Warden, Jamie Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Gino Rogers (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Daniel Lamb, Joseph Thompson, William Hamilton, Clarence O'Kell, Gregory Maria | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) SF - Gary McNab (fresh) PF - David Rogers (fresh) C - Samuel Tidwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) SG - Gino Rogers (fresh) SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Gary McNab hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Johannsen | 5-8 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | John Johannsen is called for the reach on John Llewellyn - foul #1 on John Johannsen, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) Harland Hunter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:20 | DePaul | David Rogers grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers is whistled for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dannie Warden (PF) Samuel Tidwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:45 | DePaul | John Johannsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | David Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | DePaul | John Johannsen double dribbles | 8-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), Harland Hunter (SG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), Jamie Singleton (C) John Johannsen, Joshua Yardbrough, Gary McNab, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), William Hamilton (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF), Gregory Maria (C) John Llewellyn, Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Dannie Warden pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harland Hunter | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 13:44 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:39 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 10-8 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Daniel Lamb is blocked by Jeffrey Juan | 10-8 |
| 13:17 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:52 | DePaul | Dannie Warden blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Maria | 10-8 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Lavern Nawrocki - foul #2 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Gary McNab (SF), David Rogers (PF) Lavern Nawrocki, Jeffrey Juan, Dannie Warden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail (C) Gregory Maria | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:33 | DePaul | David Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton misses the lay-in | 10-9 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | William Hamilton snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Silvernail | 10-11 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary McNab (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Samuel Tidwell (C) Harland Hunter, Jamie Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF) Daniel Lamb, Joseph Thompson, Clarence O'Kell | |
| 11:22 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan (SF) Gary McNab | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (SG) William Hamilton | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | David Rogers gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:53 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough misses long on a 3 from straight away | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | DePaul | David Rogers grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | John Johannsen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn loses the ball out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harland Hunter (SG), Dannie Warden (PF), Jamie Singleton (C) Joshua Yardbrough, David Rogers, Samuel Tidwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), William Hamilton (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF), Gregory Maria (C) John Llewellyn, Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 10:10 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-11 |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson is fouled on the floor by John Johannsen - foul #2 on John Johannsen, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (PG), Gary McNab (SF) John Johannsen, Jeffrey Juan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Lamb | 15-13 |
| 09:39 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it in | 15-15 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Gary McNab hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell travels with the ball | 15-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) Joseph Thompson, Gregory Maria | |
| 08:31 | DePaul | Gary McNab's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan (SF), David Rogers (C) Gary McNab, Jamie Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Clarence O'Kell | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | William Hamilton drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Lamb | 15-17 |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joshua Yardbrough (fairly fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Rogers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 07:32 | DePaul | Harland Hunter grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Dannie Warden buries a fadeaway in the lane | 19-17 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Lamb | 19-19 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Harland Hunter loses the dribble to Ralph Silvernail | 19-19 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Juan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Juan, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (PG), Gary McNab (SF), John Foulks (PF), Jamie Singleton (C) Joshua Yardbrough, Jeffrey Juan, Dannie Warden, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Gino Rogers (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF), Gregory Maria (C) Daniel Lamb, Jason Engelhardt, William Hamilton, Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Jamie Singleton steals it from Clarence O'Kell | 19-19 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton double dribbles | 19-19 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses the fadeaway in the paint | 19-19 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn tips it home | 19-21 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Gregory Maria is called for the reach on Jamie Singleton - foul #1 on Gregory Maria, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Harland Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is fouled on the floor by Harland Hunter - foul #1 on Harland Hunter, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rogers (PF) John Foulks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF) Gino Rogers | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:28 | DePaul | Harland Hunter can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 04:14 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Harland Hunter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jamie Singleton - foul #1 on Jamie Singleton, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), John Johannsen (SG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), Dannie Warden (PF) Tony Keltner, Harland Hunter, Gary McNab, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), William Hamilton (SF) John Llewellyn, Jason Engelhardt | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johannsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Maria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton is fouled on the floor by Gregory Maria - foul #2 on Gregory Maria, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell (C) Jamie Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Joseph Thompson, Clarence O'Kell, Gregory Maria | |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Ralph Elsea - foul #1 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) John Johannsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses the free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Silvernail | 24-26 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), David Rogers (C) Lavern Nawrocki, Samuel Tidwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SG) Gino Rogers | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 24-26 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 02:09 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 02:04 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 02:03 | DePaul | David Rogers hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dannie Warden - foul #2 on Dannie Warden, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamie Singleton (C) David Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG) Jason Engelhardt | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:56 | DePaul | Dannie Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:36 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | William Hamilton grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Silvernail and the foul's on Jamie Singleton - foul #2 on Jamie Singleton, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SG), Gary McNab (SF) Joshua Yardbrough, Jeffrey Juan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:02 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | William Hamilton grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell blows the layup but the foul's on Dannie Warden - foul #3 on Dannie Warden, team foul #12 | 26-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rogers (PF) Dannie Warden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Gregory Maria (C) Daniel Lamb, William Hamilton, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | David Rogers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Tony Keltner takes the ball from John Llewellyn in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 00:20 | DePaul | Tony Keltner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tony Keltner, team foul #13 | 28-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harland Hunter (SG) John Johannsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Jamie Singleton steals the ball from Jason Engelhardt | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton misses the halfcourt shot | 28-30 |