| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Vernon Fletcher is called for the reach on Elmer Snedeker - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren, Dwight Jones | |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis's layup is rejected by Jason Williams | 33-45 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | William Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Ludwig | 35-45 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is fouled on the floor by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Daniel Rhodes (C) Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) William Parker, Marcus Ludwig, Dwight Jones | |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is hacked by Daniel Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) William Parker | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Bradley Dunning | 35-47 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Joel Davey tips it in | 37-47 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Jonathan Alejo (PF) Daniel Rhodes, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren, Dwight Jones | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 37-50 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo knocks in the shot near the basket | 39-50 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo grabs the board | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Jason Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is fouled on the floor by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), John Humphries (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Leonard Chung, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig, Jason Williams | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Dunning and he's hacked by Daniel Rhodes - foul #2 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Randall Murray | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | John Humphries is hacked by Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) John Humphries | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the contested shot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 41-56 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Chad Smith swats the shot by Wayne Willis | 41-56 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses short on an open shot from the left block | 41-56 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith can't tip it in | 41-56 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Willis out of a doubleteam | 43-56 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), John Humphries (SG), Joel Davey (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Paul McThune (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Dwight Jones | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Parker and he's hacked by Paul McThune - foul #1 on Paul McThune, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) John Humphries | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) William Parker | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Randall Murray takes the ball from Joel Davey | 43-58 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 43-60 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Joel Davey loses the dribble to Cedric Halpin | 43-60 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses the lay-in | 43-60 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Paul McThune pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) SG - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Davey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul McThune (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-60 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses the tip | 43-60 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Murray | 43-62 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | The jumper by Scott Drees is denied by Jason Williams | 43-62 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is hacked by Scott Drees - foul #2 on Scott Drees, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-64 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | William Parker gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jonathan Alejo - foul #3 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Jonathan Alejo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Dwight Jones | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-65 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Dunning | 43-65 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 43-68 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is whistled for a carry | 43-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (PG), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Daniel Rhodes, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Jason Williams | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Joel Davey steals it from Vernon Fletcher | 43-68 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-68 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #8 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Paul McThune (C) Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Paul McThune | 43-68 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Paul McThune throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Randall Murray | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) SG - John Humphries (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul McThune (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (tired) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Parker (tiring) 29 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (tiring) 19 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dwight Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 43-68 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Paul McThune pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | John Humphries hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dwight Jones | 43-68 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the wide open shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Humphries - foul #1 on John Humphries, team foul #9 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Leonard Chung, John Humphries, Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Dwight Jones | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (C) Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (PG) Cedric Halpin | |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-69 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Vernon Fletcher | 43-69 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | William Parker loses the dribble to Joshua Glover in the backcourt | 43-69 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses long on a shot from the baseline | 43-69 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the offensive board | 43-69 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes lays it in set up by Wayne Willis | 45-69 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Paul McThune (PF) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses the tip | 45-69 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Paul McThune pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dwight Jones - foul #2 on Dwight Jones, team foul #6 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (SG) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwight Jones | 47-71 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-71 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-71 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Paul McThune pulls down the rebound | 47-71 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Scott Drees knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 49-71 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is hacked by John Humphries in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Humphries, team foul #10 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (PF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Scott Drees comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #7 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, Joseph Warren | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is hacked by Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #11 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (C) Jason Williams | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 50-75 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) SG - John Humphries (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Drees (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) 11 reb. C - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (tired) 29 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Chad Smith (tired) 20 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Dwight Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses long on a shot from the right wing | 50-75 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | John Humphries steps in front of the William Parker pass in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Humphries | 52-75 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-75 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 52-75 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-75 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes tips it but misses | 52-75 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Paul McThune tips it back up and in | 54-75 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Scott Drees steals it from Dwight Jones | 54-75 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | John Humphries's pass is intercepted by Vernon Fletcher | 54-75 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-75 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Paul McThune gets the rebound | 54-75 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Scott Drees can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-75 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 54-75 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is fouled in the backcourt by John Humphries - foul #3 on John Humphries, team foul #12 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (C) John Humphries | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Parker - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #8 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) Cedric Halpin | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Daniel Rhodes blocks the short jumper by Chad Smith | 55-76 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones gets the offensive rebound | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Chad Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Parker and he's hacked by Paul McThune - foul #2 on Paul McThune, team foul #13 | 55-78 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the free throw | 55-78 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Paul McThune | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Scott Drees double dribbles | 55-78 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning runs out the clock | 55-78 |