| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) SF - James Dorrough (fresh) PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Quinn | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Jeremy Peck knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Branko Lakowski takes the ball from Anthony Cunniff | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Branko Lakowski lays it in | 4-7 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Quinn | 6-7 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh blows the layup | 6-7 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh tips it back up and in | 6-9 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | James Dorrough picks off the pass by Anthony Cunniff | 6-9 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Freddy Bozek is called for the reach on James Dorrough - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), Greg Moon (SF), Andrew Wright (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek, Anthony Cunniff | |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Jeremy Peck, Branko Lakowski, James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin | |
| 16:22 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 6-9 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fairly fresh) SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) SF - Greg Moon (fresh) PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Biller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Antione Gallo (fresh) SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) C - Harold Pierce (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh clanks a floater from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:33 | Samford | Antione Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF) Mark Eggert | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Branko Lakowski (PF) Antione Gallo, Dennis Mills | |
| 15:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | The jumper by Greg Moon is denied by Harold Pierce | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeremy Peck | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Harold Pierce banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Williams and the foul's on Andrew Wright - foul #1 on Andrew Wright, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Hank Hanna, Ronald Biller, Andrew Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 14:43 | Samford | Harold Pierce misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 8-12 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses short on a runner near the basket | 8-12 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Pablo Castaneda | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Branko Lakowski hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Dorrough | 11-14 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #1 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Hank Hanna (SF), Andrew Wright (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Greg Moon, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek, Anthony Cunniff | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Oscar Fagin (C) James Dorrough, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by Mark Eggert - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Wade (SG) Mark Quinn | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) Dennis Mills | |
| 11:59 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 12-14 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Oscar Fagin is called for the reach on Mark Eggert - foul #1 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Walter Wade, Ronald Biller | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), James Dorrough (SF) Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) SF - James Dorrough (fresh) PF - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-14 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff's layup is rejected by Donald Williams | 12-14 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Pablo Castaneda takes the ball from Donald Williams | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Jeremy Peck steals it from Mark Eggert | 12-14 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Donald Williams banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Peck | 12-16 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Oscar Fagin is called for the reach on Mark Eggert - foul #2 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Hank Hanna, Anthony Cunniff | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Dennis Mills, Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn buries a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Lino Zarrineh - foul #1 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wright - foul #2 on Andrew Wright, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), Ronald Biller (C) Greg Moon, Andrew Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF) James Dorrough | |
| 09:14 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Williams and the foul's on Ronald Biller - foul #1 on Ronald Biller, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Donald Williams snags the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Harold Pierce's pass is intercepted by Hank Hanna | 15-18 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Freddy Bozek | 17-18 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Branko Lakowski hits the follow up shot | 17-20 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Mark Eggert, Hank Hanna, Ronald Biller | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Donald Williams | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Branko Lakowski scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Harold Pierce | 17-22 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn is fouled on the floor by James Dorrough - foul #1 on James Dorrough, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Lino Zarrineh takes the ball from Greg Moon | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff tips it back up and in | 19-22 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh lays it up and in set up by Branko Lakowski | 19-24 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Branko Lakowski snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:58 | Samford | James Dorrough knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 19-26 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Dorrough - foul #2 on James Dorrough, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Hank Hanna (PF) Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF) James Dorrough, Harold Pierce | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Dennis Mills connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 21-29 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the jumper from the right side | 21-29 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Jeremy Peck pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Jeremy Peck comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Dennis Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Donald Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Branko Lakowski gets the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Donald Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Wade (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Greg Moon, Pablo Castaneda, Anthony Cunniff | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (C) Dennis Mills | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Walter Wade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lino Zarrineh - foul #2 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (C) Ronald Biller | |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), James Dorrough (SF), Oscar Fagin (C) Jeremy Peck, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Walter Wade makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Walter Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Walter Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Antione Gallo (fresh) SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Donald Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antione Gallo | 23-31 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Donald Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Antione Gallo | 25-34 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Donald Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Antione Gallo | 25-37 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Mark Eggert - foul #2 on Mark Eggert, team foul #7 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Mark Eggert, Walter Wade, Hank Hanna, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Branko Lakowski (SG) Antione Gallo, Donald Williams | |
| 01:15 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright snags the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is hacked by Lino Zarrineh - foul #3 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #8 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Biller (PF) Andrew Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Branko Lakowski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dorrough | 26-41 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Peck - foul #1 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #9 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG) Greg Moon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the halfcourt shot | 28-41 |