| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Topete inbounds the ball | 26-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Ian Cox buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 29-49 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Stan Conley drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 29-51 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the dunk | 29-51 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Zdrojkowski - foul #1 on Edward Zdrojkowski, team foul #1 | 29-51 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the board | 29-52 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-52 |
| 18:39 | Samford | William Topete gets the offensive rebound | 29-52 |
| 18:22 | Samford | The jump hook by Bryan Gomes is blocked by Reginald Vavra | 29-52 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 29-52 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-52 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis tips it back up and in | 29-54 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 17:19 | Samford | William Topete comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-54 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Stan Conley snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Bryan Gomes snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits a floater in the lane set up by Edward Zdrojkowski | 31-54 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Edward Zdrojkowski - foul #2 on Edward Zdrojkowski, team foul #2 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (PG), Maurice Parish (SF), George West (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (SF), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Willie Lewis, Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is whistled for traveling | 31-54 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Milan - foul #2 on John Milan, team foul #1 | 31-54 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George West (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Ian Cox clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-54 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | John Milan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 33-54 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Maurice Parish clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't tip it in | 33-54 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Milan | 33-57 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Barry Davis steals the ball from Ian Cox | 33-57 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning banks in the layup on a nice dish by Barry Davis | 33-59 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Donald Rew snags the defensive board | 33-59 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | John Milan is fouled on the floor by Maurice Parish - foul #1 on Maurice Parish, team foul #3 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), William Topete (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Gordon Kimsey, Ian Cox, Maurice Parish, Bryan Gomes, George West | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) Barry Davis, Nicholas Henning, Donald Rew, John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses long on a floater from the left side | 33-59 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-59 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is fouled on the floor by Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #2 | 33-59 |
| 13:10 | Samford | William Topete's pass is intercepted by Albert Tseng | 33-59 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Stan Conley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 33-62 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Fredric Smith banks in the wide open layup set up by Steven Neil out of the doubleteam | 35-62 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Steven Neil steals the ball from David Stillwell | 35-62 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fredric Smith and the foul's on Reginald Vavra - foul #2 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #3 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG) Steven Neil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:08 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the free throw | 38-62 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra's pass is intercepted by Ian Cox | 38-62 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Ian Cox lays it up and in | 40-62 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ian Cox - foul #2 on Ian Cox, team foul #4 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is hacked by David Stillwell - foul #2 on David Stillwell, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF), George West (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 11:12 | Samford | Steven Neil splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-63 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 40-66 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-69 |
| 10:16 | Samford | Ian Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-69 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | John Milan misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-69 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng tips it back up and in | 43-71 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-71 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Morgan | 43-71 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng clanks a floater from the right side | 43-71 |
| 09:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to George West | 43-71 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Steven Neil clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-71 |
| 09:07 | Samford | George West misses the tip | 43-71 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Bert Dunagan gets the offensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Maurice Parish can't finish the layup | 43-71 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Milan and he's hacked by Maurice Parish - foul #2 on Maurice Parish, team foul #5 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), William Topete (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, Maurice Parish, Bert Dunagan, George West | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (SF), Reginald Vavra (PF) Willie Lewis, Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the free throw | 43-74 |
| 08:26 | Samford | William Topete misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-74 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-74 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Barry Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-74 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the board | 43-74 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Samford | Nicholas Henning doubles Steven Neil and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #5 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), George West (C) Steven Neil, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (C) Jerry Morgan | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF) Bobby Blackburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra's floater is tipped away by Bryan Gomes | 43-74 |
| 07:17 | Samford | George West gets the rebound | 43-74 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-74 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 43-74 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Bryan Gomes is called for the reach on Barry Davis - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #6 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Nicholas Henning | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-74 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Maurice Parish gets the rebound | 43-74 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Maurice Parish is whistled for a carry | 43-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Barry Davis, Donald Rew | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-74 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Tseng | 43-74 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stan Conley | 43-76 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Zdrojkowski | 45-76 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Willie Lewis | 45-79 |
| 04:52 | Samford | George West knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 47-79 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley travels with the ball | 47-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Bobby Blackburn (SF) Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Willie Lewis, Stan Conley, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 04:23 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-79 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 47-79 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-79 |
| 03:57 | Samford | George West misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-79 |
| 03:55 | Samford | George West misses the tip | 47-79 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Albert Tseng | 47-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | A charge is called on John Milan - foul #3 on John Milan, team foul #6 | 47-79 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Nicholas Henning | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Kimsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George West (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 26 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Blackburn | 49-79 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Blackburn - foul #1 on Bobby Blackburn, team foul #7 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rew (SF), David Stillwell (C) Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-80 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Bobby Blackburn's dunk attempt is rejected by John Milan | 49-81 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Donald Rew gets the rebound | 49-81 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | George West steals the ball from Donald Rew | 49-81 |
| 02:22 | Samford | Bryan Gomes knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 51-81 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-84 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Stan Conley steals it from Gordon Kimsey | 51-84 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 51-86 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-86 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Donald Rew gets the rebound | 51-86 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bobby Blackburn - foul #2 on Bobby Blackburn, team foul #8 | 51-86 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF) Bobby Blackburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Reginald Vavra (PF) Barry Davis, John Milan | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 1st free throw | 51-86 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 51-86 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey grabs the board | 51-86 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-86 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stan Conley | 53-88 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-88 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 53-88 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 53-88 |