| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) PF - Ricky Woods (fresh) C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Hester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses the runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #1 on Randall Hooker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Paul Hester swats the dunk try by Ricky Woods | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | James Davis pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is fouled on the floor by Andy Roache - foul #1 on Andy Roache, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Davis and he's hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #2 on Randall Hooker, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Randall Hooker | |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Donald McCraven takes the ball from Andy Roache | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | James Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Andrew Arviso (C) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Michael Taylor (C) Andy Roache, Ricky Woods | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | William Carbone travels with the ball | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (SF) Maurice Keith | |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Thompson | 7-2 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | William Carbone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Dodson (fresh) SG - Rudolph Perry (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Young (fresh) PF - William Carbone (fairly fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mladen Linkowski | 10-2 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor is denied on a layup by Andrew Arviso | 10-2 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson tips it back up and in | 10-4 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 10-4 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | William Carbone pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Arviso | 10-4 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Arviso and the foul's on Bobby Young - foul #1 on Bobby Young, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Paul Hester (C) Christopher Barnes, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG), Maurice Keith (SF), Ricky Woods (PF) Peter Dodson, Rudolph Perry, William Carbone | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Paul Hester is called for the reach on Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Hester, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey (C) Michael Taylor | |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Andy Roache lays it up and in set up by Bobby Young | 13-6 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnoldo Marino | 16-6 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Maurice Keith is denied by Arnoldo Marino | 16-6 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 16-6 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 18-6 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | Bobby Young buries a runner from close range set up by Maurice Keith | 18-8 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 20-8 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | James Davis picks off the pass by Maurice Keith | 20-8 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-8 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-8 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Davis | 23-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fabian Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Keith (fairly fresh) PF - Ricky Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Harvey (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-8 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 23-8 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Maurice Keith takes the ball from Arnoldo Marino | 23-8 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Andy Roache lays it in set up by Maurice Keith | 23-10 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 23-10 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Bobby Young grabs the board | 23-10 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kyle Harvey | 23-13 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Maurice Keith - foul #1 on Maurice Keith, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Fabian Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Rudolph Perry (SG), Shelton Dodrill (SF), William Carbone (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Andy Roache, Bobby Young, Maurice Keith, Ricky Woods, Kyle Harvey | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill lays it in on a great pass from William Carbone and the foul's on Mladen Linkowski - foul #1 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #3 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Arnoldo Marino | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill makes the free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-16 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mladen Linkowski - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (PF) Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Paul Thompson | 27-17 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry's pass is intercepted by Howard Rudd | 27-17 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Paul Thompson and the foul's on Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #6 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG) Christopher Barnes, Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF), Ricky Woods (PF), Kyle Harvey (C) Shelton Dodrill, William Carbone, Michael Taylor | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Maurice Keith is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Maurice Keith, team foul #7 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (C) Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Maurice Keith | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods scores on a jump hook in the lane | 30-19 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by William Carbone - foul #1 on William Carbone, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG) Peter Dodson | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) SF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) PF - Ricky Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carbone (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Roache | 31-19 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill (SF) William Carbone | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Andy Roache is called for the reach on Arnoldo Marino - foul #2 on Andy Roache, team foul #9 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fabian Marino (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Howard Rudd, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (PG), Michael Taylor (C) Andy Roache, Rudolph Perry | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Andrew Arviso steals it from Michael Taylor | 33-19 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-19 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Arviso | 35-22 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Donald McCraven is called for the reach on Bobby Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald McCraven, team foul #5 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (C) Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Rudolph Perry (SG) Shelton Dodrill, Kyle Harvey | |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Young | 35-25 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is hacked by Ricky Woods - foul #1 on Ricky Woods, team foul #10 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Michael Taylor | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson is whistled for a carry | 36-25 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a jumper near the basket | 36-25 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Bobby Young connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Woods | 36-28 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Paul Hester lays it up and in on a nice dish by Howard Rudd | 38-28 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-28 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 38-28 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson travels with the ball | 38-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Christopher Barnes, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG), Shelton Dodrill (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), Randall Hooker (C) Peter Dodson, Rudolph Perry, Bobby Young, Ricky Woods | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shelton Dodrill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Carbone (fairly fresh) C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | James Davis is called for the reach on Maurice Keith - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fabian Marino (PF) Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | William Carbone scores on a runner in the paint set up by Shelton Dodrill and the foul's on James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #7 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | William Carbone steals it from Fabian Marino | 38-30 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Arnoldo Marino is called for the reach on Maurice Keith - foul #1 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (PF) William Carbone | |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor is hacked by Arnoldo Marino - foul #2 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #9 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG) Shelton Dodrill | |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker tips it in | 38-34 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Perry - foul #1 on Rudolph Perry, team foul #11 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (C) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Paul Hester gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino's layup is rejected by Maurice Keith | 40-36 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry is hacked by Paul Thompson - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #10 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SG), Howard Rudd (PF) Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Shelton Dodrill (SF), Bobby Young (PF) Andy Roache, Maurice Keith, Michael Taylor | |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Howard Rudd is blocked by Bobby Young | 42-37 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd clanks a shot in the lane | 42-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 42-37 |