| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Albro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tickle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Benjamin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Tickle - foul #2 on James Tickle, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 19:14 | Niagara | James Tickle can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 19:14 | Niagara | James Tickle makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:14 | Niagara | James Tickle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is open and lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Smith | 32-29 |
| 18:38 | Niagara | James Tickle misses the shot from the right side | 32-29 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger (PF) James Tickle | |
| 18:14 | Niagara | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on Jim Banks - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (SG), Christopher Garceau (C) Robert Davis, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 17:56 | Niagara | Timothy Albro misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 32-29 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Banks - foul #1 on Jim Banks, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gustavo Flores (C) Timothy Albro | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 17:30 | Niagara | Rocky Costa snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:19 | Niagara | Jim Banks is whistled for a carry | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG), James Tickle (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Jim Banks, Stephen Schlesinger, Gustavo Flores | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Benjamin | 32-29 |
| 16:55 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:39 | Niagara | Donald Clayton swats the layup by James Tickle | 32-29 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Rocky Costa picks off the pass by Michael Spadaro | 32-29 |
| 15:53 | Niagara | James Tickle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 15:52 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Spadaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) SG - Henry Saiz (fresh) SF - Christopher Garceau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tickle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Benjamin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-29 |
| 15:41 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 15:40 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Rocky Costa | 32-29 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Christopher Majkowski picks off the pass by Curtis Benjamin | 32-29 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | James Hobbs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 34-29 |
| 15:01 | Niagara | Donald Clayton blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Henry Saiz | 34-29 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton clanks a shot in the lane | 34-29 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it home | 36-29 |
| 14:10 | Niagara | A charge is called on Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) James Hobbs, Christopher Majkowski, Michael Spadaro, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Gustavo Flores (C) Rocky Costa, Henry Saiz, Christopher Garceau, James Tickle, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Jim Banks is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Banks, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski lays it in uncontested | 38-29 |
| 13:24 | Niagara | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Josef Kizewski - foul #1 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| 13:24 | Niagara | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:24 | Niagara | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey travels in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 13:06 | Niagara | Jim Banks connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Davis | 38-34 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (C) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:53 | Niagara | Robert Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Henry Saiz (SF), Robert Tracy (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Jim Banks, Robert Davis, Timothy Albro, Stephen Schlesinger, Gustavo Flores | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Spadaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roosevelt Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) SF - Henry Saiz (fresh) PF - Robert Tracy (fresh) C - Curtis Benjamin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Niagara | Henry Saiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Henry Saiz - foul #1 on Henry Saiz, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Rocky Costa connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Tracy | 40-37 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Charles Kawakami (PF) James Hobbs, Michael Spadaro, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG) Roosevelt Macdonald | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:16 | Niagara | Rocky Costa buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey's pass is intercepted by Henry Saiz in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 09:50 | Niagara | Rocky Costa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is denied on a layup by Henry Saiz | 43-40 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is called for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro (SG), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Milton Libbey, Christopher Majkowski, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Christopher Garceau (C) Rocky Costa, Henry Saiz, Robert Tracy, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 08:49 | Niagara | Gregorio Moretti takes the ball from Jim Banks after a doubleteam | 43-40 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Tickle (PF) Christopher Garceau | |
| 08:28 | Niagara | James Tickle misses the easy layup | 43-40 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 08:01 | Niagara | Jim Banks grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 07:35 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger scores on a jump hook from the left block | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Spadaro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Clayton (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Albro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tickle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Schlesinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG) James Hobbs, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Christopher Garceau (C) Jim Banks, James Tickle | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 45-42 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau tips it in | 45-44 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Clayton | 48-44 |
| 06:26 | Niagara | Rocky Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 50-44 |
| 05:56 | Niagara | Timothy Albro blows the layup | 50-44 |
| 05:55 | Niagara | Timothy Albro tips it but misses | 50-44 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Christopher Garceau steps in front of the Milton Libbey pass | 50-44 |
| 05:09 | Niagara | Rocky Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Christopher Majkowski (SF), Charles Kawakami (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) Kenneth Smith, Michael Spadaro, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Henry Saiz (SG), James Tickle (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Robert Davis, Stephen Schlesinger, Christopher Garceau | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hobbs | 52-44 |
| 04:22 | Niagara | Henry Saiz comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-44 |
| 04:21 | Niagara | James Tickle tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 04:20 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hobbs | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Niagara | Timothy Albro banks in the layup and he's fouled by Milton Libbey - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (SG), Robert Tracy (PF), Gustavo Flores (C) Henry Saiz, James Tickle, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 03:28 | Niagara | Timothy Albro makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Albro (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tracy (fresh) C - Gustavo Flores (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Christopher Majkowski | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Niagara | Jim Banks hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Albro | 56-51 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Robert Tracy snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG) James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Christopher Garceau (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Timothy Albro, Robert Tracy, Gustavo Flores | |
| 02:15 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 02:14 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 01:39 | Niagara | Jim Banks snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 01:18 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Majkowski - foul #1 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Tickle (PF) Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 01:18 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:18 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Tickle - foul #3 on James Tickle, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF) Christopher Garceau | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Niagara | James Tickle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 00:41 | Niagara | Timothy Albro tips it in | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is hacked by Timothy Albro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Albro, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:37 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Donald Clayton is called for the reach on James Tickle - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| 00:15 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin scores on a floater from the left wing | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Charles Kawakami in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin hits the finger roll | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 58-59 |