| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) SG - Arthur King (fresh) SF - John Childs (fresh) PF - Markus Duell (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) PF - Tom Berry (fresh) C - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson hits a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Arthur King drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Childs | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Childs | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is fouled on the floor by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jesus Marquez | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Jesus Marquez takes the ball from William Allen | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | John Childs banks in the layup on a great pass from Jesus Marquez and he's fouled by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (PG) William Allen | |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Jenkins | 6-3 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 3 from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-3 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't tip it in | 9-3 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 9-3 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | John Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Arthur King (SF) John Childs, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary King (fresh) SF - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jenkins (fresh) C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Woodrow Carlson and the foul's on John Jenkins - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert is fouled on the floor by Clarence Gay - foul #1 on Clarence Gay, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens is whistled for a carry | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (PF) Arthur King | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Markus Duell, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-5 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert hits the follow up shot | 11-5 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo is whistled for traveling | 11-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Markus Duell (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Gary King is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Childs (SF) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay connects on the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Arthur King - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG) Arthur King | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | John Childs hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gary King | 13-8 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Tom Berry buries a jumper from the right block set up by Woodrow Carlson and the foul's on John Jenkins - foul #2 on John Jenkins, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, John Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Markus Duell hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Arthur King and the foul's on Raymond Kelly - foul #1 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Midgette (PF) Tom Berry | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Markus Duell buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Hurlbert | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Childs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Markus Duell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) SG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Gay (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) C - Tommy Jaramillo (tiring) | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | John Childs takes the ball from Woodrow Carlson | 18-14 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Edward Midgette swats the short shot by John Childs | 18-14 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Clarence Gay | 18-14 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Nathan Cowles (SG), Tom Berry (PF) Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Tom Berry is called for the reach on Markus Duell - foul #1 on Tom Berry, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG) Arthur King | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SF) Raymond Kelly | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Clarence Gay is called for the reach on John Childs - foul #2 on Clarence Gay, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SF) John Childs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (SG) Clarence Gay | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Markus Duell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary King | 20-14 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette buries a shot near the basket | 20-16 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Markus Duell comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Tom Berry - foul #2 on Tom Berry, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF) Gary King | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SF), Haywood Aponte (C) Nathan Cowles, Tom Berry | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-16 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | John Childs gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | John Childs is denied on a layup by Edward Midgette | 22-16 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | George Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Childs - foul #1 on John Childs, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Arthur King, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Allen (PG), Nathan Cowles (SG), Tommy Jaramillo (C) George Johnson, Woodrow Carlson, Haywood Aponte | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-16 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary King (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Childs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenneth Allen (fresh) SG - Nathan Cowles (fresh) SF - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Midgette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Nathan Cowles steps in front of the Christopher Stephens pass | 22-19 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly travels with the ball | 22-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (PF) Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte (C) Raymond Kelly | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is hacked by Kenneth Allen - foul #1 on Kenneth Allen, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) Gary King | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (SG) Haywood Aponte | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on John Childs - foul #2 on John Childs, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Haywood Aponte (PF) Kenneth Allen, Edward Midgette | |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses the lay-in | 24-20 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 24-20 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Arthur King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-20 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | George Johnson is fouled on the floor by Arthur King - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SF), Edward Midgette (PF) Nathan Cowles, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | George Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | George Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | John Jenkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 27-21 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Kelly | 27-23 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Markus Duell and the foul's on George Johnson - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Childs (SF) Gary King, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG), Clarence Gay (SF), Tom Berry (PF) George Johnson, Woodrow Carlson, Haywood Aponte | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | William Allen tips it home | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Childs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Midgette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesus Marquez | 31-25 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Arthur King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the runner from the right block | 31-28 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses short on an open floater from the right block | 31-28 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | John Childs pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Arthur King hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Childs | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette lays it up and in | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Childs hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-30 |