| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) SG - Jason Love (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) C - David Stillwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) PF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) C - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | David Stillwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Donald Rew connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Albert Tseng | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bennie Lee | 4-5 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Donald Rew loses the dribble to Thomas Leimberger | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Southern Methodist | David Stillwell picks off the pass by Dennis Lynch | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Bennie Lee is called for the reach on Stan Conley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bennie Lee, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Johnny Clarke - foul #1 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Stillwell - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Stan Conley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Tseng | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff steps out of bounds on the baseline | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is fouled on the floor by Johnny Clarke - foul #2 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Roten (SG) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF) Johnny Clarke | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Jason Roten (fresh) SF - Nicholas Henning (fresh) PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) PF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the turnaround from close range | 11-6 |
| 15:09 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 14:57 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Henning steps in front of the Raymond Ratliff pass | 11-6 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Lynch - foul #1 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Jason Roten, Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bennie Lee, Dennis Lynch | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:10 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Kenneth Sanjuan picks off the pass by Reginald Vavra | 13-6 |
| 13:20 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes clanks a runner from the left block | 13-6 |
| 13:18 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:49 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:31 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Jason Taylor is denied by Donald Rew | 13-8 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 13-8 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Tseng | 16-8 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-8 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Love (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) SG - Raymond Ratliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Forbes - foul #1 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Dennis Lynch (PF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Bruce Forbes | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 11:26 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 11:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Love - foul #1 on Jason Love, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF) Albert Tseng, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 11:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 3 from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 10:24 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jason Taylor | 20-12 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Bennie Lee steps in front of the Scott Phillips pass in the backcourt | 20-12 |
| 10:00 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Leimberger | 20-15 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the tip | 20-15 |
| 09:35 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:19 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch loses the ball out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Jason Love, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Henning is blocked by Bruce Forbes | 20-15 |
| 08:55 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:32 | Southern Methodist | David Stillwell denies the turnaround by Dennis Lynch | 20-15 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-15 |
| 08:07 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:55 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Roten (SG), Reginald Vavra (C) Nicholas Henning, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Bruce Forbes steals it from Stan Conley | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Roten (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) SG - Raymond Ratliff (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-15 |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan grabs the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:01 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff scores on a runner from close range | 20-17 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 22-17 |
| 06:18 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Raymond Ratliff | 22-20 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Donald Rew's floater is tipped away by Dennis Lynch | 22-20 |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:45 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-20 |
| 05:43 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:38 | Southern Methodist | Albert Tseng blocks the short jumper by Bruce Forbes | 22-20 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 22-20 |
| 05:30 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dennis Lynch | 22-20 |
| 05:25 | Southern Methodist | Reginald Vavra is called for the reach on Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #3 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Jason Love (SG), Nicholas Henning (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Jason Roten, Albert Tseng, Donald Rew, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Thomas Leimberger (C) Kenneth Sanjuan, Bruce Forbes | |
| 05:15 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor is hacked by Nicholas Henning - foul #1 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| 05:01 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Jason Love pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee scores on a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Scott Phillips - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) Nicholas Henning | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Jason Taylor | |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan hits the follow up shot | 24-23 |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF) Raymond Ratliff, Bruce Forbes | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the follow up shot | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Lynch (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 02:32 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 01:44 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Love | 28-26 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Bruce Forbes (C) Bennie Lee, Jason Taylor, Dennis Lynch | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:09 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Roten (SG) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Thomas Leimberger is called for the reach on Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Ratliff | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Forbes - foul #3 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Jason Roten, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Dennis Lynch (PF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Bruce Forbes | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-28 |