| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fresh) SG - James Pendergraft (fresh) SF - Donald Jones (fresh) PF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) C - Kenneth Cieszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Puckett | 0-3 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones travels in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Cummings takes the ball from Christopher Macy | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Puckett | 0-6 |
| 18:33 | Southern Methodist | John McAbier picks off the pass by Joseph Stewart | 0-6 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 18:16 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones lays it in uncontested set up by Joseph Stewart | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy tips it in | 2-8 |
| 17:36 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings is hacked by Gene Jiminez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Jiminez, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (PG), Ronnie Sevin (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Larry Scott (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Frank Cummings, James Pendergraft, Donald Jones, Joseph Stewart, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff banks in the layup and he's hacked by Lawrence Mahaney - foul #1 on Lawrence Mahaney, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter Johnson | 4-8 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Sevin - foul #1 on Ronnie Sevin, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-8 |
| 17:23 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:08 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 17:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:53 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott drills a floater from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF) Michael Jones, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG), Steven Lee (C) William Giles, Walter Johnson | |
| 16:28 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:09 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Frank McElrath | 6-10 |
| 16:03 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Lee - foul #1 on Steven Lee, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), James Pendergraft (SG), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Michael Payne, Ronnie Sevin, Larry Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) Frank McElrath, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney, Steven Lee | |
| 16:03 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:03 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chad Moore | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fresh) SG - James Pendergraft (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Conner (fairly fresh) PF - Terrence Hastings (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Cieszynski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Puckett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Jiminez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Garrison (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft misses short on a floater from the right side | 7-12 |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 7-12 |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore tips it in | 7-14 |
| 15:13 | Southern Methodist | Michael Puckett steals the ball from Philip Conner | 7-14 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy hits a wide open shot from the left block set up by Gene Jiminez | 7-16 |
| 14:37 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Macy - foul #1 on Christopher Macy, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Frank Cummings, James Pendergraft, Philip Conner, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), William Giles (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Chad Moore, Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 14:37 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 14:37 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier loses the dribble to Michael Jones | 9-16 |
| 14:18 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 11-16 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Sevin is called for the reach on John McAbier - foul #2 on Ronnie Sevin, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Larry Scott (C) Ronnie Sevin, Terrence Hastings, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood (SF), Steven Lee (C) Frank McElrath, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Walter Johnson | 11-19 |
| 13:22 | Southern Methodist | Walter Johnson steals it from Michael Jones | 11-19 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier's pass is intercepted by Donald Jones in the backcourt | 11-19 |
| 13:13 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 11-19 |
| 13:11 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones hits the follow up shot | 13-19 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Cummings - foul #1 on Frank Cummings, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (SG) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) William Giles, Kenneth Wood, Walter Johnson, Steven Lee | |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart takes the ball from Michael Puckett | 13-19 |
| 12:56 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff (C) Larry Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Oliver Eickhoff - foul #1 on Oliver Eickhoff, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 12:22 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart connects on the runner from close range set up by Michael Payne and the foul's on Michael Puckett - foul #1 on Michael Puckett, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Frank Cummings, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) Frank McElrath, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 12:22 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne steps in front of the Michael Puckett pass | 15-21 |
| 12:03 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones connects on the floater from the left side set up by Michael Payne | 17-21 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett's pass is intercepted by Michael Payne | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Payne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Pendergraft (tiring) SF - Donald Jones (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Cieszynski (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Michael Puckett (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gene Jiminez (tiring) 2 pts. C - Rafael Garrison (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne is hacked by Michael Puckett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Puckett, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Larry Scott (PF) James Pendergraft, Donald Jones, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Payne | 19-21 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-21 |
| 10:59 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:38 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Cummings is called for the reach on William Giles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Cummings, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG), Philip Conner (SF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Frank Cummings, Michael Jones, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Steven Lee (C) William Giles, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 10:21 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 10:01 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff lays it in | 24-21 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne is called for the reach on Chad Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Payne, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF) Philip Conner, Larry Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) Chad Moore, Walter Johnson, Steven Lee | |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath is hacked by James Pendergraft - foul #1 on James Pendergraft, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:47 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 09:33 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Stewart | 26-21 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 26-21 |
| 09:03 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 09:03 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner (SF), Larry Scott (C) Donald Jones, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG), William Giles (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (PF), Steven Lee (C) John McAbier, Frank McElrath, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 08:49 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Steven Lee | 28-23 |
| 08:15 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft connects on the floater from the right side and the foul's on Lawrence Mahaney - foul #2 on Lawrence Mahaney, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones (PG), Donald Jones (SF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Michael Payne, Philip Conner, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) William Giles, Lawrence Mahaney, Steven Lee | |
| 08:15 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft makes the free throw | 31-23 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings (PF) Larry Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SG), Christopher Macy (SF) Chad Moore, Kenneth Wood | |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pendergraft (tired) 3 pts. SF - Donald Jones (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Terrence Hastings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Cieszynski (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Frank McElrath (tiring) SF - Christopher Macy (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gene Jiminez (tiring) 2 pts. C - Rafael Garrison (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Rafael Garrison | 33-25 |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones is hacked by John McAbier - foul #1 on John McAbier, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (SG), Philip Conner (SF), Larry Scott (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) James Pendergraft, Donald Jones, Terrence Hastings, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Walter Johnson (PF) John McAbier, Gene Jiminez | |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Scott blocks the short jumper by Rafael Garrison | 35-25 |
| 07:01 | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 06:59 | Southern Methodist | Frank McElrath is called for the reach on Larry Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank McElrath, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF) Frank McElrath, Christopher Macy | |
| 06:59 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 06:59 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles's pass is intercepted by Michael Payne in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 06:41 | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood hits a shot in the paint set up by William Giles | 37-27 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Garrison is called for the reach on Larry Scott - foul #1 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #10 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF) Michael Jones, Philip Conner, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Steven Lee (C) William Giles, Chad Moore, Kenneth Wood, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on John McAbier, team foul #11 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Larry Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG) John McAbier | |
| 05:42 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Macy - foul #2 on Christopher Macy, team foul #12 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson (SF) Christopher Macy | |
| 05:42 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:42 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Payne - foul #2 on Michael Payne, team foul #8 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones (PG) Michael Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 05:21 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-29 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson tips it but misses | 40-29 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 04:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones loses the dribble to William Giles | 40-31 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-31 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF), Larry Scott (C) Donald Jones, Terrence Hastings, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) William Giles, Walter Johnson, Steven Lee | |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 03:55 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Larry Scott | 40-31 |
| 03:53 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Ronnie Sevin (SG) Michael Jones, James Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Frank McElrath, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronnie Sevin (fresh) SF - Philip Conner (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. C - Larry Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 03:20 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Moore | 40-34 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones (SF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Philip Conner, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Walter Johnson (PF) Chad Moore, Kenneth Wood | |
| 02:55 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Frank Cummings | 42-34 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-34 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Johnson | 42-34 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 42-34 |
| 02:11 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 01:48 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 01:33 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ronnie Sevin | 44-34 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Sevin - foul #3 on Ronnie Sevin, team foul #9 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (SG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Ronnie Sevin, Larry Scott, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner (SF) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG), Steven Lee (C) John McAbier, Rafael Garrison | |
| 00:58 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski is called for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings (PF) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Moore | 44-38 |
| 00:32 | Southern Methodist | Gene Jiminez steals the ball from Michael Payne in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 00:13 | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings's pass is intercepted by Chad Moore in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Michael Puckett | 44-40 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings misses short on a halfcourt shot | 44-40 |