| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) SG - Jason Love (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) C - David Stillwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | David Stillwell comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ernest Doyle - foul #1 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Love | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the shot from the left block | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Simpson - foul #1 on Charles Simpson, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster loses the dribble to David Stillwell | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Stan Conley buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Tseng | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Albert Tseng, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Charles Simpson is denied by Reginald Vavra | 6-4 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning is hacked by Charles Simpson - foul #2 on Charles Simpson, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Michael Becker (SG), John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra throws it down set up by Nicholas Henning | 8-4 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | John Hauer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Becker - foul #1 on Michael Becker, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Collins, Michael Becker, Samuel Lee | |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | John Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng drills a floater from the baseline set up by John Milan and he's fouled by Antoine Lancaster - foul #1 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (PF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle (C) Charles Williams | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:47 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Henning - foul #1 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF) Nicholas Henning, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 14:40 | Western Illinois | John Hauer's pass is intercepted by Donald Rew | 13-8 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Doyle - foul #2 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), John Milan (PF) Scott Phillips, Jason Love, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Charles Williams (C) Dikembe Orji, Ernest Doyle | |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Henning - foul #2 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, John Milan, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG) Glenn Tejada | |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the tip | 15-10 |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | John Hauer's layup is rejected by Donald Rew | 15-10 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Donald Rew snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Michael Becker steals it from Albert Tseng | 15-10 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins loses the dribble to Reginald Vavra | 15-10 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Stan Conley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng tips it back up and in | 17-10 |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the shot in the lane | 17-12 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 17-12 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 17-12 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the runner in the paint set up by Stan Conley | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Becker (fairly fresh) SF - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) PF - John Hauer (tiring) 4 pts. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses the tip | 19-12 |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | John Hauer tips it back up and in | 19-14 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Rew, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Jason Roten (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), John Milan (PF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Albert Tseng, Donald Rew, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Collins, Michael Becker, Samuel Lee | |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Phillips - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Hauer | 19-15 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Glenn Tejada steals the ball from Jerry Morgan | 19-18 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | David Stillwell picks off the pass by John Hauer | 19-18 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Phillips | 21-18 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Morgan | 21-18 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 21-18 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jason Roten | 23-18 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | John Hauer is called for the reach on John Milan - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Scott Phillips, Jason Roten, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SF) Dikembe Orji, Antoine Lancaster | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:12 | Western Illinois | John Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams is hacked by David Stillwell - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rew (PF) John Milan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG) Glenn Tejada | |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Jason Love pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Becker (fresh) SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - John Hauer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Williams (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Stan Conley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Tseng | 26-18 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-18 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is hacked by Samuel Collins - foul #1 on Samuel Collins, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG) Michael Becker | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | John Hauer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Donald Rew pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Stan Conley connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 28-18 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-18 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF) Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-18 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Hauer - foul #2 on John Hauer, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson (PF) John Hauer | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 32-18 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster tips it in | 32-20 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Stan Conley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jason Love | 35-20 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-20 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Stan Conley pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #7 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Jerry Morgan (SF), Donald Rew (PF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SF) Dikembe Orji, Antoine Lancaster | |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams travels with the ball | 35-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Roten (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Scott Phillips, Jason Love, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the shot from the baseline set up by Stan Conley | 37-20 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF) Jason Roten, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle (C) Charles Williams | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-20 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Stan Conley grabs the offensive board | 37-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Glenn Tejada - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #11 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), John Milan (PF) Stan Conley, Jerry Morgan, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning makes the 3rd free throw | 40-20 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Albert Tseng steps in front of the Charles Simpson pass | 40-20 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-20 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Simpson | 40-20 |
| 02:45 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-20 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster grabs the offensive board | 40-20 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster's pass is intercepted by David Stillwell | 40-20 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | David Stillwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jerry Morgan (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Albert Tseng, John Milan, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Samuel Lee (SF) Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster | |
| 02:01 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-23 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan lays it in | 42-23 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #8 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG) Dikembe Orji | |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the free throw | 42-25 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Donald Rew connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Scott Phillips and he's hacked by Charles Simpson - foul #3 on Charles Simpson, team foul #12 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (PF) Charles Simpson | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the free throw | 44-25 |
| 01:05 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 44-25 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-27 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jason Love | 47-27 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | John Hauer connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-29 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Tseng | 47-29 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 47-29 |