| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-32 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 33-32 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by James Shackelford - foul #1 on James Shackelford, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Joseph Thompson - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Heath Somers | 36-35 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is hacked by Francisco Duran - foul #1 on Francisco Duran, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Llewellyn - foul #3 on John Llewellyn, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG) John Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Clarence O'Kell - foul #3 on Clarence O'Kell, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Wilfredo Molina | 36-39 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Joseph Thompson is denied by Walter Bettis | 36-39 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it home | 38-41 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail lays it up and in | 40-41 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Israel Zambrana | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Bettis and the foul's on Ralph Silvernail - foul #1 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Bojan Wolinski, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is hacked by Charles Simon - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-47 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | The short jumper by James Shackelford is denied by Paul Dunneback | 42-47 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the tip | 42-47 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | James Shackelford's floater is knocked away by Wilfredo Molina | 42-47 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-47 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn drills a 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Dunneback | 45-50 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | James Shackelford is hacked by Heath Somers - foul #1 on Heath Somers, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Domingo Lopez, Jason Engelhardt, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gino Rogers | 47-50 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it in | 47-52 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell blows the layup but the foul's on Bojan Wolinski - foul #3 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz travels with the ball | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Israel Zambrana swats the dunk try by Francisco Duran | 48-52 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Francisco Duran is called for the reach on Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Francisco Duran, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | James Shackelford drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 51-56 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | James Shackelford connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Thompson | 53-56 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Thompson - foul #3 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Glenn Williams steps in front of the Clarence O'Kell pass | 53-58 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon loses the dribble to John Llewellyn | 53-58 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clarence O'Kell | 56-58 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-58 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it in | 58-58 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is hacked by John Llewellyn - foul #4 on John Llewellyn, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Domingo Lopez, Jason Engelhardt, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Wilfredo Molina (PF) Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence O'Kell | 61-60 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is whistled for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Charles Simon | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Bojan Wolinski steals the ball from Clarence O'Kell | 61-60 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina knocks in the shot in the paint | 61-62 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Elsea | 62-62 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Silvernail | 62-62 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson is called for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG) Heath Somers | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Bettis | 62-65 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Walter Bettis swats the short shot by James Shackelford | 62-65 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the follow up shot | 62-67 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Francisco Duran, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Francisco Duran, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Israel Zambrana (PF), Paul Dunneback (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the turnaround from the left block | 62-67 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the tip | 62-67 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Llewellyn | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | James Shackelford swats the short shot by Paul Dunneback | 64-67 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | David Anderson tips it but misses | 64-67 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt is fouled on the floor by Heath Somers - foul #2 on Heath Somers, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Robert Zentz (SF) Glenn Williams, Heath Somers | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Israel Zambrana (PF) David Anderson, Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Williams and the foul's on James Shackelford - foul #2 on James Shackelford, team foul #12 | 64-69 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | James Shackelford lays it up and in | 66-70 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Israel Zambrana | |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thompson - foul #5 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | John Llewellyn is called for the reach on Heath Somers in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Llewellyn, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG) John Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Walter Bettis swats the short shot by Clarence O'Kell | 68-74 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is hacked by Gino Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gino Rogers, team foul #15 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Glenn Williams | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence O'Kell | 68-74 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-74 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Gino Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #16 | 70-74 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran can't tip it in | 70-75 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it back up and in | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Dunneback | 72-75 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 75-77 |