| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Roman Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Francis Aiken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry McNatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Villarreal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt misses long on a floater from close range | 39-40 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:33 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Roman Brown is blocked by William Holt | 39-40 |
| 19:31 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Villarreal | 39-40 |
| 19:18 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 19:16 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Roman Brown | 41-40 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Gary Burnett and he's fouled by Marcus Villarreal - foul #1 on Marcus Villarreal, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Clay Brown (SG), Dustin Marsh (SF), Robert Wayman (PF), Robert Curran (C) Roman Brown, Francis Aiken, Billy Smith, Henry McNatt, Marcus Villarreal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:39 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:22 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown lays it in set up by Dustin Marsh | 43-42 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clay Brown - foul #1 on Clay Brown, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG) Chad Davis | |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Curran - foul #2 on Robert Curran, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Patrick Rogers (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Henry McNatt (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Jessie Bailey, Clay Brown, Dustin Marsh, Robert Wayman, Robert Curran | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, John Foor, Robert Jones, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 17:12 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on William Holt - foul #1 on William Holt, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken (SG) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) John Agarwal | |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett hits a shot from the right side | 45-45 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken loses the dribble to Larry Briscoe in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Henry McNatt - foul #1 on Henry McNatt, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Dustin Marsh (SF), Robert Wayman (C) Roman Brown, Patrick Rogers, Marcus Villarreal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, John Mund | |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:52 | Southern Methodist | Larry Briscoe picks off the pass by Jessie Bailey | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jessie Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Aiken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry McNatt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wayman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holt (tiring) 7 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jessie Bailey is called for the reach on Paul Suda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Bailey, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (SG), Billy Smith (SF) Francis Aiken, Henry McNatt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), John Mund (C) Larry Briscoe, William Holt | |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is whistled for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal (C) Dustin Marsh | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 15:30 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-47 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 15:08 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 15:06 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Davis - foul #1 on Chad Davis, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Francis Aiken (SG), Henry McNatt (PF), Robert Curran (C) Jessie Bailey, Clay Brown, Robert Wayman, Marcus Villarreal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), John Agarwal (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Paul Suda, Chad Davis, John Foor, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| 14:47 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-47 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal's fadeaway is rejected by Henry McNatt | 47-47 |
| 14:23 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:20 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown is fouled in the backcourt by John Agarwal - foul #1 on John Agarwal, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Dustin Marsh (SF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Roman Brown, Billy Smith, Robert Curran | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), William Holt (PF) John Agarwal, John Mund | |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 47-47 |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tyler Ward | 47-47 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dustin Marsh - foul #2 on Dustin Marsh, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Robert Wayman (PF) Francis Aiken, Henry McNatt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe, Robert Jones | |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:23 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Marsh | 49-48 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 13:04 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:48 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 49-48 |
| 12:47 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:32 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Chad Davis - foul #2 on Chad Davis, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (PG), Patrick Rogers (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Henry McNatt (PF) Roman Brown, Jessie Bailey, Dustin Marsh, Marcus Villarreal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Mund (C) Chad Davis, Tyler Ward, William Holt, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith clanks a shot from the right block | 49-48 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Clay Brown is called for the reach on Paul Suda - foul #2 on Clay Brown, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran (C) Robert Wayman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:52 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clay Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Billy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry McNatt (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Curran (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Agarwal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mund (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Southern Methodist | Paul Suda is called for the reach on Patrick Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Suda, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) Paul Suda | |
| 11:45 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 49-48 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Smith steps in front of the John Foor pass | 49-48 |
| 11:06 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith is fouled on the floor by Larry Briscoe - foul #1 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Francis Aiken (SG), Dustin Marsh (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Clay Brown, Patrick Rogers, Henry McNatt, Robert Curran | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF) John Agarwal, Robert Jones | |
| 10:58 | Southern Methodist | Larry Briscoe steals it from Billy Smith | 49-48 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe banks in the layup | 49-50 |
| 10:40 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken is open and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Smith | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 10:04 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Foor - foul #2 on John Foor, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Henry McNatt (PF), Robert Wayman (C) Roman Brown, Billy Smith, Marcus Villarreal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Larry Briscoe, John Foor, John Mund | |
| 10:04 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:04 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Aiken is called for the reach on Gary Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Francis Aiken, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran (SF) Dustin Marsh | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 09:53 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward | |
| 09:53 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:53 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Suda | 54-55 |
| 09:13 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken makes the driving attempt near the basket | 56-55 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-55 |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Davis | 56-57 |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (PG), Patrick Rogers (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Dustin Marsh (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Jessie Bailey, Francis Aiken, Robert Curran, Henry McNatt, Robert Wayman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| 08:13 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal loses the dribble to John Foor | 56-57 |
| 08:09 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward's pass is intercepted by Billy Smith in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 08:08 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Rogers dunks the ball on a great pass from Billy Smith | 58-57 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Smith is called for the reach on John Agarwal - foul #3 on Billy Smith, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Larry Briscoe | |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Roman Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Villarreal (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Agarwal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tyler Ward (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Foor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Mund (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Clay Brown and the foul's on John Mund - foul #2 on John Mund, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (SG), Billy Smith (SF) Clay Brown, Patrick Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG) John Agarwal | |
| 07:27 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Tyler Ward is blocked by Dustin Marsh | 61-59 |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 07:03 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh is hacked by John Mund - foul #3 on John Mund, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt (PF) Marcus Villarreal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) John Mund | |
| 07:03 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:03 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't tip it in | 62-59 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Foor | 62-59 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Davis | 62-61 |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses short on a floater in the lane | 62-61 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt gets the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (PG), Francis Aiken (SG), Patrick Rogers (SF), Robert Curran (PF), Robert Wayman (C) Roman Brown, Jessie Bailey, Billy Smith, Henry McNatt, Dustin Marsh | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Agarwal (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Chad Davis, Tyler Ward, William Holt, John Foor | |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Rogers is called for the reach on Kevin Alcaraz - foul #2 on Patrick Rogers, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:17 | Southern Methodist | Robert Jones steals it from Clay Brown in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 62-63 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Curran is called for the reach on John Agarwal - foul #3 on Robert Curran, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal (C) Robert Wayman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown is hacked by Paul Suda in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Suda, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Suda | 64-66 |
| 04:17 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Curran - foul #4 on Robert Curran, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Billy Smith (SF), Robert Wayman (PF) Clay Brown, Patrick Rogers, Robert Curran | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz, John Mund | |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:44 | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-67 |
| 03:42 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman can't tip it in | 64-67 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tyler Ward | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jessie Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Aiken (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wayman (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Villarreal (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tyler Ward (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Holt (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Bailey - foul #4 on Jessie Bailey, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Henry McNatt (PF) Francis Aiken, Marcus Villarreal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (C) Robert Jones | |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:18 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh (SF) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), John Mund (C) John Agarwal, William Holt | |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is hacked by Roman Brown - foul #1 on Roman Brown, team foul #14 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken (SG) Jessie Bailey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG) Larry Briscoe | |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:44 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman lays it up and in | 66-69 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from John Foor and he's hacked by Dustin Marsh - foul #3 on Dustin Marsh, team foul #15 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (PG), Billy Smith (SF), Robert Curran (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Roman Brown, Dustin Marsh, Henry McNatt, Robert Wayman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, John Foor | |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:22 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Curran | 66-71 |
| 01:53 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 01:49 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Henry McNatt (PF) Clay Brown, Robert Curran | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz, Robert Jones | |
| 01:36 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 66-71 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gary Burnett and he's fouled by Billy Smith - foul #4 on Billy Smith, team foul #16 | 66-73 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the free throw | 66-73 |
| 01:21 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| 01:06 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyler Ward | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 66-76 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 66-78 |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 66-78 |
| 00:09 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith tips it back up and in | 68-78 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett runs out the clock | 68-78 |