| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Carle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:32 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Marquis - foul #1 on Kenneth Marquis, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:50 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd Moore | 27-31 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher loses the dribble to Shaun Scruggs | 27-31 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs buries a floater in the paint set up by Steven Cummings | 29-31 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley drills a jumpshot from the left side | 29-33 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 29-33 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Floyd Moore is called for the reach on Neal Stephens - foul #2 on Floyd Moore, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), John Lewis (C) Kenneth Marquis, James Brown, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Warren Cross (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Daniel Fisher, Dingbang Kung, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| 16:16 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG) Shaun Scruggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle clanks a shot from the right side | 29-35 |
| 15:58 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Paul Blackwood | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Rothe (fresh) SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Cross (fresh) SF - Richard Carle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Noah Richie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Rothe | 32-35 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie loses the dribble to Cornelius Fisher | 32-35 |
| 14:51 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher misses short on an open fadeaway from the right block | 32-35 |
| 14:49 | Missouri | John Lewis tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle is hacked by Cornelius Fisher - foul #1 on Cornelius Fisher, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Kenneth Marquis (SG), James Brown (PF) James Rothe, Paul Blackwood, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Nelson Johnston, Richard Carle, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley dunks the ball | 34-37 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Scruggs | 37-37 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF), Steven Cummings (C) James Brown, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (SF) Warren Cross | |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SF) Cornelius Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:07 | Missouri | Peter Phelps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF) Peter Phelps | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dingbang Kung | 37-39 |
| 12:17 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis is hacked by Eric Kepley - foul #1 on Eric Kepley, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Lewis (PF) Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SF) Daniel Fisher | |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Eric Kepley is called for the reach on Kenneth Marquis - foul #2 on Eric Kepley, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF) Kenneth Marquis, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Dingbang Kung, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Cross (fresh) SF - Richard Carle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Noah Richie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 37-39 |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Warren Cross | 37-41 |
| 10:49 | Missouri | James Brown misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 37-41 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie lays it in | 37-43 |
| 10:07 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Lewis | 40-43 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie tips it in | 40-45 |
| 09:11 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 09:10 | Missouri | John Lewis tips it home | 42-45 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 08:49 | Missouri | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Richard Carle - foul #1 on Richard Carle, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Kenneth Marquis (SG), Peter Phelps (SF), Neal Stephens (PF), Steven Cummings (C) Shaun Scruggs, Paul Blackwood, Cornelius Fisher, James Brown, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Nelson Johnston, Warren Cross, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| 08:32 | Missouri | Steven Cummings evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Floyd Moore - foul #3 on Floyd Moore, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| 08:32 | Missouri | Steven Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:32 | Missouri | Steven Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley misses the lay-in | 43-45 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Marquis | 43-45 |
| 07:44 | Missouri | Steven Cummings makes the contested shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Rothe | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Rothe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Phelps (fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Carle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (PG), James Brown (SF) James Rothe, Peter Phelps | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:01 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 06:59 | Missouri | James Brown misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG) Paul Blackwood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:27 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Brown | 48-45 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 06:06 | Missouri | Neal Stephens snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 05:50 | Missouri | James Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Carle | 48-45 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Neal Stephens pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:26 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Brown | 51-45 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carle drills a jump hook from close range | 51-47 |
| 05:06 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the contested jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Eric Kepley - foul #3 on Eric Kepley, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), John Lewis (C) Kenneth Marquis, James Brown, Steven Cummings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Warren Cross (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Daniel Fisher, Richard Carle, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| 05:06 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung buries a jump hook from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dingbang Kung - foul #1 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses the 3rd free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 55-49 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Nelson Johnston is called for the reach on Shaun Scruggs - foul #2 on Nelson Johnston, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis (SG), James Brown (PF) Paul Blackwood, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher (PG), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Kepley | 56-55 |
| 02:46 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shaun Scruggs | 58-55 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Cummings (C) Cornelius Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 02:29 | Missouri | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | James Brown misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 02:08 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 01:46 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Richard Carle (SF) Warren Cross, Nelson Johnston | |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-55 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Steven Cummings tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 00:53 | Missouri | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Neal Stephens knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaun Scruggs | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Steven Cummings - foul #3 on Steven Cummings, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Fisher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | The rebound goes to James Brown | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Fisher - foul #2 on Daniel Fisher, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| 00:13 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:13 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-55 |
| 00:04 | Missouri | Neal Stephens snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs runs out the clock | 64-55 |