| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Troche | 35-23 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | The jumper by Arthur Murff is denied by Richard Troche | 35-23 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Boyer | 35-23 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Manuel Petree swats the layup by Doyle Noga | 35-23 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Carl Cardiel | 37-23 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven Tyler | 37-26 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Mitchell - foul #2 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) Carl Cardiel, Richard Troche, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza blows the wide open layup | 38-26 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Gaston Tidwell - foul #2 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Cameron Calvin (SF), Brian Eckhart (PF), Ted Scoggins (C) Steven Tyler, Doyle Noga, Salvador Esparza, Paul Mitchell | |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder is denied on a layup by Ted Scoggins | 38-27 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder's pass is intercepted by Emerson Edwards | 38-27 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards can't throw it down | 38-27 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Emerson Edwards - foul #2 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Alexander Michael (C) Nicholas Wilder, Victor Perales, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everett Craven (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF) Arthur Murff, Ted Scoggins | |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the 3rd free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses badly on a floater from close range | 39-27 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin is fouled on the floor by Gaston Tidwell - foul #3 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG), Louis Boyer (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, Milton Christman, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Doyle Noga (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Emerson Edwards, Everett Craven, Brian Eckhart | |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-27 |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Doyle Noga | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carl Cardiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Troche (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses long on a jumper in the lane | 39-27 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga snags the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Manuel Petree steals the ball from Cameron Calvin | 39-27 |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer is fouled on the floor by Doyle Noga - foul #1 on Doyle Noga, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Victor Perales (SF), Robert Brown (PF), Alexander Michael (C) Nicholas Wilder, Richard Troche, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Everett Craven (SF), Brian Eckhart (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Cameron Calvin, Doyle Noga, Salvador Esparza, Paul Mitchell | |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales double dribbles | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman (PF) Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 14:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Tyler steals it from Robert Brown | 39-27 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff gets the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Victor Perales is called for the reach on Everett Craven - foul #3 on Victor Perales, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Alexander Michael (C) William Howard, Carl Cardiel, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Everett Craven, Brian Eckhart | |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Cameron Calvin | 39-27 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Cameron Calvin | 39-29 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Emerson Edwards - foul #3 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Manuel Petree (C) Victor Perales, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Paul Mitchell (C) Doyle Noga, Chris Macmillan | |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Jason Cudney takes the ball from Salvador Esparza | 41-29 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney hits the finger roll | 43-29 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff banks in the layup set up by Cameron Calvin | 43-31 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards misses the floater from the right side | 43-31 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the board | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Cudney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cameron Calvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Salvador Esparza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Murff steals it from Jason Cudney | 43-31 |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin jams it on a great pass from Arthur Murff | 43-33 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Emerson Edwards is called for the reach on Jason Cudney - foul #4 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), Milton Christman (C) Jason Cudney, Nicholas Wilder, Gaston Tidwell, Robert Brown, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Brian Eckhart (C) Emerson Edwards, Arthur Murff, Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza | |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel lays it in and he's fouled by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 11:01 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Howard - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| 11:01 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 11:01 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Brian Eckhart - foul #2 on Brian Eckhart, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SG) Carl Cardiel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Chris Macmillan (C) Kevin Anderson, Paul Mitchell | |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Christman | 47-35 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-35 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer tips it back up and in | 49-35 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Murff, team foul #8 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Alexander Michael (C) Richard Troche, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (PF) Brian Eckhart | |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard is hacked by Steven Tyler - foul #2 on Steven Tyler, team foul #9 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Manuel Petree (C) Carl Cardiel, Louis Boyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin loses the dribble to Victor Perales in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG), Everett Craven (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Ted Scoggins | |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | William Howard is called for the reach on Cameron Calvin in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #6 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-35 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cameron Calvin | 50-38 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree hits a jumper in the paint set up by Nicholas Wilder | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-38 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Salvador Esparza | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Victor Perales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Michael (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Craven (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Macmillan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel loses the dribble to Chris Macmillan | 52-40 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan lays it up and in | 52-42 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel lays it up and in | 54-42 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson is hacked by Alexander Michael - foul #2 on Alexander Michael, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), Milton Christman (C) Nicholas Wilder, Carl Cardiel, Victor Perales, Alexander Michael, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF), Brian Eckhart (C) Cameron Calvin, Everett Craven, Salvador Esparza, Chris Macmillan | |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Milton Christman, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG) Kevin Anderson | |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Milton Christman - foul #4 on Milton Christman, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche lays it in set up by Gaston Tidwell | 56-45 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by William Howard - foul #5 on William Howard, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is fouled on the floor by Arthur Murff - foul #3 on Arthur Murff, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (C) Brian Eckhart | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney misses the jumpshot from the right side | 57-45 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell gets the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Mitchell | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell connects on the floater from the left side set up by Steven Tyler | 57-47 |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 57-47 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Mitchell | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Cudney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Troche (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Boyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Noga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Steven Tyler | 57-49 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Steven Tyler - foul #3 on Steven Tyler, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), Everett Craven (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Brian Eckhart (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Doyle Noga, Paul Mitchell, Ted Scoggins | |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Everett Craven knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Emerson Edwards | 60-51 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG) Jason Cudney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF), Robert Brown (C) Richard Troche, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Arthur Murff (SG), Paul Mitchell (C) Emerson Edwards, Everett Craven, Brian Eckhart | |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Wilder | 60-51 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder lays it up and in | 62-51 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG) Carl Cardiel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), Everett Craven (SF), Brian Eckhart (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Salvador Esparza | |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-51 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Everett Craven buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Mitchell | 65-53 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Everett Craven - foul #1 on Everett Craven, team foul #12 | 65-53 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Nicholas Wilder is called for the reach on Cameron Calvin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #11 | 67-53 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Mitchell steals it from Gaston Tidwell | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell clanks a floater from the baseline | 67-54 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown hits a shot from the left side set up by Victor Perales and he's fouled by Emerson Edwards - foul #5 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #13 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG) Emerson Edwards | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Everett Craven is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #12 | 69-54 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Everett Craven makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Everett Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell runs out the clock | 69-56 |