| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Brian Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Young (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Won (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) C - Louie Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Brian Smith is hacked by Eric Won - foul #1 on Eric Won, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Jason Young is hacked by Louie Miller - foul #2 on Louie Miller, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Louie Miller is called for the reach on Timothy Clayton - foul #3 on Louie Miller, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (C) Louie Miller | |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Brian Smith is blocked by William Dean | 41-31 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Dana Echols is hacked by Frank Konen - foul #1 on Frank Konen, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Brian Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:26 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Reedy | 41-34 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Brian Smith clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Barry Reedy - foul #2 on Barry Reedy, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Frank Konen | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Brian Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:09 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell is hacked by Steven Digiacomo - foul #3 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SF) Eric Won | |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Young steals it from Barry Reedy | 42-34 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Jason Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Brian Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 16:12 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Dean | 42-34 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dana Echols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clement Ragland (fresh) PF - William Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Brian Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Digiacomo | 45-34 |
| 15:14 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 15:12 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland tips it home | 45-36 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-36 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Digiacomo | 48-36 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Brian Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-36 |
| 14:05 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Brian Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Digiacomo | 52-36 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-36 |
| 13:49 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses the tip | 52-36 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Digiacomo | 52-36 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Dean | 52-36 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (PG), Brian White (SG), Timothy Nunn (SF), George Price (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Steven Digiacomo, Brian Smith, Jason Young, Dana Echols, Timothy Clayton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Eric Won (SG), William Jones (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Louie Miller (C) William Bell, Barry Reedy, Clement Ragland, William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian White | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Brian White snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Nunn | 56-36 |
| 12:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lewis | 56-36 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Oceguera - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the defensive board | 57-36 |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on George Price - foul #1 on George Price, team foul #2 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (PG) Randolph Maly | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Won (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-38 |
| 11:35 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is fouled on the floor by Steven Digiacomo - foul #4 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (SG), Timothy Clayton (C) Brian White, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) Eric Won | |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Brian Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 11:00 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 10:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is hacked by Timothy Nunn - foul #2 on Timothy Nunn, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ellis (SF), Dana Echols (PF) Timothy Nunn, George Price | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (PF) Frank Konen | |
| 10:36 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-38 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses the tip | 57-38 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-38 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Dana Echols tips it back up and in | 59-38 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Dana Echols grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Brian Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-38 |
| 10:02 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is fouled on the floor by Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SF) John Ellis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Eric Won (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, William Jones, Louie Miller | |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-38 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell tips it back up and in | 59-40 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 09:12 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 08:53 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is hacked by Dana Echols - foul #3 on Dana Echols, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis (C) Timothy Clayton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF) Boris Kacynski | |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Jason Young steals the ball from Frank Konen | 59-40 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Jason Young banks in the layup | 61-40 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Konen | 61-40 |
| 08:03 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the easy layup | 61-40 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Digiacomo | 61-40 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Brian Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (PG), Brian White (SG), George Price (PF), Timothy Clayton (C) Steven Digiacomo, Brian Smith, Dana Echols, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), William Jones (SF), Louie Miller (C) William Bell, Barry Reedy, William Dean | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Won (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | George Price grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Jason Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-40 |
| 07:05 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Louie Miller | 61-40 |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Price - foul #2 on George Price, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (PG) Randolph Maly | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG) Eric Won | |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 06:59 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-41 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Jason Young tips it home | 63-41 |
| 06:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (SG), Timothy Nunn (SF) Brian White, Jason Young | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) William Bell | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo can't connect on a runner in the lane | 63-41 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (PG), Brian White (SG), Jonathan Lewis (C) Steven Digiacomo, Brian Smith, Timothy Clayton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), William Bell (SG), Clement Ragland (SF), William Dean (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Barry Reedy, William Jones, Frank Konen, Louie Miller | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly is called for traveling | 63-41 |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Dean, team foul #7 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ellis (SF) George Price | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis connects on the shot near the basket | 65-41 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won lays it in set up by William Dean | 65-43 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Brian White misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Dean - foul #2 on William Dean, team foul #8 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Buckley (PG) Eric Won | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Brian White makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Brian White misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-43 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lewis | 66-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Brian White buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Lewis | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ellis (fresh) PF - Timothy Nunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Terry Buckley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clement Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-43 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | The short jumper by John Ellis is denied by Boris Kacynski | 68-43 |
| 03:00 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-43 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the offensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Brian White is called for the reach on William Bell - foul #1 on Brian White, team foul #9 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Price (PF) John Ellis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SF) Clement Ragland | |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell misses the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | George Price snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis misses short on a shot from the right side | 68-43 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won can't connect on a shot from close range | 68-43 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Buckley hits the follow up shot | 68-45 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 68-45 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis misses the tip | 68-45 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the board | 68-45 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Terry Buckley | 68-48 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Dean - foul #3 on William Dean, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SF) Terry Buckley | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won is hacked by Jonathan Lewis - foul #1 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #10 | 68-48 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 68-49 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski is denied on a layup by Timothy Nunn | 68-49 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | George Price gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly runs out the clock | 68-49 |