| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) SF - Robert Bainter (fresh) PF - Todd Wegener (fresh) C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Waylon Fryar | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Waylon Fryar | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson is hacked by Robert Bainter - foul #1 on Robert Bainter, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Harold Fall (SG), Gilbert Hall (SF), Anthony Mowen (PF), Caleb Lilley (C) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Robert Bainter, Todd Wegener, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | John Clear pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Duncan | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Gilbert Hall steps in front of the Rodney Edwards pass in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Caleb Lilley | 6-4 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | John Clear connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Rodney Edwards and he's hacked by Caleb Lilley - foul #1 on Caleb Lilley, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SG), Lionel Watts (SF), Todd Wegener (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Harold Fall, Gilbert Hall, Anthony Mowen, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Rodney Edwards, Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, Bob Cronin | |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | John Clear misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener buries a shot from the baseline | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Bruce Thorton is called for the reach on Blaine Howell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Thorton, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG) Anthony Duncan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SF) John Clear | |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Thorton (fresh) SF - Lionel Watts (fresh) PF - Todd Wegener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF) Brian Clarkson, Bruce Thorton, Lionel Watts, Todd Wegener | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Bob Cronin (PF), Wyatt Frost (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is hacked by Kenneth Lessard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Lessard, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG) Kenneth Lessard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Waylon Fryar | 10-6 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses the shot from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Fall | 10-6 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Robert Bainter steps in front of the Rodney Edwards pass in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bob Cronin - foul #1 on Bob Cronin, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SG), Caleb Lilley (SF), Todd Wegener (PF), Anthony Mowen (C) Harold Fall, Robert Bainter, Gilbert Hall, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), John Clear (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Rodney Edwards, Victor Plummer, Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin, Wyatt Frost | |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Anthony Duncan steals the ball from Blaine Howell in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener travels with the ball | 12-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG) Anthony Duncan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG) Donald Burchard | |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Blaine Howell - foul #1 on Blaine Howell, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner is hacked by Anthony Mowen - foul #1 on Anthony Mowen, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF) John Clear | |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Keith Hartman | 14-8 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Mowen | 17-8 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere can't connect on a shot from the left side | 17-8 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Estes picks off the pass by Kenneth Lessard | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Bruce Thorton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Lessard (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Caleb Lilley (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Wegener (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Estes (fairly fresh) PF - Tim Carriere (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard banks in the layup | 19-8 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 19-8 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Carriere | 19-8 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere is hacked by Todd Wegener - foul #1 on Todd Wegener, team foul #6 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Anthony Duncan (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Bruce Thorton, Kenneth Lessard, Caleb Lilley, Todd Wegener, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Wyatt Frost (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Richard Estes, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wyatt Frost | 19-11 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Clear swats the shot by Robert Bainter | 19-11 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | John Clear tips it but misses | 19-11 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Cronin steps in front of the Anthony Duncan pass | 19-11 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Brian Clarkson steals the ball from Victor Plummer | 19-11 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Clear | 19-11 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer hits a 3 from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan is hacked by Wyatt Frost - foul #1 on Wyatt Frost, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (SG), Lionel Watts (SF), Todd Wegener (PF) Anthony Duncan, Robert Bainter, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, Bob Cronin, John Clear | |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-14 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses long on a shot from close range | 19-14 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Fall | 19-14 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lionel Watts | 22-14 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rodney Edwards | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (tiring) SG - Harold Fall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lionel Watts (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Wegener (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rodney Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (tiring) SF - Erik Hopson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tim Carriere swats the short shot by Waylon Fryar | 22-17 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson grabs the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Garner | 22-17 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Edwards | 22-20 |
| 06:31 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harold Fall | 25-20 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF), Anthony Mowen (C) Brian Clarkson, Harold Fall, Lionel Watts, Todd Wegener, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Richard Estes (SF), Bob Cronin (C) Rodney Edwards, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Jonathan Garner | |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter buries a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Richard Estes - foul #1 on Richard Estes, team foul #4 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SG) Kenneth Lessard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clear (C) Tim Carriere | |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter makes the free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Richard Estes grabs the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | John Clear hits a floater from the left block | 28-22 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Clear and he's fouled by Anthony Mowen - foul #2 on Anthony Mowen, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Caleb Lilley (PF) Bruce Thorton, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Keith Hartman, Richard Estes, John Clear | |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Donald Burchard - foul #1 on Donald Burchard, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG) Victor Plummer | |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bob Cronin | 30-28 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses the jump hook in the lane | 30-28 |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses the tip | 30-28 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-28 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Caleb Lilley | 33-28 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lessard - foul #2 on Kenneth Lessard, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Harold Fall (SG), Todd Wegener (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Kenneth Lessard, Gilbert Hall, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Richard Estes (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Donald Burchard, Wyatt Frost, Tim Carriere | |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bainter and the foul's on Jonathan Garner - foul #1 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #6 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG) Blaine Howell | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the driving attempt from the right block | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Harold Fall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bainter (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Todd Wegener (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Estes (fresh) PF - Bob Cronin (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Richard Estes - foul #2 on Richard Estes, team foul #7 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SG), Anthony Mowen (PF) Brian Clarkson, Todd Wegener | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Erik Hopson (SF), John Clear (PF) Keith Hartman, Richard Estes, Bob Cronin | |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Anthony Mowen picks off the pass by John Clear | 39-32 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen travels with the ball | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (SG), Lionel Watts (SF), Todd Wegener (PF) Harold Fall, Robert Bainter, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (SG), Tim Carriere (PF) Rodney Edwards, Jonathan Garner | |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Donald Burchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner (C) John Clear | |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 39-32 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Donald Burchard hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-34 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Anthony Duncan | 41-34 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Thorton - foul #2 on Bruce Thorton, team foul #9 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Caleb Lilley (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF) Bruce Thorton, Lionel Watts, Todd Wegener | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Bob Cronin (C) Donald Burchard, Wyatt Frost, Jonathan Garner | |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Hartman - foul #1 on Keith Hartman, team foul #8 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF) Erik Hopson | |
| 01:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Lessard - foul #3 on Kenneth Lessard, team foul #10 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG) Kenneth Lessard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clear (C) Tim Carriere | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar tips it in | 44-38 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Harold Fall takes the ball from Richard Estes in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The clock runs out | 44-38 |