| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Augustus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Lamson and he's hacked by Lynn Hough - foul #1 on Lynn Hough, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:04 | Ohio | Charles Augustus travels with the ball | 34-34 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SG), James Cargile (C) Charles Augustus, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 18:24 | Ohio | James Wheeler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is hacked by Larry Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), John Walker (PF), Allen Brewer (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) James Dickerson | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Cargile | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | Ohio | John Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 37-37 |
| 17:02 | Ohio | John Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is hacked by Christopher Cummings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Cummings, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) Christopher Cummings, John Williams, James Cargile, John Walker, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona, Ronald Edwards | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a shot from the right block | 37-39 |
| 16:19 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Augustus | 39-39 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Augustus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hoerner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is hacked by Frank Morton - foul #3 on Frank Morton, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), James Cargile (SF), John Walker (PF), Allen Brewer (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, James Dickerson, Frank Morton | |
| 15:21 | Ohio | James Cargile is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Cargile, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (SG) Charles Augustus | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards drills a jumper in the lane set up by Jeffrey Lamson | 39-43 |
| 14:32 | Ohio | James Cargile misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | James Cargile is called for the reach on Jeffrey Zybia in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cargile, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) Christopher Cummings, James Cargile, John Walker, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Mark Doxey takes the ball from Jeffrey Zybia | 39-43 |
| 13:57 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Zybia | 39-43 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is fouled in the backcourt by James Wheeler - foul #2 on James Wheeler, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SG) Mark Doxey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is alone and drills a floater from the right wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 39-45 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Lynn Hough hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Ronald Edwards | 41-47 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | John Williams connects on the shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | James Dickerson blows the layup but he's fouled by James Wheeler - foul #3 on James Wheeler, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Charles Augustus (SG), James Cargile (SF), John Walker (PF), Allen Brewer (C) James Wheeler, John Williams, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:49 | Ohio | James Cargile misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Augustus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Cargile (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 43-49 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 11:24 | Ohio | Charles Augustus grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Charles Augustus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Walker | 45-49 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Edwards | 45-51 |
| 10:44 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 10:42 | Ohio | Allen Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | James Cargile is hacked by James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), Dan Browning (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, James Cargile, John Walker, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG) Jeremy Macaulay, James Dickerson | |
| 10:10 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 45-51 |
| 10:08 | Ohio | Lynn Hough pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Lynn Hough hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 09:52 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Augustus | 48-51 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Charles Augustus misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-54 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Cummings - foul #4 on Christopher Cummings, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Williams (PF), James Cargile (C) Christopher Cummings, Charles Augustus, Dan Browning, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:44 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Zybia | 48-54 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | James Wheeler is called for the reach on Harold Corona - foul #4 on James Wheeler, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Walker (C) James Wheeler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Ronald Edwards | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | John Walker snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 08:14 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Williams | 51-54 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Allen Brewer (C) John Williams, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Harold Corona | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio | John Walker misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Morton - foul #4 on Frank Morton, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lynn Hough (PF) Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Frank Morton | |
| 07:26 | Ohio | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | John Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 06:56 | Ohio | James Wheeler gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:36 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | James Dickerson jams it set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 52-57 |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #11 | 52-57 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SG), John Williams (SF), James Cargile (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, John Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Harold Corona (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Jeffrey Lamson, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 52-60 |
| 05:25 | Ohio | Ronald Edwards steals it from Mark Doxey | 52-60 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Doxey - foul #4 on Mark Doxey, team foul #12 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG) Mark Doxey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:06 | Ohio | John Williams double dribbles | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF), John Hoerner (C) John Williams, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay loses the dribble to Charles Augustus in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | James Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Morton - foul #5 on Frank Morton, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Frank Morton | |
| 04:44 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 53-63 |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja drills a shot in the paint | 55-63 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | James Wheeler picks off the pass by Jeremy Macaulay in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | James Cargile can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) Charles Augustus, Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona | |
| 03:59 | Ohio | James Cargile misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | James Cargile makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the jumper from the right side | 56-63 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Lynn Hough snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Wheeler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #2 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SG), Dan Browning (SF) James Wheeler, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 3rd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 59-65 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Lynn Hough buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Doxey | 62-65 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Dan Browning picks off the pass by James Dickerson in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 02:41 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Hoerner (C) John Williams, Dan Browning, John Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SF) Jeffrey Lamson, James Dickerson | |
| 02:29 | Ohio | Mark Doxey can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 02:27 | Ohio | John Hoerner tips it home | 64-65 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Charles Augustus is called for the reach on Jeffrey Zybia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Augustus, team foul #13 | 64-65 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:15 | Ohio | Charles Augustus buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Doxey | 66-67 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the wide open jump hook from close range set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 66-69 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Charles Augustus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Pantoja | 69-69 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Lynn Hough blocks the short jumper by Ronald Edwards | 69-69 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Harold Corona tips it in | 69-71 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Hoerner | 72-71 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is hacked by John Hoerner in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hoerner, team foul #14 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Hoerner | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio | John Hoerner drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Pantoja | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 74-71 |