| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Capps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson tips it in | 28-30 |
| 19:18 | Colorado | Charles Olsson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-30 |
| 19:04 | Colorado | Charles Olsson pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards drills a floater from the right block | 30-32 |
| 18:01 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss is called for a charge - foul #2 on Johnathon Corliss, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| 17:24 | Colorado | A charge is called on Johnathon Corliss - foul #3 on Johnathon Corliss, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Charles Olsson denies the turnaround by Ronald Edwards | 30-32 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 17:09 | Colorado | Van Marks gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:56 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:54 | Colorado | Gary Crowell tips it but misses | 30-32 |
| 16:52 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to John Capps | 30-32 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Van Marks misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Dickerson - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG), Joshua Tushoski (SF) Johnathon Corliss, John Capps | |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Van Marks makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Van Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Anderson | 33-34 |
| 15:40 | Colorado | Gary Crowell is hacked by James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout (PF), George Lacher (C) Van Marks, Charles Olsson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Lacher (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 15:03 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:40 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Dickerson | 35-34 |
| 14:09 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss clanks a runner from the right block | 35-34 |
| 14:07 | Colorado | George Lacher tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is hacked by Kevin Swarthout - foul #1 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), John Capps (SF), Van Marks (PF), Charles Olsson (C) Larry Saavedra, Joshua Tushoski, Kevin Swarthout, George Lacher | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Gary Crowell is called for the reach on Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Gary Crowell, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Olsson | 35-36 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 13:04 | Colorado | Charles Olsson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Edwards - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| 12:45 | Colorado | John Capps is hacked by James Dickerson - foul #4 on James Dickerson, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG) Johnathon Corliss | |
| 12:28 | Colorado | Van Marks can't connect on a floater in the lane | 37-36 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 37-36 |
| 12:10 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Capps | 37-36 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Van Marks comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Van Marks misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Van Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Capps (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Colorado | Ronald Edwards takes the ball from Van Marks | 39-37 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 42-37 |
| 10:27 | Colorado | Gary Crowell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-37 |
| 10:26 | Colorado | Charles Olsson can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards blows the layup | 42-37 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Olsson - foul #3 on Charles Olsson, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss (PG), Joshua Tushoski (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF), George Lacher (C) Gary Crowell, John Capps, Van Marks, Charles Olsson | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Swarthout | 44-40 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 09:19 | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Jeffrey Zybia steps in front of the Joshua Tushoski pass | 44-40 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia lays it in | 46-40 |
| 08:32 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses the floater from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Morton | 46-40 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Frank Morton is fouled on the floor by George Lacher - foul #2 on George Lacher, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Van Marks (PF), Charles Olsson (C) Larry Saavedra, Kevin Swarthout, George Lacher | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 08:03 | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:38 | Colorado | Jeremy Macaulay picks off the pass by Gary Crowell | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 07:24 | Colorado | Van Marks pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Jeremy Macaulay steps in front of the Johnathon Corliss pass | 46-40 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Frank Morton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 06:43 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Gary Crowell is hacked by Jeremy Macaulay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF), John Fedele (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona, Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (SF) Joshua Tushoski | |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 48-42 |
| 06:05 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-42 |
| 06:04 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Van Marks lays it up and in | 48-44 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Van Marks | 48-44 |
| 05:28 | Colorado | Charles Olsson snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 04:59 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #5 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SG), Frank Morton (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Jeffrey Lamson, Nicholas Anderson, John Fedele | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG), Kevin Swarthout (PF), George Lacher (C) Gary Crowell, Van Marks, Charles Olsson | |
| 04:59 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:59 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is hacked by Kevin Swarthout - foul #2 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG) Johnathon Corliss | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:42 | Colorado | John Capps grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 04:18 | Colorado | Gary Crowell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Gary Crowell is called for the reach on Jeremy Macaulay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Crowell, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:15 | Colorado | John Capps grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:59 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 49-48 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Harold Corona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski (SF), Van Marks (PF), Charles Olsson (C) John Capps, Kevin Swarthout, George Lacher | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Colorado | Charles Olsson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Edwards | 49-48 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 03:03 | Colorado | Charles Olsson gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss (PG), John Capps (SF) Gary Crowell, Joshua Tushoski | |
| 02:43 | Colorado | Van Marks is hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #2 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:43 | Colorado | Van Marks misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Edwards | 49-48 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:18 | Colorado | Charles Olsson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnathon Corliss | 51-50 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is hacked by Charles Olsson - foul #4 on Charles Olsson, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:53 | Colorado | Jeremy Macaulay steps in front of the Larry Saavedra pass | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | John Capps swats the layup by Nicholas Anderson | 53-50 |
| 01:30 | Colorado | John Capps snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 01:26 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits a jump hook from the right block | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay and he's fouled by Van Marks - foul #2 on Van Marks, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG) Larry Saavedra | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:57 | Colorado | Van Marks drills a jumper from the right block set up by Johnathon Corliss | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Gary Crowell gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Crowell | 56-56 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | Colorado | Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | James Dickerson denies the turnaround by Johnathon Corliss | 58-56 |