| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SG - Randall Lyons (fresh) SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) C - William Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - David Terrazas (fresh) C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:54 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is hacked by Randall Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Lyons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda connects on the open jumper from the right block set up by Mark Quinn | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Randall Lyons | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Freddy Bozek | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt clanks a runner from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | David Terrazas snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Lyons - foul #2 on Randall Lyons, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG) Randall Lyons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | David Terrazas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward connects on the turnaround in the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda scores on a 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen misses badly on a shot in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), John Foor (PF), Frank Summers (C) Gary Burnett, William Holt, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Hank Hanna (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Carl Heath is fouled on the floor by Paul Suda - foul #1 on Paul Suda, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (PF) John Agarwal, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Freddy Bozek | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) SG - Chad Davis (fresh) SF - John Foor (fresh) PF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) C - Frank Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) C - Carl Heath (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Alvin Firth | 4-9 |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Alvin Firth picks off the pass by Paul Suda in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Carl Heath comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 4-9 |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis is hacked by Alvin Firth - foul #1 on Alvin Firth, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Pablo Castaneda | |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Greg Moon tips it in | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is whistled for a carry | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), William Bowen (C) Chad Davis, John Foor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF) David Terrazas | |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett hits a driving attempt from the right block | 11-11 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (PF) William Holt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Mark Quinn | |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen clanks a jump hook from close range | 11-11 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddy Bozek | 11-13 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 14-13 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hank Hanna | 14-15 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward buries a runner from the right block set up by Gary Burnett and he's hacked by Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), Frank Summers (C) Gary Burnett, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Freddy Bozek | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Carl Heath is whistled for traveling | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), John Foor (SF), William Holt (PF) John Agarwal, Tyler Ward, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Hank Hanna, David Terrazas | |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Carl Heath gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda's floater is tipped away by John Foor | 17-15 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt lays it up and in | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Suda (fresh) SF - John Foor (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Summers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Heath (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Frank Summers takes the ball from Freddy Bozek | 19-15 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Heath | 19-15 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Kevin Alcaraz (PF), William Bowen (C) Gary Burnett, Paul Suda, John Foor, William Holt, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Hank Hanna (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek | |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal can't finish the layup | 19-15 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Eggert | 19-15 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna is hacked by John Agarwal - foul #1 on John Agarwal, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Freddy Bozek (C) Mark Eggert, Mark Quinn, Carl Heath | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is hacked by Tyler Ward - foul #1 on Tyler Ward, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), William Holt (PF) John Agarwal, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Carl Heath (C) Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn blows the layup but the foul's on Chad Davis - foul #1 on Chad Davis, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), John Foor (SF) Chad Davis, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Freddy Bozek (C) Greg Moon, Carl Heath | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett's layup is rejected by Freddy Bozek | 19-15 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | David Terrazas gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | David Terrazas comes up short on the shot from close range | 19-15 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Paul Suda, William Holt, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Alvin Firth, Hank Hanna, David Terrazas | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #1 on Gary Burnett, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | John Agarwal is called for the reach on Mark Quinn in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Agarwal, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), William Bowen (C) John Agarwal, John Foor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (PF) Freddy Bozek | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Quinn is called for the reach on Kevin Alcaraz - foul #1 on Mark Quinn, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG) Mark Quinn | |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) C - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hank Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Greg Moon - foul #2 on Greg Moon, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), William Holt (PF), Frank Summers (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Greg Moon, Hank Hanna, David Terrazas | |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Freddy Bozek | 22-16 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (SF) Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Pablo Castaneda - foul #1 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is fouled on the floor by Gary Burnett - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF) Gary Burnett, William Holt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Quinn, Carl Heath | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Foor | 22-16 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-16 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Terrazas denies the turnaround by Chad Davis | 22-16 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF), William Bowen (C) John Foor, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Eggert, Hank Hanna, David Terrazas | |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits the follow up shot | 23-18 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is fouled on the floor by Freddy Bozek - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Alvin Firth, Freddy Bozek | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-18 |
| 04:35 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt snags the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | David Terrazas snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (C) Paul Suda, Chad Davis, William Holt, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) C - John Foor (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Heath (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz snags the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward travels with the ball | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Hank Hanna, Carl Heath | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Greg Moon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-18 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Terrazas - foul #1 on David Terrazas, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (C) David Terrazas | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-18 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Greg Moon grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Randall Lyons is called for the reach on Mark Quinn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Lyons, team foul #10 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Frank Summers (C) Randall Lyons, William Holt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Greg Moon takes the ball from Gary Burnett in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Greg Moon hits the finger roll | 26-22 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is called for traveling | 26-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Pablo Castaneda, Carl Heath | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Quinn is called for the reach on John Agarwal - foul #2 on Mark Quinn, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), William Holt (PF) Gary Burnett, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Carl Heath (C) Mark Quinn, Hank Hanna, Freddy Bozek | |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Greg Moon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Holt | 28-22 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Alcaraz | 30-22 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Paul Suda is called for the reach on Alvin Firth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Suda, team foul #11 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Bowen (C) John Agarwal, Kevin Alcaraz, John Foor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF) Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Hank Hanna steals the ball from William Bowen | 30-24 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek lays it up and in set up by Hank Hanna | 30-26 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward double dribbles | 30-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Frank Summers (C) Paul Suda, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Alvin Firth, Hank Hanna, Carl Heath | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 30-26 |