| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fresh) SF - David Stillwell (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) SG - Anthony Brewer (fresh) SF - Stanley Hall (fresh) PF - Christopher Smith (fresh) C - Donald Raymond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Utah | David Stillwell is called for the reach on Anthony Brewer - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Brewer | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | David Stillwell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Donald Rew lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harvey King | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer is fouled on the floor by Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Southern Utah | Donald Raymond scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Stillwell and he's hacked by Donald Raymond - foul #1 on Donald Raymond, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:15 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer double dribbles | 8-4 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:49 | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 16:43 | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Smith, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Jason Love loses the dribble to Donald Raymond | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | Southern Utah | Stanley Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:11 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:57 | Southern Utah | Harvey King blocks the jumper by Anthony Brewer | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Brewer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Hall (fresh) PF - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) C - Donald Raymond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Jason Love hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Harrison - foul #1 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Travis Reid (SG), Roy Uhl (PF), Robert Green (C) Anthony Brewer, Christopher Smith, Donald Raymond | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:50 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 15:36 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Harrison and the foul's on Donald Rew - foul #1 on Donald Rew, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jimmy Burrow (SF) Stanley Hall | |
| 15:36 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roy Uhl - foul #1 on Roy Uhl, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF) Jason Love, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Jenkins (SG) Kenneth Harrison | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:08 | Southern Utah | Robert Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Harvey King, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses short on a shot in the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled on the floor by Robert Green - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) John Milan | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison (PG), Anthony Brewer (SG), Stanley Hall (SF), Christopher Smith (PF) Travis Reid, John Jenkins, Jimmy Burrow, Robert Green | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the fadeaway from the right side | 11-7 |
| 14:19 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | Southern Utah | Andrew Sullivan steals it from Roy Uhl | 11-7 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the shot from the baseline | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra tips it home | 13-7 |
| 13:32 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is fouled on the floor by Stanley Hall - foul #1 on Stanley Hall, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), David Stillwell (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Travis Reid (SG), Jimmy Burrow (PF), Donald Raymond (C) Anthony Brewer, Christopher Smith, Roy Uhl | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 13:09 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:05 | Southern Utah | Stanley Hall knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Jimmy Burrow | 13-9 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by Donald Raymond - foul #2 on Donald Raymond, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Green (C) Donald Raymond | |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:55 | Southern Utah | Jimmy Burrow grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:51 | Southern Utah | Stanley Hall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-9 |
| 12:50 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:33 | Southern Utah | Robert Green makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Harrison | 14-12 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses long on a runner from the right block | 14-12 |
| 12:04 | Southern Utah | Stanley Hall snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:00 | Southern Utah | Harvey King steals it from Kenneth Harrison | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Harvey King lays it up and in | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Milan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Kenneth Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Reid (fresh) SF - Stanley Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Burrow (fresh) C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | John Milan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 11:11 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 16-12 |
| 10:44 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid jams it | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | John Milan clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Stanley Hall - foul #2 on Stanley Hall, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, David Stillwell, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Thomas Hibbler (PG), Anthony Brewer (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Smith (PF), Roy Uhl (C) Kenneth Harrison, Travis Reid, Stanley Hall, Jimmy Burrow, Robert Green | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:19 | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:10 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer is whistled for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Harvey King, John Milan | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-14 |
| 09:54 | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:43 | Southern Utah | John Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 17-14 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra loses the ball out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jimmy Burrow (SF) John Jenkins | |
| 09:02 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), David Stillwell (SF) Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra can't finish the layup | 17-14 |
| 08:36 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:31 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hibbler and he's fouled by Harvey King - foul #1 on Harvey King, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison (PG) Thomas Hibbler | |
| 08:31 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | David Stillwell travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Green (C) Roy Uhl | |
| 07:55 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer is fouled on the floor by Harvey King - foul #2 on Harvey King, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Jason Love, Harvey King, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Travis Reid (SG), John Jenkins (SF) Anthony Brewer, Jimmy Burrow | |
| 07:45 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid is called for a charge - foul #1 on Travis Reid, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) PF - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses long on a runner in the lane | 17-17 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the tip | 17-17 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| 07:14 | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith hits a turnaround from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | David Stillwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 06:40 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid knocks in the floater from close range set up by Christopher Smith and the foul's on Scott Phillips - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, David Stillwell, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer (SG), Jimmy Burrow (SF), Roy Uhl (PF) Kenneth Harrison, John Jenkins, Christopher Smith | |
| 06:40 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith (PF) Robert Green | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:13 | Southern Utah | Reginald Vavra denies the turnaround by Roy Uhl | 25-22 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Harvey King pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Jason Love hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Reginald Vavra | 27-22 |
| 05:45 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison (PG) Travis Reid | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Donald Rew scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Jason Love | 29-22 |
| 05:04 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 29-22 |
| 05:02 | Southern Utah | Christopher Smith can't tip it in | 29-22 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra blows the layup | 29-22 |
| 04:53 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:46 | Southern Utah | Jason Love steals the ball from Christopher Smith | 29-22 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Donald Rew lays it up and in set up by Jason Love | 31-22 |
| 04:40 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), David Stillwell (SF), John Milan (C) Jason Love, Luis Zamora, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Travis Reid (SG) Anthony Brewer | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Reid - foul #2 on Travis Reid, team foul #11 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Jenkins (SG) Travis Reid | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:25 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by John Milan - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Thomas Hibbler (SG) Jimmy Burrow | |
| 04:25 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:25 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:25 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl makes the 3rd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Milan and he's fouled by Christopher Smith - foul #2 on Christopher Smith, team foul #12 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jimmy Burrow (PF) Christopher Smith | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:15 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 03:48 | Southern Utah | Jimmy Burrow connects on the jumper near the basket | 34-25 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 03:29 | Southern Utah | Jimmy Burrow pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Milan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hibbler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) PF - Jimmy Burrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Uhl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | John Jenkins steals it from Jerry Morgan | 34-27 |
| 03:12 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Harvey King grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Harvey King lays it up and in set up by Jerry Morgan and he's hacked by Thomas Hibbler - foul #1 on Thomas Hibbler, team foul #13 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Travis Reid (PG), Anthony Brewer (SG), Stanley Hall (SF), Robert Green (PF), Donald Raymond (C) Kenneth Harrison, Thomas Hibbler, John Jenkins, Jimmy Burrow, Roy Uhl | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:43 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Brewer | 37-30 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Jason Love drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Rew | 39-30 |
| 02:00 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | David Stillwell pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Donald Rew drills a floater from the right block set up by Jason Love and he's fouled by Donald Raymond - foul #3 on Donald Raymond, team foul #14 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF) Harvey King, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison (PG), Christopher Smith (PF) Travis Reid, Donald Raymond | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:40 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer double dribbles | 42-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jimmy Burrow (PF) Christopher Smith | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Jason Love clanks a floater from the left side | 42-30 |
| 01:15 | Southern Utah | Stanley Hall snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 01:10 | Southern Utah | Kenneth Harrison hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Brewer | 42-33 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Harrison - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #15 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Travis Reid (SG), Christopher Smith (PF) Anthony Brewer, Robert Green | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:30 | Southern Utah | John Milan blocks the short jumper by Jimmy Burrow | 43-33 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Harrison - foul #3 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #16 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), David Stillwell (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Andrew Sullivan, John Milan | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Thomas Hibbler (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Roy Uhl (C) Kenneth Harrison, Stanley Hall, Jimmy Burrow | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 00:00 | Southern Utah | Travis Reid misses short on a halfcourt shot | 44-33 |