| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Edmund Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McLerran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Summerfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony McCandlish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Danny Murphy inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern | Danny Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 19:32 | Southern | Bennie Freeman tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 19:15 | Jackson State | Anthony McCandlish loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 18:48 | Southern | Bennie Freeman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Roberts | 40-40 |
| 18:28 | Jackson State | Danny Murphy steals it from Edmund Pierce | 40-40 |
| 18:24 | Southern | Curtis Summerfield is called for the reach on Glen Shepard - foul #2 on Curtis Summerfield, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 18:13 | Southern | Danny Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 18:12 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to William Lindsey | 40-40 |
| 17:53 | Southern | Carlton Holmes swats the layup by William Lindsey | 40-40 |
| 17:52 | Southern | William Lindsey grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:46 | Southern | William Lindsey travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| 17:33 | Jackson State | James McLerran is called for 5 seconds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Rutherford (SF), Mike Lacey (C) Curtis Summerfield, Carlton Holmes | |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Howard Petty (C) Robert Roberts, Bennie Freeman | |
| 17:23 | Southern | Glen Shepard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 17:22 | Southern | William Lindsey grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:09 | Southern | Howard Petty misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mike Lacey - foul #2 on Mike Lacey, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Wilford Carter (SG), William Gullo (C) James McLerran, Anthony McCandlish | |
| Subs | Southern | Frederick Perry (C) William Lindsey | |
| 17:09 | Southern | Howard Petty makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:09 | Southern | Howard Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:48 | Jackson State | Mike Lacey is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Burrage (PF) Edmund Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Sam Mickelson (SF) Glen Shepard, Danny Murphy | |
| 16:36 | Southern | Sam Mickelson misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by William Gullo - foul #2 on William Gullo, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Roberts (PG), Bennie Freeman (C) Timothy Hawthorne, Frederick Perry | |
| 16:36 | Southern | Sam Mickelson misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:36 | Southern | Sam Mickelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:20 | Jackson State | Sam Mickelson swats the short shot by Wilford Carter | 40-43 |
| 16:19 | Jackson State | William Gullo tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:52 | Southern | Carson Heater is hacked by Wilford Carter - foul #2 on Wilford Carter, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce (PG), James McLerran (SG), Curtis Summerfield (SF), Anthony McCandlish (PF), Carlton Holmes (C) John Rutherford, Wilford Carter, William Gullo, David Burrage, Mike Lacey | |
| Subs | Southern | Glen Shepard (SG), Danny Murphy (SF), William Lindsey (PF) Carson Heater, Sam Mickelson, Howard Petty | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Edmund Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McLerran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Summerfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony McCandlish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Freeman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern | Glen Shepard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:31 | Southern | Robert Roberts tips it home | 42-45 |
| 15:20 | Jackson State | James McLerran misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 15:18 | Southern | Robert Roberts snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:14 | Southern | Glen Shepard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 14:57 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 14:56 | Southern | William Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:39 | Southern | Robert Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 14:38 | Southern | Danny Murphy grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 14:18 | Southern | James McLerran blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Glen Shepard | 42-48 |
| 14:16 | Jackson State | Anthony McCandlish pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:54 | Jackson State | Anthony McCandlish scores on a floater in the paint | 44-48 |
| 13:49 | Southern | Danny Murphy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-51 |
| 13:37 | Jackson State | Anthony McCandlish comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-51 |
| 13:35 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 13:34 | Southern | Robert Roberts snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 13:28 | Southern | William Lindsey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-51 |
| 13:27 | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 13:02 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 13:00 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes tips it in | 46-51 |
| 12:44 | Southern | William Lindsey's floater is tipped away by Anthony McCandlish | 46-51 |
| 12:42 | Southern | Robert Roberts snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 12:27 | Southern | James McLerran steps in front of the Bennie Freeman pass | 46-51 |
| 11:58 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 46-51 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Glen Shepard grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 11:51 | Southern | Glen Shepard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Edmund Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McLerran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Summerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony McCandlish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlton Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Shepard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Lindsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Freeman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edmund Pierce | 48-51 |
| 11:21 | Southern | Robert Roberts is called for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Rutherford (PG), Wilford Carter (SG), William Gullo (SF), David Burrage (PF), Mike Lacey (C) Edmund Pierce, James McLerran, Curtis Summerfield, Anthony McCandlish, Carlton Holmes | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Carson Heater (SG), Sam Mickelson (SF), Howard Petty (PF), Frederick Perry (C) Robert Roberts, Glen Shepard, Danny Murphy, William Lindsey, Bennie Freeman | |
| 10:59 | Jackson State | Wilford Carter scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Burrage | 50-51 |
| 10:40 | Southern | Howard Petty is fouled on the floor by David Burrage - foul #1 on David Burrage, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 10:29 | Southern | Frederick Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 10:13 | Jackson State | Wilford Carter makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Rutherford | 52-51 |
| 09:50 | Southern | Howard Petty scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Timothy Hawthorne | 52-53 |
| 09:29 | Jackson State | Carson Heater is called for the reach on David Burrage - foul #2 on Carson Heater, team foul #1 | 52-53 |
| 09:04 | Jackson State | Mike Lacey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 09:02 | Southern | Howard Petty pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:56 | Southern | Howard Petty is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce (PG), James McLerran (SG), Anthony McCandlish (PF) Wilford Carter, William Gullo, David Burrage | |
| Subs | Southern | Glen Shepard (SG), Danny Murphy (SF) Timothy Hawthorne, Sam Mickelson | |
| 08:30 | Jackson State | James McLerran buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Edmund Pierce and he's hacked by Carson Heater - foul #3 on Carson Heater, team foul #2 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield (SF), Carlton Holmes (C) John Rutherford, Mike Lacey | |
| Subs | Southern | William Lindsey (PF), Joseph Chapman (C) Howard Petty, Frederick Perry | |
| 08:30 | Jackson State | James McLerran misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:30 | Southern | William Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:12 | Southern | Danny Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 54-53 |
| 08:10 | Southern | Joseph Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:05 | Southern | Danny Murphy lays it up and in | 54-55 |
| 08:01 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Carson Heater - foul #4 on Carson Heater, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG) Carson Heater | |
| 08:01 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:01 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:45 | Southern | Glen Shepard scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Hawthorne | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Edmund Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James McLerran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Summerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony McCandlish (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlton Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Hawthorne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield drills a shot from the free throw line set up by James McLerran | 58-57 |
| 07:11 | Southern | The jumper by Joseph Chapman is denied by Anthony McCandlish | 58-57 |
| 07:09 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 06:56 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce is hacked by Timothy Hawthorne - foul #1 on Timothy Hawthorne, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Rutherford (SF), Mike Lacey (PF), William Gullo (C) Curtis Summerfield, Anthony McCandlish, Carlton Holmes | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Roberts (PG), Howard Petty (PF), Bennie Freeman (C) Timothy Hawthorne, William Lindsey, Joseph Chapman | |
| 06:37 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce is hacked by Howard Petty - foul #3 on Howard Petty, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Wilford Carter (SG) James McLerran | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:26 | Jackson State | Mike Lacey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 06:25 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to John Rutherford | 58-57 |
| 06:10 | Jackson State | William Gullo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (SG) Glen Shepard | |
| 05:50 | Southern | Edmund Pierce is called for the reach on Danny Murphy - foul #1 on Edmund Pierce, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield (SF) Edmund Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern | Sam Mickelson (SF) Danny Murphy | |
| 05:29 | Southern | Bennie Freeman throws it down on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 58-59 |
| 05:11 | Jackson State | Wilford Carter knocks in the runner from the left block | 60-59 |
| 04:54 | Southern | The short jumper by Howard Petty is denied by Mike Lacey | 60-59 |
| 04:53 | Jackson State | Wilford Carter snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:53 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce (PG), James McLerran (SG), Anthony McCandlish (PF), Carlton Holmes (C) John Rutherford, Wilford Carter, Mike Lacey, William Gullo | |
| Subs | Southern | Glen Shepard (SG), Danny Murphy (SF), William Lindsey (PF) Carson Heater, Sam Mickelson, Howard Petty | |
| 04:41 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 04:40 | Southern | William Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:30 | Southern | Danny Murphy drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 60-61 |
| 04:09 | Jackson State | Anthony McCandlish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 03:55 | Southern | William Lindsey connects on the floater in the lane | 60-63 |
| 03:37 | Jackson State | James McLerran misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 03:36 | Southern | William Lindsey snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Edmund Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James McLerran (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Summerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony McCandlish (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Carlton Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glen Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Freeman (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Southern | Glen Shepard is fouled on the floor by Curtis Summerfield - foul #3 on Curtis Summerfield, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 03:11 | Southern | Glen Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:11 | Southern | Glen Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:52 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes buries a floater in the paint | 62-65 |
| 02:40 | Southern | William Lindsey is hacked by Carlton Holmes - foul #3 on Carlton Holmes, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Howard Petty (C) Robert Roberts, Bennie Freeman | |
| 02:40 | Southern | William Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:40 | Southern | William Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:31 | Jackson State | James McLerran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-67 |
| 02:30 | Southern | Howard Petty grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 02:30 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Roberts (PG), Bennie Freeman (C) Carson Heater, Howard Petty | |
| 02:20 | Southern | William Lindsey knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 62-69 |
| 02:04 | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edmund Pierce | 65-69 |
| 01:43 | Southern | Danny Murphy scores on a shot in the paint | 65-71 |
| 01:34 | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield is called for a charge - foul #4 on Curtis Summerfield, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 01:16 | Southern | Glen Shepard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-71 |
| 00:53 | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Murphy - foul #2 on Danny Murphy, team foul #6 | 65-71 |
| 00:53 | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:53 | Jackson State | Curtis Summerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Southern | Robert Roberts misses the easy layup | 67-71 |
| 00:28 | Southern | William Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Southern | Curtis Summerfield is called for the reach on William Lindsey - foul #5 on Curtis Summerfield, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Rutherford (SF) Curtis Summerfield | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:27 | Southern | William Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:27 | Southern | William Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:27 | Jackson State | Anthony McCandlish pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:20 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to James McLerran | 67-72 |
| 00:17 | Jackson State | Danny Murphy is called for the reach on John Rutherford - foul #3 on Danny Murphy, team foul #7 | 67-72 |
| 00:17 | Jackson State | John Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:17 | Jackson State | John Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:16 | Southern | Edmund Pierce is called for the reach on Glen Shepard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edmund Pierce, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Sam Mickelson (PF) William Lindsey | |
| 00:16 | Southern | Glen Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:16 | Southern | Glen Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:16 | Southern | Bennie Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:14 | Southern | Anthony McCandlish is called for the reach on Bennie Freeman - foul #2 on Anthony McCandlish, team foul #12 | 69-73 |
| 00:14 | Southern | Bennie Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:14 | Southern | Bennie Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:10 | Jackson State | James McLerran hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Rutherford | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | Southern | Bennie Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Edmund Pierce - foul #3 on Edmund Pierce, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | Southern | Bennie Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:09 | Southern | Bennie Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:09 | Jackson State | Carlton Holmes pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:05 | Jackson State | Anthony McCandlish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern | Danny Murphy is hacked by Edmund Pierce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edmund Pierce, team foul #14 | 72-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern | Danny Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern | Danny Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Edmund Pierce misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-77 |