| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Meek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Sanders (fresh) PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Maury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rick Silvey (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | SE Missouri State | John Maury can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Stephens - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #1 | 17-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SF) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 19:46 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 19:46 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby can't finish the layup but the foul's on Virgil Mai - foul #3 on Virgil Mai, team foul #1 | 17-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer (PF) Virgil Mai | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Rick Silvey | |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 19:06 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Ford | 19-32 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 18:45 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 18:41 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek's 3 pointer is rejected by Richard Crawford | 19-32 |
| 18:39 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford gets the offensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 18:25 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Ford | 21-32 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Ford - foul #2 on Brian Ford, team foul #2 | 21-32 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 17:39 | SE Missouri State | Gary King takes the ball from David Sanders | 21-33 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Arthur King double dribbles | 21-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Rick Silvey | |
| 17:07 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 21-33 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary King | 21-36 |
| 16:24 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford hits a 3 from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Gary King buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alberto Russo and he's fouled by John Maury - foul #3 on John Maury, team foul #3 | 24-38 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage (SG), Ricky Yates (SF), Paul Chapman (PF), Gregg Brewer (C) Benjamin Meek, David Sanders, Jason Puffer, John Maury | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai (PF) Gregg Brewer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Gary King, John Jenkins | |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sage (fresh) SF - Ricky Yates (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Virgil Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rick Silvey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey's pass is intercepted by Paul Chapman | 26-39 |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | Rick Silvey is called for the reach on Paul Sage - foul #3 on Rick Silvey, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer (SF) Brian Ford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, Rick Silvey | |
| 15:04 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG) John Jenkins | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Gary King | 26-41 |
| 14:24 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman loses the dribble to Gary King | 26-41 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary King | 26-43 |
| 14:16 | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage's pass is intercepted by Gary King in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Gary King banks in the layup | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:54 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane | 28-45 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Alberto Russo and he's hacked by Paul Sage - foul #1 on Paul Sage, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford (PG), Benjamin Meek (SG), David Sanders (SF), John Maury (C) Paul Sage, Ricky Yates, Gregg Brewer, Paul Chapman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Jenkins (SF) Gary King, Alberto Russo | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the free throw | 28-48 |
| 13:10 | SE Missouri State | John Maury can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Stephens - foul #2 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) Christopher Stephens | |
| 13:10 | SE Missouri State | John Maury misses the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 13:10 | SE Missouri State | John Maury makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | John Jenkins's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Brian Ford | 29-48 |
| 12:46 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek pulls down the rebound | 29-48 |
| 12:33 | SE Missouri State | John Maury loses the ball out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Richard Crawford | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine clanks a turnaround from the left block | 29-48 |
| 12:11 | SE Missouri State | John Maury grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 11:51 | SE Missouri State | Rick Silvey picks off the pass by Brian Ford | 29-48 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Meek (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Sanders (fresh) PF - Virgil Mai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Maury (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Rick Silvey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary King | 29-50 |
| 11:06 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Nicolas Devine - foul #4 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #5 | 29-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine, Rick Silvey | |
| 11:06 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 11:06 | SE Missouri State | Virgil Mai makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Ford - foul #3 on Brian Ford, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Puffer (PF) Virgil Mai | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby misses the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 10:44 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| 10:38 | SE Missouri State | John Maury hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Benjamin Meek | 33-51 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Crawford and he's hacked by Jason Puffer - foul #1 on Jason Puffer, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage (SG), Ricky Yates (SF), Paul Chapman (C) Benjamin Meek, David Sanders, John Maury | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the free throw | 33-54 |
| 10:03 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-54 |
| 10:02 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman tips it but misses | 33-54 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | John Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 33-54 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 33-54 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Arthur King scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Crawford | 33-56 |
| 09:02 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-56 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Ricky Yates picks off the pass by Arthur King | 33-56 |
| 08:37 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Sage | 36-56 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Owensby | 36-56 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the jumper from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens snags the offensive board | 36-56 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Ford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Sage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Puffer (fairly fresh) C - Paul Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 36-56 |
| 07:25 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 07:19 | SE Missouri State | Brian Ford is fouled on the floor by Richard Owensby - foul #1 on Richard Owensby, team foul #6 | 36-56 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Meek (SG), David Sanders (SF), Virgil Mai (PF), John Maury (C) Brian Ford, Paul Sage, Jason Puffer, Paul Chapman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| 07:14 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Mai | 38-56 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Gary King hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-56 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo tips it but misses | 38-56 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey grabs the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Gary King buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alberto Russo | 38-59 |
| 05:55 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 38-59 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Gary King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Maury | 38-59 |
| 05:29 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 05:27 | SE Missouri State | David Sanders tips it in | 40-59 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Virgil Mai - foul #4 on Virgil Mai, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage (PG), Stacy Chandler (SG), Gregg Brewer (SF), Jason Puffer (PF), Paul Chapman (C) Ricky Yates, Benjamin Meek, David Sanders, Virgil Mai, John Maury | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Rick Silvey | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 04:53 | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregg Brewer - foul #2 on Gregg Brewer, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 04:15 | SE Missouri State | John Jenkins steals it from Paul Chapman | 40-62 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses the dunk attempt | 40-62 |
| 03:45 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Paul Sage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stacy Chandler (fresh) SF - Gregg Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Puffer (fresh) C - Paul Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicolas Devine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | SE Missouri State | Nicolas Devine is called for the reach on Paul Sage - foul #5 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #7 | 40-62 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Derek Marks (PG) Jason Puffer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| 03:30 | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 03:30 | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage misses the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-62 |
| 03:01 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman grabs the board | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:47 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Marks | 43-62 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Gary King clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-62 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 02:00 | SE Missouri State | Arthur King steals the ball from Paul Sage | 43-62 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Arthur King hits the finger roll | 43-64 |
| 01:44 | SE Missouri State | Paul Sage loses the dribble to Rick Silvey | 43-64 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-64 |
| 01:15 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 01:09 | SE Missouri State | Stacy Chandler's dunk attempt is rejected by John Jenkins | 43-64 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Arthur King is hacked by Paul Sage - foul #2 on Paul Sage, team foul #9 | 43-64 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates (SG), Jason Puffer (PF) Derek Marks, Stacy Chandler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Crawford | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 00:51 | SE Missouri State | Paul Chapman pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Yates misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Gary King buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Rick Silvey | 43-66 |
| 00:16 | SE Missouri State | Gregg Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-66 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG) Arthur King | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary King runs out the clock | 43-66 |