| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Vernon Fletcher takes the ball from Raymond Grove | 35-36 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Vernon Fletcher steals the ball from Randall Hakala | 35-36 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses the easy layup | 35-36 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the jumpshot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses long on a floater in the lane | 35-39 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 37-42 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #3 on Randall Hakala, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG) Randall Hakala | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Nathan Tripp (PF), Harold Hilliard (C) Cedric Halpin, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Nathan Tripp blocks the short jumper by Habimana Arai | 37-42 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | James Burgess clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Stark - foul #1 on Walter Stark, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SF) Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) Nathan Tripp | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Hilliard | 37-44 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Vernon Fletcher | 37-47 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Grove | 40-47 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen grabs the board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Hilliard (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Warren - foul #3 on Joseph Warren, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Arthur Pitzer, Robert Manus, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Nathan Tripp (PF) Arthur McCuen, Joseph Warren | |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp tips it back up and in | 41-51 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-51 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Hilliard - foul #2 on Harold Hilliard, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG), Bryce Brown (C) Walter Stark, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Cedric Halpin, Nathan Tripp, Harold Hilliard | |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren jams it | 41-53 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Robert Manus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Harold Hilliard (C) Arthur McCuen, Charles Brockman | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a runner near the basket | 41-53 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Robert Manus makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the dunk | 44-53 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai connects on the jumper near the basket | 46-53 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits a jump hook from close range set up by James Burgess | 46-55 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-55 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Randall Hakala - foul #4 on Randall Hakala, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Walter Stark (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Randall Hakala, Robert Manus, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Levin - foul #1 on James Levin, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Levin (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | James Levin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Levin, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Tony Henriksen (C) Vernon Fletcher, Charles Brockman | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | James Levin takes the ball from James Burgess | 46-59 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SF) James Levin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Marcus Ludwig, Tony Henriksen | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Charles Brockman - foul #1 on Charles Brockman, team foul #3 | 46-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (PF) Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) Cedric Halpin | |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the easy layup | 46-59 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 46-61 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it but misses | 46-64 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Walter Stark, Robert Manus, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Tony Henriksen (C) Vernon Fletcher, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Levin | 48-64 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Henriksen | 48-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Levin (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Tony Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | James Levin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Robert Manus (SG), Bryce Brown (C) James Levin, Arthur Pitzer, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), James Burgess (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Harold Hilliard (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Marcus Ludwig, Tony Henriksen | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Antonio Mitchell is denied by James Burgess | 51-69 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Habimana Arai | 51-69 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Manus | 54-69 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG), Raymond Grove (C) Robert Manus, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SF), Tony Henriksen (C) James Burgess, Harold Hilliard | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 54-69 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it in | 56-69 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-69 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 56-69 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Tony Henriksen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 56-72 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Walter Stark knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is hacked by Walter Stark - foul #2 on Walter Stark, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Bryce Brown (SF), Harvey Newell (PF) Randall Hakala, Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Cedric Halpin, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Tony Henriksen | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Pitzer | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Raymond Grove picks off the pass by Vernon Fletcher | 61-74 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryce Brown (fresh) PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 28 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Manus | 64-74 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-74 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the board | 64-74 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Robert Manus, Bryce Brown, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Harold Hilliard (C) Arthur McCuen, Marcus Ludwig, Charles Brockman | |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai loses the ball out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Brockman (C) Harold Hilliard | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-74 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin tips it in | 64-76 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the easy layup | 64-76 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 64-76 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Randall Hakala steals the ball from James Burgess | 64-76 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Charles Brockman takes the ball from Antonio Mitchell | 64-76 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't finish the layup | 64-79 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher gets the rebound | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Warren | 64-81 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove's fadeaway is rejected by James Burgess | 64-81 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin runs out the clock | 64-81 |