| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 21 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Edwin Hayles steals the ball from Vernon Fletcher | 38-30 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-30 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 38-32 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Addison | 43-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Edwin Hayles is called for the reach on Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Tony Henriksen (C) Vernon Fletcher, Charles Brockman | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits a floater in the lane set up by Cedric Halpin and he's fouled by Edwin Hayles - foul #2 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Michael Addison loses the dribble to Joseph Warren | 43-36 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | James Burgess lays it in on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 43-38 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Joseph Warren - foul #3 on Joseph Warren, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren | |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Tony Henriksen loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF) Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard (C) Tony Henriksen | |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Vernon Clark hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Joseph Goldsmith, Percy Young, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF), Tony Henriksen (C) Marcus Ludwig, Harold Hilliard | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 23 pts. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Henriksen (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Tony Henriksen - foul #1 on Tony Henriksen, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard (C) Tony Henriksen | |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Vernon Clark can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Michael Addison tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Vernon Clark steals the ball from Cedric Halpin | 46-38 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Stephen Evans hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren jams it on a nice dish by Harold Hilliard and he's fouled by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #2 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Edwin Hayles (PF) Stephen Evans, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Tony Henriksen (C) Vernon Fletcher, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren's pass is intercepted by Edwin Hayles | 48-41 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Michael Addison connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Armstrong | 53-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Michael Addison steals it from Cedric Halpin | 53-43 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols jams it set up by Michael Addison | 55-43 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 55-43 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clarence Nichols | 55-43 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith (PG), Stephen Evans (SF), Vernon Clark (PF), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Michael Addison, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, Marcus Ludwig, Tony Henriksen | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Goldsmith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Evans (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 23 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Evans - foul #2 on Stephen Evans, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF) Clarence Nichols | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) Cedric Halpin | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG) Arthur McCuen | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses the jumper from the left side | 56-45 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Percy Young | 56-45 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Stephen Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (PF) Percy Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) Cedric Halpin | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | James Burgess buries a shot from the left wing set up by Charles Brockman | 56-47 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Vernon Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | James Burgess tips it in | 56-49 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Hayles | 59-51 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vernon Clark | 59-51 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Burgess | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Goldsmith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Dandridge (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 26 pts. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Brockman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Vernon Clark is called for the reach on Charles Brockman - foul #3 on Vernon Clark, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Percy Young (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Stephen Evans, Joseph Goldsmith, Vernon Clark, Edwin Hayles, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Harold Hilliard (C) Arthur McCuen, Charles Brockman | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 62-57 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vernon Fletcher | 62-60 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Michael Addison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Joseph Warren | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) Marcus Ludwig | |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the fadeaway from the right block | 62-60 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Gilberto Rizzo knocks away the 3 by Joseph Warren | 62-60 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Addison | 64-60 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses short on a shot from the left side | 64-60 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren connects on the runner in the paint | 64-62 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Percy Young (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 29 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Hilliard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is hacked by Percy Young - foul #1 on Percy Young, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Vernon Clark (SF), Edwin Hayles (PF), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Percy Young, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Tony Henriksen (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Harold Hilliard | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Joseph Goldsmith, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Tony Henriksen swats the short shot by Vernon Clark | 64-62 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 64-65 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Stephen Evans, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), James Burgess (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Marcus Ludwig, Tony Henriksen | |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Gilberto Rizzo steals it from Vernon Fletcher | 64-65 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols tips it in | 66-65 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess's fadeaway is rejected by Gilberto Rizzo | 66-65 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher clanks a shot from the free throw line | 66-65 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Cedric Halpin is called for the reach on Edwin Hayles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cedric Halpin, team foul #4 | 66-65 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Vernon Fletcher is called for the reach on Michael Addison - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles is fouled on the floor by Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is fouled on the floor by James Burgess - foul #3 on James Burgess, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman lays it up and in on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols is hacked by Vernon Fletcher - foul #3 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 32 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a shot from the left side | 67-67 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brockman | 67-67 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:08 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-67 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess is hacked by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #3 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Tony Henriksen (C) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo loses the dribble to Floyd Wilson | 69-69 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig travels with the ball | 69-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (SF) James Burgess | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols loses the dribble to Marcus Ludwig | 69-69 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Tony Henriksen takes the ball from Clarence Nichols | 69-69 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (SG), Vernon Clark (PF), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), Harold Hilliard (C) Floyd Wilson, Tony Henriksen | |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge double dribbles | 69-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Edwin Hayles (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Stephen Evans, Vernon Clark, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Marcus Ludwig, Harold Hilliard | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the shot from the right side | 69-69 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | James Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Cedric Halpin | 69-72 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Hayles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 32 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Cedric Halpin | 72-74 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Addison | 75-74 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 75-74 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo runs out the clock | 75-74 |