| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Romero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Vazquez (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Babin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Carl Heath - foul #2 on Carl Heath, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Conrad Severson (PF) Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 19:25 | Vermont | Mark Quinn is called for the reach on John Miller - foul #3 on Mark Quinn, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG) Mark Quinn | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 19:16 | Vermont | John Miller clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF) Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 19:16 | Vermont | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:16 | Vermont | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Daniel Babin is called for the reach on Russell Goodrich - foul #2 on Daniel Babin, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Carl Heath hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Freddy Bozek | 34-26 |
| 18:28 | Vermont | John Miller is whistled for a carry | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Freddy Bozek, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is hacked by Daniel Babin - foul #3 on Daniel Babin, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah (C) Daniel Babin | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert clanks a runner from the right block | 34-26 |
| 17:38 | Vermont | Randall Howton grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 17:32 | Vermont | John Miller misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Greg Moon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Heath | 37-26 |
| 16:50 | Vermont | Greg Moon picks off the pass by Juan Romero | 37-26 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Carl Heath is called for traveling | 37-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Mark Eggert, Carl Heath, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Krzewinski (PG), Benjamin Holmes (SG), Fausto Marino (C) John Miller, Juan Romero, Randall Howton | |
| 16:10 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah is hacked by Greg Moon - foul #2 on Greg Moon, team foul #4 | 37-26 |
| 15:55 | Vermont | Paul Krzewinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Paul Krzewinski (fresh) SG - Benjamin Holmes (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) PF - Mario Vazquez (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Fausto Marino (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-26 |
| 15:13 | Vermont | Paul Krzewinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Greg Moon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 15:05 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdallah | 40-26 |
| 14:58 | Vermont | Paul Krzewinski double dribbles | 40-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Carl Heath (PF), David Terrazas (C) Alvin Firth, Conrad Severson, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Miller (PG), Adolfo Russo (SG), Juan Romero (SF), Daniel Babin (C) Paul Krzewinski, Benjamin Holmes, Dikembe Abdallah, Mario Vazquez | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is hacked by John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF) Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Vermont | Randall Howton (SF) Juan Romero | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Quinn | 42-26 |
| 13:46 | Vermont | Greg Moon is called for the reach on John Miller - foul #3 on Greg Moon, team foul #5 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF) Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Vermont | Mario Vazquez (PF) Fausto Marino | |
| 13:34 | Vermont | John Miller shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Daniel Babin | 42-28 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Goodrich | 45-28 |
| 13:10 | Vermont | John Miller works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Babin | 45-30 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Randall Howton - foul #1 on Randall Howton, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Russell Goodrich, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Holmes (PG), Juan Romero (SF) John Miller, Randall Howton | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 12:20 | Vermont | Benjamin Holmes buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Adolfo Russo | 47-32 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Quinn and he's hacked by Benjamin Holmes - foul #1 on Benjamin Holmes, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (PF) Greg Moon | |
| Subs | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah (C) Daniel Babin | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:51 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo banks in the layup | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Conrad Severson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adolfo Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Juan Romero (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Vazquez (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-34 |
| 11:23 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Juan Romero | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:19 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo is whistled for a carry | 50-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Russell Goodrich (SF) Freddy Bozek, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Miller (PG), Randall Howton (SF) Adolfo Russo, Juan Romero | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich tips it but misses | 50-34 |
| 10:57 | Vermont | Mario Vazquez grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 10:49 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah misses short on an open shot in the lane | 50-34 |
| 10:47 | Vermont | John Miller tips it but misses | 50-34 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Greg Moon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-34 |
| 10:31 | Vermont | Randall Howton grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 10:26 | Vermont | John Miller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 10:24 | Vermont | Benjamin Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:10 | Vermont | John Miller is hacked by Greg Moon - foul #4 on Greg Moon, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Freddy Bozek (SF), David Terrazas (C) Greg Moon, Russell Goodrich, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Vermont | Juan Romero (SG), Daniel Babin (C) Benjamin Holmes, Mario Vazquez | |
| 09:52 | Vermont | Dikembe Abdallah hits the finger roll | 50-36 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-36 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Conrad Severson | 50-36 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson loses the dribble to John Miller | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:36 | Vermont | Juan Romero knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Miller | 50-39 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | David Terrazas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Eggert, Conrad Severson, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Holmes (PG), Adolfo Russo (SG), Mario Vazquez (PF) John Miller, Randall Howton, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| 07:57 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Heath | 50-39 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-39 |
| 07:32 | Vermont | Daniel Babin pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Quinn (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Juan Romero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Vazquez (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Daniel Babin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mario Vazquez | 50-41 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn is hacked by Daniel Babin - foul #4 on Daniel Babin, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), David Terrazas (C) Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Miller (PG), Fausto Marino (C) Benjamin Holmes, Daniel Babin | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | David Terrazas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF) Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 06:17 | Vermont | Fausto Marino's layup is rejected by Carl Heath | 50-41 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Carl Heath knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Greg Moon | 52-41 |
| 05:39 | Vermont | John Miller buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 05:17 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Mario Vazquez | 52-44 |
| 05:10 | Vermont | Greg Moon steals the ball from Juan Romero | 52-44 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Greg Moon blows the dunk | 52-44 |
| 04:52 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Mario Vazquez | 52-44 |
| 04:45 | Vermont | Juan Romero misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 52-44 |
| 04:44 | Vermont | Mario Vazquez tips it in | 52-46 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 04:27 | Vermont | John Miller snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:23 | Vermont | John Miller loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF), Conrad Severson (C) Russell Goodrich, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Holmes (PG), Randall Howton (SG), Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Daniel Babin (C) John Miller, Adolfo Russo, Juan Romero, Fausto Marino | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Dikembe Abdallah steals the ball from Mark Quinn | 52-46 |
| 03:43 | Vermont | Mario Vazquez is fouled on the floor by Carl Heath - foul #3 on Carl Heath, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (C) Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 03:43 | Vermont | Mario Vazquez makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:43 | Vermont | Mario Vazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Moon | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mark Quinn (tired) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randall Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Vazquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. C - Daniel Babin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Vermont | Randall Howton misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 55-48 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | David Terrazas buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Greg Moon | 57-48 |
| 02:40 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (PF) Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Miller (PG), Adolfo Russo (SG) Benjamin Holmes, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Vermont | Carl Heath steals the ball from Randall Howton | 57-48 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Babin - foul #5 on Daniel Babin, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Juan Romero (SF), Dikembe Abdallah (C) Randall Howton, Daniel Babin | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:31 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 01:30 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 01:14 | Vermont | Adolfo Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | David Terrazas pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | David Terrazas pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Mario Vazquez - foul #1 on Mario Vazquez, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Holmes (PG), Randall Howton (SF), Fausto Marino (C) John Miller, Adolfo Russo, Mario Vazquez | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Vermont | Mark Quinn steps in front of the Randall Howton pass | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Greg Moon runs out the clock | 61-48 |