| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski blows the layup but the foul's on Claude Griffin - foul #2 on Claude Griffin, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-42 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins tips it home | 26-42 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti travels with the ball | 26-42 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Claude Griffin is blocked by Donald Clayton | 26-42 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner tips it back up and in | 28-42 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Claude Griffin steps in front of the John Aponte pass | 28-42 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Donald Clayton steals it from Steven Tyler | 28-42 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | John Aponte hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti tips it in | 28-44 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner banks in the layup | 30-44 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-44 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski tips it in | 30-46 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti travels with the ball | 33-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), James Cureton (SF), James Mota (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Claude Griffin, Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG), Tim Weisenberg (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) John Aponte, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | James Mota misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Rice - foul #3 on Ronald Rice, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF) Ronald Rice | |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | James Cureton is called for the reach on Milton Libbey - foul #2 on James Cureton, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG) Steven Tyler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Ronald Rice (C) Milton Libbey, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cureton (fresh) PF - James Mota (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Weisenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Aponte | 35-49 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | John Aponte comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Brown - foul #2 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Claude Griffin (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF) Emerson Edwards, Kevin Anderson, James Cureton, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Doyle Noga | 35-50 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Mota | 37-50 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-50 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Mota | 40-50 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is fouled on the floor by Steven Tyler - foul #3 on Steven Tyler, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) John Aponte, Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Steven Tyler - foul #4 on Steven Tyler, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, James Mota | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Josef Kizewski takes the ball from Doyle Noga | 40-53 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton can't throw it down | 40-53 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 42-53 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Milton Libbey | 42-55 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG), James Cureton (SF), James Mota (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Claude Griffin, Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Christopher Majkowski, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cureton (fresh) PF - James Mota (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses long on a floater from the left block | 42-55 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Aponte | 42-55 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Anderson | 45-55 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | James Mota swats the short shot by Milton Libbey | 45-55 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mota | 45-55 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Emerson Edwards is called for the reach on Milton Libbey - foul #3 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Emerson Edwards, James Cureton, James Mota, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Josef Kizewski, Clifford Smith | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Gregorio Moretti swats the layup by Donald Bryner | 48-55 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Donald Clayton steals the ball from Claude Griffin | 48-55 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Aponte | 48-57 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 48-57 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga tips it in | 50-57 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | John Aponte scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Rice | 50-59 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), James Mota (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Kevin Anderson, Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Clifford Smith (C) Milton Libbey, Donald Clayton, Ronald Rice | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Josef Kizewski is blocked by Lawrence Brown | 50-59 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the tip | 50-59 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Mota (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Mota - foul #2 on James Mota, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Ted Scoggins (PF) Claude Griffin, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski drills a jumper from the right block set up by John Aponte | 50-61 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Christopher Majkowski takes the ball from Ted Scoggins | 50-61 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ted Scoggins - foul #3 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), James Cureton (SF), Donald Bryner (C) Emerson Edwards, Doyle Noga, James Mota | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Tim Weisenberg (SF), Donald Clayton (C) John Aponte, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin is hacked by Tim Weisenberg - foul #3 on Tim Weisenberg, team foul #2 | 50-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Tim Weisenberg | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins hits a runner from close range | 52-63 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Cureton - foul #3 on James Cureton, team foul #11 | 52-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF), James Mota (PF) James Cureton, Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF) Clifford Smith | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | James Mota is fouled on the floor by Donald Clayton - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #3 | 52-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Josef Kizewski (SF) Christopher Majkowski, Tim Weisenberg | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the jumper in the lane | 52-64 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski snags the offensive board | 52-64 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Claude Griffin steals it from John Aponte | 52-64 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler lays it up and in on a great pass from Claude Griffin | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | John Aponte is fouled on the floor by James Mota - foul #3 on James Mota, team foul #12 | 54-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), Ted Scoggins (PF) Claude Griffin, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Clifford Smith (C) Milton Libbey, Donald Clayton, Ronald Rice | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mota (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-66 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | John Aponte is hacked by Emerson Edwards - foul #4 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #13 | 54-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Doyle Noga, James Mota | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG), Ira Forte (PF) Steven Tyler, Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF) Josef Kizewski | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | James Cureton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin Anderson | 57-69 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ira Forte - foul #1 on Ira Forte, team foul #14 | 57-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mota (PF) Ira Forte | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | James Cureton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Anderson | 59-70 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti lays it up and in set up by John Aponte | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey's pass is intercepted by Emerson Edwards | 61-72 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses the easy layup | 61-72 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey runs out the clock | 61-72 |