| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Derek Lawrence inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Providence | Ruben Jewell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 19:37 | Providence | Derek Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Gary King misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Gary King gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Gary King clanks a jump hook from the right block | 42-35 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis tips it but misses | 42-35 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 18:23 | Providence | Jeremy Hill snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alberto Russo - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:16 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur King | 45-36 |
| 17:43 | Providence | Raymond Miller is hacked by Alberto Russo - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (C) John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:27 | Providence | Derek Lawrence clanks a floater from the right side | 45-36 |
| 17:26 | Providence | Raymond Miller gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:15 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle misses long on a jumper from the right block | 45-36 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | John Jenkins drills a shot from the left wing set up by Alberto Russo | 47-36 |
| 16:27 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rick Silvey | 47-36 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jeremy Hill - foul #3 on Jeremy Hill, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Merrifield (C) Alberto Russo, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Providence | Johnnie Deaton (PF) Jeremy Hill | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brendle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnnie Deaton (fresh) C - Ruben Jewell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Providence | Raymond Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erwin Davis (PF) John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Providence | James Cavallaro (SG), Jeremy Hill (PF) Derek Lawrence, Johnnie Deaton | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | John Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), John Merrifield (C) John Jenkins, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:56 | Providence | Ruben Jewell lays it in | 49-38 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Brendle steals the ball from Richard Owensby | 49-38 |
| 14:31 | Providence | Raymond Miller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Brendle | 49-40 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brendle - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brendle, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:10 | Providence | Jeremy Hill gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:51 | Providence | Jeremy Hill misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Erwin Davis - foul #1 on Erwin Davis, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Crawford, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Lawrence (C) Ruben Jewell | |
| 13:51 | Providence | Jeremy Hill misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:51 | Providence | Jeremy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 49-40 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the jumper from the left block set up by Erwin Davis | 51-40 |
| 13:03 | Providence | Gary King steals the ball from Derek Lawrence | 51-40 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 12:39 | Providence | James Cavallaro grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:20 | Providence | Gary King steps in front of the Derek Lawrence pass | 51-40 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the dunk attempt | 51-40 |
| 12:15 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:05 | Providence | James Cavallaro misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Jeremy Hill tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Gary King loses the dribble to Jeremy Hill | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cavallaro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeremy Hill (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derek Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Providence | James Cavallaro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Providence | Johnnie Deaton (PF), Ruben Jewell (C) Jeremy Hill, Derek Lawrence | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 11:06 | Providence | Raymond Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:46 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle travels with the ball | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) John Jenkins | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ruben Jewell swats the short shot by Rick Silvey | 51-42 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 10:14 | Providence | Johnnie Deaton double dribbles | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Lawrence (SF) Jeffrey Brendle | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis can't finish the layup | 53-42 |
| 09:51 | Providence | Johnnie Deaton gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:36 | Providence | Raymond Miller is fouled on the floor by Richard Owensby - foul #2 on Richard Owensby, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeremy Hill (PF) Johnnie Deaton | |
| 09:17 | Providence | Nicolas Devine steals it from Jeremy Hill | 53-42 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Raymond Miller takes the ball from Nicolas Devine | 53-42 |
| 08:50 | Providence | James Cavallaro lays it in set up by Raymond Miller | 53-44 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine blows the dunk | 53-44 |
| 08:28 | Providence | The rebound goes to Ruben Jewell | 53-44 |
| 08:02 | Providence | Ruben Jewell is hacked by Nicolas Devine - foul #2 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF), Johnnie Deaton (C) Derek Lawrence, Ruben Jewell | |
| 07:43 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Hill | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cavallaro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeremy Hill (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnnie Deaton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Crawford | 55-46 |
| 07:09 | Providence | Jeremy Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Miller - foul #3 on Raymond Miller, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (SF) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Richard Crawford | |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Lawrence (PF) Jeremy Hill | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:20 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Erwin Davis (PF) Gary King, Richard Crawford | |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Jewell (C) Johnnie Deaton | |
| 05:34 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle lays it in on a nice dish by Ruben Jewell | 57-50 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:04 | Providence | The rebound goes to Ruben Jewell | 57-50 |
| 04:43 | Providence | Ruben Jewell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 04:34 | Providence | Ruben Jewell pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:09 | Providence | James Cavallaro misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 04:07 | Providence | Ruben Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:02 | Providence | Derek Lawrence misses the dunk attempt | 57-50 |
| 04:01 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle tips it in | 57-52 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | John Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur King | 57-52 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 03:19 | Providence | Ruben Jewell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jenkins (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Silvey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tired) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Cavallaro (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Derek Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Jewell (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Providence | James Cavallaro hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 57-52 |
| 03:04 | Providence | Raymond Miller tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Erwin Davis | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Providence | James Cavallaro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis is hacked by Raymond Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Miller, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeremy Hill (PF), Johnnie Deaton (C) Derek Lawrence, Ruben Jewell | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | James Cavallaro is called for the reach on Arthur King - foul #4 on James Cavallaro, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Gary King is fouled on the floor by Raymond Miller - foul #5 on Raymond Miller, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Lawrence (SF) Raymond Miller | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Brendle is called for the reach on Arthur King - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brendle, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Providence | James Cavallaro double dribbles | 62-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Arthur King, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Providence | Ruben Jewell (C) Johnnie Deaton | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Cavallaro - foul #5 on James Cavallaro, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Providence | Virgil Matas (PG) James Cavallaro | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Providence | Ruben Jewell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 01:38 | Providence | Derek Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 01:30 | Providence | Jeremy Hill drills a driving attempt in the lane | 64-54 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford is hacked by Virgil Matas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Virgil Matas, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Ruben Jewell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Gary King is hacked by Jeffrey Brendle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Brendle, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:12 | Providence | Jeremy Hill pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:54 | Providence | Jeremy Hill misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Erwin Davis - foul #2 on Erwin Davis, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Crawford, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Providence | Johnnie Deaton (PF) Virgil Matas | |
| 00:54 | Providence | Jeremy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:54 | Providence | Jeremy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jeremy Hill is called for the reach on Alberto Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Hill, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (C) John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Providence | Virgil Matas (PG) Johnnie Deaton | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:53 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hill | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Providence | Jeremy Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Brendle is called for the reach on Alberto Russo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Brendle, team foul #12 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Kincer (SG) Jeffrey Brendle | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Ruben Jewell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Gary King snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis is denied on a layup by Jeremy Hill | 68-57 |
| 00:10 | Providence | Jeremy Hill pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Ruben Jewell is fouled on the floor by Rick Silvey - foul #2 on Rick Silvey, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Crawford, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Providence | Johnnie Deaton (C) Joseph Kincer | |
| 00:02 | Providence | Ruben Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Ruben Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary King runs out the clock | 68-59 |