| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) SG - Jason Noble (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) C - Jason Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fresh) SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses long on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Larry Gunning picks off the pass by Luis Zamora | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | John Wright tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning loses the dribble to Scott Phillips in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips lays it in | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | Scott Phillips steps in front of the Larry Gunning pass in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jason Noble - foul #1 on Jason Noble, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF) Joseph Burgess | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | John Wright's fadeaway is rejected by James Flood | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips hits a runner from close range set up by Luis Zamora | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Flood - foul #1 on James Flood, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF), Angel Perez (C) Luis Zamora, Gregory Clyburn | |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | John Davis drills a runner from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-8 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Jason Allen is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #1 on Jason Allen, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), James Gerber (PF), Joseph Maguire (C) Jason Noble, Jeffrey Halter, Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), Joseph Burgess (PF) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, James Flood | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - James Gerber (fresh) C - Joseph Maguire (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) C - Angel Perez (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | John Davis hits a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Wheeler | 6-10 |
| 15:28 | Southern Cal | Joseph Burgess takes the ball from John Wright | 6-10 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Maguire - foul #1 on Joseph Maguire, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SF), Jerome Abad (C) Larry Gunning, John Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF) John Davis | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-12 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 6-12 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:28 | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Gerber and he's fouled by Angel Perez - foul #1 on Angel Perez, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Jason Noble (SG), John Wright (SF), Jeffrey Halter (PF) Mark Burkey, James Gerber, Douglas Kash, Joseph Maguire | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), James Flood (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, Joseph Burgess, Angel Perez | |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Wright | 8-12 |
| 13:59 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Allen (C) Jerome Abad | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Jason Noble takes the ball from Harvey King | 8-12 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning's floater is knocked away by Harvey King | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | John Wright can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Larry Gunning is called for the reach on Scott Phillips - foul #1 on Larry Gunning, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Noble - foul #2 on Jason Noble, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SG) Jason Noble | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:14 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-14 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | James Flood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess (PF), Angel Perez (C) James Flood, Gregory Clyburn | |
| 11:54 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Gerber | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Gerber (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Halter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) C - Angel Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 11:40 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Jason Allen denies the turnaround by Harvey King | 12-14 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Harvey King tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | Joseph Burgess picks off the pass by Jason Allen | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the runner near the basket set up by John Davis and the foul's on John Wright - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Douglas Kash (SF), Joseph Maguire (PF), Jerome Abad (C) Larry Gunning, John Wright, Jeffrey Halter, Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), James Flood (PF) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, John Davis, Joseph Burgess | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Angel Perez is called for the reach on Jerome Abad - foul #2 on Angel Perez, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn (C) Angel Perez | |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-19 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | James Gerber gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:29 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Maguire | 14-19 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Douglas Kash steals it from Gregory Clyburn | 14-19 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Gerber | 16-19 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 08:18 | Southern Cal | James Gerber grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jerome Abad - foul #1 on Jerome Abad, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), John Wright (SF), Jeffrey Halter (PF), Jason Allen (C) James Gerber, Douglas Kash, Joseph Maguire, Jerome Abad | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), John Davis (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, Luis Zamora, James Flood | |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 2 stl. C - Gregory Clyburn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | John Wright steals the ball from John Davis | 21-20 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | John Davis gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:16 | Southern Cal | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SG) Mark Burkey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF) John Davis | |
| 06:16 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:16 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Thai (SF) John Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Gregory Clyburn picks off the pass by Jason Allen | 22-22 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips banks in the layup set up by Harvey King | 22-24 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Paul Thai picks off the pass by Joseph Burgess | 22-24 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter hits a runner from the left block set up by Larry Gunning and he's fouled by Luis Zamora - foul #1 on Luis Zamora, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SG), Joseph Maguire (C) Paul Thai, Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), James Flood (PF) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Joseph Burgess | |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:52 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter lays it in on a great pass from James Gerber | 27-24 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Larry Gunning - foul #2 on Larry Gunning, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Jason Noble (SG), John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (C) Larry Gunning, Douglas Kash, Jeffrey Halter, Joseph Maguire | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF), Angel Perez (C) Felipe Valadez, Gregory Clyburn | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Noble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gerber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Flood (fresh) C - Angel Perez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen lays it in set up by Mark Burkey | 29-26 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Andrew Sullivan | 29-28 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | James Gerber is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sullivan - foul #1 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, John Davis | |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | James Gerber steps in front of the Angel Perez pass | 31-28 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses the dunk attempt | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Angel Perez pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Wright - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Joseph Maguire (PF) Mark Burkey, John Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF) James Flood | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Luis Zamora - foul #2 on Luis Zamora, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SF) James Gerber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jason Allen | 33-28 |
| 01:11 | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad (C) Jason Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome Abad - foul #2 on Jerome Abad, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), Jeffrey Halter (PF) Jason Noble, Jerome Abad | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess (PF) John Davis | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 33-30 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Angel Perez snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Harvey King can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Burkey - foul #1 on Mark Burkey, team foul #12 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SF), Jason Allen (C) Douglas Kash, Joseph Maguire | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), John Davis (SF), James Flood (C) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora, Angel Perez | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 33-32 |