| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) PF - Tom Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Jenkins inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles is hacked by Christopher Stephens - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF) Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Gary King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Moore | 38-28 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Thomas Thoreson steals the ball from Gary King | 38-28 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Gary King grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Arthur King loses the dribble to Alexander Moore | 38-28 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is fouled on the floor by Rick Silvey - foul #1 on Rick Silvey, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-30 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 38-30 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Arthur King drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 40-30 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tom Berry | 40-32 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Arthur King hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 40-32 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens tips it home | 42-32 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is fouled on the floor by Erwin Davis - foul #1 on Erwin Davis, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Lee Baskerville (C) Alexander Howard, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Baskerville (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Visnosky | 42-35 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | John Jenkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore is called for 3 seconds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Arthur King, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 47-35 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Nicholas Visnosky | 47-38 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nicholas Visnosky | 50-41 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | John Merrifield jams it set up by Richard Owensby | 52-41 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-41 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | John Jenkins gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Merrifield | 54-41 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Nathan Cowles is called for the reach on John Jenkins - foul #2 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Arthur King (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Nicolas Devine (C) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Thomas Thoreson (SF), Norman Turner (PF) Alexander Moore, Nathan Cowles, Tom Berry | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Gary King hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Norman Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Turner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Visnosky | 54-44 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the lay-in | 54-44 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Norman Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Arthur King snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Thoreson denies the turnaround by Nicolas Devine | 54-44 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Norman Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Norman Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Tom Berry (PF) Alexander Howard, Lee Baskerville | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is hacked by Christopher Stephens - foul #2 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) Gary King | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (SF) Norman Turner | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles misses the runner from the left block | 54-44 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SG) Nicholas Visnosky | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville (C) Nathan Cowles | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicolas Devine | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 56-44 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville tips it in | 56-46 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Gary King comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Alexander Howard - foul #3 on Alexander Howard, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF) Arthur King, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Ervin (SG) Alexander Moore | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Gary King pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Gary King misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens tips it in | 59-46 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Tom Berry hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 59-46 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Jenkins | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary King | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Norman Turner (C) Alexander Howard, Charles Ervin, Thomas Thoreson, Lee Baskerville | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | John Jenkins buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nicolas Devine | 65-46 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey is hacked by Norman Turner - foul #1 on Norman Turner, team foul #3 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Owensby, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Arthur King buries a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Crawford and he's fouled by Alexander Moore - foul #1 on Alexander Moore, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Alexander Howard (SG), Charles Ervin (SF), Thomas Thoreson (C) Alexander Moore, Nicholas Visnosky, Nathan Cowles, Tom Berry | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the free throw | 68-46 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Norman Turner - foul #2 on Norman Turner, team foul #5 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey misses the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Norman Turner blows the dunk but he's hacked by Arthur King - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #5 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Gary King | 71-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Johnson (fresh) SG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Ervin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Arthur King is called for the reach on Alexander Howard - foul #3 on Arthur King, team foul #6 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF) Arthur King, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Gary King steals it from Alexander Howard | 71-48 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Gary King slams it home | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Norman Turner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 73-48 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 73-48 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Norman Turner blocks the short jumper by Gary King | 73-48 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 73-48 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | George Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-48 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson tips it in | 73-50 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #7 | 73-50 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | George Johnson is whistled for traveling | 73-50 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-50 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | George Johnson grabs the board | 73-50 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Erwin Davis blocks the short jumper by Norman Turner | 73-50 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin snags the offensive board | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson is whistled for traveling | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | John Jenkins drills a turnaround in the paint | 75-50 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Alberto Russo takes the ball from Charles Ervin | 75-50 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary King runs out the clock | 75-50 |