| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Wainscott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Browder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is hacked by William Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga is hacked by Richard Troche - foul #2 on Richard Troche, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | David Browder is called for the reach on Doyle Noga - foul #2 on David Browder, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga hits a 3 from straight away set up by Steven Tyler | 35-41 |
| 19:04 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ted Scoggins | 35-41 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Bryner | 35-41 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-41 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 18:05 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde is fouled on the floor by Ted Scoggins - foul #2 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), James Mota (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Claude Griffin, Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Victor Perales (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Marty Allen (PF), Elmer Drew (C) William Howard, Carlos Hyde, Richard Troche, Fred Wainscott, David Browder | |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Victor Perales | 35-45 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 38-45 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 40-45 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), Ira Forte (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF) Steven Tyler, Doyle Noga, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Richard Troche (SF) Billy Lane, Nicholas Wilder, Elmer Drew | |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Troche and the foul's on Ted Scoggins - foul #3 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF), Donald Bryner (C) Ted Scoggins, James Mota | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott (PF), David Browder (C) Victor Perales, Marty Allen | |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ira Forte (fresh) C - Donald Bryner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Wainscott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - David Browder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Ira Forte pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | Richard Troche steps in front of the Ira Forte pass | 43-48 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard loses the dribble to Claude Griffin | 43-48 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), James Cureton (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), James Mota (C) Emerson Edwards, Claude Griffin, Doyle Noga, Ira Forte, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Victor Perales (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Marty Allen (PF), Elmer Drew (C) William Howard, Carlos Hyde, Richard Troche, Fred Wainscott, David Browder | |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Steven Tyler and he's hacked by Elmer Drew - foul #1 on Elmer Drew, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Mota is called for the reach on Victor Perales - foul #1 on James Mota, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ted Scoggins - foul #4 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown (C) Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Brown steals the ball from Nicholas Wilder | 45-49 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | James Cureton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Anderson | 48-49 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-49 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown's layup is rejected by Marty Allen | 48-49 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Mota steals it from Billy Lane | 48-49 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Victor Perales - foul #1 on Victor Perales, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Claude Griffin (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ira Forte (PF) Steven Tyler, Kevin Anderson, James Cureton, James Mota | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Fred Wainscott (PF), David Browder (C) Billy Lane, Victor Perales, Nicholas Wilder, Marty Allen, Elmer Drew | |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Browder and he's hacked by Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga connects on the open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Claude Griffin | 51-51 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-51 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde can't tip it in | 51-51 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Ira Forte misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott blows the layup but the foul's on Ira Forte - foul #1 on Ira Forte, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), James Mota (PF) Emerson Edwards, Ira Forte | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Mota (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Bryner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Wainscott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - David Browder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is fouled on the floor by Doyle Noga - foul #2 on Doyle Noga, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG) William Howard | |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is fouled on the floor by Charles Leary - foul #2 on Charles Leary, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG) Claude Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen (C) David Browder | |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mota | 53-55 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott misses short on a jumper near the basket | 53-55 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cureton | 55-55 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott blows the layup but the foul's on James Mota - foul #2 on James Mota, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), Ira Forte (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Emerson Edwards, James Mota, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Billy Lane (SG) Charles Leary, Carlos Hyde | |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Troche | 55-59 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Cureton | 57-59 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard is hacked by Steven Tyler - foul #2 on Steven Tyler, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), James Mota (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Steven Tyler, Claude Griffin, James Cureton, Ira Forte, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Victor Perales (PF), David Browder (C) Billy Lane, Richard Troche, Fred Wainscott, Marty Allen | |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | William Howard steals it from Kevin Anderson in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde loses the ball out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott (PF) William Howard | |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | David Browder picks off the pass by Donald Bryner in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott lays it up and in | 57-63 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | David Browder takes the ball from James Mota | 57-63 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales is whistled for traveling | 57-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Claude Griffin (SG), Ted Scoggins (PF) Emerson Edwards, Kevin Anderson, James Mota | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Marty Allen (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Nicholas Wilder, Fred Wainscott, David Browder | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Bryner (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Billy Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Perales (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Marty Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Claude Griffin | 59-63 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marty Allen | 59-66 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is hacked by Carlos Hyde in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Hyde, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Doyle Noga, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche (SF) Victor Perales | |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen lays it up and in | 59-68 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown is hacked by Elmer Drew in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer Drew, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), David Browder (C) Carlos Hyde, Elmer Drew | |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Lane | 59-70 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder connects on the jump hook in the lane | 62-72 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Griffin | 64-72 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Leary | 64-74 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins is denied on a layup by Marty Allen | 64-74 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Leary - foul #3 on Charles Leary, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ira Forte (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Claude Griffin, James Cureton, Ted Scoggins, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Victor Perales (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Fred Wainscott (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Charles Leary, Billy Lane, Richard Troche, Marty Allen, David Browder | |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-74 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Elmer Drew - foul #3 on Elmer Drew, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (SG) Steven Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott lays it up and in on a great pass from William Howard | 67-76 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Forte (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Bryner (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Perales (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Wainscott (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards loses the dribble to Nicholas Wilder | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Victor Perales | 67-78 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Claude Griffin (SG), Ted Scoggins (PF), James Mota (C) Emerson Edwards, Kevin Anderson, Ira Forte, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde (SG) Fred Wainscott | |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-78 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Scoggins | 67-78 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the lay-in | 67-78 |
| 02:16 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses the lay-in | 67-78 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin is hacked by Carlos Hyde in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Hyde, team foul #12 | 67-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), James Cureton (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Steven Tyler, Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Marty Allen (PF) William Howard, Carlos Hyde | |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Emerson Edwards, James Cureton, James Mota, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Fred Wainscott (PF), David Browder (C) Billy Lane, Victor Perales, Nicholas Wilder, Marty Allen, Elmer Drew | |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Howard | 69-81 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | David Browder is called for the reach on Doyle Noga - foul #3 on David Browder, team foul #13 | 69-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), James Mota (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Steven Tyler, Claude Griffin, Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Victor Perales (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Marty Allen (PF), Elmer Drew (C) William Howard, Carlos Hyde, Richard Troche, Fred Wainscott, David Browder | |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Doyle Noga is called for the reach on Nicholas Wilder - foul #3 on Doyle Noga, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG) Billy Lane | |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | James Cureton travels with the ball | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Nicholas Wilder | 70-85 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown comes up short on the runner from the right block | 70-85 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-85 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-85 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 70-85 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary runs out the clock | 70-85 |