| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raphael Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Raymond Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 28-30 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Francisco Duran | 28-30 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Jones | 28-32 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wilfred Carlino | 30-32 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | James Thomson's pass is intercepted by Richard Jones | 30-32 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Jones | 30-34 |
| 17:26 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Milton Cramer | 32-34 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), Michael Chee (PF), Raymond Signorelli (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Milton Cramer, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Fenner (PG), James Placencia (SG), Michael Sanon (PF), James Green (C) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Raphael Rizzo, Raymond Berry | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is fouled on the floor by Raymond Signorelli - foul #1 on Raymond Signorelli, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | William Fenner comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran can't tip it in | 32-34 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran hits a shot from the right block set up by William Fenner and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses the free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Chee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Fenner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Placencia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sanon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Bishop | 34-36 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran's layup is rejected by Michael Chee | 34-36 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Michael Sanon is called for the reach on Robert Schroeder - foul #1 on Michael Sanon, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), John Rauch (C) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Michael Chee, Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Leland Slover (SF), Raphael Rizzo (PF), Raymond Berry (C) William Fenner, James Placencia, Francisco Duran, Michael Sanon, James Green | |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | John Rauch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Leland Slover snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Leland Slover misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses badly on a shot from the left block | 34-36 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-38 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer is fouled on the floor by Edgardo Flores - foul #3 on Edgardo Flores, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Milton Cramer, Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Francisco Duran (SF) Leland Slover | |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | James Thomson gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Raphael Rizzo steals the ball from John Rauch | 34-38 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Jones | 34-41 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | James Thomson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 34-41 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jones | 34-41 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran can't connect on a floater from close range | 34-41 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | William Williams grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 34-41 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to John Rauch | 34-41 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Francisco Duran - foul #2 on Francisco Duran, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Michael Chee (PF), Raymond Signorelli (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, William Williams, John Rauch, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Fenner (PG), James Placencia (SG), Leland Slover (SF), Michael Sanon (PF), James Green (C) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Francisco Duran, Raphael Rizzo, Raymond Berry | |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | James Green denies the turnaround by Raymond Signorelli | 34-41 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | James Green gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Cramer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Chee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Fenner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Placencia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Leland Slover (fresh) PF - Michael Sanon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | William Fenner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Michael Chee is hacked by Michael Sanon - foul #2 on Michael Sanon, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Troy Reaves (PF) Milton Cramer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Signorelli | 34-41 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Michael Sanon is called for the reach on Raymond Bishop - foul #3 on Michael Sanon, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Michael Chee, Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Francisco Duran (SF), Raymond Berry (C) Leland Slover, Michael Sanon, James Green | |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by William Williams | 36-41 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Richard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Bishop - foul #3 on Raymond Bishop, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Milton Cramer (SF) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | James Placencia is called for 5 seconds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores (SG), Raphael Rizzo (PF) William Fenner, James Placencia | |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Richard Jones is hacked by Wilfred Carlino - foul #1 on Wilfred Carlino, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), Raymond Signorelli (SF), Michael Chee (PF), John Rauch (C) William Williams, Milton Cramer, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Sanon (C) Raymond Berry | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Jones | 36-43 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Michael Chee tips it home | 38-43 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Richard Jones loses the dribble to Raymond Signorelli in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Michael Chee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Richard Jones hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edgardo Flores | 38-46 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Michael Chee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Raymond Signorelli, Michael Chee, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Fenner (PG), Leland Slover (SF), James Placencia (PF), Raymond Berry (C) Richard Jones, Francisco Duran, Raphael Rizzo, Michael Sanon | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Reaves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Fenner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edgardo Flores (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Slover (fresh) PF - James Placencia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry slams it home on a nice dish by William Fenner and the foul's on Andrew Jones - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop's pass is intercepted by Raymond Berry | 38-49 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores is hacked by Raymond Bishop in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Bishop, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | William Williams makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Bishop | 40-51 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry misses the easy open layup | 40-51 |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves drills a fadeaway from the right side | 42-51 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Andrew Jones steals it from James Placencia | 42-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 42-51 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Francisco Duran (SF), Raphael Rizzo (PF) Edgardo Flores, Leland Slover, James Placencia | |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Wilfred Carlino | 44-51 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | John Rauch is called for the reach on Francisco Duran in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Rauch, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Raymond Berry swats the short shot by Raymond Signorelli | 44-53 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Raymond Berry | 44-53 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Jones | 44-55 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Berry - foul #1 on Raymond Berry, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SG) James Thomson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Placencia (SG) William Fenner | |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | James Placencia travels with the ball | 46-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG) Milton Cramer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Green (C) Raymond Berry | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Rauch (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Placencia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raphael Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder drills a floater from the right block set up by Wilfred Carlino and he's hacked by Raphael Rizzo - foul #1 on Raphael Rizzo, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Chee (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is whistled for a carry | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), James Thomson (SG) Wilfred Carlino, Robert Schroeder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Sanon (PF) Raphael Rizzo | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-55 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | James Placencia gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Milton Cramer (SF), Troy Reaves (PF) Raymond Bishop, William Williams, Michael Chee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Fenner (SG), Raphael Rizzo (PF), Raymond Berry (C) James Placencia, Michael Sanon, James Green | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Milton Cramer steals it from Francisco Duran | 49-55 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | William Fenner is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Fenner, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli (C) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores (SG) William Fenner | |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | James Thomson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wilfred Carlino | 51-55 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Wilfred Carlino picks off the pass by Edgardo Flores | 51-55 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino banks in the layup | 53-55 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Troy Reaves - foul #2 on Troy Reaves, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Jones (C) Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is hacked by Wilfred Carlino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilfred Carlino, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | James Thomson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Francisco Duran | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is fouled in the backcourt by James Thomson - foul #2 on James Thomson, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Placencia (PF) Raphael Rizzo | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-60 |