| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Weiler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Eason (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Phipps (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carroll Pape (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is hacked by Glenn Phipps in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Phipps, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF) Floyd Wilson, Carroll Pape | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-33 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman snags the offensive board | 19-33 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is hacked by William Stoneman - foul #2 on William Stoneman, team foul #2 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carroll Pape (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Warren | 19-35 |
| 18:43 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Phipps | 22-35 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp throws it down set up by Joseph Warren | 22-37 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-37 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps gets the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo buries a jump hook from the left block set up by David Weiler and he's fouled by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), Frank Biggs (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), William King (C) William Stoneman, David Weiler, Mark Eason, Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Jacob Stewart, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Arthur McCuen | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll (C) Lesley Vallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG) Arthur McCuen | |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) Edward Brown | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Frank Biggs is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Biggs, team foul #3 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG) Frank Biggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 24-37 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Mark Eason (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), Glenn Phipps (C) Shane Roberson, Jeffery Jennings, William King, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Harold Hilliard (PF) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Weiler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Eason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Lesley Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Phipps (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo hits the follow up shot | 26-40 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | David Weiler takes the ball from James Burgess | 26-40 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler lays it in | 28-40 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Edward Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), George Murr (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), William King (PF), Rodney Croll (C) William Stoneman, David Weiler, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo, Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Carroll Pape (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Edward Brown, Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard, Charles Brockman | |
| 14:45 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McCuen steps in front of the Jeffery Jennings pass | 28-40 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp tips it home | 28-42 |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd Wilson | 28-42 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | William King denies the turnaround by Arthur McCuen | 28-42 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | William King snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Tripp - foul #2 on Nathan Tripp, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), David Weiler (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), Glenn Phipps (C) Shane Roberson, George Murr, Jeffery Jennings, William King, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason connects on the runner in the paint | 30-42 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is denied on a layup by Lesley Vallo | 30-42 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG) William Stoneman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Jacob Stewart | |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | David Weiler steps in front of the Charles Brockman pass in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps is whistled for a carry | 30-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Shane Roberson (SF), Jeffery Jennings (PF) David Weiler, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG) Arthur McCuen | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Burgess | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Biggs (fresh) 3 pf. SG - George Murr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Phipps (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William King (C) Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG) Edward Brown, Floyd Wilson | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Joseph Warren | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings misses the fadeaway from the left side | 30-47 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Brockman | 30-47 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by George Murr - foul #4 on George Murr, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), David Weiler (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Rodney Croll (C) Frank Biggs, George Murr, Shane Roberson, Jeffery Jennings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Jacob Stewart | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joseph Warren - foul #2 on Joseph Warren, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF) William King | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard (C) Charles Brockman | |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | William Stoneman is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Stoneman, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Brockman (C) Harold Hilliard | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Burgess | 33-51 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman is hacked by Rodney Croll - foul #2 on Rodney Croll, team foul #6 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF), Glenn Phipps (C) Mark Eason, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-51 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape misses the tip | 33-51 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Shane Roberson is blocked by Carroll Pape | 33-51 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps is denied on a layup by Carroll Pape | 33-51 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler tips it in | 35-51 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart is fouled on the floor by David Weiler - foul #2 on David Weiler, team foul #7 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Jeffery Jennings (PF), William King (C) William Stoneman, David Weiler, Lesley Vallo, Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shane Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Murr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Eason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) 3 reb. C - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | James Burgess can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 38-52 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | James Burgess is whistled for a carry | 38-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG) Shane Roberson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Harold Hilliard (C) Jacob Stewart, Charles Brockman | |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-52 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings is called for the reach on Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Jeffery Jennings, team foul #8 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), Glenn Phipps (C) Frank Biggs, Mark Eason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Brockman (C) Harold Hilliard | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | William King is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll (PF) William King | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | James Burgess is called for the reach on David Weiler - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG) Jeffery Jennings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carroll Pape (SF) James Burgess | |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs makes the jumper from the left wing set up by George Murr and the foul's on Carroll Pape - foul #1 on Carroll Pape, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF) George Murr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF) Carroll Pape | |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is hacked by David Weiler - foul #3 on David Weiler, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Carroll Pape (SF) Arthur McCuen, James Burgess | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses the lay-in | 41-54 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps lays it in on a great pass from Frank Biggs and he's hacked by Edward Brown - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Mark Eason (SF), William King (PF) David Weiler, Frank Biggs, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (C) Edward Brown, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | William Stoneman is called for the reach on Arthur McCuen in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Stoneman, team foul #10 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings (PF) Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Hilliard steals the ball from Mark Eason | 43-56 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), Lesley Vallo (PF) Shane Roberson, Jeffery Jennings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Brockman (C) Harold Hilliard | |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Brockman - foul #1 on Charles Brockman, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | James Burgess can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Eason - foul #2 on Mark Eason, team foul #11 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SF) Mark Eason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Nathan Tripp (C) Floyd Wilson, Charles Brockman | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William King | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - George Murr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Weiler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lesley Vallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Burgess | 48-59 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Weiler | 48-59 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | William King is called for traveling | 48-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), Rodney Croll (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, Lesley Vallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Harold Hilliard (PF) Arthur McCuen, Joseph Warren | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shane Roberson | 48-59 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Nathan Tripp denies the turnaround by Shane Roberson | 48-59 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings is called for the reach on James Burgess - foul #2 on Jeffery Jennings, team foul #12 | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Brown | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Edward Brown runs out the clock | 48-59 |