| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Jasso (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Kyser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jarrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Wilansky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton inbounds the ball | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston's floater is tipped away by Morris Arthur | 48-47 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 48-47 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is hacked by Brian Jarrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Jarrell, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Peter Evans (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Timothy Eggleston blocks the short jumper by Gene Reid | 48-49 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Timothy Eggleston | 48-49 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Peter Evans pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Brian Jarrell steals the ball from Michael Quintanilla in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Jarrell | 48-51 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Gene Reid clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Kyser - foul #3 on Jerry Kyser, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Morris Arthur (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Quintanilla, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG), Joshua Girard (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Craig Harrison (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Jerry Kyser, Brian Jarrell, Randall Pendleton, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-51 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Gene Reid gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Gene Reid hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Milton Hyatt - foul #2 on Milton Hyatt, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, James Norris, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Gene Reid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses short on a floater near the basket | 50-54 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso is called for 10 seconds | 50-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Paul McGuffie (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) Joshua Girard, Steve Scott, Craig Harrison, Milton Hyatt | |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-54 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Norris | 50-54 |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur is hacked by John Horton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Horton, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Evans (SF) Morris Arthur | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston (PF) Paul McGuffie | |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | John Horton steals it from Dustin Vandeberg | 50-54 |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Morris Arthur (SF), Francis Dull (PF) Michael Quintanilla, Peter Evans, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Raymond Bowden (SG), Craig Harrison (C) John Horton, Brian Jarrell, Troy Wilansky | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Francis Dull (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Kyser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Pendleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Peter Evans (C) James Norris, Francis Dull, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie (PF) Timothy Eggleston | |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-54 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-54 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Evans | 52-54 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Raymond Bowden is called for the reach on Julian Bartell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Bowden, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Harold Murrell, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Troy Wilansky (C) Raymond Bowden, Randall Pendleton, Craig Harrison | |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Morris Arthur (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF) Richard Jasso, Gene Reid, Francis Dull | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston (PF) Paul McGuffie | |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky is called for 3 seconds | 52-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Quintanilla, James Norris, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 52-54 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Jasso - foul #1 on Richard Jasso, team foul #1 | 55-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell (SG), Craig Harrison (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Jerry Kyser, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg misses the driving attempt near the basket | 55-56 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan is called for 3 seconds | 55-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Peter Evans (C) Michael Quintanilla, James Norris, Morris Arthur, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Paul McGuffie (PF) Joshua Girard, Steve Scott | |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Dull steps in front of the Brian Jarrell pass | 55-56 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Jarrell - foul #3 on Brian Jarrell, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), James Norris (SG), Morris Arthur (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Francis Dull, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton (SF) Milton Hyatt | |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla hits a shot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton is fouled on the floor by Morris Arthur - foul #3 on Morris Arthur, team foul #2 | 57-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Quintanilla, James Norris, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) Jerry Kyser, Paul McGuffie, Craig Harrison | |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton blows the dunk | 57-56 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Gene Reid gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-56 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Gene Reid pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | John Horton steals the ball from Harold Murrell in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Gene Reid pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harold Murrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Kays (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Horton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Jarrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Pendleton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Wilansky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 59-56 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton is hacked by Morris Arthur - foul #4 on Morris Arthur, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Peter Evans (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Harold Murrell, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Joshua Girard (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Craig Harrison (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) John Horton, Brian Jarrell, Randall Pendleton, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Francis Dull (PF) Richard Jasso, Peter Evans, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie (PF) Milton Hyatt | |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Francis Dull - foul #1 on Francis Dull, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Peter Evans (C) James Norris, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Peter Evans pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gene Reid | 61-57 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard misses short on a floater from the left side | 61-57 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard hits the follow up shot | 61-59 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott is fouled on the floor by Gene Reid - foul #1 on Gene Reid, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, Francis Dull, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell (SG), Troy Wilansky (C) Joshua Girard, Craig Harrison | |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott is fouled on the floor by Gene Reid - foul #2 on Gene Reid, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG) James Norris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston (PF) Paul McGuffie | |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan misses the easy open layup | 64-59 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | Lyle Ryan swats the layup by Steve Scott | 64-59 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston loses the dribble to Lyle Ryan | 64-59 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Gene Reid | 67-59 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Vandeberg is called for the reach on Brian Jarrell - foul #2 on Dustin Vandeberg, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), James Norris (SG), Morris Arthur (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Peter Evans (C) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Gene Reid, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG), Craig Harrison (SF), Paul McGuffie (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Jerry Kyser, Steve Scott, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Peter Evans snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Norris | 69-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Jasso (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Arthur (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Francis Dull (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Horton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Jarrell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul McGuffie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Hyatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt can't finish the layup | 69-59 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison blows the layup | 69-59 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-59 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell is called for a backcourt violation | 69-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Richard Jasso, Francis Dull, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard (PG), Raymond Bowden (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF) John Horton, Brian Jarrell, Paul McGuffie, Milton Hyatt | |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Gene Reid clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses long on a floater from the left block | 69-59 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Gene Reid tips it back up and in | 71-59 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Murrell steps in front of the Joshua Girard pass in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell lays it up and in | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Girard | 73-62 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the fadeaway from the right block | 73-62 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston is whistled for a carry | 73-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Harold Murrell, James Norris, Gene Reid, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG), Troy Wilansky (C) Joshua Girard, Timothy Eggleston | |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 73-62 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison is whistled for traveling | 73-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Peter Evans (C) Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Joshua Girard (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Paul McGuffie (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) John Horton, Raymond Bowden, Randall Pendleton, Craig Harrison, Troy Wilansky | |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Gene Reid scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Jasso | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-62 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Joshua Girard is called for the reach on Gene Reid in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Girard, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Richard Jasso, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Kyser and he's fouled by Dustin Vandeberg - foul #3 on Dustin Vandeberg, team foul #8 | 77-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Peter Evans (C) James Norris, Gene Reid, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (SG), Timothy Eggleston (PF) Joshua Girard, Paul McGuffie | |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt makes the free throw | 77-65 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Timothy Eggleston steps in front of the Julian Bartell pass | 77-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Morris Arthur (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lyle Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Peter Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Kyser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Horton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Eggleston (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Hyatt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott buries a shot in the lane set up by Jerry Kyser | 77-67 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Peter Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Jerry Kyser is called for the reach on Michael Quintanilla - foul #4 on Jerry Kyser, team foul #8 | 77-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Peter Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard (PG), Raymond Bowden (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Paul McGuffie (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) Jerry Kyser, John Horton, Steve Scott, Timothy Eggleston, Milton Hyatt | |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden is called for traveling | 79-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), James Norris (SG), Peter Evans (SF), Francis Dull (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Richard Jasso, Michael Quintanilla, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott (SF), Craig Harrison (C) Randall Pendleton, Troy Wilansky | |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Raymond Bowden is called for the reach on James Norris - foul #5 on Raymond Bowden, team foul #9 | 79-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Harold Murrell, Francis Dull | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG), Milton Hyatt (C) Raymond Bowden, Paul McGuffie | |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | James Norris misses the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison gets the rebound | 79-67 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Kays - foul #1 on Kevin Kays, team foul #9 | 79-67 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-69 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Evans is called for the reach on Steve Scott - foul #3 on Peter Evans, team foul #10 | 79-69 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Joshua Girard is called for the reach on James Norris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Girard, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg (C) Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Brian Jarrell (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) John Horton, Joshua Girard, Steve Scott, Craig Harrison, Milton Hyatt | |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | James Norris makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | James Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Jerry Kyser and he's fouled by Michael Quintanilla - foul #2 on Michael Quintanilla, team foul #11 | 81-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (PG), Julian Bartell (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Morris Arthur (PF) Michael Quintanilla, James Norris, Peter Evans, Lyle Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston makes the free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is hacked by Jerry Kyser in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Kyser, team foul #11 | 81-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Richard Jasso, Julian Bartell, Morris Arthur | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG) Jerry Kyser | |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan snags the offensive board | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan is fouled on the floor by Timothy Eggleston - foul #1 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Evans (SF) Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brian Jarrell out of a doubleteam | 84-76 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg is fouled in the backcourt by John Horton - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #13 | 84-76 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton is hacked by Dustin Vandeberg - foul #4 on Dustin Vandeberg, team foul #12 | 86-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Norris (SG), Kevin Kays (C) Harold Murrell, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Craig Harrison (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Brian Jarrell, Randall Pendleton, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton misses the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Peter Evans is fouled in the backcourt by John Horton - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #14 | 86-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Dustin Vandeberg (C) James Norris, Kevin Kays | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) Joshua Girard, Steve Scott, Craig Harrison, Milton Hyatt | |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Peter Evans misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Peter Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Lyle Ryan steals the ball from Randall Pendleton | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell runs out the clock | 87-77 |