| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raphael Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Rickey Waller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Chartier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Igo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Frank Singleton inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier clanks a shot from the right side | 31-19 |
| 19:44 | McNeese State | William Dillon tips it home | 31-21 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Edgardo Flores | 33-21 |
| 19:01 | McNeese State | William Dillon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rickey Waller | 33-24 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Gerald Igo - foul #2 on Gerald Igo, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Richard Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leland Slover | 36-24 |
| 18:27 | McNeese State | William Dillon loses the ball out of bounds | 36-24 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 17:59 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Frank Singleton | 36-24 |
| 17:40 | McNeese State | William Dillon can't finish the layup | 36-24 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Raymond Berry | 36-24 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Jones | 39-24 |
| 17:06 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | William Dillon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 16:30 | McNeese State | Leland Slover swats the short shot by Frank Singleton | 39-24 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Gerald Igo steps in front of the Edgardo Flores pass | 39-24 |
| 15:50 | McNeese State | Frank Singleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Chartier | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edgardo Flores (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Slover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raphael Rizzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Rickey Waller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Chartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dillon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Igo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Richard Jones is hacked by Rickey Waller - foul #1 on Rickey Waller, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Wozniak (PG), William Fenner (SG), James Placencia (SF), Jared Sermons (PF), James Green (C) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Leland Slover, Raphael Rizzo, Raymond Berry | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Elkins (PG), Manuel Kennedy (SG), Stanley Remy (SF), Kirk Chevez (PF), Joseph Dauphin (C) Rickey Waller, Richard Chartier, Frank Singleton, William Dillon, Gerald Igo | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | James Green misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Dauphin - foul #2 on Joseph Dauphin, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:55 | McNeese State | William Elkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | James Placencia snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | William Fenner misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-26 |
| 14:34 | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 14:22 | McNeese State | James Placencia swats the dunk try by Joseph Dauphin | 41-26 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | James Placencia grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | James Green misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-26 |
| 13:54 | McNeese State | Manuel Kennedy grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 13:39 | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin is denied on a layup by James Placencia | 41-26 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Green | 41-26 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | William Fenner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kirk Chevez - foul #1 on Kirk Chevez, team foul #4 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores (SG), Leland Slover (SF), Raphael Rizzo (PF), Raymond Berry (C) William Wozniak, James Placencia, Jared Sermons, James Green | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rickey Waller (PG), Richard Chartier (SG), Frank Singleton (SF) William Elkins, Manuel Kennedy, Kirk Chevez | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | William Fenner misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | William Fenner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 13:06 | McNeese State | Rickey Waller misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Frank Singleton tips it home | 42-28 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Dauphin swats the layup by Raphael Rizzo | 42-28 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | William Fenner grabs the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry can't finish the layup | 42-28 |
| 12:07 | McNeese State | Stanley Remy snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 11:50 | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Fenner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raphael Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Rickey Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Chartier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Dauphin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Remy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Singleton - foul #2 on Frank Singleton, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG) William Fenner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kirk Chevez (SF), William Dillon (PF), Gerald Igo (C) Frank Singleton, Joseph Dauphin, Stanley Remy | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 11:16 | McNeese State | Gerald Igo hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Richard Chartier | 44-32 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Gerald Igo is called for the reach on Raymond Berry - foul #3 on Gerald Igo, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jared Sermons (PF) Raphael Rizzo | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Manuel Kennedy (SG) Richard Chartier | |
| 10:14 | McNeese State | Gerald Igo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Richard Jones is blocked by Kirk Chevez | 44-32 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jones | 44-32 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 09:30 | McNeese State | William Dillon snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 09:13 | McNeese State | Manuel Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 44-32 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Raymond Berry | 44-32 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Leland Slover knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-32 |
| 08:37 | McNeese State | Rickey Waller is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Fenner (SG), James Placencia (SF), Raphael Rizzo (PF), James Green (C) Edgardo Flores, Leland Slover, Jared Sermons, Raymond Berry | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Elkins (PG), Richard Chartier (SG), Frank Singleton (SF), Gerald Skibski (PF), Stanley Remy (C) Rickey Waller, Manuel Kennedy, Kirk Chevez, William Dillon, Gerald Igo | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:29 | McNeese State | Gerald Skibski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Raphael Rizzo gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Richard Jones loses the dribble to Richard Chartier | 47-32 |
| 07:49 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Fenner - foul #1 on William Fenner, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Wozniak (PG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin (PF) Gerald Skibski | |
| 07:49 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:49 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | James Green snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Wozniak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Fenner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Placencia (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raphael Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Chartier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Remy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | James Placencia misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Dauphin - foul #3 on Joseph Dauphin, team foul #7 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Dillon (PF) Stanley Remy | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | James Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | James Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 06:53 | McNeese State | William Elkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Leland Slover (SF), Raymond Berry (C) William Wozniak, William Fenner, James Placencia, James Green | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rickey Waller (PG) William Elkins | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry buries a fadeaway in the paint | 51-33 |
| 06:11 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier is hacked by Leland Slover - foul #2 on Leland Slover, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| 06:04 | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Rickey Waller | 51-35 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Dauphin is called for the reach on Edgardo Flores - foul #4 on Joseph Dauphin, team foul #8 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Stanley Remy (SF), Kirk Chevez (PF), Gerald Igo (C) Frank Singleton, William Dillon, Joseph Dauphin | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Edgardo Flores - foul #3 on Edgardo Flores, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Wozniak (PG), William Fenner (SG), James Placencia (SF), Jared Sermons (PF), James Green (C) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Leland Slover, Raphael Rizzo, Raymond Berry | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Elkins (PG), Gerald Skibski (PF) Rickey Waller, Gerald Igo | |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Richard Chartier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | William Fenner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-37 |
| 05:04 | McNeese State | Stanley Remy pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 05:00 | McNeese State | Stanley Remy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | William Fenner grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | James Placencia drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Wozniak | 55-37 |
| 04:20 | McNeese State | Stanley Remy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | James Placencia gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | James Placencia is fouled on the floor by Kirk Chevez - foul #2 on Kirk Chevez, team foul #9 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Manuel Kennedy (SG), Joseph Dauphin (C) Richard Chartier, Gerald Skibski | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | James Placencia misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 03:56 | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| 03:41 | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin is fouled on the floor by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Wozniak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Fenner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Placencia (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jared Sermons (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Kennedy (fresh) SF - Stanley Remy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kirk Chevez (fresh) C - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | McNeese State | The jumper by William Elkins is denied by James Green | 55-37 |
| 03:26 | McNeese State | Stanley Remy grabs the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 03:11 | McNeese State | William Elkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-37 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | William Fenner pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | James Placencia is fouled on the floor by Stanley Remy - foul #2 on Stanley Remy, team foul #10 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Sanon (PF) Jared Sermons | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gerald Skibski (PF) Kirk Chevez | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | James Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | James Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | William Elkins can't finish the layup | 57-37 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | James Green snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon is fouled on the floor by Gerald Skibski - foul #1 on Gerald Skibski, team foul #11 | 57-37 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | James Placencia misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-37 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | William Fenner tips it home | 60-37 |
| 01:14 | McNeese State | Gerald Skibski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | William Fenner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-37 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | Stanley Remy gets the rebound | 60-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | McNeese State | Joseph Dauphin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-37 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon grabs the board | 60-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Dauphin blocks the jumper by James Placencia | 60-37 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | James Placencia gets the offensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | William Wozniak runs out the clock | 60-37 |