| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (fresh) SG - Billy Heffron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Pecinovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Nagel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Iona | John Pollock steals it from Lorenzo Nagel | 29-28 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | John Aponte banks in the layup | 31-28 |
| 19:06 | Iona | Billy Heffron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is fouled on the floor by Billy Heffron - foul #3 on Billy Heffron, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Iona | Richard Hedrick (SG) Billy Heffron | |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:24 | Iona | James Maier gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:19 | Iona | Richard Hedrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | John Aponte connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Clayton | 33-28 |
| 17:37 | Iona | John Aponte is called for the reach on James Maier - foul #1 on John Aponte, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 17:28 | Iona | Lorenzo Nagel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | James Maier is called for the reach on Rodger Newell - foul #3 on James Maier, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Bascom (C) Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Iona | Jim McFarlen (SG) James Maier | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | John Pollock knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from John Aponte | 35-28 |
| 16:56 | Iona | Rodger Newell takes the ball from Richard Hedrick | 35-28 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | John Aponte banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 37-28 |
| 16:36 | Iona | Jim McFarlen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom is hacked by Joseph Passmore - foul #1 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF), Ronald Rice (PF) John Pollock, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Iona | Timothy Causey (SF), Paul Washington (PF), Raymond Thacker (C) Kevin Pecinovsky, Lorenzo Nagel, Joseph Passmore | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Hedrick - foul #2 on Richard Hedrick, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle (C) Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG), Billy Heffron (SG) Richard Hedrick, Jim McFarlen | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Billy Heffron (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Causey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Washington (fresh) C - Raymond Thacker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Iona | A charge is called on Paul Washington - foul #1 on Paul Washington, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF) Rodger Newell | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice banks in the layup set up by John Pollock | 40-28 |
| 14:52 | Iona | Paul Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) Timothy Causey, Raymond Thacker | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle drills a turnaround from the right block | 42-28 |
| 14:13 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | John Aponte buries a jumper from the left side | 44-28 |
| 13:46 | Iona | Joseph Passmore loses the ball out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (SF), Mark Bascom (C) John Pollock, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Iona | Lorenzo Nagel (PF) Paul Washington | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Passmore - foul #2 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #6 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG) Gilbert Hunt | |
| Subs | Iona | Richard Hedrick (PG) James Maier | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:07 | Iona | Richard Hedrick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-28 |
| 12:51 | Iona | Lorenzo Nagel gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 12:46 | Iona | Billy Heffron misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-28 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Iona | Jim McFarlen (SG), Timothy Causey (SF), Paul Washington (C) Billy Heffron, Kevin Pecinovsky, Joseph Passmore | |
| 12:12 | Iona | Jim McFarlen comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the jumper near the basket set up by John Aponte and he's hacked by Timothy Causey - foul #2 on Timothy Causey, team foul #7 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG), Michael Carlyle (C) John Aponte, Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG) Jim McFarlen | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the free throw | 48-28 |
| 11:59 | Iona | Lorenzo Nagel gets the rebound | 48-28 |
| 11:42 | Iona | The short jumper by Lorenzo Nagel is denied by Michael Carlyle | 48-28 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Clayton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Hedrick (fresh) SF - Timothy Causey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lorenzo Nagel (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Washington (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Washington - foul #2 on Paul Washington, team foul #8 | 48-28 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 11:19 | Iona | Lorenzo Nagel drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Hedrick | 49-30 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Clayton | 52-30 |
| 10:41 | Iona | James Maier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-30 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell travels with the ball | 52-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), John Pollock (SF), Mark Bascom (C) Rodger Newell, Donald Clayton, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Iona | Jim McFarlen (PG), Billy Heffron (SG), Kevin Pecinovsky (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Maier, Richard Hedrick, Timothy Causey, Lorenzo Nagel | |
| 10:04 | Iona | Jim McFarlen is whistled for traveling | 52-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG) Gilbert Hunt | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | John Pollock hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-30 |
| 09:21 | Iona | Joseph Passmore makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jim McFarlen | 54-32 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Kevin Pecinovsky picks off the pass by Ronald Rice | 54-32 |
| 08:50 | Iona | Billy Heffron misses the lay-in | 54-32 |
| 08:49 | Iona | Joseph Passmore grabs the offensive board | 54-32 |
| 08:35 | Iona | Paul Washington misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Rice - foul #2 on Ronald Rice, team foul #2 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG), Donald Clayton (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, Ronald Rice, Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG) Jim McFarlen | |
| 08:35 | Iona | Paul Washington makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 08:35 | Iona | Paul Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle is hacked by Kevin Pecinovsky - foul #2 on Kevin Pecinovsky, team foul #9 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Iona | Lorenzo Nagel (PF) Paul Washington | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 08:09 | Iona | Donald Clayton is called for the reach on Billy Heffron - foul #1 on Donald Clayton, team foul #3 | 56-33 |
| 07:57 | Iona | Lorenzo Nagel buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-35 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses short on a jumper in the lane | 56-35 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle hits the follow up shot | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Clayton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Billy Heffron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Pecinovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Nagel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Iona | James Maier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (PF) John Pollock | |
| Subs | Iona | Richard Hedrick (PG), Jim McFarlen (SG), Timothy Causey (SF), Arthur Cobb (PF), Raymond Thacker (C) James Maier, Billy Heffron, Kevin Pecinovsky, Lorenzo Nagel, Joseph Passmore | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Aponte | 60-35 |
| 06:33 | Iona | Raymond Thacker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-35 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | John Aponte gets the rebound | 60-35 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Causey - foul #3 on Timothy Causey, team foul #10 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Mark Bascom (C) Gilbert Hunt, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Iona | Paul Washington (PF) Arthur Cobb | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 06:11 | Iona | The rebound goes to Paul Washington | 61-35 |
| 06:04 | Iona | Jim McFarlen connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Thacker | 61-37 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom hits the finger roll | 63-37 |
| 05:27 | Iona | Jim McFarlen's layup is rejected by Mark Bascom | 63-37 |
| 05:25 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Washington | 63-37 |
| 05:18 | Iona | Timothy Causey is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rice - foul #3 on Ronald Rice, team foul #4 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) Donald Clayton, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 05:07 | Iona | Paul Washington drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Hedrick | 63-39 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the easy layup | 63-39 |
| 04:43 | Iona | Raymond Thacker snags the defensive board | 63-39 |
| 04:26 | Iona | Jim McFarlen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 04:24 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hedrick | 63-39 |
| 04:11 | Iona | Timothy Causey can't finish the layup | 63-39 |
| 04:10 | Iona | Timothy Causey gets the offensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 04:02 | Iona | Timothy Causey comes up short on the shot from close range | 63-39 |
| 04:00 | Iona | Timothy Causey snags the offensive board | 63-39 |
| 03:49 | Iona | Jim McFarlen is hacked by Rodger Newell - foul #2 on Rodger Newell, team foul #5 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG), Ronald Rice (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) John Aponte, Clifford Smith, Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Capo (SF), Arthur Cobb (PF) Timothy Causey, Raymond Thacker | |
| 03:44 | Iona | Richard Hedrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Rice | 63-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle misses the easy layup | 63-39 |
| 03:12 | Iona | Paul Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Richard Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim McFarlen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Capo (fresh) PF - Arthur Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Iona | Gilbert Hunt is called for the reach on Jim McFarlen - foul #3 on Gilbert Hunt, team foul #6 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Donald Clayton (SF) Rodger Newell, John Pollock | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 03:00 | Iona | Paul Washington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle grabs the board | 63-39 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-39 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice hits the follow up shot | 65-39 |
| 02:33 | Iona | Jason Capo misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 65-39 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Carlyle | 65-39 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Rice | 67-39 |
| 01:57 | Iona | Gilbert Hunt steals it from Richard Hedrick | 67-39 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | John Aponte is fouled on the floor by Jason Capo - foul #1 on Jason Capo, team foul #11 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), John Pollock (SF) Gilbert Hunt, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Iona | Timothy Causey (SF), Raymond Thacker (C) Jason Capo, Arthur Cobb | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 69-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Iona | Timothy Causey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-39 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | John Aponte gets the rebound | 69-39 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Paul Washington - foul #3 on Paul Washington, team foul #12 | 69-39 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 69-39 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 69-39 |
| 00:55 | Iona | Raymond Thacker grabs the board | 69-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Iona | Richard Hedrick clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-39 |
| 00:46 | Iona | Timothy Causey grabs the offensive board | 69-39 |
| 00:43 | Iona | Paul Washington misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Aponte - foul #2 on John Aponte, team foul #7 | 69-39 |
| 00:43 | Iona | Paul Washington makes the 1st free throw | 69-40 |
| 00:43 | Iona | Paul Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton clanks a fadeaway from close range | 69-41 |
| 00:22 | Iona | Raymond Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 69-41 |
| 00:17 | Iona | Timothy Causey buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Thacker | 69-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Aponte runs out the clock | 69-43 |