| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Douglas Gillman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) SF - Curtis Billman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Hodges (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Wilde inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | John Wilde misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Curtis Billman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Curtis Billman snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough is hacked by John Wilde - foul #3 on John Wilde, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Arthur King, John Wilde, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Dennis Todd (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Douglas Gillman, George Batchelor, Curtis Billman, Aaron Kimbrough, Micheal Hodges | |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-22 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Rogelio Los misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG), Curtis Billman (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Rogelio Los, Dennis Todd, James Victory | |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Arthur King steals it from Aaron Kimbrough | 25-22 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Aaron Kimbrough - foul #1 on Aaron Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rogelio Los (SG), Dennis Todd (SF), James Victory (PF), Micheal Hodges (C) George Batchelor, Curtis Billman, Aaron Kimbrough, Gary Olsen | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Erwin Davis picks off the pass by Dennis Todd | 26-22 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Owensby | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Geraldo Souza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Los (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Todd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Victory (fresh) C - Micheal Hodges (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | James Victory makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Geraldo Souza | 29-24 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens blows the wide open layup | 29-24 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | James Victory grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Dennis Todd misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-24 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford dunks the ball on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 31-24 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Dennis Todd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Wilde (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman (PG), George Batchelor (SG), Curtis Billman (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Geraldo Souza, Rogelio Los, Dennis Todd, James Victory, Micheal Hodges | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Arthur King is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Wilde | 34-24 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Arthur King steals it from Douglas Gillman in the backcourt | 34-24 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-24 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-24 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicolas Devine | 34-24 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | John Wilde buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Arthur King | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-24 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Wilde | 37-24 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 39-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Wilde (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Douglas Gillman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) SF - Curtis Billman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough's fadeaway is rejected by Nicolas Devine | 39-24 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Curtis Billman hits the follow up shot | 39-26 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is fouled on the floor by Curtis Billman - foul #2 on Curtis Billman, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) John Merrifield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), Micheal Hodges (C) Douglas Gillman, Gary Olsen | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-26 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aaron Kimbrough | 39-26 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by George Batchelor | 39-28 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Alberto Russo and he's fouled by Geraldo Souza - foul #3 on Geraldo Souza, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Erwin Davis (PF) Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman (PG) Geraldo Souza | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman is whistled for a carry | 42-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Owensby, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Aaron Kimbrough denies the turnaround by Christopher Stephens | 42-28 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to George Batchelor | 42-28 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | George Batchelor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford is fouled on the floor by George Batchelor - foul #1 on George Batchelor, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), Gary Olsen (C) Douglas Gillman, Micheal Hodges | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | John Merrifield steals the ball from Curtis Billman | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Wilde (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Geraldo Souza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Batchelor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Billman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | George Batchelor steals the ball from Erwin Davis | 44-28 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Billman | 44-30 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-30 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | George Batchelor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | George Batchelor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Geraldo Souza | 44-33 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | John Wilde is fouled on the floor by Curtis Billman - foul #3 on Curtis Billman, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, John Wilde, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Dennis Todd (SF), James Victory (PF), Micheal Hodges (C) Geraldo Souza, George Batchelor, Curtis Billman, Aaron Kimbrough, Gary Olsen | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine lays it up and in set up by Richard Owensby | 46-33 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | James Victory clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Todd - foul #2 on Dennis Todd, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), John Wilde (SF) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), Curtis Billman (SF) Douglas Gillman, Dennis Todd | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | James Victory travels with the ball | 47-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Todd (SF), Gary Olsen (C) Curtis Billman, Micheal Hodges | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | John Wilde misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the tip | 47-33 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine tips it back up and in | 49-33 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Dennis Todd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-33 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is hacked by James Victory - foul #2 on James Victory, team foul #7 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Arthur King, John Wilde, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Geraldo Souza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rogelio Los (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Todd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Victory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis scores on a 3 from the left wing | 54-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Rogelio Los lays it up and in on a nice dish by Geraldo Souza | 54-35 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby travels with the ball | 54-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Wilde (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Rogelio Los misses long on a shot from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | John Wilde grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 56-35 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza is hacked by John Wilde - foul #4 on John Wilde, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-35 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the contested shot from the left side on a great pass from Nicolas Devine and he's hacked by Geraldo Souza - foul #4 on Geraldo Souza, team foul #8 | 58-35 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the free throw | 59-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Alberto Russo is called for the reach on Geraldo Souza - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #3 | 59-35 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur King - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #4 | 59-35 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza misses the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-36 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | John Wilde tips it in | 61-36 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Rogelio Los is fouled on the floor by John Wilde - foul #5 on John Wilde, team foul #5 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) John Wilde | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Richard Crawford denies the turnaround by Gary Olsen | 61-36 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen grabs the offensive board | 61-36 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-36 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 61-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo runs out the clock | 61-36 |