| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Baker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Peachey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Cobb inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Louis Haley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Louis Haley gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Louis Haley and he's fouled by Scott Peachey - foul #1 on Scott Peachey, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Craig McMahen | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | James Cobb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:16 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone misses the floater from the left block | 34-34 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Louis Haley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Walborn | 37-34 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Peachey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (PF) Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Craig McMahen is called for the reach on James Cobb - foul #1 on Craig McMahen, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:45 | Gardner-Webb | Louis Haley takes the ball from Craig McMahen | 37-34 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Louis Haley hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Oppenheim | 39-34 |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble's floater is knocked away by Joseph Walborn | 39-34 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | James Cobb's layup is rejected by Charles Bone | 39-34 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Louis Haley can't tip it in | 39-34 |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Ruble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Peachey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Louis Haley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 15:18 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:06 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Peachey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Hammond | 39-37 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the fadeaway from the right block | 39-37 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin tips it in | 41-37 |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses long on a shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:46 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Ruble | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim hits a shot from the left block set up by Louis Haley | 43-42 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond hits a 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is hacked by James Hammond - foul #3 on James Hammond, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Kevin Barb (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Luther Baker (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, James Cobb, James Oppenheim, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Robert Mattson (SF), Donald Ross (PF), Edward Alexander (C) James Hammond, Christopher Ruble, Craig McMahen, Charles Bone, Scott Peachey | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Kevin Barb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Kevin Barb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Barb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Luther Baker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Kolb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Alexander (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Angel Lombardi | 45-47 |
| 10:28 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Ross | 45-49 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Kevin Barb is fouled on the floor by Robert Mattson - foul #2 on Robert Mattson, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), James Oppenheim (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Kevin Barb, Luther Baker, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond (PG), Christopher Ruble (SG), Craig McMahen (SF), Charles Bone (PF) Ian Kolb, Christopher Walker, Donald Ross, Edward Alexander | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn lays it in on a great pass from Angel Lombardi | 47-49 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Walborn - foul #1 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #1 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG) Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Scott Peachey (C) Robert Mattson | |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Craig McMahen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Haley | 49-52 |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Anderson Zwagerman - foul #4 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF), Luther Baker (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Anderson Zwagerman, James Oppenheim, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson (C) Scott Peachey | |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:25 | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Baker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | James Cobb drills a floater from the left block set up by Louis Haley | 51-53 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Griffin - foul #1 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Barb (SG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb (PG) James Hammond | |
| 06:36 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Mattson lays it up and in | 51-55 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | James Cobb can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 06:15 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ian Kolb | 51-55 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone's floater is tipped away by Luther Baker | 51-55 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | James Cobb pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | James Cobb scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Craig McMahen - foul #2 on Craig McMahen, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Joseph Walborn (C) Louis Haley, Kevin Barb, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker (SG), Donald Ross (PF), Scott Peachey (C) Christopher Ruble, Craig McMahen, Charles Bone | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | James Cobb misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Peachey gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 05:18 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Walker misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Peachey pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:05 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb loses the dribble to Angel Lombardi | 53-55 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | James Cobb hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Griffin | 56-55 |
| 04:28 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Peachey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Walborn | 58-55 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Angel Lombardi, James Cobb | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Hammond (PG), Christopher Ruble (SG), Craig McMahen (SF), Charles Bone (PF) Ian Kolb, Christopher Walker, Robert Mattson, Donald Ross | |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Christopher Ruble | 58-57 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Anderson Zwagerman | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Luther Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - James Hammond (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ruble (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig McMahen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Bone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Peachey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble is hacked by Luther Baker - foul #2 on Luther Baker, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (PF) Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:47 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by James Hammond is blocked by James Oppenheim | 60-57 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is fouled on the floor by James Hammond - foul #4 on James Hammond, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Ruble - foul #2 on Christopher Ruble, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Walborn | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | James Hammond is called for the reach on Louis Haley - foul #5 on James Hammond, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF) Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb (PG) James Hammond | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Walborn | 63-57 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG) Louis Haley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Kolb - foul #2 on Ian Kolb, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG) Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman (SF) James Cobb | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Ian Kolb is called for the reach on Louis Haley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ian Kolb, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Bone hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Craig McMahen | 67-59 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Kolb - foul #4 on Ian Kolb, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Ruble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Kolb tips it home | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Louis Haley runs out the clock | 69-61 |