| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Firth (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Thomas Keach (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Watts (fresh) C - William Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Casimir Zimmer | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach misses short on a runner from the right block | 29-30 |
| 19:18 | Austin Peay | William Hill gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:07 | Austin Peay | William Hill can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown can't tip it in | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to William Hill | 29-30 |
| 18:42 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan makes the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Watts | 29-33 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Stanley Wong (PF), Winfred Harton (C) Paul Watts, William Hill | |
| 18:18 | Austin Peay | Winfred Harton misses long on a runner in the lane | 29-33 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Casimir Zimmer | 29-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Casimir Zimmer | 32-33 |
| 17:46 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 17:44 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:27 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Winfred Harton | 32-36 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 16:56 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:48 | Austin Peay | Stanley Wong is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness (PG), Bryan Davis (SG), Stacy Focht (SF), Paul Watts (PF), William Hill (C) Thomas Keach, Willie Morgan, Barry Brown, Stanley Wong, Winfred Harton | |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 16:36 | Austin Peay | William Hill gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:18 | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Harness - foul #2 on Samuel Harness, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:52 | Austin Peay | William Hill can't throw it down | 34-36 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | David Dixon snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Firth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Samuel Harness (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Bryan Davis (fresh) SF - Stacy Focht (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Watts (fresh) C - William Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth is fouled on the floor by William Hill - foul #1 on William Hill, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF) Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor (SF), Corey Thompson (C) Stacy Focht, William Hill | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:59 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Harness | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Willie Morgan (SG), Stanley Wong (PF) Samuel Harness, Bryan Davis, Paul Watts | |
| 14:10 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willie Morgan | 37-41 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Willie Morgan is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Morgan, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Barry Brown (SF), William Hill (C) Willie Morgan, Corey Thompson | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stanley Wong - foul #2 on Stanley Wong, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis (SG) Richard Taylor | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:40 | Austin Peay | William Hill snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:14 | Austin Peay | William Hill is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan (SG), Winfred Harton (PF), Corey Thompson (C) Thomas Keach, Stanley Wong, William Hill | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | David Dixon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi and he's hacked by Corey Thompson - foul #1 on Corey Thompson, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness (PG) Willie Morgan | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | David Dixon makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:28 | Austin Peay | Winfred Harton is hacked by David Dixon - foul #2 on David Dixon, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan (SG), Stacy Focht (SF) Bryan Davis, Barry Brown | |
| 12:20 | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson loses the dribble to Justin Thompson | 41-41 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | David Dixon misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 11:56 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Stacy Focht | 41-41 |
| 11:32 | Austin Peay | Winfred Harton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Paul Watts (PF), William Hill (C) Samuel Harness, Willie Morgan, Stacy Focht, Winfred Harton, Corey Thompson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bryan Davis (fresh) SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Watts (fresh) C - William Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the shot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 11:06 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 11:04 | Austin Peay | William Hill tips it home | 43-43 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson loses the dribble to William Hill in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 10:44 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-43 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Samuel Harness (SG), Stanley Wong (PF) Bryan Davis, Barry Brown, Paul Watts | |
| 09:55 | Austin Peay | The jumper by William Hill is denied by Casimir Zimmer | 43-43 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 43-43 |
| 09:47 | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:42 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 09:40 | Austin Peay | Stanley Wong tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 09:39 | Austin Peay | William Hill tips it home | 43-45 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 08:49 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Stanley Wong | 43-45 |
| 08:42 | Austin Peay | Justin Thompson steps in front of the Samuel Harness pass | 43-45 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Keach - foul #1 on Thomas Keach, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Ray Jackson, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis (PG), Willie Morgan (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Paul Watts (PF), Winfred Harton (C) Thomas Keach, Samuel Harness, Richard Taylor, Stanley Wong, William Hill | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:52 | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Dixon | 45-48 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Ray Jackson (SF) Justin Thompson, Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson (C) Paul Watts | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bryan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winfred Harton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Thompson (fresh) | |
| 06:54 | Austin Peay | David Dixon denies the turnaround by Corey Thompson | 45-48 |
| 06:52 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan tips it in | 45-50 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-50 |
| 06:41 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:34 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-50 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson's pass is intercepted by Barry Brown | 45-50 |
| 05:46 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Willie Morgan is called for the reach on Carl Gamble - foul #2 on Willie Morgan, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SF), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Ray Jackson, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Samuel Harness (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Paul Watts (PF), Stanley Wong (C) Bryan Davis, Willie Morgan, Barry Brown, Winfred Harton, Corey Thompson | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:21 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:17 | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness is fouled on the floor by Marlon Hamill - foul #1 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 05:03 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alvin Firth - foul #2 on Alvin Firth, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| 05:03 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:03 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi travels in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 04:49 | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 03:59 | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness is fouled on the floor by Carl Gamble - foul #2 on Carl Gamble, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jody Newburn (SF) Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan (SG), Stacy Focht (SF), Corey Thompson (C) Samuel Harness, Richard Taylor, Paul Watts | |
| 03:40 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach buries a shot from the right side set up by Stanley Wong | 47-52 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Ray Jackson (SF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis (SG), Barry Brown (SF), William Hill (C) Willie Morgan, Stacy Focht, Stanley Wong | |
| 03:04 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | David Dixon snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alvin Firth (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jody Newburn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Thomas Keach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Corey Thompson (fresh) C - William Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 02:47 | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 02:47 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Watts (PF) Corey Thompson | |
| 02:35 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown is whistled for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF) Jody Newburn | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor (SG) Thomas Keach | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Jody Newburn (PF) Ray Jackson, Casimir Zimmer | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Willie Morgan (SG) Bryan Davis, Richard Taylor | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi is hacked by Paul Watts - foul #1 on Paul Watts, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:43 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Jody Newburn | 49-52 |
| 01:41 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown tips it in | 49-54 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Ray Jackson (SF), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Alvin Firth, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | William Hill denies the turnaround by Casimir Zimmer | 49-54 |
| 01:12 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Paul Watts | 49-54 |
| 01:08 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Jackson and he's hacked by Willie Morgan - foul #3 on Willie Morgan, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:48 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Austin Peay | William Hill is hacked by Marlon Hamill - foul #2 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan is fouled on the floor by Ray Jackson - foul #4 on Ray Jackson, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 00:19 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:19 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble is fouled in the backcourt by William Hill - foul #2 on William Hill, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:16 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 00:16 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Willie Morgan steals the ball from Dikembe Ahmadi in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 00:12 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown is hacked by Marlon Hamill - foul #3 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 00:12 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:12 | Austin Peay | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:03 | Austin Peay | William Hill pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | William Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | William Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | William Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 53-60 |