| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jerry Christenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Hollinger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hara (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Allen Keener (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Pollock inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Aponte | 25-42 |
| 19:17 | Navy | Joseph Hollinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-42 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | John Aponte snags the defensive board | 25-42 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-42 |
| 18:44 | Navy | Jerry Christenson gets the rebound | 25-42 |
| 18:15 | Navy | Joseph Hollinger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-42 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice gets the rebound | 25-42 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Allen Keener - foul #1 on Allen Keener, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG) Randy Poulin | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 17:30 | Navy | Rodger Newell steps in front of the Allen Keener pass | 25-43 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice comes up short on the floater in the paint | 25-43 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell tips it back up and in | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:50 | Navy | Jerry Christenson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice gets the rebound | 25-45 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-45 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith's layup is rejected by Michael Hara | 25-45 |
| 16:05 | Navy | Joseph Hollinger grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 15:57 | Navy | Joseph Hollinger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-45 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the rebound | 25-45 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jerry Christenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Hollinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hara (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Allen Keener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Pollock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | John Pollock drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Aponte | 25-47 |
| 15:26 | Navy | Joseph Hollinger comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-47 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 25-47 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-49 |
| 14:58 | Navy | Jerry Christenson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Hara - foul #1 on Michael Hara, team foul #2 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Navy | Peter Elias (PG), John House (SG), Jerry Champagne (SF), Edward Utsey (PF), Eugene Cobb (C) Jerry Christenson, Joseph Hollinger, Michael Hara, Allen Keener, Michael Saunders | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) John Aponte, John Pollock, Clifford Smith | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 27-50 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 27-51 |
| 14:21 | Navy | John House misses the jumpshot from the left side | 27-51 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom grabs the board | 27-51 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt is fouled on the floor by Jerry Champagne - foul #2 on Jerry Champagne, team foul #3 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, Ronald Rice | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | John Aponte connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gilbert Hunt | 27-53 |
| 13:21 | Navy | John House clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-53 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hunt | 27-53 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Cobb - foul #2 on Eugene Cobb, team foul #4 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Navy | Allen Keener (PF) Eugene Cobb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 27-54 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle misses the 2nd free throw | 27-54 |
| 12:58 | Navy | Edward Utsey grabs the board | 27-54 |
| 12:35 | Navy | Allen Keener loses the ball out of bounds | 27-54 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), John Pollock (SG) John Aponte, Randy Poulin | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Pollock | 27-56 |
| 11:59 | Navy | Peter Elias scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John House | 30-56 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | John Pollock is called for traveling | 30-56 |
| Subs | Navy | Joseph Hollinger (SG), Michael Saunders (C) Peter Elias, Edward Utsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John House (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hollinger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Champagne (fresh) PF - Allen Keener (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Navy | Allen Keener drills a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Clifford Smith - foul #1 on Clifford Smith, team foul #1 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Navy | Jerry Christenson (PG), Delbert Beauchamp (SF) John House, Jerry Champagne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:26 | Navy | Allen Keener makes the free throw | 33-56 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Michael Saunders denies the turnaround by Clifford Smith | 33-56 |
| 10:55 | Navy | Allen Keener grabs the board | 33-56 |
| 10:37 | Navy | Allen Keener drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Delbert Beauchamp | 35-56 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is fouled on the floor by Allen Keener - foul #2 on Allen Keener, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Navy | Peter Elias (PG), Michael Hara (SF), Edward Utsey (PF) Jerry Christenson, Delbert Beauchamp, Allen Keener | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Gilbert Hunt (SF) Rodger Newell, John Pollock | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Clifford Smith | 35-58 |
| 09:31 | Navy | Michael Saunders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 35-58 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 35-58 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Elias - foul #3 on Peter Elias, team foul #6 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Navy | Allen Keener (PF) Michael Saunders | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle (C) Ronald Rice | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 08:48 | Navy | Edward Utsey is called for a charge - foul #3 on Edward Utsey, team foul #7 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), John Pollock (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) Randy Poulin, Gilbert Hunt, Clifford Smith | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-60 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | John Pollock grabs the offensive board | 35-60 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | John Aponte clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-60 |
| 08:07 | Navy | Michael Hara snags the defensive board | 35-60 |
| 07:52 | Navy | Michael Hara misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-60 |
| 07:51 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Keener | 35-60 |
| 07:46 | Navy | Allen Keener hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Elias and he's hacked by Mark Bascom - foul #1 on Mark Bascom, team foul #2 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Navy | Jerry Christenson (PG), John House (SG), Jerry Champagne (SF), Michael Saunders (C) Peter Elias, Joseph Hollinger, Michael Hara, Edward Utsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| 07:46 | Navy | Allen Keener makes the free throw | 38-60 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | Navy | Eugene Cobb (PF) Allen Keener | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jerry Christenson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John House (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Champagne (fresh) PF - Eugene Cobb (fresh) C - Michael Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Navy | John House makes the 3 from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Jerry Christenson is called for the reach on John Aponte - foul #2 on Jerry Christenson, team foul #8 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Navy | Peter Elias (SG) John House | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF) John Pollock | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 06:39 | Navy | Eugene Cobb snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 06:21 | Navy | Jerry Champagne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-60 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 41-60 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Eugene Cobb is called for the reach on Clifford Smith - foul #3 on Eugene Cobb, team foul #9 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Navy | Joseph Hollinger (SG), Michael Hara (SF), Allen Keener (PF), Edward Utsey (C) Peter Elias, Jerry Champagne, Eugene Cobb, Michael Saunders | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG) Rodger Newell | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 05:52 | Navy | The rebound goes to Edward Utsey | 41-61 |
| 05:37 | Navy | Joseph Hollinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 05:36 | Navy | Edward Utsey gets the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 05:20 | Navy | Joseph Hollinger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-61 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith drills a floater from the right wing set up by Ronald Rice | 43-63 |
| 04:44 | Navy | Allen Keener clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Michael Hara takes the ball from Gilbert Hunt | 43-63 |
| 04:11 | Navy | Michael Hara misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Allen Keener is called for the reach on Clifford Smith - foul #3 on Allen Keener, team foul #10 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Navy | Peter Elias (PG), John House (SG), Jerry Champagne (SF), Eugene Cobb (C) Jerry Christenson, Joseph Hollinger, Michael Hara, Allen Keener | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), John Pollock (SG), Michael Carlyle (C) John Aponte, Randy Poulin, Ronald Rice | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 03:26 | Navy | Peter Elias misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-65 |
| 03:24 | Navy | John House tips it in | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Champagne - foul #3 on Jerry Champagne, team foul #11 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Navy | Delbert Beauchamp (SF) Edward Utsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Bascom (PF) Clifford Smith | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Peter Elias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John House (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Beauchamp (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Jerry Champagne (fresh) 3 pf. C - Eugene Cobb (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:42 | Navy | John House hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | John Pollock can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John House - foul #3 on John House, team foul #12 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Ronald Rice (C) Gilbert Hunt, Michael Carlyle | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 02:15 | Navy | The rebound goes to Jerry Champagne | 45-68 |
| 02:00 | Navy | Eugene Cobb double dribbles | 45-68 |
| Subs | Navy | Edward Utsey (PF) Delbert Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Clifford Smith (PF) Rodger Newell, Mark Bascom | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Utsey | 45-68 |
| 01:33 | Navy | Edward Utsey grabs the board | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Navy | Peter Elias misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-68 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Poulin | 45-70 |
| 00:45 | Navy | John House misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 00:43 | Navy | Edward Utsey tips it in | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | John Pollock scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Aponte | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Navy | Peter Elias misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-72 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 47-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Aponte runs out the clock | 47-72 |