| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kernan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mickey Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Pellham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Kowal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Spataro (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 36-39 |
| 19:44 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons tips it in | 36-41 |
| 19:39 | Southern | Jeff Nelson is hacked by Larry Kowal - foul #1 on Larry Kowal, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 19:21 | Southern | Jeff Nelson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Kernan | 39-41 |
| 19:02 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| 18:52 | Southern | Jeff Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 18:51 | Southern | Brian Pellham tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 18:34 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 18:32 | Southern | Bruce Harris gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:15 | Southern | Mickey Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 18:14 | Southern | Brian Pellham misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 18:12 | Jackson State | Bradley Spataro pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:01 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 17:45 | Southern | Brian Pellham misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 17:43 | Southern | Jeff Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:19 | Southern | William Kernan misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:18 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:56 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Wilbur Smith (PG), Timothy Bennett (SG), George Jackson (SF), Joshua Ludwig (PF), Andrew Riter (C) Jeff Nelson, William Kernan, Mickey Adams, Brian Pellham, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Andrew Bracken (SG), Ronald Yeager (PF), Doug Donohue (C) Shane Parsons, Larry Kowal, Bradley Spataro | |
| 16:46 | Southern | George Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Bennett | 43-41 |
| 16:29 | Jackson State | Robert Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 16:28 | Southern | George Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:24 | Southern | George Jackson is hacked by Ronald Yeager - foul #1 on Ronald Yeager, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Frank Spahr (SG), Joseph Beck (SF) Robert Smith, Richard Wilford | |
| 16:05 | Southern | Timothy Bennett hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from George Jackson | 45-41 |
| 15:49 | Jackson State | Doug Donohue hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Frank Spahr | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Wilbur Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Riter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Andrew Bracken (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Spahr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Beck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. C - Doug Donohue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern | Andrew Riter misses badly on a runner from the right block | 45-44 |
| 15:38 | Jackson State | Doug Donohue grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 15:32 | Jackson State | Frank Spahr connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Andrew Bracken | 45-47 |
| 15:26 | Southern | George Jackson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Yeager - foul #2 on Ronald Yeager, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeff Nelson (PG), William Kernan (SG), Bruce Harris (C) Wilbur Smith, Timothy Bennett, Andrew Riter | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Smith (PG), Shane Parsons (SG), Richard Wilford (SF), Larry Kowal (PF), Bradley Spataro (C) Andrew Bracken, Frank Spahr, Joseph Beck, Ronald Yeager, Doug Donohue | |
| 15:26 | Southern | George Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:26 | Southern | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:11 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford is hacked by William Kernan - foul #1 on William Kernan, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Mickey Adams (SF), Brian Pellham (PF) George Jackson, Joshua Ludwig | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 15:00 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Parsons | 46-50 |
| 14:37 | Southern | William Kernan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 14:28 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons lays it up and in and he's hacked by Brian Pellham - foul #1 on Brian Pellham, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| 14:28 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 14:14 | Southern | Mickey Adams is fouled on the floor by Bradley Spataro - foul #1 on Bradley Spataro, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| 14:01 | Southern | Brian Pellham's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Kowal | 48-53 |
| 14:00 | Southern | Bruce Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:38 | Southern | Mickey Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Pellham and he's hacked by Richard Wilford - foul #1 on Richard Wilford, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Ludwig (PF) Brian Pellham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Andrew Bracken (PG), Frank Spahr (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Ronald Yeager (PF) Robert Smith, Shane Parsons, Richard Wilford, Larry Kowal | |
| 13:38 | Southern | Mickey Adams makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:22 | Jackson State | Frank Spahr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 13:20 | Southern | Joshua Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 13:15 | Southern | William Kernan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeff Nelson | 54-53 |
| 12:52 | Jackson State | Bradley Spataro knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Bracken | 54-55 |
| 12:36 | Southern | Jeff Nelson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-55 |
| 12:19 | Jackson State | Joseph Beck clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 12:17 | Southern | William Kernan grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 12:12 | Southern | Jeff Nelson buries a shot from the free throw line set up by William Kernan | 59-55 |
| 11:53 | Jackson State | Frank Spahr double dribbles | 59-55 |
| Subs | Southern | Wilbur Smith (PG), Timothy Bennett (SG), George Jackson (SF), Brian Pellham (PF), Andrew Riter (C) Jeff Nelson, William Kernan, Mickey Adams, Joshua Ludwig, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Smith (PG), Shane Parsons (SG), Richard Wilford (SF), Larry Kowal (PF), Doug Donohue (C) Andrew Bracken, Frank Spahr, Joseph Beck, Ronald Yeager, Bradley Spataro | |
| 11:33 | Southern | George Jackson clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 11:31 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Wilbur Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Pellham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Riter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Parsons (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wilford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Kowal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Donohue (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 11:23 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Donohue | 59-55 |
| 11:06 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford lays it in and he's fouled by George Jackson - foul #1 on George Jackson, team foul #3 | 59-57 |
| 11:06 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 11:06 | Southern | Andrew Riter snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 10:48 | Southern | The short jumper by Timothy Bennett is denied by Larry Kowal | 59-57 |
| 10:47 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 10:41 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-57 |
| 10:40 | Jackson State | Doug Donohue pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 10:27 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons misses long on a floater from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 10:25 | Southern | Timothy Bennett grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Timothy Bennett travels with the ball | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeff Nelson (PG), William Kernan (SG) Wilbur Smith, Timothy Bennett | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 09:56 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Smith | 59-59 |
| 09:51 | Southern | Robert Smith steps in front of the Jeff Nelson pass in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 09:38 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 09:37 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| 09:13 | Southern | Brian Pellham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 09:12 | Southern | Andrew Riter tips it home | 61-61 |
| 08:52 | Jackson State | Robert Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-64 |
| 08:36 | Southern | Brian Pellham knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Nelson | 64-64 |
| 08:24 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 08:23 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Donohue | 64-64 |
| 08:07 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons is fouled on the floor by William Kernan - foul #2 on William Kernan, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Southern | Wilbur Smith (PG), Timothy Bennett (SG), Mickey Adams (SF), Joshua Ludwig (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Jeff Nelson, William Kernan, George Jackson, Brian Pellham, Andrew Riter | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Andrew Bracken (PG), Frank Spahr (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Ronald Yeager (PF), Bradley Spataro (C) Robert Smith, Shane Parsons, Richard Wilford, Larry Kowal, Doug Donohue | |
| 07:48 | Jackson State | Frank Spahr is whistled for traveling | 64-64 |
| 07:24 | Southern | The jump hook by Mickey Adams is blocked by Bradley Spataro | 64-64 |
| 07:22 | Jackson State | Bradley Spataro grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Wilbur Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mickey Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Andrew Bracken (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Spahr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Beck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradley Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Jackson State | Andrew Bracken clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 07:05 | Southern | Bruce Harris gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 06:52 | Southern | Wilbur Smith drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Bennett | 66-64 |
| 06:31 | Jackson State | Timothy Bennett takes the ball from Andrew Bracken | 66-64 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Timothy Bennett lays it in | 68-64 |
| 06:05 | Jackson State | Joseph Beck makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Spataro | 68-66 |
| 06:00 | Southern | Timothy Bennett comes up short on the runner from the right block | 68-66 |
| 05:59 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Joseph Beck | 68-66 |
| 05:59 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeff Nelson (PG), William Kernan (SG), Brian Pellham (PF) Wilbur Smith, Timothy Bennett, Joshua Ludwig | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Smith (PG), Shane Parsons (SG), Richard Wilford (SF), Larry Kowal (PF) Andrew Bracken, Frank Spahr, Joseph Beck, Ronald Yeager | |
| 05:35 | Jackson State | Robert Smith hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 05:08 | Southern | William Kernan misses the fadeaway from the right block | 68-68 |
| 05:06 | Jackson State | Bradley Spataro gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:56 | Jackson State | Robert Smith misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Pellham - foul #2 on Brian Pellham, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| 04:56 | Jackson State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:56 | Jackson State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:35 | Southern | Mickey Adams's floater is tipped away by Bradley Spataro | 68-70 |
| 04:34 | Southern | Brian Pellham tips it in | 70-70 |
| 04:23 | Jackson State | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | Southern | George Jackson (SF) Mickey Adams | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 03:59 | Southern | Brian Pellham buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Kernan | 73-70 |
| 03:39 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Kowal | 73-73 |
| 03:34 | Southern | Jeff Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 03:32 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Bradley Spataro | 73-73 |
| 03:17 | Jackson State | Richard Wilford knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Parsons | 73-76 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Kernan (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Pellham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shane Parsons (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Wilford (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Kowal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Southern | Jeff Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Jackson | 76-76 |
| 02:47 | Jackson State | Bradley Spataro blows the layup | 76-76 |
| 02:45 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal grabs the offensive board | 76-76 |
| 02:29 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Wilford and the foul's on Brian Pellham - foul #3 on Brian Pellham, team foul #6 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Southern | Wilbur Smith (PG), Timothy Bennett (SG), Mickey Adams (SF), Joshua Ludwig (PF) Jeff Nelson, William Kernan, Brian Pellham, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Andrew Bracken (PG), Frank Spahr (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Doug Donohue (C) Robert Smith, Shane Parsons, Richard Wilford, Bradley Spataro | |
| 02:29 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal misses the free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:29 | Southern | The rebound goes to George Jackson | 76-78 |
| 02:29 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| 02:12 | Southern | Wilbur Smith makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Bennett | 78-78 |
| 02:12 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeff Nelson (PG), William Kernan (SG), Brian Pellham (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Wilbur Smith, Timothy Bennett, Joshua Ludwig, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Smith (PG), Shane Parsons (SG), Richard Wilford (SF), Bradley Spataro (C) Andrew Bracken, Frank Spahr, Joseph Beck, Doug Donohue | |
| 01:58 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 01:57 | Southern | Bruce Harris snags the defensive board | 78-78 |
| 01:51 | Southern | William Kernan knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mickey Adams | 81-78 |
| 01:43 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal lays it in | 81-80 |
| 01:35 | Southern | Robert Smith steps in front of the Mickey Adams pass | 81-80 |
| 01:32 | Jackson State | Robert Smith hits the finger roll | 81-82 |
| 01:11 | Southern | William Kernan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-82 |
| 01:09 | Jackson State | Larry Kowal grabs the board | 81-82 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Bradley Spataro is fouled on the floor by Bruce Harris - foul #3 on Bruce Harris, team foul #7 | 81-82 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Bradley Spataro misses the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:44 | Southern | Brian Pellham grabs the board | 81-82 |
| 00:31 | Southern | Jeff Nelson is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 81-82 |
| 00:21 | Southern | Bradley Spataro takes the ball from Jeff Nelson | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Jackson State | Jeff Nelson is called for the reach on Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #8 | 81-82 |
| 00:18 | Jackson State | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:18 | Southern | Brian Pellham grabs the defensive rebound | 81-82 |
| 00:14 | Southern | Jeff Nelson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 81-82 |
| 00:14 | Southern | Jeff Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:14 | Southern | Jeff Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Jackson State | Robert Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 83-82 |
| 00:05 | Southern | Jeff Nelson snags the defensive board | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern | Jeff Nelson is hacked by Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Andrew Bracken (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 00:03 | Southern | Jeff Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Jeff Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:03 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Shane Parsons misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 85-82 |