| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Shoemake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Watt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Luciano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Arnold (fresh) PF - William Dowden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Chad Arnold grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | William Dowden is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Harris steps in front of the Paul Grossman pass | 29-31 |
| 18:37 | Missouri | Walter Dugger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney's pass is intercepted by William Harris | 29-31 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | David Luciano banks in the layup set up by William Harris | 29-33 |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman misses long on a jumper from the right block | 29-33 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | William Dowden pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:23 | Missouri | David Luciano is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #2 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Andrews (SG) William Harris | |
| 17:08 | Missouri | Michael Andrews misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 17:06 | Missouri | David Luciano gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:47 | Missouri | William Dowden misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (PG), William Ciersezwski (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Richard Shoemake, John Watt, Paul Grossman, Marc Baird | |
| Subs | Missouri | Lucio Lombardi (SF), Ike Swarey (PF) Chad Arnold, William Dowden | |
| 16:01 | Missouri | Lucio Lombardi clanks a floater from close range | 29-33 |
| 16:00 | Missouri | Ike Swarey hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Ciersezwski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Luciano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) SF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) PF - Ike Swarey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Dugger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Ciersezwski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 15:31 | Missouri | David Luciano can't throw it down | 32-35 |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Ciersezwski | 32-35 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Dugger steps in front of the Dikembe Elijah pass | 32-35 |
| 14:55 | Missouri | David Luciano misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-35 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Ciersezwski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney tips it home | 34-35 |
| 14:28 | Missouri | Kevin Walker is called for the reach on Ike Swarey - foul #2 on Kevin Walker, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake (PG), William Virgin (SG), John Watt (SF), Paul Grossman (PF), Marc Baird (C) Curtis Hotaling, Darrin McWhinney, William Ciersezwski, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Harris (PG), Travis Gartner (SF), William Dowden (PF) David Luciano, Lucio Lombardi, Walter Dugger | |
| 14:11 | Missouri | Ike Swarey is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Ruffin (SG) Michael Andrews | |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ike Swarey - foul #1 on Ike Swarey, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:04 | Missouri | Ike Swarey pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | William Harris blows the dunk | 35-35 |
| 13:34 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Gartner | 35-35 |
| 13:08 | Missouri | Travis Gartner knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by William Harris and he's hacked by John Watt - foul #2 on John Watt, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (SG) William Virgin | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Luciano (SG), Walter Dugger (C) Paul Ruffin, Ike Swarey | |
| 13:08 | Missouri | Travis Gartner makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 12:38 | Missouri | William Harris gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:36 | Missouri | William Harris is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is hacked by David Luciano - foul #1 on David Luciano, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Darrin McWhinney | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | Missouri | Travis Gartner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Dowden | 38-40 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Watt and the foul's on William Dowden - foul #2 on William Dowden, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Andrews (SG), Ike Swarey (C) William Harris, Walter Dugger | |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Shoemake (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watt (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Grossman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Luciano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) SF - Travis Gartner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Dowden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ike Swarey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri | David Luciano scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Shoemake - foul #1 on Richard Shoemake, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (PG), William Virgin (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Richard Shoemake, Darrin McWhinney, Paul Grossman, Marc Baird | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:22 | Missouri | David Luciano makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 11:08 | Missouri | Travis Gartner snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:45 | Missouri | Ike Swarey drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Dowden | 41-45 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 10:26 | Missouri | Ike Swarey pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:02 | Missouri | William Virgin takes the ball from Ike Swarey | 41-45 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake (PG), Darrin McWhinney (SG), William Ciersezwski (SF), Paul Grossman (PF), Marc Baird (C) Curtis Hotaling, William Virgin, John Watt, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Harris (PG), Chad Arnold (SF), Walter Dugger (C) David Luciano, Travis Gartner, Ike Swarey | |
| 09:28 | Missouri | Michael Andrews scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by William Ciersezwski - foul #2 on William Ciersezwski, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| 09:28 | Missouri | Michael Andrews makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Grossman | 44-48 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | William Harris is fouled on the floor by Marc Baird - foul #3 on Marc Baird, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 08:40 | Missouri | William Harris clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-48 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Grossman | 44-48 |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Ciersezwski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 08:33 | Missouri | William Dowden pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:16 | Missouri | Michael Andrews makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin (SG), John Watt (SF) Darrin McWhinney, William Ciersezwski | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Luciano (SG), Travis Gartner (SF), Ike Swarey (PF) Michael Andrews, Chad Arnold, William Dowden | |
| 07:37 | Missouri | Walter Dugger jams it set up by David Luciano and the foul's on Marc Baird - foul #4 on Marc Baird, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Paul Grossman | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 07:37 | Missouri | Walter Dugger makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Shoemake (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Virgin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watt (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - William Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Luciano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Gartner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ike Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Dugger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Shoemake | 46-53 |
| 07:12 | Missouri | William Virgin takes the ball from David Luciano | 46-53 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake lays it in on a nice dish by William Virgin | 48-53 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | William Harris misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (PG), Kevin Walker (C) Richard Shoemake, Marc Baird | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 06:45 | Missouri | William Harris misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 06:28 | Missouri | Travis Gartner grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 06:23 | Missouri | John Watt swats the layup by Travis Gartner | 48-54 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dikembe Elijah | 48-54 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 06:06 | Missouri | Ike Swarey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Walter Dugger is hacked by Kevin Walker - foul #3 on Kevin Walker, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake (PG), Darrin McWhinney (SG), Paul Grossman (PF), Marc Baird (C) Curtis Hotaling, William Virgin, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Andrews (SG), William Dowden (PF) William Harris, Ike Swarey | |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Walter Dugger makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:45 | Missouri | Walter Dugger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Shoemake | 50-56 |
| 05:03 | Missouri | Michael Andrews is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #3 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Ciersezwski (SF) John Watt | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:03 | Missouri | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:03 | Missouri | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| 04:28 | Missouri | Travis Gartner double dribbles | 50-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Ruffin (PG), Chad Arnold (SF), Ike Swarey (C) David Luciano, Travis Gartner, Walter Dugger | |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Shoemake can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 04:15 | Missouri | William Dowden grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 03:46 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ike Swarey | 50-61 |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | William Ciersezwski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-61 |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Ike Swarey snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Shoemake (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrin McWhinney (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ciersezwski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Baird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chad Arnold (fresh) PF - William Dowden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ike Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Missouri | Michael Andrews misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 52-61 |
| 03:01 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Watt (SF) William Ciersezwski | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Harris (PG), David Luciano (SG), Travis Gartner (SF), Walter Dugger (C) Paul Ruffin, Michael Andrews, Chad Arnold, William Dowden | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Missouri | John Watt is called for the reach on David Luciano - foul #3 on John Watt, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin (SG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:41 | Missouri | David Luciano makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:41 | Missouri | David Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Walter Dugger - foul #2 on Walter Dugger, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Walter Dugger | 53-63 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Walter Dugger knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-65 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Shoemake | 56-65 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Ike Swarey clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Grossman - foul #3 on Paul Grossman, team foul #12 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (SG) William Virgin | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Ike Swarey makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Ike Swarey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Swarey is called for the reach on John Watt - foul #2 on Ike Swarey, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Dowden (PF) Ike Swarey | |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Walter Dugger pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Walter Dugger is fouled in the backcourt by Darrin McWhinney - foul #4 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #13 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Andrews (SG) David Luciano | |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Walter Dugger makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Walter Dugger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Shoemake | 59-68 |
| 00:46 | Missouri | Michael Andrews is hacked by Darrin McWhinney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #14 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin (SG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:46 | Missouri | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:46 | Missouri | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Dowden steals it from Paul Grossman | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Michael Andrews knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Harris | 59-72 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Grossman lays it in on a great pass from John Watt | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | William Harris runs out the clock | 61-72 |