| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ramiro Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Chen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bowden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Chen | 31-31 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Kevin Walter misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Mark Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:56 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:44 | American U. | David Norton is hacked by Joe Bowden - foul #1 on Joe Bowden, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:28 | American U. | Ramiro Martin can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 31-31 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen is hacked by Gary Kruse - foul #1 on Gary Kruse, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Moore | 31-33 |
| 17:18 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG) Oscar Chen | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Mark Moore is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Martin - foul #1 on Ramiro Martin, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Griffith (SF) Gary Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton (PF), Carlos Horton (C) Elmer Dixon, Fred Schrecengost | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Mark Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:30 | American U. | Kevin Walter pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:25 | American U. | Joe Bowden steals the ball from David Norton | 31-33 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ramiro Martin - foul #2 on Ramiro Martin, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Lewis Karlin (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Neal Corbitt (PF), Donald Temple (C) Kevin Walter, Michael Griffith, Ramiro Martin, Dikembe Abdula | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (PG) Mark Moore | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Karlin (fresh) SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Neal Corbitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Temple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Oscar Chen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) SF - Joe Bowden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | American U. | Dikembe Adi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 15:26 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Temple | 31-35 |
| 15:07 | American U. | Mark McLoone steps in front of the Dikembe Adi pass | 31-35 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Mark McLoone hits the finger roll | 31-37 |
| 14:49 | American U. | Lewis Karlin knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Temple - foul #1 on Donald Temple, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Walter (SG), Ramiro Martin (PF), Dikembe Abdula (C) David Norton, Neal Corbitt, Donald Temple | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Elmer Dixon (PF), Fred Schrecengost (C) Mark McLoone, Ronald Clayton, Carlos Horton | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:10 | American U. | Dikembe Adi is hacked by Oscar Chen - foul #2 on Oscar Chen, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 13:47 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses short on a jumper in the paint | 33-38 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Mark Moore misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden tips it in | 33-40 |
| 12:45 | American U. | Ramiro Martin is hacked by Elmer Dixon - foul #1 on Elmer Dixon, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | American U. | David Norton (PG), Gary Kruse (SF) Kevin Walter, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG), Ronald Clayton (PF) Oscar Chen, Joe Bowden | |
| 12:27 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ronald Clayton - foul #3 on Ronald Clayton, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Griffith (SF) Lewis Karlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:27 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Mark Moore is hacked by David Norton - foul #3 on David Norton, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Walter (SG), Neal Corbitt (C) Ramiro Martin, Dikembe Abdula | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 11:41 | American U. | The rebound goes to Neal Corbitt | 36-40 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neal Corbitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | American U. | Gary Kruse clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 10:34 | American U. | David Norton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-42 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Mark Moore buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark McLoone and he's fouled by David Norton - foul #4 on David Norton, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Lewis Karlin (PG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF), Dikembe Abdula (C) David Norton, Kevin Walter, Michael Griffith, Neal Corbitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (SG), Joe Bowden (SF), Carlos Horton (C) Mark McLoone, Elmer Dixon, Fred Schrecengost | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Mark Moore makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 09:44 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Dikembe Adi | 38-45 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton's fadeaway is rejected by Ramiro Martin | 38-45 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Mark Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Mark Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Griffith (SG) Gary Kruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG), Elmer Dixon (PF) Mark Moore, Ronald Clayton | |
| 08:40 | American U. | Ramiro Martin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen loses the dribble to Ramiro Martin | 38-45 |
| 08:08 | American U. | Michael Griffith is denied on a layup by Carlos Horton | 38-45 |
| 08:06 | American U. | Michael Griffith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 07:48 | American U. | Lewis Karlin's pass is intercepted by Oscar Chen | 38-45 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen hits the finger roll | 38-47 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Lewis Karlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ramiro Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Oscar Chen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bowden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | American U. | Lewis Karlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 07:31 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:53 | American U. | The short jumper by Ramiro Martin is denied by Carlos Horton | 40-47 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Carlos Horton is hacked by Dikembe Abdula - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdula, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | American U. | David Norton (PG), Kevin Walter (SG), Gary Kruse (PF), Neal Corbitt (C) Lewis Karlin, Dikembe Adi, Ramiro Martin, Dikembe Abdula | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Ronald Clayton (SF), Fred Schrecengost (C) Oscar Chen, Joe Bowden, Elmer Dixon | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Carlos Horton misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Mark Moore lays it in | 40-49 |
| 05:59 | American U. | Michael Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Donald Temple (C) Michael Griffith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joe Bowden (SF) Carlos Horton | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Mark Moore buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark McLoone | 40-52 |
| 05:26 | American U. | Kevin Walter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Walter, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Dikembe Adi (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF), Dikembe Abdula (C) Gary Kruse, Neal Corbitt, Donald Temple | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Mark McLoone is fouled on the floor by Kevin Walter - foul #2 on Kevin Walter, team foul #9 | 40-52 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon (SF) Joe Bowden | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Mark McLoone makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Mark McLoone misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:57 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:36 | American U. | David Norton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-53 |
| 04:35 | American U. | Dikembe Adi snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 04:27 | American U. | Kevin Walter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 04:25 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula tips it but misses | 40-53 |
| 04:23 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Walter | 40-53 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Dikembe Adi comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-53 |
| 04:09 | American U. | Ramiro Martin snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 03:54 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon grabs the board | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-53 |
| 03:29 | American U. | Ramiro Martin gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ramiro Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark McLoone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | American U. | Dikembe Adi connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Walter | 43-53 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon hits a floater from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 02:33 | American U. | Dikembe Adi buries a shot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon drills a shot in the paint | 45-57 |
| 01:49 | American U. | Elmer Dixon is called for the reach on Kevin Walter - foul #2 on Elmer Dixon, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Lewis Karlin (PG), Gary Kruse (SG), Michael Griffith (SF), Neal Corbitt (PF), Donald Temple (C) David Norton, Kevin Walter, Dikembe Adi, Ramiro Martin, Dikembe Abdula | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joe Bowden (SF), Carlos Horton (C) Elmer Dixon, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:41 | American U. | Michael Griffith is fouled on the floor by Ronald Clayton - foul #4 on Ronald Clayton, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| 01:29 | American U. | Neal Corbitt connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ronald Clayton - foul #5 on Ronald Clayton, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon (PF) Ronald Clayton | |
| 01:29 | American U. | Neal Corbitt makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | American U. | David Norton (PG), Kevin Walter (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF), Dikembe Abdula (C) Lewis Karlin, Gary Kruse, Michael Griffith, Neal Corbitt, Donald Temple | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (SG), Fred Schrecengost (C) Mark McLoone, Carlos Horton | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon loses the dribble to Dikembe Adi | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | American U. | David Norton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-57 |
| 00:54 | American U. | Dikembe Abdula grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:52 | American U. | David Norton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost is hacked by David Norton in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Norton, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Lewis Karlin (PG) David Norton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:43 | American U. | Ramiro Martin knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Dikembe Abdula | 50-59 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost is hacked by Lewis Karlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Karlin, team foul #11 | 50-59 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:42 | American U. | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:36 | American U. | The short jumper by Kevin Walter is denied by Joe Bowden | 50-60 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost grabs the board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Oscar Chen | 50-62 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Kevin Walter buries a 3 from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Mark Moore runs out the clock | 53-62 |