| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Spade (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Raphael Reyes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Border (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Palafox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Prescott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Settles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | John Palafox inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern | John Prescott blows the dunk | 40-31 |
| 19:46 | Southern | Bryan Settles hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 19:39 | Jackson State | Marc Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 19:25 | Southern | John Palafox scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raphael Reyes | 40-36 |
| 19:04 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Johnnie Eckberg | 42-36 |
| 19:01 | Southern | Raphael Reyes double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 18:45 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 42-36 |
| 18:43 | Southern | John Prescott pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:17 | Southern | Bryan Settles misses the dunk attempt | 42-36 |
| 18:16 | Jackson State | Marc Burton gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:55 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Johnnie Eckberg and he's hacked by Robert Border - foul #3 on Robert Border, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Barr (SG) Robert Border | |
| 17:55 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:34 | Southern | Raphael Reyes loses the dribble to Johnnie Eckberg | 45-36 |
| 17:30 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg banks in the layup | 47-36 |
| 17:14 | Southern | John Palafox misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Cherry - foul #2 on John Cherry, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (PG), Bradley Jones (SG) Johnnie Eckberg, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Powers (C) Bryan Settles | |
| 17:14 | Southern | John Palafox makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:14 | Southern | John Palafox makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:53 | Jackson State | John Cherry scores on a shot from the baseline set up by James Cunningham | 49-38 |
| 16:40 | Southern | Christopher Barr drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raphael Reyes | 49-40 |
| 16:16 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones scores on a runner near the basket | 51-40 |
| 15:48 | Southern | Raphael Reyes scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Barr | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cherry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Spade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Marc Burton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Raphael Reyes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Palafox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Prescott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Jackson State | Marc Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), John Jackson (SG), Wayne Duke (SF), Emery Whitaker (PF), Grant Robitaille (C) James Cunningham, Bradley Jones, John Cherry, Ernest Spade, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Border (SG), Sam Leveille (SF), Christopher Ward (PF), Bryan Settles (C) Raphael Reyes, John Palafox, John Prescott, Timothy Powers | |
| 15:01 | Southern | Grant Robitaille steals the ball from Robert Border | 51-43 |
| 14:45 | Jackson State | Emery Whitaker misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Sam Leveille - foul #4 on Sam Leveille, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Sanderson (PG), Robert Lewis (SF) Christopher Barr, Sam Leveille | |
| 14:45 | Jackson State | Emery Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:45 | Jackson State | Emery Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:45 | Southern | Robert Border gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:28 | Southern | Grant Robitaille is called for the reach on Jeffrey Sanderson - foul #2 on Grant Robitaille, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| 14:08 | Southern | Robert Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 14:07 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Grant Robitaille | 51-43 |
| 14:03 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 14:01 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 13:59 | Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Lewis | 51-43 |
| 13:54 | Southern | Robert Border is fouled on the floor by Emery Whitaker - foul #1 on Emery Whitaker, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Raphael Reyes (PG), Timothy Powers (C) Jeffrey Sanderson, Bryan Settles | |
| 13:41 | Southern | Grant Robitaille swats the layup by Robert Lewis | 51-43 |
| 13:39 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:11 | Jackson State | Grant Robitaille loses the dribble to Robert Border | 51-43 |
| 13:08 | Southern | Robert Lewis lays it up and in set up by Robert Border | 51-45 |
| 12:59 | Jackson State | Timothy Powers is called for the reach on Grant Robitaille - foul #1 on Timothy Powers, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Cherry (SF), Ernest Spade (PF), Marc Burton (C) Wayne Duke, Emery Whitaker, Grant Robitaille | |
| Subs | Southern | John Palafox (SF), John Prescott (C) Robert Lewis, Timothy Powers | |
| 12:35 | Jackson State | John Jackson's pass is intercepted by Robert Border | 51-45 |
| 12:23 | Southern | John Palafox misses the 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 12:22 | Jackson State | Marc Burton grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 12:07 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 12:06 | Jackson State | Marc Burton tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 11:44 | Southern | Robert Border drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Palafox | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Spade (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Raphael Reyes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Border (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Palafox (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - John Prescott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Jackson State | John Jackson misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by John Palafox - foul #1 on John Palafox, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (PG) Johnnie Eckberg | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Barr (PG), Jeffrey Sanderson (SG), Bryan Settles (C) Raphael Reyes, Robert Border, Christopher Ward | |
| 11:39 | Jackson State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:39 | Jackson State | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:39 | Southern | Bryan Settles snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 11:25 | Southern | Marc Burton steals the ball from Bryan Settles | 54-48 |
| 11:06 | Jackson State | James Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 11:04 | Southern | Jeffrey Sanderson gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:58 | Southern | Jeffrey Sanderson is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bradley Jones (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Lewis (SF) John Palafox | |
| 10:47 | Jackson State | Robert Lewis blocks the short jumper by John Cherry | 54-48 |
| 10:45 | Southern | Robert Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Jeffrey Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 10:37 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 10:22 | Jackson State | James Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Prescott - foul #2 on John Prescott, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Emery Whitaker (PF), Wayne Duke (C) Ernest Spade, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Southern | Raphael Reyes (PG), Robert Border (SG) Jeffrey Sanderson, John Prescott | |
| 10:22 | Jackson State | James Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:22 | Jackson State | James Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:13 | Southern | Robert Lewis is fouled on the floor by Emery Whitaker - foul #2 on Emery Whitaker, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| 10:01 | Southern | Raphael Reyes knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Barr | 56-50 |
| 09:44 | Jackson State | The short jumper by Wayne Duke is denied by Bryan Settles | 56-50 |
| 09:43 | Southern | Christopher Barr snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:25 | Southern | Robert Border makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Lewis | 56-53 |
| 09:04 | Jackson State | James Cunningham travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), Ernest Spade (PF), Marc Burton (C) Bradley Jones, John Cherry, Emery Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern | John Palafox (SF), Christopher Ward (PF), John Prescott (C) Christopher Barr, Robert Lewis, Bryan Settles | |
| 08:45 | Southern | Robert Border misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:44 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:20 | Jackson State | James Cunningham loses the dribble to John Prescott | 56-53 |
| 08:05 | Southern | Robert Border connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Prescott | 56-56 |
| 07:45 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 56-56 |
| 07:43 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 07:42 | Southern | Christopher Ward grabs the board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Spade (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Raphael Reyes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Border (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Palafox (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ward (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Prescott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern | John Palafox misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 07:33 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 07:14 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg's pass is intercepted by Raphael Reyes | 56-56 |
| 07:01 | Southern | John Palafox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 06:59 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:42 | Jackson State | James Cunningham is whistled for a carry | 56-56 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Jackson (SG), John Cherry (SF), Emery Whitaker (PF), Grant Robitaille (C) James Cunningham, Wayne Duke, Ernest Spade, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Barr (PG), Jeffrey Sanderson (SG), Sam Leveille (SF), Robert Lewis (PF), Bryan Settles (C) Raphael Reyes, Robert Border, John Palafox, Christopher Ward, John Prescott | |
| 06:24 | Southern | Jeffrey Sanderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 06:23 | Jackson State | Grant Robitaille pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:04 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Cherry | 59-56 |
| 05:56 | Southern | Bryan Settles misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 05:55 | Southern | Christopher Barr hits the follow up shot | 59-58 |
| 05:34 | Jackson State | John Cherry is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Sanderson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sanderson, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Mladen Topolski (PG), Marc Burton (C) Johnnie Eckberg, Grant Robitaille | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Ward (PF) Robert Lewis | |
| 05:21 | Jackson State | John Cherry can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-58 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Christopher Barr pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:58 | Southern | Sam Leveille is hacked by John Cherry - foul #3 on John Cherry, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ernest Spade (PF) Emery Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern | Raphael Reyes (PG) Jeffrey Sanderson | |
| 04:53 | Southern | Raphael Reyes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:52 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Marc Burton | 59-58 |
| 04:38 | Jackson State | Mladen Topolski is called for traveling | 59-58 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | John Palafox (C) Bryan Settles | |
| 04:21 | Southern | Christopher Ward misses the runner in the lane | 59-58 |
| 04:19 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Leveille | 59-58 |
| 04:04 | Southern | Sam Leveille makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Raphael Reyes | 59-60 |
| 03:44 | Jackson State | John Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 03:42 | Southern | Sam Leveille pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Mladen Topolski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Spade (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Raphael Reyes (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Barr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Leveille (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - John Palafox (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern | Sam Leveille misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mladen Topolski - foul #1 on Mladen Topolski, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), James Cunningham (SG), Wayne Duke (SF), Emery Whitaker (C) Mladen Topolski, John Jackson, John Cherry, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Border (SG), John Prescott (C) Christopher Barr, Christopher Ward | |
| 03:36 | Southern | Sam Leveille makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:36 | Southern | Sam Leveille misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:36 | Jackson State | Emery Whitaker snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:10 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade loses the dribble to John Palafox | 59-61 |
| 02:52 | Southern | John Palafox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 02:51 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 02:51 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Jackson (SG), John Cherry (SF), Marc Burton (C) James Cunningham, Wayne Duke, Emery Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Ward (PF), Bryan Settles (C) John Palafox, John Prescott | |
| 02:28 | Jackson State | John Cherry drills a turnaround from the left block | 61-61 |
| 02:09 | Southern | Robert Border hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:08 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:00 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 01:47 | Southern | Raphael Reyes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 01:46 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:34 | Jackson State | Sam Leveille swats the layup by John Cherry | 61-61 |
| 01:33 | Jackson State | John Cherry snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 01:14 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg scores on a shot from the left side set up by John Jackson | 63-61 |
| 00:59 | Southern | Ernest Spade takes the ball from Robert Border | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Jackson State | John Jackson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Cherry | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Southern | Raphael Reyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:32 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Jackson State | Raphael Reyes is called for the reach on Ernest Spade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raphael Reyes, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Wayne Duke (SF) John Cherry | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:30 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Raphael Reyes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Border | 67-64 |
| 00:23 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade is hacked by Robert Border in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Border, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| 00:23 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:23 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:15 | Southern | Johnnie Eckberg steals it from Christopher Ward | 69-64 |
| 00:14 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg is fouled in the backcourt by Raphael Reyes - foul #3 on Raphael Reyes, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (SG), Emery Whitaker (C) John Jackson, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:14 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:14 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:14 | Southern | Bryan Settles grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Raphael Reyes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Jackson (SG), Marc Burton (C) James Cunningham, Emery Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:04 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke is hacked by Raphael Reyes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raphael Reyes, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:04 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Sam Leveille misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-67 |